Royal Dutch Shell 3Q 2014 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) third-quarter results, based on a poll of 10 analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS and dividend in dollar, target price in pence, production in thousand barrel of oil per day (kboe/d), according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released October 30.

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                     CCS      CCS 
                Earnings      EPS  Production 
3rd Quarter          (a)      (a)    (kboe/d) 
AVERAGE            5,690     0.89       2,906 
Prev. Year         4,457     0.71       2,931 
+/- in %             +28      +26        -0.8 
 
MEDIAN             5,727     0.89       2,927 
Maximum            5,983     0.94       3,004 
Minimum            5,325     0.85       2,767 
Amount (b)            10        8           9 
 
Bernstein          5,758       --       2,955 
Citigroup          5,910     0.93          -- 
Credit Suisse      5,818     0.92       2,880 
Deutsche Bank      5,325     0.85       2,933 
J.P. Morgan        5,983     0.94       2,836 
Morgan Stanley     5,905       --       2,925 
Natixis            5,479     0.87       2,928 
Oppenheimer        5,411     0.86       3,004 
Santander          5,615     0.89       2,767 
 
 
           Target price    Rating                  DPS 2014 
 
AVERAGE           2,697    positive 6   AVERAGE        1.88 
Prev. Quarter     2,673    neutral  2   Prev. Year     1.80 
+/- in %           +0.9    negative 0   +/- in %       +4.4 
 
MEDIAN            2,701                 MEDIAN         1.88 
Maximum           2,850                 Maximum        1.88 
Minimum           2,550                 Minimum        1.88 
Amount                8                 Amount            4 
 
Citigroup         2,550    Neutral                     1.88 
Credit Suisse     2,625    Outperform                  1.88 
Deutsche Bank     2,850    Buy                         1.88 
J.P. Morgan       2,700    Overweight                  1.88 
Natixis           2,800    Buy                           -- 
Nomura            2,750    Buy                           -- 
Santander         2,701    Hold                          -- 
Societe Generale  2,600    Buy                           -- 
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Year-earlier figures are as adjusted by the company.

(a) Clean cost of supplies.

(b) Including anonymous estimates from one more analyst.

DJG/err 

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