ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Shell announces Scrip Dividend Programme in 2015

Royal Dutch Shell announces Scrip Dividend Programme in 2015

The Hague, March 3, 2015

Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") today announces that it intends to offer the
option for shareholders to receive dividends in cash or in shares via a Scrip
Dividend Programme (the "Programme") with effect from the first quarter 2015
interim dividend onwards. This means that for the first quarter 2015 interim
dividend, shareholders can opt to receive their dividend in shares.

Shareholders who do not join the Programme will continue to receive in cash any
dividends declared by Shell.

Under the Programme shareholders will be able to increase their shareholding in
Shell by choosing to receive new fully paid shares in lieu of cash dividends
paid by Shell. Only new A Shares will be issued under the Programme, including
to shareholders who currently hold B Shares.

Shell's financial framework and priorities are unchanged. Scrip dividends offer
shareholders the opportunity to receive shares as an alternative to cash
dividends, and increased financial flexibility for the company in the
down-cycle.

Documents providing further detail in respect of the Programme will be
available in due course.

NOTE

Directors were authorised at the 2010 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to offer
shareholders the right to choose shares instead of a cash dividend. This
authority was for a five year period and will cover the first quarter 2015
interim dividend. Similar authority will be sought at the 2015 AGM, however
such renewal of authority will be for a three year period to comply with
revised investor guidelines.

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Cautionary Note

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this document "Shell", "Shell group" and
"Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references are
made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the
words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or
to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful
purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
``Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this
document refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly or
indirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control are
generally referred to as "joint ventures" and companies over which Shell has
significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as
"associates". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the
direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in a venture,
partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.

This document contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial
condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to
be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of
future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and
assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include,
among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal Dutch
Shell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations,
beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases
such as ``anticipate'', ``believe'', ``could'', ``estimate'', ``expect'',
``goals'', ``intend'', ``may'', ``objectives'', ``outlook'', ``plan'',
``probably'', ``project'', ``risks'', "schedule", ``seek'', ``should'',
``target'', ``will'' and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of
factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could
cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements included in this document, including (without
limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes
in demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and
production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and
industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks
associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties
and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions;
(i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to
international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments
including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and
financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political
risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of
contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of
projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in
trading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this document
are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements
contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affect
future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2013 (available at www.Shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov).
These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements
contained in this document and should be considered by the reader. Each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this document, March 3,
2015. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or other information. In light of
these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or
inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this document.

We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this document that the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us
from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to
consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on
the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by
calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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