Transaction in Own Shares

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Royal Dutch Shell announced the purchase of 1,200,000 'B' Shares for cancellation on 14 October 2021, as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. The shares were acquired across various trading venues, with prices ranging from 17.472 GBP to 17.822 GBP. This reflects the company's commitment to enhancing shareholder value. The buy-back arrangement, first revealed on 29 July 2021, will be executed by Exane BNP Paribas, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.

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• Purchase of 1,200,000 'B' Shares for cancellation indicates commitment to shareholder value.
• Shares acquired at a volume-weighted average price of 17.653 GBP.

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• None.

Transaction in Own Shares
14 October 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 14 October 2021 it purchased the following number of 'B' Shares for cancellation.
Aggregated information on “B” shares purchased according to trading venues:
Date of purchase	Number of “B” shares purchased	Highest price paid (GBP)	Lowest price paid (GBP)	Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBP)	Venue
14/10/2021	1,050,000	17.822	17.472	17.653	LSE
14/10/2021	90,000	17.808	17.478	17.654	Chi-X (CXE)
14/10/2021	60,000	17.808	17.490	17.656	BATS (BXE)
These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back arrangement previously announced on 29 July 2021. In respect of this arrangement, Exane BNP Paribas will make trading decisions in relation to the Company’s securities independently of the Company for a period from 29 July 2021 up to and including 29 December 2021. Any such share purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares, Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with buy-back programmes (“EU MAR”) and EU MAR as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (on 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time (“UK MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (“EU MAR Delegation Regulation”) and EU MAR Delegated Regulation as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (on 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time. In accordance with EU MAR and UK MAR, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Exane BNP Paribas on behalf of the Company as a part of the buy-back arrangement is detailed below. Enquiries Media International: +44 (0) 207 934 5550 Media Americas: +1 832 337 4355 LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares

Attachment

• RNS Report SHELL 2021 10 14

FAQ

What shares did Royal Dutch Shell purchase on October 14, 2021?

Royal Dutch Shell purchased 1,200,000 'B' Shares for cancellation on October 14, 2021.

What was the average price paid for the shares by RDS.A and RDS.B?

The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 17.653 GBP.

Who is responsible for the share buy-back decisions for Royal Dutch Shell?

Exane BNP Paribas is responsible for making trading decisions regarding the Company's shares.

How does the share buy-back program impact RDS.A and RDS.B shareholders?

The share buy-back program is intended to enhance shareholder value by reducing the number of shares outstanding.