Royal Dutch Shell Plc First Quarter 2015 Interim Dividend 

THE HAGUE, April 30, 2015/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today
announced an interim dividend in respect of the first quarter of 2015 of US$0.47
per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B ordinary share ("B Share"), equal to the
US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year. 
Beginning with the first quarter interim dividend for 2015, RDS provides
eligible shareholders with a choice to receive dividends in cash or in shares
via a Scrip Dividend Programme ("the Programme"). 
Details relating to the first quarter 2015 interim dividend 
It is expected that cash dividends on the B Shares will be paid via the Dividend
Access Mechanism from UK-sourced income of the Shell Group. 

	    
    Per ordinary share Q1 2015

    RDS A Shares (US$)    0.47
    RDS B Shares (US$)    0.47

			
Cash dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro, although holders
of A Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in pounds sterling. 
Cash dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling,
although holders of B Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in euro.

The pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments will be announced on
June 8, 2015. 

	    
    Per ADS            Q1 2015
    RDS A ADSs (US$)     0.94
    RDS B ADSs (US$)     0.94

			
Cash dividends on American Depository Shares ("ADSs") will be paid, by default,
in US dollars. 
ADS stands for an American Depositary Share. ADR stands for an American
Depositary Receipt. An ADR is a certificate that evidences ADSs. ADSs are listed
on the NYSE under the symbols RDS.A and RDS.B. Each ADS represents two ordinary
shares, two A Shares in the case of RDS.A or two B Shares in the case of RDS.B.
In many cases the terms ADR and ADS are used interchangeably. 
Scrip Dividend Programme 
Beginning with its first quarter interim dividend for 2015, RDS provides
shareholders with a choice to receive dividends in cash or in shares via a Scrip
Dividend Programme ("the Programme"). 
Under the Programme shareholders can increase their shareholding in RDS by
choosing to receive new shares instead of cash dividends, if approved by the
Board. Only new A Shares will be issued under the Programme, including to
shareholders who currently hold B Shares. 
Joining the Programme may offer a tax advantage in some countries compared with
receiving cash dividends. In particular, dividends paid out as shares will not
be subject to Dutch dividend withholding tax (currently 15 per cent) and will
not generally be taxed on receipt by a UK shareholder or a Dutch corporate
shareholder. 
Shareholders who elect to join the Programme will increase the number of shares
held in RDS without having to buy existing shares in the market, thereby
avoiding associated dealing costs. 
Shareholders who do not join the Programme will continue to receive in cash any
dividends approved by the Board. 
For further information on the Programme, including how to join if you are
eligible, please refer to the appropriate publication available on
http://www.shell.com/scrip. 

	    
    Dividend timetable for the first quarter 2015 interim dividend 
    Announcement date                                        April 30, 2015
    Ex-dividend date RDS A and RDS B ADS (Note 1)              May 13, 2015
    Ex-dividend date RDS A and RDS B shares (Note 1)           May 14, 2015
    Record date                                                May 15, 2015
    Scrip reference share price announcement date              May 21, 2015
    Closing of scrip election and currency election (Note2)    June 1, 2015
    Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date     June 8, 2015
    Payment date                                              June 22, 2015
                   

			
Note 1 
The London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, with effect from October 6,
2014, reduced the standard settlement cycle in accordance with the Regulation of
the European Parliament and of the Council on improving securities settlement in
the European Union (EU) and on Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) and
amending Directive 98/26/EC (the CSD Regulation). The CSD Regulation aims to
harmonise EU securities settlement cycles towards a T + 2 cycle. As a result,
the ex-dividend dates for A and B shares traded on these markets are one trading
day later than A ADSs and B ADSs traded in the USA. Record dates are not
affected. 
Note 2 
A different scrip election date may apply to registered and non registered ADS
holders. 
Registered ADS holders can contact The Bank of New York Mellon for the election
deadline that applies. Non registered ADS holders can contact their broker,
financial intermediary, bank or financial institution for the election deadline
that applies. 
Both a different scrip and currency election date may apply to shareholders
holding shares in a securities account with a bank or financial institution
ultimately holding through Euroclear Nederland. Such shareholders can obtain the
applicable deadlines from their broker, financial intermediary, bank or
financial institution where they hold their securities account. 
Dividend reinvestment plans withdrawn 
Following the introduction of the Scrip Dividend Programme, the Dividend
Reinvestment Plans previously provided by Equiniti and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. have
been withdrawn; the dividend reinvestment feature of the plan provided by The
Bank of New York Mellon has likewise been withdrawn. 
Shareholders who participated in one of these Dividend Reinvestment Plans will
in most cases not automatically be enrolled in the Scrip Dividend Programme and
will in most cases need to elect to join. 
For full information on the Scrip Dividend Programme, please refer to the
appropriate publication available on http://www.shell.com/scrip. 
Shareholders who do not join the Scrip Dividend Programme will continue to
receive in cash any dividends declared by RDS. 
Taxation cash dividends 
Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlands
dividend withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in receipt of A
Share cash dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable dividend tax credit
in the United Kingdom. 
Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving cash dividends on B
Shares through the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This
tax credit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a tax credit,
if double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country of
residence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to non-residents
with certain special connections with the United Kingdom or to nationals of
states in the European Economic Area. 
The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax credit
referable to the first quarter 2015 interim dividend of US$0.47 is US$0.05 per
ordinary share and the dividend and tax credit together amount to US$0.52. The
pounds sterling and euro equivalents will be announced on June 8, 2015. 
Royal Dutch Shell plc 
The Hague, April 30, 2015 
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This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:

a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell
International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-199736 and 333-199736-01);
and

b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc 
(Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206, 333-192821 and
333-200953).