Royal Dutch Shell plc

The following is the text of an announcement released to the London Stock
Exchange by Royal Dutch Shell plc on December 16, 2016

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the "Company") announces that it has today issued
58,949,369 A ordinary shares of €0.07 each in relation to the scrip dividend
programme for the third 2016 interim dividend.

Following this issue, the total number of A shares in issue is 4,428,903,813
ordinary shares of €0.07 each and the total number of B shares is 3,745,486,731
ordinary shares of €0.07 each. A shares and B shares have identical voting
rights. The Company holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.

The total number of A shares and B shares in issue is 8,174,390,544 ordinary
shares of €0.07 each and this figure may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Royal
Dutch Shell plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

This announcement will be available on http://www.shell.com/investor.

December 16, 2016

Mark Edwards
Deputy Company Secretary




ENQUIRIES

Shell Media Relations
International, UK, European Press: +44 20 7934 5550

Shell Investor Relations
Europe: + 31 70 377 4540
United States: +1 832 337 2034

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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).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Royal Dutch Shell plc

Date: December 16, 2016	By:	/s/ M Edwards
	Name:	M Edwards
	Title:	Deputy Company Secretary

Royal Dutch Shell plc ———————————————————————————————————
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague The Netherlands
——————————————————————————————————— (Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: [ ] Yes [x] No