Euronext Amsterdam: Royal Dutch Shell plc Third quarter 2005 interim dividend timetable: Posted 12 October 2005

(11/10/05 18:05 CET)

Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell') and

N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch')

Royal Dutch Shell plc Third quarter 2005 interim dividend timetable

Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced the timetable for payment of the third quarter 2005 interim dividend.

The timetable with respect to the third quarter interim dividend for 2005 is:

Declaration Date 27 October 2005

Euroclear Nederland Record Date 1 November 2005

Ex-Dividend Date 2 November 2005

Main Record Date 4 November 2005

Payment Date (all markets) 15 December 2005

Royal Dutch Shell will declare its dividend in euro and at the same time announce the equivalent amount in pounds sterling and US dollars.

Currency election

Dividends declared on ‘A’ shares will be paid in euro, although holders of ‘A’ shares will be able to elect to receive pounds sterling. Dividends declared on ‘B’ shares will be paid in pounds sterling, although holders of ‘B’ shares will be able to elect to receive euro. Holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) will receive payment in US dollars.

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Third quarter 2005 interim dividend timetable

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company today announced the timetable for payment of

the third quarter 2005 interim dividend.

The timetable with respect to the third quarter interim dividend for 2005 is:

Declaration Date 27 October 2005

Record Date 1 November 2005

Ex-Dividend Date 2 November 2005

Payment Date 15 December 2005

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company will declare its dividend in euro and at the same time announce the equivalent amount to be paid in US dollars to holders of shares of New York Registry shares.

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