Buyback of Own Shares

Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that on 5 December, 2005 it purchased for cancellation 1,300,000 "A" Shares at a price of 26.90 euros per share. It further announces that on the same date it purchased for cancellation 500,000 "A" Shares at a price of 1,819.71 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of "A" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc will be 3,949,480,000.

As of 5 December, 2005 2,759,360,000 "B" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc were in issue..