Buyback of Own Shares

Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that on 8 December, 2005 it purchased for cancellation 775,000 "A" Shares at a price of 26.83 euros per share. It further announces that on the same date it purchased for cancellation 250,000 "A" Shares at a price of 1,816.05 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of "A" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc will be 3,944,625,000.

As of 8 December, 2005 2,759,360,000 "B" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc were in issue