Royal Dutch Shell plc

Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public
Offering of Midstream Partnership

The Hague, 18 June, 2014.  Royal Dutch Shell (“RDS”) announced today that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Shell Midstream Partners,  L.P. (“Shell Midstream
Partners”), has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to the proposed initial
public offering of common units representing limited partner interests. Shell
Midstream Partners intends to apply to list the common units on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SHLX”.  The offering is expected to
occur in the second half of this year.

Shell Midstream Partners was formed as a vehicle to own, operate, develop and
acquire pipelines and other midstream assets. Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
Shell Midstream Partners’ initial assets are expected to consist of ownership
interests in four onshore and offshore pipelines located primarily in Texas and
Louisiana. Barclays and Citigroup are acting as book-running managers and
structuring agents for the proposed offering. The offering will be made only by
means of a prospectus. When available, potential investors may obtain a
preliminary prospectus related to the offering from:

Barclays
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Phone: 1-888-603-5847
barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

Citigroup
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Phone: 1-800- 831-9146
batprospectusdept@citi.com

To obtain a free copy of the preliminary prospectus when available, visit the
SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes
effective.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.

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North America: +1 832 337 2034

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The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this press release “Shell”, “Shell group”
and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are
made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the
words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or
to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful
purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
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press release refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc  either
directly or indirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control
are generally referred to “joint ventures” and companies over which Shell has
significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as
“associates”. In this press release, joint ventures and associates may also be
referred to as “equity-accounted investments”. The term “Shell interest” is used
for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held
by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all
third-party interest.
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condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All
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fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s
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reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g)
environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification
of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful
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legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures
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various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of
expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental
entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the
reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred
to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are contained
in Royal Dutch Shell’s 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 (available at
www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). These risk factors also expressly
qualify all forward looking statements contained in this press release and
should be considered by the reader.  Each forward-looking statement speaks only
as of the date of this press release, June 18, 2014. Neither Royal Dutch Shell
plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future
events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ
materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release.

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: 18 June 2014	By:	/s/M.C.M. Brandjes
	Name:	M.C.M. Brandjes
	Title:	Company Secretary

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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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