Royal Dutch Shell plc

Shell Boosts its Leadership in Global LNG With the Completion of Repsol S.A. LNG
Deal
THE HAGUE, January 2, 2014/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today announces the
successful completion of the acquisition of Repsol S.A.'s ("Repsol") liquefied
natural gas (LNG) portfolio outside North America for a headline cash
consideration of $4.1 billion. As part of the transaction, Shell will also
assume $1.6 billion of balance sheet liabilities relating to existing leases for
LNG ship charters, substantially increasing the shipping capacity available to
Shell's world-class LNG marketing business.
The deal gives Shell an additional 7.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of
directly managed LNG volumes. The company's already diverse and flexible
portfolio will be boosted with LNG supply in the Atlantic from Trinidad &
Tobago, and in the Pacific from Peru. In addition, it immediately contributes
additional cash flow, while requiring limited on-going capital expenditure.
Since the announcement of the transaction in February 2013, certain value
adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the sales and
purchase agreement. These are expected to lead to a net cash purchase price of
$3.8 billion (subject to post closing adjustments), compared to purchase price
of $4.4 billion announced in February 2013, and balance sheet liabilities of
$1.6 billion, compared to $1.8 billion at the initial announcement. This
includes the exercise of pre-emption rights of the BBE power plant in Spain by
an existing partner as well as other adjustments such as the financial
performance of the portfolio and working capital movements since the effective
date of 1st October 2012.
The deal closed in 2014. Shell's capital investment in Q4 2013 will reflect $3.4
billion for this transaction with the remainder of $2.0 billion booked in 2014
of which $1.6 billion is a non cash item relating to finance ship leases.
Additional information:
The transaction will add:

      a) Net 4.2 mtpa equity LNG plant capacity, increasing the company's equity
      LNG capacity by around 20%, from 22 to 26 mtpa.
         - Atlantic LNG trains 1-4; 14.8 mtpa capacity on a 100% basis (20-25%
equity
         per train); operated by Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago.
         - Peru LNG 4.45 mtpa capacity, on a 100% basis (acquisition: 20%
equity:
         100% offtake); operated by Peru LNG Company.
         - A fleet of LNG carriers, comprising both long term and short term
time
         charters.
      b) 7.2 mtpa of LNG volumes through long term off-take agreements.
      c) As part of this agreement, as previously disclosed, Shell has committed
to
      supply around 0.1 mtpa of LNG to Repsol's Canaport LNG terminal in Canada
over a
      period of 10 years.


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and "Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references are
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to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful
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control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the right to
exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has significant
influence but not control are referred to as "associated companies" or
"associates" and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to as
"jointly controlled entities". In this announcement, associates and jointly
controlled entities are also referred to as "equity-accounted investments". The
term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or
indirect (for example, through our 23 per cent shareholding in Woodside
Petroleum Ltd.) ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or
company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
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production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and
industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated
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statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place
undue reliance on forward looking statements. Additional factors that may affect
future results are contained in Shell's 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2012
(available at http://www.shell.com/investor and http://www.sec.gov ). These
factors also should be considered by the reader. Each forward looking statement
speaks only as of the date of this announcement, 2 January 2014. Neither Shell
nor any of its subsidiaries nor the Shell Group 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 announcement.


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