Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Release No. 52389

September 7, 2005

A notice has been issued giving interested persons until September 29, 2005 to comment on the application of N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij (English translation, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company) to withdraw its ordinary shares, par value 0.56 euro, from listing and registration on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.