Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Release No. 52805

November 18, 2005

An order has been issued granting 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., effective at the opening of business on November 21, 2005.