REG-Royal Dutch Shell: RDS announces EC Reorganisation

Royal Dutch Shell plc announces new senior management structure

The Hague 27th May 2009. Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") today announced a
series of changes to senior management roles and responsibilities, aimed at
sharper focus on operating performance and technology. The changes will be
effective as of 1st July 2009.

Peter Voser, who takes over from Jeroen van der Veer as Chief Executive Officer
on 1st July 2009 said "this new structure will increase accountability in the
company, and improve Shell's performance on delivering new projects and
developing new technologies."

He continued "these changes will increase our focus, accelerate our plans to
reduce complexity, corporate overheads and costs, and result in faster
decision-making and delivery."

Shell's Upstream activities are currently managed in three separate
organizations - Exploration & Production, Gas & Power, and Oil Sands. Upstream
will now consist of two businesses: Upstream Americas covering North and South
America, and Upstream International covering the rest of the world. Marvin
Odum, currently Shell's Executive Vice President for EP Americas, will become
Director for Upstream Americas. Malcolm Brinded, currently Shell's Executive
Director Exploration & Production, will become Executive Director of Upstream
International.

There will also be changes in Downstream. In addition to the Refining,
Marketing and Chemicals businesses, the Downstream portfolio will be expanded
to include Trading and Alternative Energy activities in Shell, excluding Wind,
which will be part of Upstream. Downstream will continue to be led by Mark
Williams as Director.

A new business - Projects & Technology - will combine all of Shell's major
project delivery, technical services and technology capability covering both
upstream and downstream. It will also oversee Shell's safety and environment
performance. Matthias Bichsel, who is currently Shell's Executive Vice
President for Exploration & Production Technology, will be the Director of this
business.

Corporate functions will be refocused, with activities reallocated directly
into the businesses, or consolidated into the portfolios of the Chief Financial
Officer, Simon Henry, and the Human Resources Director (to be re-titled Chief
Human Resources & Corporate Officer), Hugh Mitchell. Beat Hess continues as
General Council, and completes the re-shaped Executive Committee.

Shell's Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer commented "we have made good
progress on simplification and improving efficiency in recent years, but the
competition is not standing still, and neither is Shell."

Peter Voser continued "the industry, and Shell, faces considerable challenges,
from high costs, volatile energy prices, and competition for new projects".

He continued "we must build on our recent momentum, improve our operating
performance and increase the pace of strategy execution, to raise our
competitive position. The changes we have announced will have a major impact on
the organization. We will speed up our decision-making, and increase both
personal responsibility and personal accountability".

Notes for Editors

Following this reorganization, effective 1st July 2009, the Executive Committee
of Shell will comprise CEO Peter Voser, CFO Simon Henry, Executive Director
Upstream International Malcolm Brinded, Upstream Americas Director Marvin Odum,
Downstream Director Mark Williams, Projects & Technology Director Matthias
Bichsel, Human Resources and Chief Corporate Officer Hugh Mitchell, General
Council Beat Hess. Roxanne Decyk, currently Shell's Corporate Affairs and
Sustainable Development Director, will step down from the Executive Committee,
and will head up Shell's Government Affairs department based in Washington,
reporting to the CEO. Three Executive Committee members will be on the Board:
CEO, CFO and Executive Director Upstream International.

Matthias Bichsel joined Shell in 1980 after obtaining a doctorate in geology
from University of Basel, Switzerland.

He has worked for Shell companies in Bangladesh, Oman, Canada, Indonesia, the
US and The Netherlands. In 1995, he was selected as director of Petroleum
Development Oman looking after exploration and deep oil field developments. In
1999, he transferred to Houston as managing director of Shell Deepwater
Services involved in all aspects of Deepwater exploration and development on a
global scale. From 2002 to 2006, he managed as Executive Vice President Shell's
global exploration activities and performance.

Matthias Bichsel was appointed Executive Vice President, Technical, Shell
Exploration and Production in March 2006, where he is currently responsible for
delivering new upstream projects, and for the provision of technology
applications and research. He is a member of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Marvin Odum joined Shell in 1982, and has a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in
business administration from the University of Houston.

He has worked in a variety of upstream technology and operations management
roles in the company. He was CEO of global power company InterGen from
2003-2005. Marvin Odum is President of Shell Oil Company and Executive Vice
President for the Americas for Shell Exploration & Production.

Odum sits on the board of directors of the American Petroleum Institute (API)
and on its Policy Committee and Executive Committee. He also serves on the
board of trustees of the National Urban League and on its Policy Committee. He
sits on the board of directors of the Council of the Americas and is a member
of the Business Roundtable.

In addition, Odum is a commissioner of The Aspen Institute Dialogue and
Commission on Arctic Climate Change and a member of the Steering Committee for
the Energy, Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative of The Council On
Competitiveness.

Contacts

Shell Investor Relations:
Den Haag Tjerk Huysinga +31 70 377 3996 / +44 207 934 3856
New York Harold Hatchett +1 212 218 3112

Shell Media Relations:
International, US, UK, European Press +31 70 377 3600
The Netherlands Press +31 70 377 8750

Cautionary Note

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and "Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references are
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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 34% 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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fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for the
Group's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production
results; (e) reserve 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 negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of
doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international
sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including
potential litigation and regulatory effects arising from recategorisation of
reserves; (k) economic and financial market conditions in 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
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Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch
Shell's 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 (available at www.shell.com/
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reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this
announcement, 27th May 2009. Neither Royal Dutch Shell 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 announcement.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas
companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves that
a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests
to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating
conditions. We use certain terms in this announcement that SEC's guidelines
strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are
urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575,
available on the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain these forms from
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