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64867 Cover outer [Yellow] (Q7) 17/3/08 16:02 Page 1 Shell annual reports plc Shell Dutch Royal Annual Review and Summary Annual Report and Form 20-F for Financial and Operational Shell Sustainability Report 2007 Financial Statements 2007 the year ended December 31, 2007 Information 2003-2007 (available May 2008) A summarised overview of Shell. A comprehensive overview of Shell. (available May 2008) Report on progress in contributing www.shell.com/annualreport www.shell.com/annualreport Five years’ financial and operational to sustainable development. information, including maps of www.shell.com/responsibleenergy exploration and production Jaaroverzicht en verkorte activities. jaarrekening 2007 www.shell.com/faoi Dutch language version. 20 nd Form a Annual Report www.shell.com/annualreport OTHER PUBLICATIONS Shell Technology Report - An overview of 27 advanced 31, 2007 ended December F for the year technologies. www.shell.com/technology Shell General Business Principles Fundamental principles that govern how each Shell company conducts its affairs. www.shell.com/sgbp Shell Code of Conduct Provides standards of behaviour expected from employees. www.shell.com/codeofconduct AVAILABLE FROM Royal Dutch Shell plc c/o Bankside Tel +44 (0)1635 232 700 E-mail [email protected] Annual Report/20-F Service for Delivery and growth US residents – Tel 888 400 7789 More information is available at Royal Dutch Shell plc www.shell.com Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 64867 Cover inner [Yellow] (Q7):20F 18/3/08 09:50 Page 1 Royal Dutch Shell Contact information Our Business REGISTERED OFFICE RETAIL SHAREHOLDERS INVESTOR RELATIONS Royal Dutch Shell plc For shareholder information, For investor relations information, Shell Centre visit www.shell.com/shareholder visit www.shell.com/investor London SE1 7NA United Kingdom Enquiries from retail shareholders Enquiries from institutional shareholders With 104,000 employees in more than 110 countries and Our Oil Products business makes, moves and sells a range of may be addressed to: may be directed to: territories, Shell plays a key role in helping to meet the world’s petroleum-based products around the world for domestic, Registered in England and Wales Company number 4366849 Shareholder Relations Investor Relations growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and industrial and transport use. Its Future Fuels and CO2 business socially responsible ways. unit develops fuels such as biofuels and hydrogen and synthetic Royal Dutch Shell plc Royal Dutch Shell plc Registered with the Dutch Trade Register under Carel van Bylandtlaan 30 PO Box 162 fuels made from natural gas (GTL Fuel) and potentially from number 34179503 2596 HR The Hague 2501 AN The Hague Our Exploration & Production business searches for and biomass; and leads company-wide activities on CO2 management. The Netherlands The Netherlands recovers oil and natural gas around the world. Many of these With 46,000 service stations, ours is the world’s largest HEADQUARTERS Tel +31 (0)70 377 1365/4088 Tel +31 (0)70 377 4540 activities are carried out as joint venture partnerships, often with single-branded fuel retail network. Royal Dutch Shell plc Fax +31 (0)70 377 3953 Fax +31 (0)70 377 3115 national oil companies. Carel van Bylandtlaan 30 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Our Chemicals business produces petrochemicals for industrial 2596 HR The Hague Our Gas & Power business liquefies natural gas and transports it customers. They include the raw materials for plastics, coatings The Netherlands or or to customers across the world. Its gas to liquids (GTL) process and detergents used in the manufacture of textiles, medical turns natural gas into cleaner-burning synthetic fuel and other supplies and computers. SHARE REGISTRAR Shareholder Relations Investor Relations products. It develops wind power to generate electricity and Equiniti Royal Dutch Shell plc Royal Dutch Shell plc invests in solar power technology. It also licenses our coal Aspect House, Spencer Road Shell Centre Tel +44 (0)20 7934 3856 gasification technology, a cleaner way of turning coal into chemical Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA London SE1 7NA Fax +44 (0)20 7934 3702 feedstocks and energy. 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Other telephone providers’ costs may vary. 77770 aShell i–ii.qxd 27/3/08 21:33 Page i United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 Commission file number 1-32575 Royal Dutch Shell plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) England and Wales (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands Tel. no: 011 31 70 377 9111 (Address of principal executive offices) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered American Depositary Receipts representing Class A ordinary shares of the New York Stock Exchange issuer of an aggregate nominal value €0.07 each American Depositary Receipts representing Class B ordinary shares of the New York Stock Exchange issuer of an aggregate nominal value of €0.07 each 5.625% Guaranteed Notes due 2011 New York Stock Exchange 4.95% Guaranteed Notes due 2012 New York Stock Exchange 5.2% Guaranteed Notes due 2017 New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. Outstanding as of December 31, 2007: 3,486,221,746 RDS Class A ordinary shares of the nominal value of €0.07 each. 2,724,135,015 RDS Class B ordinary shares of the nominal value of €0.07 each. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ✓Yes No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes✓ No Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ✓Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ✓ Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ✓ Other . If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 Item 18 If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes✓ No Copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission should be sent to: Royal Dutch Shell plc Carel van Bylandtlaan 30 2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands Attn: Mr. M. Brandjes 77770 aShell i–ii.qxd 27/3/08 21:33 Page ii About this Report This Report combines the Annual Report and Accounts and the Annual The Operating and Financial Review (“OFR”) and other sections of this Report Report on Form 20-F (“Report”) for the year ended December 31, 2007, for contain forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Royal Dutch Shell”, “the Company”) and its operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell.