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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. 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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.