Shell PLC — Foreign Filer Report 2012

Mar 16, 2012

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March, 2012

Commission File Number: 1-32575 End Cover Page Header Cover Page Registrant

Royal Dutch Shell plc ———————————————————————————————————
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague The Netherlands
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: [ x ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F
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End HR Page Break Report Page RDS Directorate Change THE HAGUE, the Netherlands, March 15, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Dutch Shell plc (the "Company") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) announces its intention to propose to the 2012 Annual General Meeting that Sir Nigel Sheinwald GCMG be elected a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from July 1, 2012. Sir Nigel Sheinwald is a senior British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Ambassadors_to_the_United_States ] 2007 to 2012. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served in Brussels (twice), Washington and Moscow and in a wide range of policy jobs in London. Prior to his appointment as British Ambassador to the United States, he served as Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister and Head of the Cabinet Office Defence and Overseas Secretariat. He served as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to 2003. Sir Nigel was born in 1953 and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He will retire from the Diplomatic Service at the end of March, 2012. The proposed appointment has been approved by the British Government's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. Enquiries Shell Media Relations International, UK, European Press: +31-70-377-3600 Shell Investor Relations Europe: +31-70-377-3996 United States: +1-713-241-2069 Source: Royal Dutch Shell plc ------------------------------------------------------------- This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into: a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-177588 and 333-177588-01); and b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397 and 333-171206). End Report Page Page Break

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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By:	Royal Dutch Shell plc — /s/ M.C.M. Brandjes
Name:	M.C.M. Brandjes
Title:	Company Secretary

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