22 January 2004

Notice of Results and Dividend Announcement

THE ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COMPANY AND

THE "SHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, p.l.c.

At 09.00 G.M.T. (10.00 C.E.T.) on Thursday February 5th 2004, the Royal Dutch/
Shell Group of Companies will release its 4th quarter and full year results and
2003 final dividend announcements. The full quarterly results and dividend
announcements will be available on http://www.shell.com/investor at 09.00am.


A video broadcast of the Investor and Media presentation held in London, hosted
by Sir Philip Watts, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors, will be
available at 11.00 G.M.T. (12.00 C.E.T.) on February 5th 2004.

Simultaneously, at 11.00 G.M.T. (12.00 C.E.T.) on February 5th 2004, an audio
broadcast of the Investor and Media presentation in The Hague, hosted by Jeroen
van der Veer, Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors, will be
available in both Dutch and an English translation.

The following day, February 6th 2004, the same presentation will be repeated in
New York with an audio broadcast available at 09:00 E.S.T.

You will be able to download the presentation slides from http://www.shell.com/
investor from 11.00 G.M.T. (12.00 C.E.T.) on February 5th 2004.

Contact:

Simon Henry +44 20 7934 3855

Gerard Paulides +44 20 7934 6287

Bart van der Steenstraten +31 70 377 3996

Harold Hatchett +1 212 218 3112



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