Oil & Gas Journal: Shell Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. - Buyback of Own Shares (ShellNews.net)

DATE:  August 11, 2004

FROM:  PR Newswire

COPYRIGHT:  Copyright © 2004 PR Newswire Association LLC. All rights reserved.

Posted 12 August 04

LONDON, August 3/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. announces that on 2 August, 2004 it purchased for cancellation 2,500,000 ordinary shares at a price of 397.34 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. will be 9,653,200,000.

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij) announces that on 2 August, 2004 it purchased 500,000 ordinary shares at a price of 41.46 euros per share.

Following the cancellation (still subject to shareholder approval) of these and other ordinary shares purchased under the buyback programme, the remaining number or ordinary shares outstanding of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company will be 2,080,475,000.

Source: Shell Transport & Trading Company

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