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Exhibit 10.26

Amplify Energy Corp.

500 Dallas Street, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 490-8900

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and JASON MCGLYNN (the “Employee”), effective as of January 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), on the terms set forth herein. The Company and Employee may sometimes hereafter be referred to singularly as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend for the terms of this Agreement to govern the terms of the Employee’s employment with the Company and to replace and supersede any prior agreements, understands, discussions or negotiations, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, that certain employment agreement between the Company and the Employee, dated as of February 3, 2020 (the “Prior Agreement”)

 

Accordingly, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

	
 
	
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Position and Duties.

 

1.1Employment; Titles; Reporting. The Company agrees to employ the Employee and the Employee agrees to commence employment with the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions provided under this Agreement. During the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2), the Employee will serve the Company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In such capacity, the Employee will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) or such position designated by the CEO and otherwise will be subject to the direction and control of the CEO or such position designated by the CEO, and the Employee will have such duties, responsibilities and authorities as may be assigned to the Employee by the CEO or such position designated by the CEO from time to time to the extent consistent with Employee’s position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in a publicly traded company comparable to the Company.

 

 

 

1.2Duties. During the Employment Term, the Employee will devote substantially all of the Employee’s full working time to the business and affairs of the Company, will use the Employee’s best efforts to promote the Company’s interests and will perform the Employee’s duties and responsibilities faithfully, diligently and to the best of the Employee’s ability, consistent with sound business practices. The Employee may be required by the CEO and/or the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to provide services to, or otherwise serve as an officer or director of, any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company. The Employee will comply with the Company’s policies, codes and procedures, as they may be in effect from time to time, applicable to executive officers of the Company. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Employee may, with the prior written approval of the Board in each instance, engage in other business and charitable activities, provided that such charitable and/or other business activities do not violate Section 7, create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with the Company, or

 

 

 

interfere, individually or in the aggregate, with the performance of the Employee’s obligations to the Company under this Agreement.

 

1.3Place of Employment. The Employee will perform the Employee’s duties under this Agreement at the Company’s offices in Houston, Texas. The Employee understands and agrees that Employee will be required to travel from time to time for purposes of the Company’s business.

 

	
 
	
2.
	
Term of Employment.

 

The term of the Employee’s employment by the Company under this Agreement (the “Employment Term”) will commence on the Effective Date and will continue until the Employee’s employment is terminated by either Party under Section 5. The date on which the Employee’s employment ends is referred to in this Agreement as the “Termination Date.” For the purpose of Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement, the Termination Date shall be the date upon which the Employee incurs a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and regulations issued thereunder (collectively, “Code Section 409A”).

 

	
 
	
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Compensation.

 

3.1Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Employee will be entitled to receive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at an annual rate of not less than $290,000 for services rendered to the Company and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. The Employee’s Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Board and may be adjusted upward in the Board’s sole discretion, but not downward.

 

3.2Bonus Compensation. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible for discretionary bonus compensation with a target of 70% of the Employee’s Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) for each complete calendar year that the Employee is employed by the Company hereunder (any bonus compensation payable, the “Annual Bonus”). The performance targets that must be achieved in order to be eligible for certain bonus levels shall be established by the Board (or a committee thereof) annually. Each Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid as soon as administratively feasible after the Board (or a committee thereof) certifies whether the applicable performance targets for the applicable calendar year have been achieved, but in no event later than March 15 following the end of such calendar year. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.2 to the contrary, but subject to Section 6 below, no Annual Bonus, if any, nor any portion thereof, shall be payable for any calendar year unless the Employee remains continuously employed by the Company from the Effective Date through the date on which such Annual Bonus is paid. Any Annual Bonus will be paid in the form of (a) cash, with respect to 25% of the amount of the Annual Bonus, and (b) fully-vested shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate fair market value on the grant date (as determined by the Board) equal to 75% of the amount of the Annual Bonus.

 

3.3Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Long-term incentive compensation awards may be made to the Employee from time to time during the Employment Term by the Board in its

 

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sole discretion, whose decision will be based upon performance and award guidelines for executive officers of the Company established periodically by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

	
 
	
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Expenses and Other Benefits.

 

4.1Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Employee will be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Employee during the Employment Term (in accordance with the policies and practices presently followed by the Company or as may be established by the Board from time to time for the Company’s senior executive officers) in performing services under this Agreement, provided that the Employee properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect from time to time. Each reimbursement shall be paid within 30 days after it has been properly submitted to the Company by the Employee in accordance with all applicable policies, but in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which any such reimbursable expense was incurred.

 

The Company shall not be obligated to pay any such reimbursement amount for which the Employee fails to submit an invoice or other documented reimbursement request at least ten business days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred. Business related expenses shall be reimbursable only to the extent they were incurred during the Employment Term, but in no event shall the time period extend beyond the later of the lifetime of the Employee or, if longer, 20 years. The amount of such reimbursements that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar year shall not affect the amount the Company is obligated to pay in any other calendar year. In addition, the Employee may not liquidate or exchange the right to reimbursement of such expenses for any other benefits.

 

4.2Paid Time Off. The Employee shall be entitled to paid time off in accordance with the Company’s policy as then in effect (prorated for any calendar year during which the Employee is employed with the Company for less than the entire year, based on the number of days that the Employee is employed with the Company during such calendar year); the Company’s policy in effect as of the Effective Date would provide the Employee with 200 hours of paid time off per calendar year.

 

4.3Other Employee Benefits. In addition to the foregoing, during the Employment Term, the Employee will be entitled to participate in and to receive benefits as a senior executive under all of the Company’s employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements available to senior executives, subject to the eligibility criteria and other terms and conditions thereof, as such plans, programs and arrangements may be duly amended, terminated, approved or adopted by the Company from time to time.

 

	
 
	
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Termination of Employment.

 

5.1Death. The Employee’s employment under this Agreement will terminate upon the Employee’s death.

 

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5.2
	
Termination by the Company.

 

(a)Terminable at Will. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time with or without Cause (as defined below).

 

(b)Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means any of the Employee’s: (1) conviction of a felony, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime of moral turpitude; (2) repeated intoxication by alcohol or drugs during the performance of the Employee’s duties; (3) embezzlement or other willful and intentional misuse of any of the funds of the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries, (4) commission of a demonstrable act of fraud; (5) willful and material misrepresentation or concealment on any written reports submitted to the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries; (6) material breach of this Agreement; (7) failure to follow or comply with the reasonable, material and lawful written directives of the Board; or (8) conduct constituting a material breach of the Company’s then- current code of conduct or other similar written policy which has been provided to the Employee.

 

(c)Notice and Cure Opportunity in Certain Circumstances. The Employee may be afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure any act or omission that would otherwise constitute Cause hereunder according to the following terms: The Board shall give the Employee written notice stating with reasonable specificity the nature of the circumstances determined by the Board in its reasonable and good faith judgment to constitute Cause. If, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board, the alleged breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, the Employee will have 15 days from the Employee’s receipt of such notice to effect the cure of such circumstances or such breach to the reasonable and good faith satisfaction of the Board. The Board will state whether the Employee will have such an opportunity to cure in the initial notice of Cause referred to above. Prior to a termination for Cause, in those instances where the initial notice of Cause states that the Employee will have an opportunity to cure, the Company shall provide an opportunity for the Employee to be heard by the Board or a Board committee designated by the Board to hear the Employee. The decision as to whether the Employee has satisfactorily cured the alleged breach shall be made at such meeting. If, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board, the alleged breach is not reasonably susceptible to cure, or such circumstances or breach have not been satisfactorily cured within such 15 day cure period, such breach will thereupon constitute Cause hereunder.

 

	
 
	
5.3
	
Termination by the Employee.

 

(a)Terminable at Will. The Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time with or without Good Reason (as defined below).

 

(b)Notice and Cure Opportunity. If such termination is for Good Reason, the Employee will give the Company written notice, which will identify with reasonable specificity the grounds for the Employee’s resignation and provide the Company with 30 days from the day such notice is given to cure the alleged grounds for resignation contained in the notice. A termination will not be for Good Reason if such notice is given by the Employee to the Company more than 45 days after the first occurrence of the event that the Employee alleges is Good Reason for the Employee’s termination hereunder. The Employee must actually terminate Employee’s employment within 30 days following the expiration of the Company’s 30-day cure period.

 

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Otherwise, any claim of such circumstances constituting “Good Reason” shall be deemed irrevocably waived by the Employee.

 

(c)Definition of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” will mean any of the following to which the Employee will not consent in writing: (i) a relocation of the Employee’s principal work location to a location in excess of 40 miles from its then current location; (ii) a reduction in the Employee’s then current Base Salary or Target Bonus, or both; (iii) a material breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company; or (iv) any material reduction in the Employee’s title, authority, duties, responsibilities or reporting relationship from those in effect as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such reduction occurs in connection with the Employee’s termination of employment for Cause or due to the Employee’s death or Disability.

 

5.4Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company or by the Employee during the Employment Term (other than termination pursuant to Section 5.1) will be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other Party hereto in accordance with Section 8.7. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice that (a) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon,

(b) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (c) if the Termination Date is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Termination Date (which Termination Date will be not more than 30 days after the giving of such notice).

 

5.5Disability. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability (as defined herein) of the Employee has occurred during the Employment Term, it may, without breaching this Agreement, give to the Employee written notice in accordance with Section 5.4 of its intention to terminate the Employee’s employment. In such event, the Employee’s employment with the Company will terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Employee, provided that, within 30 days after such receipt, the Employee has not returned to full-time performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder.

 

“Disability” means the earlier of (a) written determination by a physician selected by the Company and reasonably agreed to by the Employee that the Employee has been unable to perform substantially the Employee’s usual and customary duties under this Agreement for a period of at least 120 consecutive days or a non-consecutive period of 180 days during any 12-month period as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness or disease; and (b) “disability” as such term is defined in the Company’s applicable long-term disability insurance plan. At any time and from time to time, upon reasonable request therefor by the Company, the Employee will submit to reasonable medical examination for the purpose of determining the existence, nature and extent of any such disability. Any physician selected by Company shall be Board Certified in the appropriate field and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

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6.
	
Compensation of the Employee Upon Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.9, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the amount specified upon the termination events designated below:
	
 

 

6.1Death. If the Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by reason of the Employee’s death, the Company shall pay to the person or persons designated by the Employee for that purpose in a notice filed with the Company, or, if no such person has been so designated, to the Employee’s estate, the following:

 

(a)an amount equal to the Employee’s accrued but unpaid then current Base Salary through the Termination Date, payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the Termination Date; plus

 

(b)if the Termination Date occurs after the end of the calendar year but prior to the date on which annual bonuses are paid, an amount equal to the Annual Bonus that the Employee would have received (if any) had Employee been employed on the payment date (the “Actual Full Year Bonus Amount”), payable at the same time annual bonuses for such year are paid to actively-employed senior executives of the Company; plus

 

(c)a pro-rata portion of the Employee’s Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Employee’s Termination Date occurs, based on actual results for such year (determined by multiplying the amount of such Annual Bonus which would be due for the full calendar year by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the number of days during the calendar year that the Employee is employed by the Company and (ii) the denominator of which is three hundred sixty- five (365)) (the “Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount”), if any, payable at the same time annual bonuses for such year are paid to actively-employed senior executives of the Company; plus

 

(d)any other amounts that may be reimbursable by the Company to the Employee as expressly provided under this Agreement, payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the Termination Date.

 

The Employee’s entitlement to the amounts set forth in Section 6.1(b) and Section 6.1(c) is subject to the provisions of Section 6.5.

 

Thereafter, the Company will have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement, other than for payment of any amounts accrued and vested under any employee benefit plans or programs of the Company and any payments or benefits required to be made or provided under applicable law.

 

6.2Disability. In the event of the Employee’s termination by reason of Disability pursuant to Section 5.5, the Employee will continue to receive the Employee’s Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date and participate in applicable employee benefit plans or programs of the Company through the Termination Date, subject to offset dollar-for-dollar by the amount of any disability income payments provided to the Employee under any Company disability policy or program that is maintained by the Company. The Company also shall pay to the Employee the amounts set forth in Section 6.1(a) through Section 6.1(d), at the times and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6.1. Thereafter, the Company will have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement, other than for payment of any amounts accrued

 

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and vested under any employee benefit plans or programs of the Company and any payments or benefits required to be made or provided under applicable law.

 

	
 
	
6.3
	
By the Company for Cause or by the Employee Without Good Reason.

 

(a)Termination by Company For Cause. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Employee will receive (i) the Employee’s accrued but unpaid then current Base Salary through the Termination Date and (ii) any other amounts that may be reimbursable by the Company to the Employee as expressly provided under this Agreement, in each case, payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the Termination Date. Thereafter, the Company will have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement, other than for payment of any amounts accrued and vested under any employee benefit plans or programs of the Company, and any payments or benefits required to be made or provided under applicable law. No bonus will be paid to the Employee for a termination of the Employee’s employment for Cause.

 

(b)Termination by Employee Without Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employee without Good Reason, the Employee will receive (i) the Employee’s accrued but unpaid then current Base Salary through the Termination Date and (ii) any other amounts that may be reimbursable by the Company to the Employee as expressly provided under this Agreement, in each case, payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the Termination Date. Thereafter, the Company will have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement, other than for payment of any amounts accrued and vested under any employee benefit plans or programs of the Company, and any payments or benefits required to be made or provided under applicable law. No bonus will be paid to the Employee for a termination of the Employee’s employment without Good Reason.

 

6.4By the Employee for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5, if the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Cause, or the Employee terminates Employee’s employment for Good Reason, then the Employee will be entitled to the following (with the amounts payable under clauses (b), (c), (e) and (f) below, collectively, the “Severance Benefits”):

 

(a)an amount equal to the Employee’s accrued but unpaid then current Base Salary through the Termination Date, payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the Termination Date; plus

 

(b)if the Termination Date occurs after the end of the calendar year but prior to the date on which annual bonuses are paid, the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, payable at the same time annual bonuses for such year are paid to actively-employed senior executives of the Company; plus

 

(c)the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount, if any, payable at the same time annual bonuses for such year are paid to actively-employed senior executives of the Company; plus

 

(d)any other amounts that may be reimbursable by the Company to the Employee as expressly provided under this Agreement; plus

 

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(e)(i) if the Employee’s termination occurs on or prior to February 3, 2021, an amount equal to the Employee’s monthly Base Salary rate as in effect on the day before the Termination Date (but not as an employee), and (ii) if the Employee’s termination occurs after February 3, 2021, an amount equal to 200% the Employee’s monthly Base Salary rate as in effect on the day before the Termination Date (but not as an employee), in each case, payable in accordance with the Company’s regularly scheduled payroll practices for a period of twelve

(12) months following the Termination Date; provided that to the extent the payment of any amount constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, any such payment scheduled to occur during the first 60 days following the Termination Date shall not be paid until the first regularly scheduled pay period following the 60th day after the Termination Date and shall include payment of any amount that was otherwise scheduled to be paid prior thereto; plus

 

(f)subject to the Employee’s (i) timely election of continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), and (B) continued copayment of premiums at the same level and cost to the Employee as if the Employee were a senior executive of the Company (excluding, for purposes of calculating cost, an employee’s ability to pay premiums with pre-tax dollars), continued participation in the Company’s group health plan (to the extent permitted under applicable law and the terms of such plan) which covers the Employee (and Employee’s spouse and eligible dependents, if applicable) for a period of 12 months, provided that the Employee is eligible and remains eligible for COBRA coverage; provided, further, that the Company may modify the continuation coverage contemplated by this Section 6.4(f) to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid the imposition of any excise taxes on the Company for failure to comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended, and/or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, as amended (to the extent applicable); and provided, further, that in the event that the Employee obtains other employment that offers group health plan coverage, such continuation of coverage by the Company under this Section 6.4(f) shall cease as of the end of the month in which the Employee obtains such other employer-provided, group health plan coverage.

 

	
 
	
6.5
	
Conditions to Receipt of Certain Post-Termination Payments and Benefits.

 

(a)Release. As a condition to receiving the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits to which the Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.4, the Employee must execute and not revoke a general release of claims, which will include an affirmation of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 7, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company (the “Release”). The Company will provide the Release to the Employee for signature within ten days after the Termination Date. If the Company has provided the Release to the Employee for signature within ten days after the Termination Date, and if the Release is not executed and non- revocable within 60 days after the Termination Date and prior to the date on which such payment and/or benefits are to be first paid or provided to the Employee, the Employee will not be entitled to the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits, as the case may be, and the Company will have no further obligations with respect to the provision of those payments and/or benefits except as may be required by law. If the Release consideration period spans two calendar years, no payments and/or benefits subject to the Release

 

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will be paid or provided until the later of (i) the date on which the Release becomes effective and non-revocable and (ii) January 2nd of the second calendar year.

(b)Limitation on Benefits. If, following a termination of employment that gives the Employee a right to the payment of the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits to which the Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.4, the Employee violates any of the covenants in Section 7 or as otherwise set forth in the Release, the Employee will have no further right or claim to the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Target Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits to which the Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.4 from and after the date on which the Employee engages in such activities, and the Company will have no further obligations with respect to such payments or benefits, and the covenants in Section 7 will nevertheless continue in full force and effect.

 

6.6Certain Amounts Not Includable for Employee Benefits Purposes. Except to the extent the terms of any applicable benefit plan, policy or program provide otherwise, any benefit programs of the Company that take into account the Employee’s income will exclude the Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits to which the Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.4.

 

6.7Exclusive Severance Benefits. The Actual Full Year Bonus Amount, the Actual Pro Rata Bonus Amount and/or any Severance Benefits to which the Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.4, if they become payable under the terms of this Agreement, will be in lieu of any other severance or similar benefits that would otherwise be payable under any other agreement, plan, program or policy of the Company, excluding, for this purpose, any post-termination treatment of equity incentive awards provided under the terms of the governing award agreements.

 

6.8Code Section 280G; Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:

 

(a)If any of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Employee (including, without limitation, any payment or benefits received in connection with a “change of control” or the Employee’s termination of employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement, or otherwise) (all such payments collectively referred to herein as the (“280G Payments”) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would, but for this Section 6.8(a), be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then prior to making the 280G Payments, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the Net Benefit (as defined below) to the Employee of the 280G Payments after payment of the Excise Tax to (ii) the Net Benefit to the Employee if the 280G Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated under clause (i) above is less than the amount under clause (ii) above will the 280G Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the 280G Payments is subject to the Excise Tax. “Net Benefit” shall mean the present value of the 280G Payments net of all federal, state, local, foreign income, employment and excise taxes. Any reduction made pursuant to this Section 6.8(a) shall be made in a manner determined by the Company that is consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and

 

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that maximizes the Employee’s economic position and after-tax income; for the avoidance of doubt, the Employee shall not have any discretion in determining the manner in which the payments and benefits are reduced.

 

(b)In the event that any benefits payable or otherwise provided under this Agreement would be deemed to constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the Company will have the discretion to adjust the terms of such payment or benefit (but not the amount or value thereof) to the minimum extent reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A to avoid the imposition of any excise tax or other penalty with respect to such payment or benefit under Code Section 409A.

 

6.9Timing of Payments by the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Employee is a “specified employee” (as determined under Code Section 409A) at the time of the separation from service triggering the payment or provision of benefits, any payment or benefit under this Agreement which is determined to provide for a deferral of compensation pursuant to Code Section 409A shall not commence being paid or made available to the Employee until after six months from the Termination Date that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A or such earlier date as may be permitted under Code Section 409A.

 

	
 
	
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Restrictive Covenants.

 

7.1Confidential Information. During the Employment Term and thereafter, the Employee shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, and shall not use for the benefit of himself or others, any confidential matters or trade secrets of, or confidential and competitively valuable information concerning, the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Group”), including, without limitation, information concerning their organization and operations, business and affairs, formulae, manufacturing processes, proprietary information, technical data, “know-how”, customer lists, details of client or consultant contracts, vendor and purchasing arrangements, terms and discounts, pricing methods and policies, financial information, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, business acquisition plans, new personnel acquisition plans, technical processes, projects, financing/financial projections, budget information and procedures, marketing plans or strategies, and research products. The confidentiality obligations set forth in this Section 7.1 shall not apply to any information that becomes part of the public domain other than through the Employee’s disclosure in violation of the terms hereof. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Employee from using or disclosing such confidential information as is necessary and has been authorized in Employee’s proper performance of services for the Company Group.

 

(a)SEC Provisions. The Employee understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits the Employee’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Employee further understands that this Agreement does not limit the Employee’s ability to communicate with the SEC or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by the SEC, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. This Agreement does not limit the Employee’s right to receive an award for information provided to the SEC. This Section 7.1(a) applies only for the period of time that the Company is subject to the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

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(b)
	
Trade Secrets.    The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C.

§ 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and

(ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Parties have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation against the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to the Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Employee first files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

7.2No Interference. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (a) the Employee may disclose confidential information (as described in Section 7.1 above) when required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, by any governmental agency having authority over the Employee or the business of the Company or by any administrative body or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order the Employee to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information, in each case, subject to the Employee’s obligations to notify the Company and first obtain a protective order, to the extent permitted by applicable law; and

(b) nothing in this Agreement is intended to interfere with the Employee’s right to (i) report possible violations of state or federal law or regulation to any governmental or law enforcement agency or entity; (ii) make other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies); (iii) file a claim or charge any governmental agency or entity; or (iv) testify, assist or participate in an investigation, hearing, or proceeding conducted by any governmental or law enforcement agency or entity, or any court. For purposes of clarity, in making or initiating any such reports or disclosures or engaging in any of the conduct outlined in subsection (b) above, the Employee may disclose confidential information to the extent necessary to such governmental or law enforcement agency or entity or such court, need not seek prior authorization from the Company and is not required to notify the Company of any such reports, disclosures or conduct.

 

7.3Return of Property. The Employee agrees to deliver promptly to the Company, upon termination of the Employee’s employment hereunder, or at any other time when the Company so requests, all documents relating to the business of the Company Group; provided, however, that the Employee will be permitted to retain copies of any documents or materials of a personal nature or otherwise related to the Employee’s rights under this Agreement, copies of this Agreement and any attendant or ancillary documents specifically including any documents referenced in this Agreement and copies of any documents related to the Employee’s long-term incentive awards and other compensation.

 

7.4Non-Competition. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee (a) will perform services of a unique nature for the Company Group that are irreplaceable, and that the Employee’s

 

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performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Company Group, (b) will have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Company Group, (c) would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information in the course of the Employee’s employment by a competitor, (d) will have access to the customers of the Company Group, (e) will receive specialized training from the Company Group, and (f) will generate goodwill for the Company Group in the course of the Employee’s employment. Accordingly, during the Employment Term and for a period of 6 months immediately thereafter, the Employee agrees that the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, other than through the Company, engage or participate (or prepare to engage or participate), in any manner, whether directly or indirectly through an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, more than 1% shareholder, officer, director, licensor, lender, lessor or in any other individual or representative capacity, in any business or activity which is in competition with the business of the Company Group in the leasing, acquiring, exploring or producing hydrocarbons and related products within the boundaries of, or within a ten-mile radius of the boundaries of, any mineral property interest of any member of the Company Group (including, without limitation, a mineral lease, overriding royalty interest, production payment, net profits interest, mineral fee interest or option or right to acquire any of the foregoing, or an area of mutual interest as designated pursuant to contractual agreements between any member of the Company Group and any third party), or any other property on which any of the Company Group has an option, right, license or authority to conduct or direct exploratory activities, such as three-dimensional seismic acquisition or other seismic, geophysical and geochemical activities (but not including any preliminary geological mapping), provided that the foregoing will not restrict the Employee from obtaining post-termination employment with an entity that only has de minimis operations in the restricted territory (as determined by the Board in good faith); provided that, this Section 7.4 will not preclude the Employee from making passive investments in securities of oil and gas companies which are registered on a national stock exchange, if (i) the aggregate amount owned by the Employee and Employee’s spouse and children, if any, does not exceed 1% of such company’s outstanding securities, and (ii) the aggregate amount invested in such investments by the Employee and Employee’s spouse and children does not exceed $1,000,000.

 

	
 
	
7.5
	
Non-Solicitation; Non-Interference.

 

(a)During the Employment Term and for a period of 6 months immediately thereafter, the Employee agrees that Employee shall not, except in the furtherance of the Employee’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, agent, intermediary or other business relation of the Company Group to reduce or cease doing business with the Company Group, or interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, agent, intermediary or business relation and the Company Group (including making any negative statements or communications concerning the Company Group); provided that nothing contained in this Section 7.5(a) will prohibit public advertising or general solicitations that are not specifically directed to customers, suppliers, licensees or other business relations of the Company Group.

 

(b)During the Employment Term and for a period of 6 months immediately thereafter, the Employee agrees that Employee shall not, except in the furtherance of the

 

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Employee’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, solicit, aid or induce any employee, representative or agent of the Company Group to leave such employment or retention or to accept employment with or render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other entity unaffiliated with the Company Group or hire or retain any such employee, representative or agent, or take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying, hiring or soliciting any such employee, representative or agent. An employee, representative or agent shall be deemed covered by this Section 7.5(b) while so employed or retained and for a period of six months thereafter.

 

7.6Non-Disparagement. The Employee agrees not to make any negative, disparaging, detrimental or derogatory remarks or public statements (written, oral, telephonic, electronic, or by any other method) about the Company or any other member of the Company Group or their respective successors and assigns or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents or products. The Company agrees not to make any negative, disparaging, detrimental or derogatory remarks or public statements (written, oral, telephonic, electronic or by any other method) about the Employee. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).

 

	
 
	
7.7
	
Assignment of Developments.

 

(a)The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all ideas, methods, inventions, discoveries, improvements, work products, developments, software, know-how, processes, techniques, works of authorship and other work product, whether patentable or unpatentable, (i) that are reduced to practice, created, invented, designed, developed, contributed to, or improved with the use of any Company Group resources and/or within the scope of the Employee’s work with the Company Group or that relate to the business, operations or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company Group, and that are made or conceived by the Employee, solely or jointly with others, during the Employment Term, or (ii) suggested by any work that the Employee performs in connection with the Company Group, either while performing the Employee’s duties with the Company Group or on the Employee’s own time, but only insofar as the Inventions are related to the Employee’s work as an employee or other service provider to the Company Group, shall belong exclusively to the Company (or its designee), whether or not patent or other applications for intellectual property protection are filed thereon (the “Inventions”). The Employee will keep full and complete written records (the “Records”), in the manner prescribed by the Company, of all Inventions, and will promptly disclose all Inventions completely and in writing to the Company. The Records shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee will surrender them upon the termination of the Employment Term, or upon the Company’s earlier request. The Employee irrevocably conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company the Inventions and all patents or other intellectual property rights that may issue thereon in any and all countries, whether during or subsequent to the Employment Term, together with the right to file, in the Employee’s name or in the name of the Company (or its designee), applications for patents and equivalent rights (the “Applications”). The Employee will, at any time during and subsequent to the Employment Term, make such applications, sign such papers, take all rightful oaths, and perform all other acts as may be requested from time to time by the

 

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Company to perfect, record, enforce, protect, patent or register the Company’s rights in the Inventions, all without additional compensation to the Employee from the Company. The Employee will also execute assignments to the Company (or its designee) of the Applications, and give the Company and its attorneys all reasonable assistance (including the giving of testimony) to obtain the Inventions for the Company’s benefit, all without additional compensation to the Employee from the Company, but entirely at the Company’s expense.

 

(b)In addition, the Inventions will be deemed Work for Hire, as such term is defined under the copyright laws of the United States, on behalf of the Company, and the Employee agrees that the Company will be the sole owner of the Inventions, and all underlying rights therein, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity without any further obligations to the Employee. If the Inventions, or any portion thereof, are deemed not to be Work for Hire, or the rights in such Inventions do not otherwise automatically vest in the Company, the Employee hereby irrevocably conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company, all rights, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity, in and to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all of the Employee’s right, title and interest in the copyrights (and all renewals, revivals and extensions thereof) to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all rights of any kind or any nature now or hereafter recognized, including, without limitation, the unrestricted right to make modifications, adaptations and revisions to the Inventions, to exploit and allow others to exploit the Inventions and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement, or other unauthorized use or conduct in derogation of the Inventions, known or unknown, prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom. In addition, the Employee hereby waives any so-called “moral rights” with respect to the Inventions. To the extent that the Employee has any rights in the results and proceeds of the Employee’s service to the Company that cannot be assigned in the manner described herein, the Employee agrees to unconditionally waive the enforcement of such rights. The Employee hereby waives any and all currently existing and future monetary rights in and to the Inventions and all patents and other registrations for intellectual property that may issue thereon, including, without limitation, any rights that would otherwise accrue to the Employee’s benefit by virtue of the Employee being an employee of or other service provider to the Company.

 

7.9Injunctive Relief. The Employee acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 may result in material, irreparable injury to the Company Group for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat of breach, the Company or any other member of the Company Group will be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Employee from engaging in activities prohibited by this Section 7 or such other relief as may be required to specifically enforce any of the covenants in this Section 7.

 

7.10Adjustment of Covenants. The Parties consider the covenants and restrictions contained in this Section 7 to be reasonable. However, if and when any such covenant or restriction is found to be void or unenforceable and would have been valid had some part of it been deleted or had its scope of application been modified, such covenant or restriction will be deemed to have been applied with such modification as would be necessary and consistent with the intent of the Parties to have made it valid, enforceable and effective.

 

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7.11
	
Forfeiture Provision.

 

(a)Detrimental Activities. If the Employee engages in any activity that violates any covenant or restriction contained in this Section 7, in addition to any other remedy the Company may have at law or in equity, (i) the Employee will be entitled to no further payments or benefits from the Company under this Agreement or otherwise, except for any payments or benefits required to be made or provided under applicable law; (ii) all forms of equity compensation held by or credited to the Employee will terminate effective as of the date on which the Employee engages in that activity, unless terminated sooner by operation of another term or condition of this Agreement or other applicable plans and agreements; and (iii) any exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to any equity compensation award that occurred within one year prior to the date on which the Employee engages in that activity may be rescinded within one year after the first date that any member of the Board first became aware that the Employee engaged in that activity. In the event of any such rescission, the Employee will pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery (after deducting the Employee’s actual income tax liability incurred with respect to such gain or payment), in such manner and on such terms and condition as may be required. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee disputes whether Employee has violated any covenant or restriction contained in Section 7, and such dispute has been adjudicated to a final decision pursuant to Section 8.5 in the Employee’s favor, the Company will pay to the Employee all amounts withheld or clawed back pursuant to this Section

7.11 to the extent ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that legal action in this respect is filed by the Employee within 60 days after being notified of the Company’s decision affecting the Employee under this Section 7.11.

 

(b)Right of Setoff. The Employee consents to a deduction from any amounts the Company owes the Employee from time to time (including amounts owed as wages or other compensation, fringe benefits, or vacation pay, as well as any other amounts owed to the Employee by the Company), to the extent of the amounts the Employee owes the Company under Section 7.11(a) (above). Whether or not the Company elects to make any setoff in whole or in part, if the Company does not recover by means of setoff the full amount the Employee owes, calculated as set forth above, the Employee agrees to pay immediately the unpaid balance to the Company.

 

	
 
	
8.
	
Miscellaneous.

 

8.1Assignment; Successors; Binding Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned by either Party, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that any right, title or interest of the Company arising out of this Agreement may be assigned to any corporation or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, or succeeding to the business and substantially all of the assets of the Company or any affiliates for which the Employee performs substantial services. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The Company shall obtain from any successor or other person or entity acquiring a majority of the Company’s assets or equity securities a written agreement to perform all terms of this Agreement, and any failure by the Company to obtain such written agreement shall be a material breach of this Agreement.

 

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8.2Modification and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided below, no provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is duly approved by the Board and is agreed to in writing by the Employee and such officer(s) as may be specifically authorized by the Board to effect it. No waiver by any Party of any breach by any other Party of, or of compliance with, any term or condition of this Agreement to be performed by any other Party, at any time, will constitute a waiver of similar or dissimilar terms or conditions at that time or at any prior or subsequent time.

 

8.3Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any documents specifically referenced in this Agreement, embodies the entire understanding of the Parties hereto, and, upon the Effective Date, will supersede all other oral or written agreements or understandings between them regarding the subject matter hereof including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement; provided, however, that if there is a conflict between any of the terms in this Agreement and the terms in any award agreement between the Company and the Employee pursuant to any long-term incentive plan or otherwise, the terms of the award agreement shall govern. No agreement or representation, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, has been made by either Party which is not set forth expressly in this Agreement or the other documents referenced in this Section 8.3.

 

8.4Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas other than the conflict of laws provision thereof.

 

	
 
	
8.5
	
Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Waiver of Right to Jury Trial.

 

(a)Disputes. In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim between the Company and the Employee arising out of or relating to the interpretation, application or enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Employee agree and consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and local courts of Harris County, Texas and/or the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division for resolution of the dispute, controversy or claim, and that those courts, and only those courts, shall have any jurisdiction to determine any dispute, controversy or claim related to, arising under or in connection with this Agreement. The Company and the Employee also agree that those courts are convenient forums for the parties to any such dispute, controversy or claim and for any potential witnesses and that process issued out of any such court or in accordance with the rules of practice of that court may be served by mail or other forms of substituted service to the Company at the address of its principal executive offices and to the Employee at the Employee’s last known address as reflected in the Company’s records.

 

(b)Waiver of Right to Jury Trial. THE COMPANY AND THE EMPLOYEE HEREBY VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY TO ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS TO ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY OR TERMINATION THEREFROM.

 

8.6Withholding of Taxes. The Company will withhold from any amounts payable under the Agreement all federal, state, local or other taxes as legally will be required to be withheld.

 

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8.7Notices. All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a Party may designate by notice to the other parties).

 

 

To the Company:

 

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

Attn: General Counsel 500 Dallas Street

Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77002

Email: HR@amplifyenergy.com To the Employee:

At the address reflected in the Company’s written records.

 

Addresses may be changed by written notice sent to the other Party at the last recorded address of that Party.

 

8.8Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.

 

8.9Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8.10Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement, and will not be deemed to limit, characterize, or affect in any way the provisions of the Agreement, and all provisions of the Agreement will be construed as if no headings had been used in the Agreement.

 

8.11Construction. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) the terms defined herein will have the meanings set forth herein for all purposes; (b) references to “Section” are to a section hereof; (c) “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by “without limitation” whether or not they are in fact followed by such words or words of like import; (d) “writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing, lithography and other means of reproducing words in a visible form; (e) “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and comparable terms refer to the entirety of this Agreement and not to any particular section or other subdivision hereof or attachment hereto; (f) references to any gender include references to all

 

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genders; and (g) references to any agreement or other instrument or statute or regulation are referred to as amended or supplemented from time to time (and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any successor provision).

 

8.12Capacity; No Conflicts. The Employee represents and warrants to the Company that: (a) the Employee has full power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform the Employee’s obligations hereunder, (b) such execution, delivery and performance will not (and with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would not) result in the breach of any agreement or other obligation to which the Employee is a party or is otherwise bound, and (c) this Agreement is the Employee’s valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

 

By: /s/ Martyn Willsher Name: Martyn Willsher Title: President and Chief Executive Officer 

 

EMPLOYEE

 

 

 /s/ Jason McGlynn                                                      

Jason McGlynn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Employment AgreementEX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
	PARTIES	 		  	 	1	 
	RECITALS	 		  	 	1	 
			
	Section 1.	 	Certain Definitions	  			
	 (a)
	 	ADR Register	  	 	2	 
	 (b)
	 	ADRs; Direct Registration ADRs	  	 	2	 
	 (c)
	 	ADSs; Class A Share ADSs; Class B Share ADSs	  	 	2	 
	 (d)
	 	Articles	  	 	3	 
	 (e)
	 	Custodian	  	 	3	 
	 (f)
	 	Deliver, execute, issue et al	  	 	3	 
	 (g)
	 	Delivery Order	  	 	3	 
	 (h)
	 	Deposited Securities	  	 	3	 
	 (i)
	 	Direct Registration System	  	 	4	 
	 (j)
	 	Holder	  	 	4	 
	 (k)
	 	Restricted Securities	  	 	4	 
	 (l)
	 	Securities Act of 1933	  	 	4	 
	 (m)
	 	Securities Exchange Act of 1934	  	 	4	 
	 (n)
	 	Shares	  	 	4	 
	 (o)
	 	Transfer Office	  	 	5	 
	 (p)
	 	Withdrawal Order	  	 	5	 
	Section 2.	 	Form of ADRs	  	 	5	 
	Section 3.	 	Deposit of Shares	  	 	5	 
	Section 4.	 	Issue of ADRs	  	 	7	 
	Section 5.	 	Distributions on Deposited Securities	  	 	7	 
	Section 6.	 	Withdrawal of Deposited Securities	  	 	7	 
	Section 7.	 	Substitution of ADRs	  	 	7	 
	Section 8.	 	Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs; Maintenance of Records	  	 	8	 
	Section 9.	 	The Custodian	  	 	8	 
	Section 10.	 	Lists of Holders	  	 	9	 
	Section 11.	 	Depositary’s Agents	  	 	9	 
	Section 12.	 	Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary	  	 	9	 
	Section 13.	 	Reports	  	 	10	 
	Section 14.	 	Additional Shares	  	 	11	 
	Section 15.	 	Indemnification	  	 	11	 
	Section 16.	 	Notices	  	 	13	 
	Section 17.	 	Counterparts	  	 	14	 
	Section 18.	 	No Third Party Beneficiaries; Holders and Beneficial Owners as Parties; Binding Effect	  	 	15	 

  
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	     Section 19.
	  	 Severability
	  	 	15	 
	     Section 20.
	  	 Governing Law; Arbitration of Disputes
	  	 	15	 
	     Section 21.
	  	 Agent for Service
	  	 	20	 
	     Section 22.
	  	 Waiver of Immunities
	  	 	21	 
	     Section 23.
	  	 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	21	 
	     Section 24.
	  	 Amendment and Restatement of Prior Deposit Agreements
	  	 	21	 
	 TESTIMONIUM
	  	 	22	 
	 SIGNATURES
	  	 	22	 

  
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	 	 	 	  	Page	 
		 	EXHIBIT A	  			
	FORM OF FACE OF ADR 	  	 	A-1	 
		
	 Introductory Paragraph
	  	 	A-1	 
			
	(1)	 	Issuance of ADSs	  	 	A-2	 
	(2)	 	Withdrawal of Deposited Securities	  	 	A-3	 
	(3)	 	Transfers, Split-Ups and Combinations of ADRs; Unification and Consolidation	  	 	A-4	 
	(4)	 	Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.	  	 	A-5	 
	(5)	 	Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges	  	 	A-6	 
	(6)	 	Disclosure of Interests	  	 	A-7	 
	(7)	 	Charges of Depositary	  	 	A-8	 
	(8)	 	Available Information	  	 	A-11	 
	(9)	 	Execution	  	 	A-11	 
		
	 Signature of Depositary
	  	 	A-11	 
		
	 Address of Depositary’s Office
	  	 	A-11	 
		
	FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR 	  	 	A-12	 
			
	(10)	 	Distributions on Deposited Securities	  	 	A-12	 
	(11)	 	Record Dates	  	 	A-13	 
	(12)	 	Voting of Deposited Securities	  	 	A-14	 
	(13)	 	Changes Affecting Deposited Securities	  	 	A-15	 
	(14)	 	Exoneration	  	 	A-16	 
	(15)	 	Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian	  	 	A-22	 
	(16)	 	Amendment	  	 	A-22	 
	(17)	 	Termination	  	 	A-23	 
	(18)	 	Appointment; Acknowledgements and Agreements	  	 	A-24	 
	(19)	 	Waiver	  	 	A-25	 
	(20)	 	Elective Distributions in Cash or Shares	  	 	A-25	 

  
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	 	 	 	  	Page	 
		 	EXHIBIT B	  			
	 FORM OF FACE OF ADR 
	  	 	B-1	 
		
	 Introductory Paragraph
	  	 	B-1	 
			
	(1)	 	Issuance of ADSs	  	 	B-2	 
	(2)	 	Withdrawal of Deposited Securities	  	 	B-3	 
	(3)	 	Transfers, Split-Ups and Combinations of ADRs; Unification and Consolidation	  	 	B-4	 
	(4)	 	Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.	  	 	B-5	 
	(5)	 	Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges	  	 	B-6	 
	(6)	 	Disclosure of Interests	  	 	B-7	 
	(7)	 	Charges of Depositary	  	 	B-8	 
	(8)	 	Available Information	  	 	B-11	 
	(9)	 	Execution	  	 	B-11	 
		
	 Signature of Depositary
	  	 	B-11	 
		
	 Address of Depositary’s Office
	  	 	B-11	 
		
	 FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR 
	  	 	B-12	 
			
	(10)	 	Distributions on Deposited Securities	  	 	B-12	 
	(11)	 	Record Dates	  	 	B-13	 
	(12)	 	Voting of Deposited Securities	  	 	B-13	 
	(13)	 	Changes Affecting Deposited Securities	  	 	B-15	 
	(14)	 	Exoneration	  	 	B-16	 
	(15)	 	Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian	  	 	B-22	 
	(16)	 	Amendment	  	 	B-22	 
	(17)	 	Termination	  	 	B-23	 
	(18)	 	Appointment; Acknowledgements and Agreements	  	 	B-24	 
	(19)	 	Waiver	  	 	B-25	 
	(20)	 	Elective Distributions in Cash or Shares	  	 	B-25	 

  
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 AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 2018 (the
“Deposit Agreement”) among ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC and its successors (the “Company”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as depositary hereunder (the “Depositary”), and all holders from time to time of
American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder (“ADRs”) evidencing American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing either deposited Class A Shares or deposited Class B Shares (each defined below). The
Company hereby appoints the Depositary as depositary for the Deposited Securities and hereby authorizes and directs the Depositary to act in accordance with the terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 or elsewhere in this Deposit Agreement. 
 WITNESSETH 

WHEREAS, the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon entered into a Deposit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 (the “Prior
Class A Deposit Agreement”) for the purposes set forth therein, for the creation of American depositary shares representing the Class A Shares so deposited and for the execution and delivery of American
depositary receipts (“Prior Class A Deposit Agreement Receipts”) evidencing the Class A Share American depositary shares; 

WHEREAS, the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon also entered into a Deposit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 (the
“Prior Class B Deposit Agreement” and, together with the Prior Class A Deposit Agreement, the “Prior Deposit Agreements”) for the purposes set forth therein, for the creation of
American depositary shares representing the Class B Shares so deposited and for the execution and delivery of American depositary receipts (“Prior Class B Deposit Agreement Receipts” and, together
with the Prior Class A Deposit Agreement Receipts, the “Prior Deposit Agreement Receipts”) evidencing the Class B Share American depositary shares; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of each of the Prior Deposit Agreements, the Company has removed The Bank of New York Mellon as depositary
under each of the Prior Deposit Agreements and has appointed JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as successor depositary thereunder; 
 WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of each of the Prior Deposit Agreements, the Company and the Depositary wish to amend and restate each such Prior Deposit Agreement and the Prior Deposit Agreement Receipts issued thereunder in one Deposit Agreement; 

  
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 WHEREAS, The ADRs representing deposited Class A Shares and deposited Class B
Shares are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement; 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, subject to Section 19 hereof, the parties hereto hereby amend and restate each of the
Prior Deposit Agreements and the Prior Deposit Agreement Receipts in their entirety as follows: 
 1. Certain Definitions. 

(a) “ADR Register” is defined in paragraph (3) of each of the forms of ADR (Transfers,
Split-Ups and Combinations of ADRs). An ADR Register shall be maintained by or on behalf of the Depositary for each of the Class A Share ADSs and Class B Share ADSs. 

(b) “ADRs” mean the American Depositary Receipts executed and delivered hereunder. ADRs may be either in physical certificated
form or Direct Registration ADRs (as hereinafter defined). ADRs in physical certificated form, and the terms and conditions governing the Direct Registration ADRs, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, in the case of Class A Share
ADSs, and Exhibit B, in the case of Class B Share ADSs, annexed hereto (each being the “form of ADR” and collectively being the “forms of ADRs”). The term “Direct Registration ADR” means an
ADR, the ownership of which is recorded on the Direct Registration System. References to “ADRs” shall include certificated ADRs and Direct Registration ADRs, unless the context otherwise requires. Each of the forms of ADR is hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof; the provisions of the ADRs evidencing (i) Class A Share ADSs shall be binding upon the Depositary, the Company and all holders from time to time of Class A Share ADSs and
(ii) Class B Share ADSs shall be binding upon the Depositary, the Company and all holders from time to time of Class B Share ADSs. 

(c) Subject to paragraph (13) of each of the forms of ADR, (Changes Affecting Deposited Securities), “Class A Share
ADSs” shall be those ADSs representing Class A Shares and “Class B Share ADSs” shall be those ADSs representing Class B Shares. Subject to paragraph (13) of each of the forms of ADR, each Class A
Share ADS evidenced by an ADR and each Class B Share ADS evidenced by an ADR represents the right to receive, and to exercise the beneficial ownership interests in, the number of Shares specified in the applicable form of ADR attached hereto as
Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as the case may be, and in each case as amended from time to time, that are on deposit with the Depositary and/or the Custodian and a pro rata share in any other Deposited Securities, subject, in each case, to the terms of
this Deposit Agreement and the Class A Share ADSs and Class B Share ADSs. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “ADSs” shall mean the Class A Share ADSs and the Class B Share ADSs, collectively. The ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio is subject to amendment as provided in the applicable form of ADR (which may give rise to fees contemplated in paragraph (7) thereof). 

  
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 (d) “Articles” means the memorandum and articles of association from time
to time of the Company. All cross-references contained herein to sections of the Articles will automatically be updated and amended without the further action of any party hereto in the event the Articles themselves are renumbered. 

(e) “Custodian” means the agent or agents of the Depositary (singly or collectively, as the context requires) and any
additional or substitute Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 9. 
 (f) The terms “deliver”,
“execute”, “issue”, “register”, “surrender”, “transfer” or “cancel”, when used with respect to Direct Registration ADRs, shall refer to an entry or
entries or an electronic transfer or transfers in the Direct Registration System, and, when used with respect to ADRs in physical certificated form, shall refer to the physical delivery, execution, issuance, registration, surrender, transfer or
cancellation of certificates representing the ADRs. 
 (g) “Delivery Order” is defined in Section 3. 

(h) “Deposited Securities” as of any time means (i) in the case of Class A Share ADSs, all Class A Shares at
such time deposited under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other Class A Shares, securities, property and cash at such time held by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect or in lieu of such deposited Class A Shares and other
Class A Shares, securities, property and cash, and (ii) in the case of Class B Share ADSs, all Class B Shares at such time deposited under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other Class B Shares, securities, property and
cash at such time held by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect or in lieu of such deposited Class B Shares and other Class B Shares, securities, property and cash. Deposited Securities are not intended to, and shall not, constitute
proprietary assets of the Depositary, the Custodian or their nominees. Beneficial ownership in Deposited Securities is intended to be, and shall at all times during the term of the Deposit Agreement continue to be, vested in the holders of the ADSs
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 (i) “Direct Registration System” means the system for the uncertificated
registration of ownership of securities established by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and utilized by the Depositary pursuant to which the Depositary may record the ownership of ADRs without the issuance of a certificate,
which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic statements issued by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto. For purposes hereof, the Direct Registration System shall include access to the Profile Modification System maintained by DTC which
provides for automated transfer of ownership between DTC and the Depositary. 
 (j) “Holder” means the person or persons in
whose name an ADR is registered on the ADR Register. 
 (k) “Restricted Securities” means Shares, or ADRs representing such
Shares, which are acquired directly or indirectly from the Company, or any affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933) of the Company, in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving any public offering, or which are
held by an officer, director (or persons performing similar functions) or other affiliate of the Company, or which would require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the public offer and sale thereof in the United States,
or which are subject to other restrictions on sale or deposit under the laws of the United States or England, or under a shareholder agreement or the Articles of the Company. 

(l) “Securities Act of 1933” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended. 

(m) “Securities Exchange Act of 1934” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended.

 (n) “Shares” represented by (i) the Class A Share ADSs shall mean the Class A ordinary shares of the
Company (the “Class A Shares”), and shall include the rights to receive such Class A Shares specified in paragraph (1) of such form of ADR (Issuance of ADSs) and (ii) the Class B Share ADSs shall
mean the Class B ordinary shares of the Company (the “Class B Shares”), and shall include the rights to receive such Class B Shares specified in paragraph (1) of such form of ADR (Issuance of ADSs).
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to Shares shall mean the Class A Shares and Class B Shares, collectively. Subject to the provisions of the forms of ADRs, including, without limitations paragraphs (13) and (14)
thereof, should there occur any change in nominal value, a change in par value, a split-up, consolidation, unification or any other reclassification or, upon the occurrence of an event described in paragraph
(13)(a) of a form of ADR (Changes Affected Deposited Securities), an exchange or conversion in respect of the Shares of the Company, the term “Shares” shall thereafter also mean the successor securities resulting from such change in
nominal value, par value, split-up, consolidation, unification or such other reclassification or such exchange or conversion. Shares may be certificated or uncertificated. 

  
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 (o) “Transfer Office” is defined in paragraph (3) of each of the forms
of ADR (Transfers, Split-Ups and Combinations of ADRs). 
 (p) “Withdrawal
Order” is defined in Section 6. 
 2. Forms of ADRs. 

(a) Direct Registration ADRs. Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement or in the forms of ADR to the contrary, ADSs
shall be evidenced by Direct Registration ADRs, unless certificated ADRs are specifically requested by the Holder. 
 (b) Certificated
ADRs. ADRs in certificated form shall be printed or otherwise reproduced at the discretion of the Depositary in accordance with its customary practices in its American depositary receipt business, or at the request of the Company
typewritten and photocopied on plain or safety paper, and shall be substantially in the form set forth in the forms of ADR, with such changes as may be required by the Depositary or the Company to comply with their obligations hereunder, any
applicable law, regulation or usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular ADRs are subject. ADRs may be issued in denominations of any number of ADSs. ADRs in certificated form shall be executed by the
Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary. Unless so executed, no ADR in certificated form shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
ADRs in certificated form bearing the facsimile signature of anyone who was at the time of execution a duly authorized officer of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such officer has ceased to hold such office prior to the
delivery of such ADRs. 
 (c) Binding Effect. Holders shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and,
depending on which Share class of ADS they are holding, the applicable form of ADR, regardless of whether their ADRs are Direct Registration ADRs or certificated ADRs. 

3. Deposit of Shares. 

(a) Requirements. In connection with the deposit of Shares hereunder, the Depositary or the Custodian may require the following
in a form satisfactory to it: 
 (i) a written order directing the Depositary to issue to, or upon the written order of, the
person or persons designated in such order a Direct Registration ADR or ADRs evidencing the number of ADSs representing the class of such deposited Shares (a “Delivery Order”); 

  
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 (ii) a proper endorsement or endorsements or duly executed instrument or
instruments of transfer in respect of such deposited Shares; 
 (iii) an instrument or instruments assigning to the
Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either any distribution on, or in respect of, such deposited Shares or indemnity therefor; and 

(iv) a proxy or proxies entitling the Custodian to vote such deposited Shares until such time as the Shares are registered in
the name of the Depositary, the Custodian or the nominee of either of them. 
 (b) Registration of Deposited Securities. As soon as
practicable after the Custodian receives Deposited Securities pursuant to any such deposit or pursuant to paragraph (10) (Distributions on Deposited Securities) or (13) (Changes Affecting Deposited Securities) of a form
of ADR, the Custodian shall present such Deposited Securities for registration of transfer into the name of the Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either, in each case for the benefit of Holders, to the extent such registration is
practicable, at the cost and expense of the person making such deposit (or for whose benefit such deposit is made) and shall obtain evidence satisfactory to it of such registration. Deposited Securities shall be held by the Custodian for the account
and to the order of the Depositary for the benefit of Holders of ADRs (to the extent not prohibited by law) at such place or places and in such manner as the Depositary shall determine. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in the forms of
ADR and/or any outstanding ADSs, the Depositary, the Custodian and their respective nominees are intended to be, and shall at all times during the term of the Deposit Agreement be, the record holder(s) only of the Deposited Securities represented by
the ADSs for the benefit of the Holders. The Depositary, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Custodian and their respective nominees, disclaims any beneficial ownership interest in the Deposited Securities held on behalf of the Holders. 

(c) Delivery of Deposited Securities. Deposited Securities may be delivered by the Custodian to any person only under the
circumstances expressly contemplated in this Deposit Agreement. To the extent that the provisions of or governing the Shares make delivery of certificates therefor impracticable, Shares may be deposited hereunder by such delivery thereof as the
Depositary or the Custodian may reasonably accept, including, without limitation, by causing them to be credited to an account maintained by the Custodian for such purpose with the Company or an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a
registrar for the Shares, together with delivery of the documents, payments and Delivery Order referred to herein to the Custodian or the Depositary. 

  
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 4. Issue of ADRs. After any such deposit of Shares, together with any other
documents required, the Custodian shall notify the Depositary of such deposit and of the information contained in any related Delivery Order by letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the person
making the deposit, by SWIFT, cable, telex or facsimile transmission. After receiving such notice from the Custodian, the Depositary, subject to this Deposit Agreement, shall properly issue at the Transfer Office, to or upon the order of any person
or persons named in such notice, an ADR or ADRs registered as requested and evidencing the aggregate Class A Share ADSs or Class B Share ADSs, as the case may be, to which such person or persons are entitled. 

5. Distributions on Deposited Securities. To the extent that the Depositary determines in its discretion that any distribution
pursuant to paragraph (10) of a form of ADR (Distributions on Deposited Securities) is not practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution with respect to any Holder entitled thereto, the Depositary, after consultation with
the Company (to the extent reasonably practicable), may make such distribution as it so deems practicable, including the distribution of foreign currency, securities or property (or appropriate documents evidencing the right to receive foreign
currency, securities or property) or the retention thereof as Deposited Securities with respect to such Holder’s ADRs (without liability for interest thereon or the investment thereof). 

6. Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. In connection with any surrender of an ADR for withdrawal of the Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced thereby, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may require proper endorsement in blank of such ADR (or duly executed instruments of transfer thereof in blank) and the
Holder’s written order directing the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such ADR to be withdrawn and delivered to, or upon the written order of, any person designated in such order (a
“Withdrawal Order”). Directions from the Depositary to the Custodian to deliver Deposited Securities shall be given by letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder, by SWIFT, cable,
telex or facsimile transmission. 
 7. Substitution of ADRs. The Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Direct Registration
ADR in exchange and substitution for any mutilated certificated ADR upon cancellation thereof or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen certificated ADR, unless the Depositary has notice that such ADR has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, upon the Holder thereof filing with the Depositary a request for such execution and delivery and a sufficient indemnity bond and satisfying any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary. 

  
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 8. Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs; Maintenance of Records. All ADRs
surrendered to the Depositary shall be cancelled by the Depositary. The Depositary is authorized to destroy ADRs in certificated form so cancelled in accordance with its customary practices. The Depositary, however, shall maintain or cause its
agents to maintain records of all ADRs surrendered and Deposited Securities withdrawn under Section 6 hereof and paragraph (2) of the applicable form of ADR, substitute ADRs delivered under Section 7 hereof, and cancelled or destroyed
ADRs under this Section 8, in keeping with the procedures ordinarily followed by stock transfer agents located in the United States or as required by the laws or regulations governing the Depositary. 

9. The Custodian. 
 (a)
Rights of the Depositary. Any Custodian in acting hereunder shall be subject to the directions of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. The Depositary reserves the right to add, replace or remove a Custodian and will
consult with the Company, if practicable, prior to taking such action. The Depositary will give prompt notice in writing to all Holders of the name and location of the appointment of any Custodian in relation to such action, which will be advance
notice if practicable. The Depositary, after consultation with the Company if practicable, may discharge any Custodian at any time upon notice to the Custodian being discharged. 

(b) Rights of the Custodian. Any Custodian may resign from its duties hereunder by providing at least 30 days’ prior written
notice to the Depositary. If upon the effectiveness of such resignation there would be no Custodian acting hereunder, prior to the effectiveness of such resignation, the Depositary will promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to, after
consultation with the Company if practicable, appoint a substitute custodian hereunder. The Depositary may discharge any Custodian at any time upon notice to the Custodian being discharged. Any Custodian ceasing to act hereunder as Custodian shall
deliver, upon the instruction of the Depositary, all Deposited Securities held by it to a Custodian continuing to act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Deposit Agreement (including the ADRs) and subject to the penultimate
sentence of paragraph (14) of the applicable form of ADR (Exoneration), the Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of the Custodian
except to the extent that any Holder has incurred liability directly as a result of the Custodian having (i) committed fraud or willful misconduct in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary or (ii) failed to use reasonable care in
the provision of custodial services to the Depositary as determined in accordance with the standards prevailing in the jurisdiction in which the Custodian is located. 

  
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 (c) To the extent the Custodian is JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any subsidiary of the
Depositary, the Depositary shall be responsible for the acts and omissions to act on the part of the Custodian as if the Depositary were acting as Custodian hereunder. 

10. Lists of Holders. The Company shall have the right to inspect transfer records of the Depositary and its agents and the ADR
Register, take copies thereof and require the Depositary and its agents to supply copies of such portions of such records as the Company may request. The Depositary or its agent shall furnish to the Company promptly upon the written request of the
Company, a list of the names, addresses and holdings of ADSs by all Holders as of a date within five New York business days of the Depositary’s receipt of such request. 

11. Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary may perform its obligations under this Deposit Agreement through any agent appointed
by it, provided that the Depositary shall notify the Company of such appointment and, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (14) of the applicable form of ADR (Exoneration), shall remain responsible for the performance of
such obligations as if no agent were appointed. 
 12. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor
Depositary. 
 (a) Resignation of the Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by written
notice of its election to do so delivered to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. 

(b) Removal of the Depositary. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by providing no less than 60 days’
prior written notice of such removal to the Depositary, such removal to take effect the later of (i) the 60th day after such notice of removal is first provided and (ii) the appointment
of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the resignation or removal of the Depositary a successor depositary is not appointed within the applicable 60-day period as specified in paragraph (17) of the applicable form of ADR (Termination), then the Depositary may elect to terminate this Deposit Agreement and the ADR and the provisions of said
paragraph (17) shall thereafter govern the Depositary’s obligations hereunder. 

  
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 (c) Appointment of Successor Depositary. In case at any time the Depositary
acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully
vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor. The predecessor depositary, upon payment of all sums due to it and on the written request of the Company, shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to
such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other than its rights to indemnification and fees owing, each of which shall survive any such removal and/or resignation), (ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title
and interest to the Deposited Securities to such successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders of all outstanding ADRs. Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to such Holders. Any bank
or trust company into or with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated, or to which the Depositary shall transfer substantially all its American depositary receipt business, shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or
filing of any document or any further act. 
 13. Reports. On or before the first date on which the Company gives any notice of
any meeting of owners of Shares or of taking any action in respect of any cash or other distributions of any rights available to holders of Deposited Securities or makes any communication that reasonably could require the Depositary to take, or plan
to take, action under this Deposit Agreement, by publication or otherwise, the Company shall transmit to the Depositary a copy thereof in English or with an English translation or summary. The Company has delivered to the Depositary, the Custodian
and any Transfer Office, a copy of all provisions of or governing the Shares and any other Deposited Securities issued by the Company or any affiliate of the Company and, promptly upon any change thereto, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary,
the Custodian and any Transfer Office, a copy (in English or with an English translation) of such provisions as so changed. The Depositary and its agents may rely upon the Company’s delivery of all such communications, information and
provisions for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement and the Depositary shall have no liability for the accuracy or completeness of any thereof. If requested by the Company, the Depositary will arrange for the mailing, at the Company’s
expense, of copies of notices, reports and communications provided by the Company for such purpose to all Holders. The Company will timely provide the Depositary with the quantity of such notices, reports, and other communications, as reasonably
requested by the Depositary from time to time, as are necessary in order for the Depositary to effect such mailings. 

  
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 14. Additional Shares. The Company agrees with the Depositary that neither the
Company nor any company controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company shall (a) issue (i) additional Shares, (ii) rights to subscribe for Shares, (iii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or
(iv) rights to subscribe for any such securities or (b) deposit any Shares under this Deposit Agreement, except, in each case, under circumstances complying in all respects with the Securities Act of 1933. If the Company or any affiliate
of the Company determines at its sole discretion to issue or distribute (i) additional Shares, (ii) rights to subscribe for Shares, (iii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or (iv) rights to subscribe for any
such securities, the Company shall notify the Depositary and at the reasonable request of the Depositary provided in writing, the Company will furnish the Depositary with (i) a written opinion from U.S. counsel for the Company that is
reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary, stating whether or not the issuance or distribution requires, or, if made in the United States, would require, registration under the Securities Act of 1933, and dealing with such other issues reasonably
requested by the Depositary and (ii) a written opinion from English counsel for the Company dealing with such issues reasonably requested by the Depositary. If, in the opinion of such U.S. counsel, such issuance or distribution requires, or, if
made in the United States, would require, registration under the Securities Act of 1933, that counsel shall furnish to the Depositary a written opinion as to whether or not there is a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 in effect
that will cover that issuance or distribution. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, no such written opinion from U.S. counsel regarding the existence of a registration statement with respect to such issuance or distribution under the
Securities Act of 1933 need be furnished to the Depositary in the event that the Company provides proof reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary that a registration statement is in effect as to such issuance or distribution under the Securities Act
of 1933 and has remained effective through the date of the relevant transaction. The Depositary will not knowingly accept for deposit hereunder any Shares required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 unless a registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 is in effect as to such Shares and will use reasonable efforts to comply with written instructions of the Company not to accept for deposit hereunder any Shares identified in such instructions at such times and under
such circumstances as may reasonably be specified in such instructions in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the requirements of the securities laws, rules and regulations in the United States. 

15. Indemnification. 
 (a)
Indemnification by the Company. Subject to the limitations provided for in Section 15(c) below, the Company shall indemnify, defend and save harmless each of the Depositary, and its directors, officers, employees, agents and
affiliates against any direct loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in connection with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the ADRs, as the same
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance herewith (i) by either the Depositary or its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any loss, liability or expense directly arising out of the
negligence, or willful misconduct of the Depositary or its directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates acting in their capacities as such hereunder or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and
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 The indemnities set forth in the preceding paragraph shall also apply to any liability or
expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement
memorandum) of the Company or an affiliate thereof relating to the offer, issuance, withdrawal or sale of ADSs or the deposit of Shares in connection therewith, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information
relating to the Depositary or its agents (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing by the Depositary expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents and not changed or altered by the Company or (ii) if such information
is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. 
 The Company agrees that the
indemnification provided in this Section 15(a) shall apply to the Depositary’s implementation of the Direct Registration System and that, to the extent the relevant transfer is performed in connection with and in accordance with the
arrangements and procedures related to the Direct Registration System generally in effect, reliance by the Depositary upon information, or compliance with directions, it receives from a DTC participant claiming to act on behalf of a Holder of Direct
Registration ADRs to register a transfer of ADSs to DTC or its nominee or to deliver ADSs to the DTC account of that DTC participant, without receipt by the Depositary of prior authorization from the Holder to register such transfer or make such
delivery (unless such prior authorization is required by the Profile Modification System), shall not be deemed negligence or willful misconduct by the Depositary within the meaning of this Section 15 (a), unless the Depositary had actual
knowledge, or had reason to know (despite the absence of any investigation by it), that such directions were not authorized or were otherwise invalid. 

(b) Indemnification by the Depositary. Subject to the limitations provided for in Section 15(c) below, the Depositary shall
indemnify, defend and save harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates acting on the Company’s behalf hereunder against any direct loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) incurred by it in respect of this Deposit Agreement to the extent such loss, liability or expense is due to the negligence or willful misconduct of the Depositary or its directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates acting in their
capacities as such hereunder on behalf of the Depositary. 

  
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 (c) Damages or Lost Profits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Deposit Agreement or the ADRs to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Depositary, nor any of their agents, shall be liable to the other for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (collectively “Special
Damages”) except (i) to the extent such Special Damages arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party from whom indemnification is sought or (ii) to the extent Special Damages arise from or out of a claim
brought by a third party (including, without limitation, Holders) against the Depositary or its agents, except to the extent such Special Damages arise out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification hereunder.

 (d) Notification. Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an “indemnified person”) shall notify the person
from whom it is seeking indemnification (the “indemnifying person”) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such indemnified person becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to
make any such notification shall not affect such indemnified person’s rights to indemnification except and only to the limited extent the indemnifying person is materially prejudiced by such failure) and shall consult in good faith with the
indemnifying person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder, which defense shall be reasonable under the circumstances. No indemnified person shall compromise or settle any indemnifiable
action without the prior written consent of the indemnifying person (which consent shall not unreasonably (from the point of view of the person seeking indemnification) be withheld or delayed) unless (i) there is no finding or admission of any
violation of law and no effect on any other claims that may be made against such indemnifying person and (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the indemnified person (without indemnification hereunder by the
indemnifying person) seeking such compromise or settlement. 
 (e) Survival. The obligations set forth in this Section 15 shall
survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement and the succession or substitution of any indemnified person. 
 16.
Notices. 
 (a) Notice to Holders. Notice to any Holder shall be deemed given when first mailed, first class postage
prepaid, or otherwise disseminated in a manner consented to by such Holder to the address (physical or electronic, as the case may be) of such Holder on the ADR Register or received by such Holder. Failure to notify a Holder or any defect in the
notification to a Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of notification to other Holders or to the beneficial owners of ADSs held by such other Holders. 

  
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 (b) Notice to the Depositary or the Company. Notice to the Depositary or the
Company shall be deemed given when first received by it at the address or facsimile transmission number set forth in (i) or (ii), respectively, or at such other address or facsimile transmission number as either may specify to the other by
written notice: 
  

	 	(i)	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11 

New York, New York, 10179 

Attention: Depositary Receipts Group 

Fax: (302) 220-4591 
  

	 	(ii)	 Royal Dutch Shell plc 

30, Carel van Bylandtlaan 2596 HR The Hague 

The Netherlands 
 Attention:
Linda M. Szymanski, Company Secretary 
 E-mail Address: linda.szymanski@shell.com 

With courtesy copies (which shall not be required for any notice hereunder to be effective) to: 

Royal Dutch Shell plc 
 Shell
Centre 
 London, SE1 7NA 

United Kingdom 
 Attention:
Company Secretary Office 
 E-mail Address: anthony.clarke@shell.com 

and 
 Royal Dutch Shell plc 

150 North Dairy Ashford Road 

Houston, TX 77079 
 United
States of America 
 Attn: Investor Relations 

Email address: ir-usa@shell.com 

17. Counterparts. This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all of which shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Deposit Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf”, “.tif” or similar format) shall be effective as
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 18. No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Holders and Beneficial Owners as Parties; Binding
Effect. This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the Company, the Depositary, the Holders, and their respective successors hereunder, and, except to the extent specifically set forth in Section 15 of this Deposit
Agreement, shall not give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person. The Holders and owners (beneficial or otherwise) of interests in ADRs or ADSs from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and
shall be bound by all of the provisions hereof. 
 19. Severability. If any provision of this Deposit Agreement or the ADRs is or
becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected thereby. 

20. Governing Law; Arbitration of Disputes. 

(a) The Deposit Agreement, the ADSs and the ADRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York without giving effect to the application of the conflict of law principles thereof, except that the provisions of Section 20(b) below and Paragraph 14(s) of each of the Forms of ADRs and the provisions incorporated by reference into that
Section and those paragraphs of the Forms of ADRs shall be governed by the laws of England to the limited extent provided in said Section 20(b) and Paragraph 14(s). 

(b) The Company, the Depositary and each Holder shall be bound by the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction provisions set forth in this
subsection (b) in connection with any Share Dispute, as that term is defined in this Section 20(b): 
 (i) The term
“Share Dispute” is defined as any action, dispute, controversy, claim or cause of action (a) between the Company and Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs or (b) between and directly involving as named parties each of
the Company, the Depositary and one or more Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs, in each case arising out of, or relating to, this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the ADRs or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (whether in tort, in
contract, under statute, including for the avoidance of doubt, any derivative claim thereunder, or otherwise), including any question regarding existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination of the Deposit Agreement and any alleged
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 (ii) Any and all Share Disputes shall be finally and exclusively resolved by
arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) (the “ICC Rules”), as amended from time to time, which ICC Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Deposit Agreement. 
 (iii) The arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) shall consist of three arbitrators, to be
appointed in accordance with the ICC Rules. The chairman of the tribunal must have at least 20 years’ experience as a lawyer qualified to practise in a common law jurisdiction within the Commonwealth (as constituted on 12 May 2005), and
each other arbitrator must have at least 20 years’ experience as a qualified lawyer. 
 (iv) If any Share Dispute raises
issues which are substantially the same as or connected with issues raised in a Share Dispute which has already been referred to arbitration (an “Existing Share Dispute”) or arises out of substantially the same facts as are the
subject of an Existing Share Dispute (a “Related Share Dispute”), then the Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of any such Existing Share Dispute shall also be appointed as the Tribunal in respect of any Related Share
Dispute, save where the Tribunal considers such appointment would be inappropriate. 
 (v) Where, pursuant to the above
provisions, the same Tribunal has been appointed in relation to two or more Related Share Disputes, the Tribunal may order that the whole or part of the matters at issue shall be heard together upon such terms or conditions as the Tribunal thinks
fit. 
 (vi) The Tribunal shall have power to make such directions and any interim, partial or final awards as it considers
just and desirable. The Tribunal, upon the request of a party to a Share Dispute, or another party which itself wishes to be joined in any reference to arbitration commenced in accordance with this Clause, may join any party to the reference to
arbitration proceedings and may make a single, final award determining all Share Disputes between them. 
 (vii) Each of the
parties to this Deposit Agreement hereby agrees to be joined to any reference to arbitration proceedings in relation to any Share Dispute at the request of a party to that Share Dispute, and to accept the joinder of a party requesting to be joined
pursuant to this Section 20. 
 (viii) The place of the arbitration shall be The Hague, The Netherlands. The language of
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 (ix) Each person hereby waives, as far as permitted by law: (a) any
right under the laws of any jurisdiction to apply to any court of law or other judicial authority to determine any preliminary point of law, and/or (b) any right he or she may otherwise have under the laws of any jurisdiction to appeal or
otherwise challenge the award, ruling or decision of the tribunal. 
 (x) The governing law applicable to such Share Dispute,
including the submission to arbitration and written arbitration agreement contained in or evidenced by the Articles, shall be the substantive law of England. 

(xi) If any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority including for the avoidance of doubt, a court or
authority in any jurisdiction which is not a signatory to the New York Convention in any jurisdiction determines that this arbitration provision is invalid or unenforceable in relation to any Share Dispute, the Company and the Holder or owner of
interests in ADSs, in each case, irrevocably agree that any related proceeding, suit or action can only be brought in the courts of England and Wales and the governing law applicable to such proceedings shall be the substantive law of England. 

(c) Nothing in this Deposit Agreement shall be construed to change or alter the Articles. The Company will make a copy of the Articles
available to Holders upon request. 
 (d) By holding an ADS or an interest therein, Holders and owners of interests in ADSs each acknowledge
and agree that (i) such Holders and owners of interests in ADSs are not shareholders of the Company and have no direct rights of a shareholder against the Company, and that the rights attaching to the Shares represented by the ADSs, and the
rights of the Company with respect to the Shares, are governed exclusively by the Articles and the laws of England, (ii) in connection with any matters against the Company, such Holders and owners of interests in ADSs shall be and are bound by
the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction provisions set out in this Section 20, (iii) any legal suit, action or proceeding instituted by Holders or owners of interests in ADSs against or involving the Depositary that does not include the
Company as a co-defendant or other party, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the transactions contemplated herein or therein including any alleged violation of the U.S. federal
securities laws, may only be instituted in a state or federal court in New York, New York, and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such
proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iv) the Depositary may institute any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Holders 

  
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 and/or owners of interests in ADSs in any state or federal court in New York, New York or any other court
having jurisdiction, provided the Company is not included as a co-defendant or other party to such proceeding, and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any and all such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. 

(e) Legal Proceedings between the Depositary and the Company. The Depositary and the Company agree that any action, dispute,
controversy, claim or cause of action arising out of, or relating to, this Deposit Agreement or the ADRs (whether in tort, contract, under statute, including for the avoidance of doubt, any derivative claim thereunder, or otherwise), including any
question regarding existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination of the Deposit Agreement and any alleged violation of the U.S. federal securities laws (“Dispute”) between the Company and the Depositary shall be finally
and exclusively resolved by arbitration under the arbitration rules of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA Rules”), as amended from time to time, which AAA Rules are deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Deposit Agreement. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 

(i) The arbitral tribunal (the “AAA Tribunal”) shall consist of three arbitrators appointed in accordance with
the AAA Rules and each of whom shall be disinterested in the dispute or controversy and shall have no connection with any party thereto. 

(ii) Should a vacancy arise because any arbitrator dies, resigns, refuses to act or becomes incapable of performing his
functions, the vacancy shall be filled by the method by which the arbitrator was originally appointed. When a vacancy is filled, the newly established AAA Tribunal shall have sole discretion to determine whether any hearings shall be repeated, save
that if the chairman is replaced, any hearings held previously shall be repeated. 
 (iii) If any Dispute raises issues which
are substantially the same as or connected with issues raised in a Dispute which has already been referred to arbitration under any Related Agreements (an “Existing Dispute”) or arises out of substantially the same facts as are the
subject of an Existing Dispute (a “Related Dispute”), then the AAA Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of any such Existing Dispute shall also be appointed as the AAA Tribunal in respect of any Related Dispute, save
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 (iv) Where, pursuant to the above provisions, the same AAA Tribunal has been
appointed in relation to two or more Related Disputes, the AAA Tribunal may order that the whole or part of the matters at issue shall be heard together upon such terms or conditions as the AAA Tribunal thinks fit. 

(v) The AAA Tribunal shall have power to make such directions and any interim, partial or final awards as it considers just and
desirable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the AAA Tribunal shall have no authority to award damages against any party not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages. 

(vi) Save to the extent required by law or a regulator with jurisdiction over the Depositary’s business, no aspect of the
proceedings, documentation, or any (partial or final) award or order or any other matter connected with the arbitration shall be disclosed to any other person by either party or its counsel, agents, corporate parents, affiliates or subsidiaries
without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, disclosure may be made by the Depositary or the Company to their respective affiliates thereof and to their respective employees, auditors, external counsel, accountants,
affiliates and/or agents thereof, who need such information and/or documentation in connection with their provision of services to the Depositary or the Company or their respective affiliates and who shall be bound by appropriate nondisclosure
obligations. 
 (vii) The seat of the arbitration shall be in City of New York, State of New York, United States of America.

 (viii) The language of the arbitration shall be English. 

(ix) Nothing in this Clause shall be construed as preventing any party from seeking conservatory or similar interim relief from
any court of competent jurisdiction or the arbitration panel. 
 (x) Any award of the AAA Tribunal shall be made in writing
and shall be final and binding on the parties. The parties undertake to carry out the award without delay. 
 (xi) The
International Bar Association (IBA) Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration shall apply to the arbitration. 

  
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 21. Agent for Service. 

(a) Appointment. The Company has appointed C T Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, as its authorized agent
(the “Authorized Agent”) upon which process may be served in any such action arising out of or based on this Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby which may be instituted in any state or federal court in New
York, New York by the Depositary or any Holder, and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Subject to the Company’s rights to replace the Authorized Agent with another entity in the manner
required were the Authorized Agent to have resigned, such appointment shall be irrevocable by the Company. 
 (b) Agent for Service of
Process. The Company represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and
instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. The Company further hereby irrevocably consents and agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents in any
suit, action or proceeding against the Company, by service by mail of a copy thereof upon the Authorized Agent (whether or not the appointment of such Authorized Agent shall for any reason prove to be ineffective or such Authorized Agent shall fail
to receive and forward such service), with a copy mailed to the Company by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, to its address provided in Section 16(b) hereof. The Company agrees that the failure of the Authorized Agent to give
any notice of such service to it shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any judgment rendered in any suit, action or proceeding based thereon. If, for any reason, the Authorized Agent named above or its successor shall
no longer serve as agent of the Company to receive service of process in New York, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor that is a legal entity with offices in New York, New York, so as to serve and will promptly advise the Depositary
thereof. 
 (c) Waiver of Personal Service of Process. In the event the Company fails to continue such designation and
appointment in full force and effect, the Company hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its
address last specified for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so mailed. 

  
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 22. Waiver of Immunities. To the extent that the Company or any of its
properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter be entitled to, or have attributed to it, any right of immunity, on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any
respect thereof, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from service of process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution or judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal
process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any jurisdiction in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or other matters under or arising out of
or in connection with the Shares or Deposited Securities, the ADSs, the ADRs or this Deposit Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to plead or claim, any such
immunity and consents to such relief and enforcement. 
 23. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER OF, AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN, ADSS OR ADRS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
SUIT, ACTION, CLAIM, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY HERETO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY). 
 24.
Amendment and Restatement of Prior Deposit Agreements. The Deposit Agreement amends and restates each of the Prior Deposit Agreements in their entirety to consist exclusively of the Deposit Agreement, and each Prior Deposit Agreement
Receipt is hereby deemed amended and restated to substantially conform to the form of ADR set forth in either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as the case may be, annexed hereto, except that, to the extent any portion of such amendment and restatement
imposes or increases any fees or charges (other than taxes and other governmental charges, registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or otherwise prejudices any substantial existing
right of Holders, such portion shall not become effective as to such Holders, persons or entities with respect to such Prior Deposit Agreement Receipts until 30 days after Holders shall have received notice thereof, such notice to be conclusively
deemed given upon the mailing to such Holders of notice of such amendment and restatement which notice contains a provision whereby such Holders can receive a copy of the applicable form of ADR. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. have duly executed
this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all holders of ADRs shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADRs issued in accordance with the terms hereof. 

 

			
	ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jessica Uhl

	Name:	 	Jessica Uhl
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 
			
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Timothy E. Green

	Name:	 	Timothy E. Green
	Title:	 	Vice President

 EXHIBIT A 

ANNEXED TO AND INCORPORATED IN 

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 
 [FORM OF
FACE OF ADR EVIDENCING CLASS A SHARE ADSs] 
  

					
		  		  	No. of ADSs:
			
	             

Number
	  		  	
			
		  		  	Each ADS represents
			
		  		  	Two Shares
			
		  		  	CUSIP:

 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT 

evidencing 
 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY
SHARES 
 representing 
 CLASS A
ORDINARY SHARES 
 of 
 ROYAL
DUTCH SHELL PLC 
 (Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales) 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as depositary hereunder
(the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that              is the registered owner (a “Holder”) of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”),
each (subject to paragraph (13) (Changes Affecting Deposited Securities)) representing two Class A ordinary shares (including the rights to receive Shares described in paragraph (1) (Issuance of ADSs),
“Shares” and, together with any other securities, cash or property from time to time held by the Depositary in respect or in lieu of deposited Shares, the “Deposited Securities”), of Royal Dutch Shell plc, a
corporation organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), deposited under the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (as amended from time to time, the “Deposit
Agreement”) among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time 

  
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 of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (“ADRs”), each of whom by accepting an
ADR becomes a party thereto. The Deposit Agreement and this ADR (which includes the provisions set forth on the reverse hereof) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the application of the conflict of law principles thereof. All capitalized terms used herein, and not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Deposit Agreement. 

(1) Issuance of ADSs. 
 (a)
Issuance. This ADR is one of the ADRs issued under the Deposit Agreement. Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Depositary may so issue ADRs for delivery at the Transfer Office (as hereinafter defined) only against deposit of:
(i) Shares in a form satisfactory to the Custodian; or (ii) rights to receive Shares from the Company or any registrar, transfer agent, clearing agent or other entity recording Share ownership or transactions. 

(b) Lending. In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend 

Shares or ADSs. 
 (c) Representations and
Warranties of Depositors. Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement represents and warrants that: 
  

	 	(i)	 such Shares and the certificates therefor are duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding, fully paid,
nonassessable and legally obtained by such person, 

  

	 	(ii)	 all pre-emptive and comparable rights, if any, with respect to such
Shares have been validly waived or exercised, 

  

	 	(iii)	 the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do, 

 

	 	(iv)	 the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge,
mortgage or adverse claim and 

  

	 	(v)	 such Shares (A) are not Restricted Securities unless, with respect to Shares that are Restricted
Securities solely by virtue of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, at the time of deposit the requirements of paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144 shall not apply and such Shares may be freely transferred and may
otherwise be offered and sold freely in the 

  
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 United States or (B) have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. To the
extent the person depositing Shares is an “affiliate” of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 144, the person also represents and warrants that upon the sale of the ADSs, all of the provisions of Rule 144 which enable the Shares to
be freely sold (in the form of ADSs) will be fully complied with and, as a result thereof, all of the ADSs issued in respect of such Shares will not be on the sale thereof, Restricted Securities 

Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit and withdrawal of Shares and the issuance and cancellation of ADSs in respect
thereof and the transfer of such ADSs. 
 (d) The Depositary may refuse to accept for such deposit any Shares identified by the Company in
order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Rules made thereunder. 
 (2) Withdrawal of
Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and (5) (Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges), upon surrender of (a) a certificated ADR in
a form satisfactory to the Depositary at the Transfer Office or (b) proper instructions and documentation in the case of a Direct Registration ADR, the Holder hereof is entitled to delivery at, or to the extent in dematerialized form
from, the Custodian’s office of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the ADSs evidenced by this ADR. At the request, risk and expense of the Holder hereof, the Depositary may deliver such Deposited Securities at such other place
as may have been requested by the Holder. Delivery of Deposited Securities may be made by (a) the delivery of certificates (which, if required by law shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by properly executed instruments of transfer or, if
such certificates may be registered, registered in the name of such Holder or as ordered by such Holder in any Withdrawal Order), (b) the delivery of any Deposited Securities eligible for settlement through Euroclear Nederland or its successor
(“Euroclear Nederland”) to an account designated by such Holder with Euroclear Nederland or an institution that maintains accounts with Euroclear Nederland, or (c) by such other means as the Depositary may deem practicable,
including, without limitation, by transfer of record ownership thereof to an account designated in the Withdrawal Order maintained either by the Company or an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Deposited
Securities. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, the withdrawal of Deposited Securities may be restricted only for the reasons set forth in General Instruction I.A.(1) of Form
F-6 (as such instructions may be amended from time to time) under the Securities Act of 1933. 
  

  
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 To the extent applicable, the Holder requesting delivery of Deposited Securities upon
surrender of ADRs shall have the sole responsibility for ensuring that such Holder has a valid account with Euroclear Nederland or an institution that maintains accounts with Euroclear Nederland and that the information required for transfer to such
account is accurately and promptly provided to the Depositary. 
 (3) Transfers, Split-Ups and
Combinations of ADRs; Unification and Consolidation. The Depositary or its agent will keep, at a designated transfer office (the “Transfer Office”), (i) a register (the “ADR Register”) for the
registration, registration of transfer, combination and split-up of ADRs, and, in the case of Direct Registration ADRs, shall include the Direct Registration System, which at all reasonable times will be open
for inspection by Holders and the Company for the purpose of communicating with Holders in the interest of the business of the Company or a matter relating to the Deposit Agreement and (ii) facilities for the delivery and receipt of ADRs. The
term ADR Register includes the Direct Registration System. Title to this ADR (and to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby), when properly endorsed (in the case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the
Depositary of proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of New York; provided that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, may treat the person in whose name this ADR is registered on the ADR Register as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company will have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the
Deposit Agreement to any holder of an ADR, unless such holder is the Holder thereof. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), this ADR is transferable on the ADR Register and may be split into other ADRs or combined with other ADRs into one ADR,
evidencing the aggregate number of ADSs surrendered for split-up or combination, by the Holder hereof or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this ADR at the Transfer Office properly endorsed (in the
case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer and duly stamped as may be required by applicable law; provided that the Depositary may close the ADR Register at any time or from time to
time when deemed expedient by it and it may also close the issuance book portion of the ADR Register when reasonably requested by the Company solely in order to enable the Company to comply with applicable law. At the request of a Holder, the
Depositary shall, for the purpose of substituting a certificated ADR with a Direct Registration ADR, or vice versa, execute and deliver a certificated ADR or a Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, for any authorized number of ADSs requested,
evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by the certificated ADR or Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, substituted. Notwithstanding this paragraph (3), if the Company unifies and/or consolidates the Class A
Shares and the Class B Shares pursuant to article 5(E) of the Articles or otherwise, upon effectiveness of such unification and/or 

  
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 consolidation, each existing ADS may be exchanged for a new ADS representing the survivor class of Shares.
In connection therewith, to the extent Class A Shares and Class B Shares are unified or consolidated in any respect, on surrender of ADSs to the Depositary by the Holders of the class of ADS in which the underlying Shares were unified
and/or consolidated into the other class of underlying Shares, subject to the provisions of paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary) of the forms of ADRs and the other applicable provisions hereof, the Depositary shall cancel said surrendered
ADSs and thereafter issue to the Holder the same number of ADSs representing the survivor class of Shares. 
 (4) Certain Limitations to
Registration, Transfer etc. Prior to the issue, registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination of any ADR, the delivery of any distribution in respect thereof, or, subject to the
last sentence of paragraph (2) (Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, and from time to time in the case of clause (b)(ii) of this paragraph (4), the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian may
require: 
 (a) payment with respect thereto of (i) any stock transfer or other tax or other governmental charge, (ii) any stock
transfer or registration fees in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities upon any applicable register and (iii) any applicable charges as provided in paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary) of this
ADR; 
 (b) the production of proof satisfactory to it of (i) the identity of any signatory and genuineness of any signature and
(ii) such other information, including without limitation, information as to citizenship, residence, exchange control approval, beneficial ownership of any securities, compliance with applicable law, regulations, provisions of or governing
Deposited Securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement and this ADR, as it may deem necessary or proper; and 
 (c) compliance with such
regulations as the Depositary may establish consistent with the Deposit Agreement. 
 The issuance of ADRs, the acceptance of deposits of
Shares, the registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination of ADRs or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2) (Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended, generally or in particular instances, when the ADR Register or any register for Deposited Securities is closed or when any such action is deemed advisable by the Depositary. 

  
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 (5) Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any tax or
other governmental charges (including any penalties and/or interest) shall become payable by or on behalf of the Custodian or the Depositary with respect to this ADR, any Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby or any
distribution thereon, such tax or other governmental charge shall be paid by the Holder hereof to the Depositary and by holding or having held an ADR the Holder and all prior Holders hereof, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify, defend and save
harmless each of the Depositary and its agents in respect thereof. Neither the Company nor the Depositary shall be liable to Holders, beneficial owners of, or holders of interests in, ADSs and ADRs for failure of any of them to comply with
applicable tax laws, rules and/or regulations. The Depositary may refuse to effect any registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination hereof or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2)
(Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), any withdrawal of such Deposited Securities until such payment is made. The Depositary may also deduct from any distributions on or in respect of Deposited Securities, or may sell by public or private
sale for the account of the Holder hereof any part or all of such Deposited Securities, and may apply such deduction or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder hereof remaining liable for any
deficiency, and shall reduce the number of ADSs evidenced hereby to reflect any such sales of Shares. In connection with any distribution to Holders, the Company or its agent will remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts
(if any) required to be withheld and owing to such authority or agency by the Company; and the Depositary and the Custodian will remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing to such
authority or agency by the Depositary or the Custodian. If the Depositary determines that any distribution in property other than cash (including Shares or rights) on Deposited Securities is subject to any tax that the Depositary or the Custodian is
obligated to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems practicable and in good faith necessary to pay such taxes, by public or private sale, and the
Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes to the Holders entitled thereto. Each Holder of an ADR or an interest therein agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the
Company, the Custodian and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes, additions to tax, penalties or
interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained which obligations shall survive any transfer or surrender of ADSs or the termination of the Deposit Agreement. 

  
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 (6) Disclosure of Interests. 

(a) General. To the extent that the provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities (including the Articles and applicable
English law) may require disclosure of or impose limits on beneficial or other ownership of, or interests in, Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities and may provide for blocking transfer, voting or other rights to enforce such
disclosure or limits, Holders and all persons holding ADRs agree to comply with all such disclosure requirements and ownership limitations and to comply with any reasonable Company instructions in respect thereof. The Company reserves the right to
instruct Holders to (i) provide information (a) as to the capacity in which such Holders own or owned ADSs, (b) regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously owning interests in such ADSs and (c) regarding the
nature of such interest and various other matters pursuant to applicable law or the Articles or such other corporate document of the Company, all as if such ADSs were to the extent practicable the underlying Shares. Each Holder agrees to provide any
information requested by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this paragraph 6 (a) whether or not such person is still a Holder at the time of the request, and (ii) deliver their ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the Deposited
Securities so as to permit the Company to deal directly with the Holder thereof as a holder of Shares and Holders agree to comply with such instructions. The Depositary agrees to (i) cooperate with the Company in its efforts to inform Holders
of the Company’s exercise of its rights under this paragraph and agrees to forward to the Company any responses to such requests received by the Depositary and (ii) consult with, and provide reasonable assistance without risk, liability or
expense on the part of the Depositary, to the Company on the manner or manners in which it may enforce such rights with respect to any Holder. 

(b) Jurisdiction Specific. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or of the ADRs and without limiting the
foregoing, by being a Holder, each such Holder agrees to provide such information as the Company may request in a disclosure notice (a “Disclosure Notice”) given pursuant to the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006 (as amended from
time to time and including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof, the “Companies Act”) or the Articles. By accepting or holding an ADR, each Holder acknowledges that it
understands that failure to comply with a Disclosure Notice may result in the imposition of sanctions against the holder of the Shares in respect of which the non-complying person is or was, or appears to be
or has been, interested as provided in the Companies Act and the Articles which currently include, the withdrawal of the voting rights of such Shares and the imposition of restrictions on the rights to receive dividends on and to transfer such
Shares. In addition, by accepting or holding an ADR each Holder agrees to comply with the provisions of the United Kingdom Disclosure and Transparency Rules (as amended from time to time, the “DTRs”) with regard to the notification
to the Company of interests in Shares and certain financial instruments, which currently provide, inter alia, that a Holder must notify the Company of the percentage of its voting rights he holds as shareholder or holds or is deemed to hold through
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 holdings) if the percentage of those voting rights (i) reaches, exceeds or falls below 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%,
7%, 8%, 9%, 10% and each 1% threshold thereafter up to 100% as a result of an acquisition or disposal of Shares or certain financial instruments, or (ii) reaches, exceeds or falls below such applicable thresholds as a result of events changing
the breakdown of voting rights and on the basis of information disclosed by the Company in accordance with the DTRs. The notification must be effected as soon as possible, but not later than two trading days after the Holder (a) learns of the
acquisition or disposal or of the possibility of exercising voting rights, or on which, having regard to the circumstances, should have learned of it, regardless of the date on which the acquisition, disposal or possibility of exercising voting
rights takes effect, or (b) is informed of the event mentioned in (ii) above. 
 (7) Charges of Depositary. 

(a) Rights of the Depositary. The Depositary may charge, and collect from, (i) each person to whom ADSs are issued,
including, without limitation, issuances against deposits of Shares, issuances in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions (as such terms are defined in paragraph (10) (Distributions on Deposited Securities)), issuances
pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company, or issuances pursuant to a merger, exchange of securities (including, without limitation, the consolidation and/or unification of the Class A Shares and the Class B
Shares) or any other transaction or event affecting the ADSs or the Deposited Securities, and (ii) each person surrendering ADSs for withdrawal of Deposited Securities or whose ADSs are cancelled or reduced for any other reason U.S.$5.00 for
each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued, delivered, reduced, exchanged, cancelled or surrendered, or upon which a Share Distribution or elective distribution is made or offered (as the case may be). The Depositary may sell (by public or private
sale) sufficient securities and property received in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions prior to such deposit to pay such charge. 

(b) Additional charges by the Depositary. The following additional charges shall also be incurred by the Holders, by any party
depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering ADSs and/or to whom ADSs are issued (including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the
ADSs or the Deposited Securities or a distribution of ADSs pursuant to paragraph (10) (Distributions on Deposited Securities), whichever is applicable: 
  

	 	(i)	 a fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS held for any Cash distribution made, or for or upon which any elective
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	 	(ii)	 a fee for the distribution or sale of securities pursuant to paragraph (10) hereof, such fee being in an
amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of ADSs referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit of such securities (for purposes of this paragraph (7) treating all such securities as if they were
Shares) but which securities or the net cash proceeds from the sale thereof are instead distributed by the Depositary to Holders entitled thereto, 

  

	 	(iii)	 an aggregate fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS per calendar year (or portion thereof) for services performed by
the Depositary in administering the ADRs (which fee may be charged on a periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed against Holders as of the record date or record dates set by the Depositary during each calendar year and shall be
payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions), and 

 

	 	(iv)	 a fee for the reimbursement of such fees, charges and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of
its agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian and expenses incurred on behalf of Holders in connection with compliance with foreign exchange control regulations or any law or regulation relating to foreign investment) in connection with
the servicing of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, the sale of securities (including, without limitation, Deposited Securities), the delivery of Deposited Securities or otherwise in connection with the Depositary’s or its
Custodian’s compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation (which fees and charges shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against Holders as of the record date or dates set by the Depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion
of the Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions). 

(c) Miscellaneous. The Company will pay all other charges and expenses of the Depositary and any agent of the Depositary (except
the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time between the Company and the Depositary, except: 

  
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	 	(i)	 stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges (which are payable by Holders or persons
depositing Shares); 

  

	 	(ii)	 SWIFT, cable, telex and facsimile transmission and delivery charges incurred at the request of persons
depositing, or Holders delivering Shares, ADRs or Deposited Securities (which are payable by such persons or Holders); 

  

	 	(iii)	 transfer or registration fees for the registration or transfer of Deposited Securities on any applicable
register in connection with the deposit or withdrawal of Deposited Securities (which are payable by persons depositing Shares or Holders withdrawing Deposited Securities); and 

 

	 	(iv)	 in connection with the conversion of foreign currency into U.S. dollars, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(“JPMorgan”) shall deduct out of such foreign currency the fees, expenses and other charges charged by it and/or its agent (which may be a division, branch or affiliate) so appointed in connection with such conversion. JPMorgan
and/or its agent may act as principal for such conversion of foreign currency. Such charges may at any time and from time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. For further details see https://www.adr.com.

 (d) Disclosure of Potential Depositary Payments. The Depositary anticipates reimbursing the Company for
certain expenses incurred by the Company that are related to the establishment and maintenance of the ADR program upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. The Depositary may make available to the
Company a set amount or a portion of the Depositary fees charged in respect of the ADR program or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. 

(e) The right of the Depositary to receive payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided above shall survive the termination of the Deposit
Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the resignation or removal of such Depositary, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the effectiveness of such resignation or removal. 

  
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 (8) Available Information. The Deposit Agreement, the provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities and any written communications from the Company, which are both received by the Custodian or its nominee as a holder of Deposited Securities and made generally available to the holders of Deposited Securities, are
available for inspection by Holders at the offices of the Depositary and the Custodian, at the Transfer Office, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, or upon request from the Depositary (which request may be refused by the
Depositary at its discretion). The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and accordingly files certain reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”). Such reports and other information may be inspected and copied through the Commission’s EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at the date hereof at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549. 
 (9) Execution. This ADR shall not be valid for any purpose unless executed by the Depositary by the
manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary. 
 Dated: 

 

			
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
		
	By	 	          

	Authorized Officer

 The Depositary’s office is located at 383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179. 

  
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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR] 

(10) Distributions on Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and
(5) (Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and other Charges), to the extent practicable, the Depositary will distribute to each Holder entitled thereto on the record date set by the Depositary therefor at such Holder’s
address shown on the ADR Register, in proportion to the number of Deposited Securities (on which the following distributions on Deposited Securities are received by the Custodian) represented by ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs: 

(a) Cash. Any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary resulting from a cash dividend or other cash distribution or the net
proceeds of sales of any other distribution or portion thereof authorized in this paragraph (10) (“Cash”), on an averaged or other practicable basis, subject to (i) appropriate adjustments for taxes withheld, (ii) such
distribution being impermissible or impracticable with respect to certain Holders, and (iii) deduction of the Depositary’s and/or its agents’ fees and expenses in (1) converting any foreign currency to U.S. dollars by sale or in
such other manner as the Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such conversion may be made on a reasonable basis, (2) transferring foreign currency or U.S. dollars to the United States by such means as the Depositary
may determine to the extent that it determines that such transfer may be made on a reasonable basis, (3) obtaining any approval or license of any governmental authority required for such conversion or transfer, which is obtainable at a reasonable
cost and within a reasonable time and (4) making any sale by public or private means in any commercially reasonable manner. 
 (b)
Shares. (i) Additional ADRs evidencing whole ADSs representing any Shares available to the Depositary resulting from a dividend or free distribution on Deposited Securities consisting of Shares (a “Share
Distribution”) and (ii) U.S. dollars available to it resulting from the net proceeds of sales of Shares received in a Share Distribution, which Shares would give rise to fractional ADSs if additional ADRs were issued therefor, as in
the case of Cash. 
 (c) Rights. (i) Warrants or other instruments in the discretion of the Depositary representing rights
to acquire additional ADRs in respect of any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or rights of any nature available to the Depositary as a result of a distribution on Deposited Securities (“Rights”), to the extent that the
Company timely furnishes to the Depositary evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that the Depositary may lawfully distribute the same (the Company has no obligation to so furnish such evidence), or (ii) to the extent the Company does not so
furnish such evidence and sales of Rights are practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Rights as in the case of Cash, or (iii) to the extent the Company does not so furnish such evidence and
such sales cannot practicably be accomplished by reason of the nontransferability of the Rights, limited markets therefor, their short duration or otherwise, nothing (and any Rights may lapse). 

  
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 (d) Other Distributions. (i) Securities or property available to the
Depositary resulting from any distribution on Deposited Securities other than Cash, Share Distributions and Rights (“Other Distributions”), by any means that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable, or (ii) to the
extent the Depositary deems distribution of such securities or property not to be equitable and practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Other Distributions as in the case of Cash. The Depositary
reserves the right to utilize a division, branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to direct, manage and/or execute any public and/or private sale of securities hereunder. Such division, branch and/or affiliate may charge the Depositary a
fee in connection with such sales, which fee is considered an expense of the Depositary contemplated above and/or under paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary). Any U.S. dollars available will be distributed by checks drawn on a bank in the
United States for whole dollars and cents. Fractional cents will be withheld without liability and dealt with by the Depositary in accordance with its then current practices. All purchases and sales of securities will be handled by the Depositary in
accordance with its then current policies, which are currently set forth in the “Depositary Receipt Sale and Purchase of Security” section of https://www.adr.com/Investors/FindOutAboutDRs, the location and contents of which the Depositary
shall be solely responsible for. 
 (11) Record Dates. The Depositary may, after consultation with the Company if practicable,
fix a record date (which, to the extent applicable, shall be as near as practicable to any corresponding record date set by the Company) for the determination of the Holders who shall be responsible for the fee assessed by the Depositary for
administration of the ADR program and for any expenses provided for in paragraph (7) hereof as well as for the determination of the Holders who shall be entitled to receive any distribution on or in respect of Deposited Securities, to give
instructions for the exercise of any voting rights, to receive any notice or to act in respect of other matters and only such Holders shall be so entitled or obligated. 

  
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 (12) Voting of Deposited Securities. 

(a) Notice of any Meeting or Solicitation. Subject to the next sentence, as soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any
meeting at which the holders of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the ADS record date in accordance with paragraph (11) above in
respect of such meeting or solicitation of consent or proxy. The Depositary shall, if requested by the Company in writing in a timely manner (the Depositary having no obligation to take any further action if the request shall not have been received
by the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date of such vote or meeting) and at the Company’s expense and provided no legal prohibitions exist, distribute to Holders a notice, after consulting the Company as to the form of such notice to
the extent practicable, stating (i) such information as is contained in such notice and any solicitation materials, (ii) that each Holder on the record date set by the Depositary therefor will, subject to any applicable provisions of
English law, the Articles and the provisions of or governing Deposited Securities, be entitled to either (A) use the voting instruction card prepared by the Depositary, after consulting the Company as to the form of such card to the extent
practicable, to request the Depositary, its Custodian or nominee (as appropriate) to appoint the Holder its proxy to attend at that meeting and vote with respect to the number of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs evidenced by
such Holder’s ADRs or (B) instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs and (iii) the manner in which such
instructions may be given, including instructions to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. There is no guarantee that Holders generally or any Holder in particular will receive the notice described above with sufficient
time to enable such Holder to return any voting instructions to the Depositary in a timely manner. 
 (b) Voting of Deposited
Securities. Upon actual receipt by the ADR department of the Depositary of instructions of a Holder on such record date in the manner and on or before the time established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor
insofar as practicable and permitted under the provisions of or governing Deposited Securities to cause the appointment (or, if the Deposited Securities are registered in the name of or held by its Custodian or a nominee, the Depositary shall
endeavor to procure that the Custodian or its nominee shall cause the appointment), subject to the Articles, of that Holder as a proxy in respect of that meeting (including any adjournment of that meeting) to attend and vote the number of Deposited
Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by that ADR or, if the Holder has not requested a proxy to attend the meeting in person, vote or cause to be voted the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs in
accordance with such instructions. The Depositary will not itself exercise any voting discretion in respect of any Deposited Securities. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR, the Depositary may, to the extent not
prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed, in lieu of distribution of the materials provided to the Depositary in connection with any meeting of, or solicitation of consents or
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 consulting the Company as to the form of such notice to the extent practicable, that provides Holders with,
or otherwise publicizes to Holders, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive such materials upon request (i.e., by reference to a website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting copies of the
materials). Holders are strongly encouraged to forward their voting instructions as soon as possible. Voting instructions will not be deemed received until such time as the ADR department responsible for proxies and voting has received such
instructions notwithstanding that such instructions may have been physically received by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, prior to such time. 

(13) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. 

(a) Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and (5) (Liability of Holder to Taxes,
Duties and Other Charges), the Depositary may, in its discretion, and shall if reasonably requested by the Company, amend this ADR or distribute additional or amended ADRs (with or without calling this ADR for exchange) or cash,
securities or property on the record date set by the Depositary therefor to reflect any change in par value, split-up, consolidation, unification cancellation or other reclassification of Deposited Securities,
any Share Distribution or Other Distribution not distributed to Holders or any cash, securities or property available to the Depositary in respect of Deposited Securities from (and the Depositary is hereby authorized to surrender any Deposited
Securities to any person and, irrespective of whether such Deposited Securities are surrendered or otherwise cancelled by operation of law, rule, regulation or otherwise, to sell by public or private sale any property received in connection with)
any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, receivership, bankruptcy or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company. Without derogation of the foregoing, if pursuant to article 5(E) of the Articles or
otherwise, the Company undergoes a unification and/or consolidation of the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares and as a result, the Class B Shares form one uniform class with the Class A Shares ranking pari passu in all
respect, from the effective date of such unification and/or consolidation, such uniform class of ordinary shares of the Company shall immediately thereafter (and without any action on the part of the Company, the Depositary or the Holders)
constitute the share class represented by any and all outstanding ADSs (regardless of whether previously designated Class A ADSs or Class B ADSs). 

(b) To the extent the Depositary does not so amend this ADR or make a distribution to Holders to reflect any of the foregoing, or the net
proceeds thereof, whatever cash, securities or property results from any of the foregoing shall constitute Deposited Securities and each ADS evidenced by this ADR shall automatically represent its pro rata interest in the Deposited Securities as
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 (c) Promptly upon the occurrence of any of the aforementioned changes affecting Deposited
Securities, the Company shall notify the Depositary in writing of such occurrence and as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice from the Company, may instruct the Depositary to give notice thereof, at the Company’s expense, to Holders
in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon receipt of such instruction, the Depositary shall give notice to the Holders in accordance with the terms thereof, as soon as reasonably practicable. 

(14) Exoneration. 
 (a) The
Depositary, the Company, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and each of them shall: (i) incur no liability to Holders or beneficial owners of ADSs (A) if any present or future law, rule,
regulation, fiat, order or decree of the United States, England, the Netherlands or any other country or jurisdiction, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation system, the provisions
of or governing any Deposited Securities or any securities issued or distributed by the Company or any offering or distribution thereof, any present or future provision of the Articles, any act of God, war, terrorism, nationalization, expropriation,
currency restrictions, work stoppage, strike, civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions, computer failure or circumstance beyond its direct and immediate control shall prevent, forbid or delay, or shall cause any of them to be subject to any
civil or criminal penalty in connection with, any act which the Deposit Agreement or this ADR provides shall be done or performed by it or them (including, without limitation, voting pursuant to paragraph (12) hereof), or (B) by reason of
any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or things which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed or any exercise or
failure to exercise any discretion given it in the Deposit Agreement or this ADR (including, without limitation, any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable); (ii) assume no liability to Holders
or beneficial owners of ADSs except to perform their obligations to the extent they are specifically set forth in this ADR and the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) in the case of the Depositary and its
agents, be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR; (iv) in the case of the Company and its agents hereunder be under no obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all
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 (v) not be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of ADSs for any action or inaction by it in reliance upon
the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, or any other person believed by it to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary shall not be liable for the
acts or omissions made by, or the insolvency of, any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system. 
 (b) The
Depositary. The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian that is not a branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Depositary shall
not have any liability for the price received in connection with any sale of securities, the timing thereof or any delay in action or omission to act nor shall it be responsible for any error or delay in action, omission to act, default or
negligence on the part of the party so retained in connection with any such sale or proposed sale. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Deposit Agreement (including the ADRs), subject to the penultimate sentence of this
paragraph (14), the Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of the Custodian except to the extent that any Holder has incurred liability
directly as a result of the Custodian having (i) committed fraud or willful misconduct in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary or (ii) failed to use reasonable care in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary
as determined in accordance with the standards prevailing in the jurisdiction in which the Custodian is located. 
 (c) Each of the Company,
the Depositary and their respective agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction, instruction or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, presented or given by the proper party or
parties. 
 (d) The Depositary shall be under no obligation to inform Holders or any other holders of an interest in any ADSs about the
requirements of the laws, rules or regulations or any changes therein or thereto of any country or jurisdiction or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation system. 

(e) The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited
Securities, for the manner in which any such vote is cast, or for the effect of any such vote. 
 (f) The Depositary may rely upon
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 (g) The Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company
and its affiliates and in ADRs. 
 (h) Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the Depositary shall have no liability or
responsibility under the Deposit Agreement, any ADR or any related agreement, for any period prior to the effective date of the Deposit Agreement. 

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or an ADR, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to
any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Holder or Holders, any ADR or ADRs or otherwise related hereto or thereto to the extent such information is requested or
required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. 

(j) None of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be liable for the failure by any Holder or beneficial owner to obtain the
benefits of credits or refunds of non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder’s or beneficial owner’s income tax liability. 

(k) The Depositary and the Company shall not incur any liability for any tax or tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and beneficial
owners on account of their ownership or disposition of the ADRs or ADSs. 
 (l) The Depositary shall not incur any liability for the content
of any information submitted to it by or on behalf of the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the
validity or worth of the Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. 

(m) Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Depositary and the Custodian(s) may use third party
delivery services and providers of information regarding matters such as pricing, proxy voting, corporate actions, class action litigation and other services in connection herewith and the Deposit Agreement, and use local agents to provide
extraordinary services such as attendance at annual meetings of issuers of securities. Although the Depositary and the Custodian will use reasonable care (and cause their agents to use reasonable care) in the selection and retention of such third
party providers and local agents, they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions made by them in providing the relevant information or services. 

  
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 (n) The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor
depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary. 

(o) By holding an ADS or an interest therein, Holders and owners of interests in ADSs each acknowledge and agree that (i) such Holders and
owners of interests in ADSs are not shareholders of the Company and have no direct rights of a shareholder against the Company, and that the rights attaching to the Shares represented by the ADSs, and the rights of the Company with respect to the
Shares, are governed exclusively by the Articles and the laws of England, (ii) in connection with any matters against the Company, such Holders and owners of interests in ADSs shall be and are bound by the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction
provisions set out in Section 20 of the Deposit Agreement (as summarized in subparagraph (s) below), (iii) any legal suit, action or proceeding instituted by Holders or owners of interests in ADSs against or involving the Depositary that
does not include the Company as a co-defendant or other party, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the transactions contemplated herein or therein including any alleged violation
of the U.S. federal securities laws, may only be instituted in a state or federal court in New York, New York, and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iv) the Depositary may institute any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Holders and/or
owners of interests in ADSs in any state or federal court in New York, New York or any other court having jurisdiction, provided the Company is not included as a co-defendant or other party to such proceeding,
and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any and all such courts in
any such suit, action or proceeding. 
 (p) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary and its agents under certain circumstances and
the Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company under certain circumstances. 
 (q) Neither the Company, the Depositary nor any of their
respective agents shall be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of interests in ADSs for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) or lost profits, in each case of any form
incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may be brought. 

  
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 (r) No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, to the extent applicable, is intended by any provision thereof. 
 (s) Arbitration. The Company, the
Depositary and each Holder shall be bound by the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction provisions set forth in this subsection (b) in connection with any Share Dispute, as that term is defined in this paragraph 14(s): 

 

	 	(i)	 The term “Share Dispute” is defined as any action, dispute, controversy, claim or cause of
action (a) between the Company and Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs or (b) between and directly involving as named parties each of the Company, the Depositary and one or more Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs, in each
case arising out of, or relating to, this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the ADRs or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (whether in tort, in contract, under statute, including for the avoidance of doubt, any derivative claim thereunder,
or otherwise), including any question regarding existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination of the Deposit Agreement and any alleged violation of the U.S. federal securities laws. 

 

	 	(ii)	 Any and all Share Disputes shall be finally and exclusively resolved by arbitration under the Rules of
Arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) (the “ICC Rules”), as amended from time to time, which ICC Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Deposit Agreement.

  

	 	(iii)	 The arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) shall consist of three arbitrators, to be appointed in
accordance with the ICC Rules. The chairman of the tribunal must have at least 20 years’ experience as a lawyer qualified to practise in a common law jurisdiction within the Commonwealth (as constituted on 12 May 2005), and each other
arbitrator must have at least 20 years’ experience as a qualified lawyer. 

  
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	 	(iv)	 If any Share Dispute raises issues which are substantially the same as or connected with issues raised in a
Share Dispute which has already been referred to arbitration (an “Existing Share Dispute”) or arises out of substantially the same facts as are the subject of an Existing Share Dispute (a “Related Share Dispute”),
then the Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of any such Existing Share Dispute shall also be appointed as the Tribunal in respect of any Related Share Dispute, save where the Tribunal considers such appointment would be inappropriate.

  

	 	(v)	 Where, pursuant to the above provisions, the same Tribunal has been appointed in relation to two or more
Related Share Disputes, the Tribunal may order that the whole or part of the matters at issue shall be heard together upon such terms or conditions as the Tribunal thinks fit. 

 

	 	(vi)	 The Tribunal shall have power to make such directions and any interim, partial or final awards as it considers
just and desirable. The Tribunal, upon the request of a party to a Share Dispute, or another party which itself wishes to be joined in any reference to arbitration commenced in accordance with this Clause, may join any party to the reference to
arbitration proceedings and may make a single, final award determining all Share Disputes between them. 

  

	 	(vii)	 Each of the parties to the Deposit Agreement hereby agrees to be joined to any reference to arbitration
proceedings in relation to any Share Dispute at the request of a party to that Share Dispute, and to accept the joinder of a party requesting to be joined pursuant to this paragraph (14). 

 

	 	(viii)	 The place of the arbitration shall be The Hague, The Netherlands. The language of the arbitration shall be
English. 

  

	 	(ix)	 Each person hereby waives, as far as permitted by law: (a) any right under the laws of any jurisdiction to
apply to any court of law or other judicial authority to determine any preliminary point of law, and/or (b) any right he or she may otherwise have under the laws of any jurisdiction to appeal or otherwise challenge the award, ruling or decision
of the tribunal. 

  

	 	(x)	 The governing law applicable to such Share Dispute, including the submission to arbitration and written
arbitration agreement contained in or evidenced by the Articles, shall be the substantive law of England. 

  
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	 	(xi)	 If any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority including for the avoidance of doubt, a
court or authority in any jurisdiction which is not a signatory to the New York Convention in any jurisdiction determines that this arbitration provision is invalid or unenforceable in relation to any Share Dispute, the Company and the Holder or
owner of interests in ADSs, in each case, irrevocably agree that any related proceeding, suit or action can only be brought in the courts of England and Wales and the governing law applicable to such proceedings shall be the substantive law of
England. 

 (t) Nothing in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall be construed to change or alter the Articles. The Company
will make a copy of the Articles available to Holders upon request. 
 (15) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian. 

(a) Resignation. The Depositary may resign as Depositary by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company,
such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. 

(b) Removal. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by no less than 60 days’ prior written notice of such
removal, to become effective upon the later of (i) the 60th day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement.

 (c) The Custodian. The Depositary may appoint substitute or additional Custodians and the term “Custodian”
refers to each Custodian or all Custodians as the context requires. 
 (16) Amendment. Subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2)
(Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the ADRs and the Deposit Agreement may be amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary without the consent of Holders, provided that any amendment that imposes
or increases any fees or charges (other than stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges, transfer or registration fees, SWIFT, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or that shall
otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders, shall become effective 30 days after notice of such amendment shall have 

  
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 been given to the Holders. Every Holder of an ADR at the time any amendment to the Deposit Agreement so
becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADR, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, the forms of ADR) as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment
impair the right of the Holder of any ADR to surrender such ADR and receive the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Any amendments or supplements which (i) are
reasonably necessary (as agreed by the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded
solely in electronic book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to prejudice any substantial rights of Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
governmental body or regulatory body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations or should there be changes to the Articles which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement or the form of ADR to ensure compliance therewith, the
Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement and the ADR at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become
effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time as required for compliance. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or form of ADRs shall not need to describe in detail the
specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the specific amendments in any such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however, that, in each such case, the notice given to the Holders identifies a means for
Holders to retrieve or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s, the Depositary’s or the Company’s website or upon request from the Depositary). 

(17) Termination. The Depositary may, and shall at the written direction of the Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement and this
ADR by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination; provided, however, if the Depositary shall have (i) resigned as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder within 60 days of the date of such resignation, or (ii) been removed as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder on the 60th day after the Company’s notice of removal was first
provided to the Depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Depositary may terminate the Deposit Agreement without notice to the Company, but subject to giving 30 days’ notice to the Holders, under the following
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 Company’s bankruptcy or insolvency, (ii) if the Shares cease to be listed on an internationally
recognized stock exchange, (iii) if the Company effects (or will effect) a redemption of all or substantially all of the Deposited Securities, or a cash or share distribution representing a return of all or substantially all of the value of the
Deposited Securities, or (iv) there occurs a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other transaction as a result of which securities or other property are delivered in exchange for or in lieu of Deposited Securities. 

After the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary and its agents will perform no further acts under the Deposit Agreement and this ADR,
except to receive and hold (or sell) distributions on Deposited Securities and deliver Deposited Securities being withdrawn. As soon as practicable after the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary shall use its reasonable efforts to sell the
Deposited Securities and shall thereafter (as long as it may lawfully do so) hold in an account (which may be a segregated or unsegregated account) the net proceeds of such sales, together with any other cash then held by it under the Deposit
Agreement, without liability for interest, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of ADRs not theretofore surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations in respect of the Deposit
Agreement and this ADR, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash. After the date so fixed for termination, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary
and its agents. 
 (18) Appointment; Acknowledgements and Agreements. Each Holder and each owner or person holding an interest
in ADSs or ADRs, upon acceptance of any ADSs or ADRs (or any interest in any of them) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the terms of
the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), (b) appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and
all actions contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and appropriateness thereof, (c) acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing in the
Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall give rise to a partnership or joint venture among the parties thereto nor establish a fiduciary or similar relationship among such parties, (ii) the Depositary, its divisions, branches and affiliates, and
their respective agents, may from time to time be in the possession of non-public information about the Company, Holders, owners of ADSs and/or their respective affiliates, (iii) the Depositary and its
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 of ADSs and/or the affiliates of any of them, (iv) the Depositary and its divisions, branches and
affiliates may, from time to time, be engaged in transactions in which parties adverse to the Company or the Holders or owners of ADSs may have interests, (v) nothing contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR(s) shall (A) preclude the
Depositary or any of its divisions, branches or affiliates from engaging in such transactions or establishing or maintaining such relationships, or (B) obligate the Depositary or any of its divisions, branches or affiliates to disclose such
transactions or relationships or to account for any profit made or payment received in such transactions or relationships, and (vi) the Depositary shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any information held by any branch, division or
affiliate of the Depositary. 
 (19) Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH
HOLDER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER OF, AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN, ADSS OR ADRS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, CLAIM, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY HERETO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR
THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY). 
 (20) Elective Distributions in Cash or
Shares. Whenever the Company shall declare a dividend to be payable at the election of the holders of Shares in cash or in additional Shares (each an “Elective Distribution”), the Company and the Depositary agree to
consult with each other to determine if it is reasonably practicable to extend such Elective Distribution to Holders and on the terms and procedures thereof. In connection with each Elective Distribution, the Company shall furnish an opinion of U.S.
counsel to the Company, which counsel and opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Depositary, to the effect that the Company may make the Elective Distribution available to Holders and the Depositary may extend such Elective Distribution to
Holders in each case without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of the Shares issued pursuant to such Elective Distribution, or, if such opinion has been previously furnished, a letter from such counsel stating that the opinion previously
provided may be relied upon by the Depositary as if such opinion were dated and delivered to the Depositary as of the date of such letter. If the Company and the Depositary have agreed that it is reasonably practicable to extend the Elective
Distribution to Holders and on the terms and procedures thereof, the Depositary shall, if the Company shall request in writing, make such Elective Distribution available to Holders on the terms and following such procedures as agreed with the
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 Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law, distribute to the Holders, on the basis of the same
determination as is made in the local market in respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either (x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares, in each case upon the terms described in paragraph
(10) hereof. If an Elective Distribution is extended to Holders, the Depositary shall establish a record date in the manner described in paragraph (11) hereof and inform Holders of the procedures necessary to permit them to participate in
such Elective Distribution. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Depositary, to the extent a Holder shall make an election with respect to an Elective Distribution, such election shall remain in full force and effect until such
time as a notice revoking such election is received from such Holder (in which case the Holder will be treated as having elected to receive the default consideration) or a further election is received from such Holder or the Depositary notifies such
Holder that the election previously received from such Holder ceases to be valid for further Elective Distributions. The Company shall assist the Depositary in establishing such procedures to the extent reasonably necessary. Subject to paragraph
(7) hereof, if a Holder elects to receive the proposed dividend in cash or ADSs, the dividend shall be distributed upon the terms described in paragraph (10) hereof. 

If, at any time after an Elective Distribution, a Holder’s account is solely comprised of a fraction of an ADS, the Company may instruct
the Depositary to sell or dispose of such fractional ADS (or the Deposited Securities represented thereby) and to handle the net proceeds from such disposition and/or sale (after deduction of the costs and expenses of such sale) in the manner
instructed by the Company, which may involve not delivering such net proceeds to the Holder. Holders are strongly encouraged to review the terms of the Elective Distribution and to consult with their tax advisors prior to taking any action which may
result in their account solely comprising of a fractional ADS. 
  

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

ANNEXED TO AND INCORPORATED IN 

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 
 [FORM OF
FACE OF ADR EVIDENCING CLASS B SHARE ADSs] 
  

			
	  
 Number
	  	 No. of ADSs:
  

Each ADS represents
 Two Shares

 
 CUSIP:

 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT 

evidencing 
 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY
SHARES 
 representing 
 CLASS B
ORDINARY SHARES 
 of 
 ROYAL
DUTCH SHELL PLC 
 (Incorporated under the laws of England and Wales) 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as depositary hereunder
(the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that              is the registered owner (a “Holder”) of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”),
each (subject to paragraph (13) (Changes Affecting Deposited Securities)) representing two Class B ordinary shares (including the rights to receive Shares described in paragraph (1) (Issuance of ADSs),
“Shares” and, together with any other securities, cash or property from time to time held by the Depositary in respect or in lieu of deposited Shares, the “Deposited Securities”), of Royal Dutch Shell plc, a
corporation organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), deposited under the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (as amended from time to time, the “Deposit
Agreement”) among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time 

  
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 of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (“ADRs”), each of whom by accepting an
ADR becomes a party thereto. The Deposit Agreement and this ADR (which includes the provisions set forth on the reverse hereof) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the application of the conflict of law principles thereof. All capitalized terms used herein, and not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Deposit Agreement. 

(1) Issuance of ADSs. 

(a) Issuance. This ADR is one of the ADRs issued under the Deposit Agreement. Subject to the other provisions hereof, the
Depositary may so issue ADRs for delivery at the Transfer Office (as hereinafter defined) only against deposit of: (i) Shares in a form satisfactory to the Custodian; or (ii) rights to receive Shares from the Company or any registrar,
transfer agent, clearing agent or other entity recording Share ownership or transactions. 
 (b) Lending. In its capacity as
Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs. 
 (c) Representations and Warranties of Depositors. Every person
depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement represents and warrants that: 
  

	 	(i)	 such Shares and the certificates therefor are duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding, fully paid,
nonassessable and legally obtained by such person, 

  

	 	(ii)	 all pre-emptive and comparable rights, if any, with respect to such
Shares have been validly waived or exercised, 

  

	 	(iii)	 the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do, 

 

	 	(iv)	 the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge,
mortgage or adverse claim and 

  

	 	(v)	 such Shares (A) are not Restricted Securities unless, with respect to Shares that are Restricted
Securities solely by virtue of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, at the time of deposit the requirements of paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144 shall not apply and such Shares may be freely transferred and may
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 United States or (B) have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. To the
extent the person depositing Shares is an “affiliate” of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 144, the person also represents and warrants that upon the sale of the ADSs, all of the provisions of Rule 144 which enable the Shares to
be freely sold (in the form of ADSs) will be fully complied with and, as a result thereof, all of the ADSs issued in respect of such Shares will not be on the sale thereof, Restricted Securities 

Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit and withdrawal of Shares and the issuance and cancellation of ADSs in respect
thereof and the transfer of such ADSs. 
 (d) The Depositary may refuse to accept for such deposit any Shares identified by the Company in
order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Rules made thereunder. 
 (2) Withdrawal of
Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and (5) (Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges), upon surrender of (a) a certificated ADR in
a form satisfactory to the Depositary at the Transfer Office or (b) proper instructions and documentation in the case of a Direct Registration ADR, the Holder hereof is entitled to delivery at, or to the extent in dematerialized form
from, the Custodian’s office of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the ADSs evidenced by this ADR. At the request, risk and expense of the Holder hereof, the Depositary may deliver such Deposited Securities at such other place
as may have been requested by the Holder. Delivery of Deposited Securities may be made by (a) the delivery of certificates (which, if required by law shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by properly executed instruments of transfer or, if
such certificates may be registered, registered in the name of such Holder or as ordered by such Holder in any Withdrawal Order), (b) the delivery of any Deposited Securities eligible for settlement through Euroclear Nederland or its successor
(“Euroclear Nederland”) to an account designated by such Holder with Euroclear Nederland or an institution that maintains accounts with Euroclear Nederland, or (c) by such other means as the Depositary may deem practicable,
including, without limitation, by transfer of record ownership thereof to an account designated in the Withdrawal Order maintained either by the Company or an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Deposited
Securities. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, the withdrawal of Deposited Securities may be restricted only for the reasons set forth in General Instruction I.A.(1) of Form
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 To the extent applicable, the Holder requesting delivery of Deposited Securities upon
surrender of ADRs shall have the sole responsibility for ensuring that such Holder has a valid account with Euroclear Nederland or an institution that maintains accounts with Euroclear Nederland and that the information required for transfer to such
account is accurately and promptly provided to the Depositary. 
 (3) Transfers, Split-Ups and
Combinations of ADRs; Unification and Consolidation. The Depositary or its agent will keep, at a designated transfer office (the “Transfer Office”), (i) a register (the “ADR Register”) for the
registration, registration of transfer, combination and split-up of ADRs, and, in the case of Direct Registration ADRs, shall include the Direct Registration System, which at all reasonable times will be open
for inspection by Holders and the Company for the purpose of communicating with Holders in the interest of the business of the Company or a matter relating to the Deposit Agreement and (ii) facilities for the delivery and receipt of ADRs. The
term ADR Register includes the Direct Registration System. Title to this ADR (and to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby), when properly endorsed (in the case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the
Depositary of proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of New York; provided that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, may treat the person in whose name this ADR is registered on the ADR Register as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company will have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the
Deposit Agreement to any holder of an ADR, unless such holder is the Holder thereof. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), this ADR is transferable on the ADR Register and may be split into other ADRs or combined with other ADRs into one ADR,
evidencing the aggregate number of ADSs surrendered for split-up or combination, by the Holder hereof or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this ADR at the Transfer Office properly endorsed (in the
case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer and duly stamped as may be required by applicable law; provided that the Depositary may close the ADR Register at any time or from time to
time when deemed expedient by it and it may also close the issuance book portion of the ADR Register when reasonably requested by the Company solely in order to enable the Company to comply with applicable law. At the request of a Holder, the
Depositary shall, for the purpose of substituting a certificated ADR with a Direct Registration ADR, or vice versa, execute and deliver a certificated ADR or a Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, for any authorized number of ADSs requested,
evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by the certificated ADR or Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, substituted. Notwithstanding this paragraph (3), if the Company unifies and/or consolidates the Class A
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 consolidation, each existing ADS may be exchanged for a new ADS representing the survivor class of Shares.
In connection therewith, to the extent Class A Shares and Class B Shares are unified or consolidated in any respect, on surrender of ADSs to the Depositary by the Holders of the class of ADS in which the underlying Shares were unified
and/or consolidated into the other class of underlying Shares, subject to the provisions of paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary) of the forms of ADRs and the other applicable provisions hereof, the Depositary shall cancel said surrendered
ADSs and thereafter issue to the Holder the same number of ADSs representing the survivor class of Shares. 
 (4) Certain Limitations to
Registration, Transfer etc. Prior to the issue, registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination of any ADR, the delivery of any distribution in respect thereof, or, subject to the
last sentence of paragraph (2) (Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, and from time to time in the case of clause (b)(ii) of this paragraph (4), the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian may
require: 
 (a) payment with respect thereto of (i) any stock transfer or other tax or other governmental charge, (ii) any stock
transfer or registration fees in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities upon any applicable register and (iii) any applicable charges as provided in paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary) of this
ADR; 
 (b) the production of proof satisfactory to it of (i) the identity of any signatory and genuineness of any signature and
(ii) such other information, including without limitation, information as to citizenship, residence, exchange control approval, beneficial ownership of any securities, compliance with applicable law, regulations, provisions of or governing
Deposited Securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement and this ADR, as it may deem necessary or proper; and 
 (c) compliance with such
regulations as the Depositary may establish consistent with the Deposit Agreement. 
 The issuance of ADRs, the acceptance of deposits of
Shares, the registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination of ADRs or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2) (Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended, generally or in particular instances, when the ADR Register or any register for Deposited Securities is closed or when any such action is deemed advisable by the Depositary. 

  
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 (5) Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any tax or
other governmental charges (including any penalties and/or interest) shall become payable by or on behalf of the Custodian or the Depositary with respect to this ADR, any Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby or any
distribution thereon, such tax or other governmental charge shall be paid by the Holder hereof to the Depositary and by holding or having held an ADR the Holder and all prior Holders hereof, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify, defend and save
harmless each of the Depositary and its agents in respect thereof. Neither the Company nor the Depositary shall be liable to Holders, beneficial owners of, or holders of interests in, ADSs and ADRs for failure of any of them to comply with
applicable tax laws, rules and/or regulations. The Depositary may refuse to effect any registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination hereof or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2)
(Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), any withdrawal of such Deposited Securities until such payment is made. The Depositary may also deduct from any distributions on or in respect of Deposited Securities, or may sell by public or private
sale for the account of the Holder hereof any part or all of such Deposited Securities, and may apply such deduction or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder hereof remaining liable for any
deficiency, and shall reduce the number of ADSs evidenced hereby to reflect any such sales of Shares. In connection with any distribution to Holders, the Company or its agent will remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts
(if any) required to be withheld and owing to such authority or agency by the Company; and the Depositary and the Custodian will remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing to such
authority or agency by the Depositary or the Custodian. If the Depositary determines that any distribution in property other than cash (including Shares or rights) on Deposited Securities is subject to any tax that the Depositary or the Custodian is
obligated to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems practicable and in good faith necessary to pay such taxes, by public or private sale, and the
Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes to the Holders entitled thereto. Each Holder of an ADR or an interest therein agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the
Company, the Custodian and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes, additions to tax, penalties or
interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained which obligations shall survive any transfer or surrender of ADSs or the termination of the Deposit Agreement. 

  
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 (6) Disclosure of Interests. 

(a) General. To the extent that the provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities (including the Articles and applicable
English law) may require disclosure of or impose limits on beneficial or other ownership of, or interests in, Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities and may provide for blocking transfer, voting or other rights to enforce such
disclosure or limits, Holders and all persons holding ADRs agree to comply with all such disclosure requirements and ownership limitations and to comply with any reasonable Company instructions in respect thereof. The Company reserves the right to
instruct Holders to (i) provide information (a) as to the capacity in which such Holders own or owned ADSs, (b) regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously owning interests in such ADSs and (c) regarding the
nature of such interest and various other matters pursuant to applicable law or the Articles or such other corporate document of the Company, all as if such ADSs were to the extent practicable the underlying Shares. Each Holder agrees to provide any
information requested by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this paragraph 6 (a) whether or not such person is still a Holder at the time of the request, and (ii) deliver their ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the Deposited
Securities so as to permit the Company to deal directly with the Holder thereof as a holder of Shares and Holders agree to comply with such instructions. The Depositary agrees to (i) cooperate with the Company in its efforts to inform Holders
of the Company’s exercise of its rights under this paragraph and agrees to forward to the Company any responses to such requests received by the Depositary and (ii) consult with, and provide reasonable assistance without risk, liability or
expense on the part of the Depositary, to the Company on the manner or manners in which it may enforce such rights with respect to any Holder. 

(b) Jurisdiction Specific. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or of the ADRs and without limiting the
foregoing, by being a Holder, each such Holder agrees to provide such information as the Company may request in a disclosure notice (a “Disclosure Notice”) given pursuant to the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006 (as amended from
time to time and including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof, the “Companies Act”) or the Articles. By accepting or holding an ADR, each Holder acknowledges that it
understands that failure to comply with a Disclosure Notice may result in the imposition of sanctions against the holder of the Shares in respect of which the non-complying person is or was, or appears to be
or has been, interested as provided in the Companies Act and the Articles which currently include, the withdrawal of the voting rights of such Shares and the imposition of restrictions on the rights to receive dividends on and to transfer such
Shares. In addition, by accepting or holding an ADR each Holder agrees to comply with the provisions of the United Kingdom Disclosure and Transparency Rules (as amended from time to time, the “DTRs”) with regard to the notification
to the Company of interests in Shares and certain financial instruments, which currently provide, inter alia, that a Holder must notify the Company of the percentage of its voting rights he holds as shareholder or holds or is deemed to hold through
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 holdings) if the percentage of those voting rights (i) reaches, exceeds or falls below 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%,
7%, 8%, 9%, 10% and each 1% threshold thereafter up to 100% as a result of an acquisition or disposal of Shares or certain financial instruments, or (ii) reaches, exceeds or falls below such applicable thresholds as a result of events changing
the breakdown of voting rights and on the basis of information disclosed by the Company in accordance with the DTRs. The notification must be effected as soon as possible, but not later than two trading days after the Holder (a) learns of the
acquisition or disposal or of the possibility of exercising voting rights, or on which, having regard to the circumstances, should have learned of it, regardless of the date on which the acquisition, disposal or possibility of exercising voting
rights takes effect, or (b) is informed of the event mentioned in (ii) above. 
 (7) Charges of Depositary. 

(a) Rights of the Depositary. The Depositary may charge, and collect from, (i) each person to whom ADSs are issued,
including, without limitation, issuances against deposits of Shares, issuances in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions (as such terms are defined in paragraph (10) (Distributions on Deposited Securities)), issuances
pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company, or issuances pursuant to a merger, exchange of securities (including, without limitation, the consolidation and/or unification of the Class A Shares and the Class B
Shares) or any other transaction or event affecting the ADSs or the Deposited Securities, and (ii) each person surrendering ADSs for withdrawal of Deposited Securities or whose ADSs are cancelled or reduced for any other reason U.S.$5.00 for
each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued, delivered, reduced, exchanged, cancelled or surrendered, or upon which a Share Distribution or elective distribution is made or offered (as the case may be). The Depositary may sell (by public or private
sale) sufficient securities and property received in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions prior to such deposit to pay such charge. 

(b) Additional charges by the Depositary. The following additional charges shall also be incurred by the Holders, by any party
depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering ADSs and/or to whom ADSs are issued (including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the
ADSs or the Deposited Securities or a distribution of ADSs pursuant to paragraph (10) (Distributions on Deposited Securities), whichever is applicable: 
  

	 	(i)	 a fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS held for any Cash distribution made, or for or upon which any elective
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	 	(ii)	 a fee for the distribution or sale of securities pursuant to paragraph (10) hereof, such fee being in an
amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of ADSs referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit of such securities (for purposes of this paragraph (7) treating all such securities as if they were
Shares) but which securities or the net cash proceeds from the sale thereof are instead distributed by the Depositary to Holders entitled thereto, 

  

	 	(iii)	 an aggregate fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS per calendar year (or portion thereof) for services performed by
the Depositary in administering the ADRs (which fee may be charged on a periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed against Holders as of the record date or record dates set by the Depositary during each calendar year and shall be
payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions), and 

 

	 	(iv)	 a fee for the reimbursement of such fees, charges and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of
its agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian and expenses incurred on behalf of Holders in connection with compliance with foreign exchange control regulations or any law or regulation relating to foreign investment) in connection with
the servicing of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, the sale of securities (including, without limitation, Deposited Securities), the delivery of Deposited Securities or otherwise in connection with the Depositary’s or its
Custodian’s compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation (which fees and charges shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against Holders as of the record date or dates set by the Depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion
of the Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions). 

  
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 (c) Miscellaneous. The Company will pay all other charges and expenses of the
Depositary and any agent of the Depositary (except the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time between the Company and the Depositary, except: 
  

	 	(i)	 stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges (which are payable by Holders or persons
depositing Shares); 

  

	 	(ii)	 SWIFT, cable, telex and facsimile transmission and delivery charges incurred at the request of persons
depositing, or Holders delivering Shares, ADRs or Deposited Securities (which are payable by such persons or Holders); 

  

	 	(iii)	 transfer or registration fees for the registration or transfer of Deposited Securities on any applicable
register in connection with the deposit or withdrawal of Deposited Securities (which are payable by persons depositing Shares or Holders withdrawing Deposited Securities); and 

 

	 	(iv)	 in connection with the conversion of foreign currency into U.S. dollars, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(“JPMorgan”) shall deduct out of such foreign currency the fees, expenses and other charges charged by it and/or its agent (which may be a division, branch or affiliate) so appointed in connection with such conversion. JPMorgan
and/or its agent may act as principal for such conversion of foreign currency. Such charges may at any time and from time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. For further details see https://www.adr.com.

 (d) Disclosure of Potential Depositary Payments. The Depositary anticipates reimbursing the Company for
certain expenses incurred by the Company that are related to the establishment and maintenance of the ADR program upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. The Depositary may make available to the
Company a set amount or a portion of the Depositary fees charged in respect of the ADR program or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time to time. 

(e) The right of the Depositary to receive payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided above shall survive the termination of the Deposit
Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the resignation or removal of such Depositary, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the effectiveness of such resignation or removal. 

  
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 (8) Available Information. The Deposit Agreement, the provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities and any written communications from the Company, which are both received by the Custodian or its nominee as a holder of Deposited Securities and made generally available to the holders of Deposited Securities, are
available for inspection by Holders at the offices of the Depositary and the Custodian, at the Transfer Office, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, or upon request from the Depositary (which request may be refused by the
Depositary at its discretion). The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and accordingly files certain reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”). Such reports and other information may be inspected and copied through the Commission’s EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at the date hereof at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549. 
 (9) Execution. This ADR shall not be valid for any purpose unless executed by the Depositary by the
manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary. 
 Dated: 

 

			
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
		
	By	 	            
		 	Authorized Officer

 The Depositary’s office is located at 383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179. 

  
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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR] 

(10) Distributions on Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and
(5) (Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and other Charges), to the extent practicable, the Depositary will distribute to each Holder entitled thereto on the record date set by the Depositary therefor at such Holder’s
address shown on the ADR Register, in proportion to the number of Deposited Securities (on which the following distributions on Deposited Securities are received by the Custodian) represented by ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs: 

(a) Cash. Any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary resulting from a cash dividend or other cash distribution or the net
proceeds of sales of any other distribution or portion thereof authorized in this paragraph (10) (“Cash”), on an averaged or other practicable basis, subject to (i) appropriate adjustments for taxes withheld, (ii) such
distribution being impermissible or impracticable with respect to certain Holders, and (iii) deduction of the Depositary’s and/or its agents’ fees and expenses in (1) converting any foreign currency to U.S. dollars by sale or in
such other manner as the Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such conversion may be made on a reasonable basis, (2) transferring foreign currency or U.S. dollars to the United States by such means as the Depositary
may determine to the extent that it determines that such transfer may be made on a reasonable basis, (3) obtaining any approval or license of any governmental authority required for such conversion or transfer, which is obtainable at a reasonable
cost and within a reasonable time and (4) making any sale by public or private means in any commercially reasonable manner. 
 (b)
Shares. (i) Additional ADRs evidencing whole ADSs representing any Shares available to the Depositary resulting from a dividend or free distribution on Deposited Securities consisting of Shares (a “Share
Distribution”) and (ii) U.S. dollars available to it resulting from the net proceeds of sales of Shares received in a Share Distribution, which Shares would give rise to fractional ADSs if additional ADRs were issued therefor, as in
the case of Cash. 
 (c) Rights. (i) Warrants or other instruments in the discretion of the Depositary representing rights
to acquire additional ADRs in respect of any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or rights of any nature available to the Depositary as a result of a distribution on Deposited Securities (“Rights”), to the extent that the
Company timely furnishes to the Depositary evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that the Depositary may lawfully distribute the same (the Company has no obligation to so furnish such evidence), or (ii) to the extent the Company does not so
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 Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Rights as in the case of Cash, or (iii) to the extent the
Company does not so furnish such evidence and such sales cannot practicably be accomplished by reason of the nontransferability of the Rights, limited markets therefor, their short duration or otherwise, nothing (and any Rights may lapse). 

(d) Other Distributions. (i) Securities or property available to the Depositary resulting from any distribution on Deposited
Securities other than Cash, Share Distributions and Rights (“Other Distributions”), by any means that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable, or (ii) to the extent the Depositary deems distribution of such securities
or property not to be equitable and practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Other Distributions as in the case of Cash. The Depositary reserves the right to utilize a division, branch or affiliate
of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to direct, manage and/or execute any public and/or private sale of securities hereunder. Such division, branch and/or affiliate may charge the Depositary a fee in connection with such sales, which fee is considered an
expense of the Depositary contemplated above and/or under paragraph (7) (Charges of Depositary). Any U.S. dollars available will be distributed by checks drawn on a bank in the United States for whole dollars and cents. Fractional cents will
be withheld without liability and dealt with by the Depositary in accordance with its then current practices. All purchases and sales of securities will be handled by the Depositary in accordance with its then current policies, which are currently
set forth in the “Depositary Receipt Sale and Purchase of Security” section of https://www.adr.com/Investors/FindOutAboutDRs, the location and contents of which the Depositary shall be solely responsible for. 

(11) Record Dates. The Depositary may, after consultation with the Company if practicable, fix a record date (which, to the
extent applicable, shall be as near as practicable to any corresponding record date set by the Company) for the determination of the Holders who shall be responsible for the fee assessed by the Depositary for administration of the ADR program and
for any expenses provided for in paragraph (7) hereof as well as for the determination of the Holders who shall be entitled to receive any distribution on or in respect of Deposited Securities, to give instructions for the exercise of any
voting rights, to receive any notice or to act in respect of other matters and only such Holders shall be so entitled or obligated. 
 (12)
Voting of Deposited Securities. 
 (a) Notice of any Meeting or Solicitation. Subject to the next sentence, as soon as
practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the ADS record date in

  
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 accordance with paragraph (11) above in respect of such meeting or solicitation of consent or proxy.
The Depositary shall, if requested by the Company in writing in a timely manner (the Depositary having no obligation to take any further action if the request shall not have been received by the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date of such
vote or meeting) and at the Company’s expense and provided no legal prohibitions exist, distribute to Holders a notice, after consulting the Company as to the form of such notice to the extent practicable, stating (i) such information as
is contained in such notice and any solicitation materials, (ii) that each Holder on the record date set by the Depositary therefor will, subject to any applicable provisions of English law, the Articles and the provisions of or governing
Deposited Securities, be entitled to either (A) use the voting instruction card prepared by the Depositary, after consulting the Company as to the form of such card to the extent practicable, to request the Depositary, its Custodian or nominee
(as appropriate) to appoint the Holder its proxy to attend at that meeting and vote with respect to the number of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs or (B) instruct the Depositary as to
the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs and (iii) the manner in which such instructions may be given, including instructions to give a
discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. There is no guarantee that Holders generally or any Holder in particular will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable such Holder to return any voting instructions
to the Depositary in a timely manner. 
 (b) Voting of Deposited Securities. Upon actual receipt by the ADR department of the
Depositary of instructions of a Holder on such record date in the manner and on or before the time established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable and permitted under the provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities to cause the appointment (or, if the Deposited Securities are registered in the name of or held by its Custodian or a nominee, the Depositary shall endeavor to procure that the Custodian or its nominee shall cause the
appointment), subject to the Articles, of that Holder as a proxy in respect of that meeting (including any adjournment of that meeting) to attend and vote the number of Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by that ADR or, if the
Holder has not requested a proxy to attend the meeting in person, vote or cause to be voted the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs in accordance with such instructions. The Depositary will not itself
exercise any voting discretion in respect of any Deposited Securities. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR, the Depositary may, to the extent not prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the
stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed, in lieu of distribution of the materials provided to the Depositary in connection with any meeting of, or solicitation of consents or proxies from, holders of Deposited Securities, distribute to the
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 consulting the Company as to the form of such notice to the extent practicable, that provides Holders with,
or otherwise publicizes to Holders, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive such materials upon request (i.e., by reference to a website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting copies of the
materials). Holders are strongly encouraged to forward their voting instructions as soon as possible. Voting instructions will not be deemed received until such time as the ADR department responsible for proxies and voting has received such
instructions notwithstanding that such instructions may have been physically received by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, prior to such time. 

(13) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. 

(a) Subject to paragraphs (4) (Certain Limitations to Registration, Transfer etc.) and (5) (Liability of Holder to Taxes,
Duties and Other Charges), the Depositary may, in its discretion, and shall if reasonably requested by the Company, amend this ADR or distribute additional or amended ADRs (with or without calling this ADR for exchange) or cash,
securities or property on the record date set by the Depositary therefor to reflect any change in par value, split-up, consolidation, unification cancellation or other reclassification of Deposited Securities,
any Share Distribution or Other Distribution not distributed to Holders or any cash, securities or property available to the Depositary in respect of Deposited Securities from (and the Depositary is hereby authorized to surrender any Deposited
Securities to any person and, irrespective of whether such Deposited Securities are surrendered or otherwise cancelled by operation of law, rule, regulation or otherwise, to sell by public or private sale any property received in connection with)
any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, receivership, bankruptcy or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company. Without derogation of the foregoing, if pursuant to article 5(E) of the Articles or
otherwise, the Company undergoes a unification and/or consolidation of the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares and as a result, the Class B Shares form one uniform class with the Class A Shares ranking pari passu in all
respect, from the effective date of such unification and/or consolidation, such uniform class of ordinary shares of the Company shall immediately thereafter (and without any action on the part of the Company, the Depositary or the Holders)
constitute the share class represented by any and all outstanding ADSs (regardless of whether previously designated Class A ADSs or Class B ADSs). 

(b) To the extent the Depositary does not so amend this ADR or make a distribution to Holders to reflect any of the foregoing, or the net
proceeds thereof, whatever cash, securities or property results from any of the foregoing shall constitute Deposited Securities and each ADS evidenced by this ADR shall automatically represent its pro rata interest in the Deposited Securities as
then constituted. 

  
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 (c) Promptly upon the occurrence of any of the aforementioned changes affecting Deposited
Securities, the Company shall notify the Depositary in writing of such occurrence and as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice from the Company, may instruct the Depositary to give notice thereof, at the Company’s expense, to Holders
in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon receipt of such instruction, the Depositary shall give notice to the Holders in accordance with the terms thereof, as soon as reasonably practicable. 

(14) Exoneration. 
 (a) The
Depositary, the Company, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and each of them shall: (i) incur no liability to Holders or beneficial owners of ADSs (A) if any present or future law, rule,
regulation, fiat, order or decree of the United States, England, the Netherlands or any other country or jurisdiction, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation system, the provisions
of or governing any Deposited Securities or any securities issued or distributed by the Company or any offering or distribution thereof, any present or future provision of the Articles, any act of God, war, terrorism, nationalization, expropriation,
currency restrictions, work stoppage, strike, civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions, computer failure or circumstance beyond its direct and immediate control shall prevent, forbid or delay, or shall cause any of them to be subject to any
civil or criminal penalty in connection with, any act which the Deposit Agreement or this ADR provides shall be done or performed by it or them (including, without limitation, voting pursuant to paragraph (12) hereof), or (B) by reason of
any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or things which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed or any exercise or
failure to exercise any discretion given it in the Deposit Agreement or this ADR (including, without limitation, any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable); (ii) assume no liability to Holders
or beneficial owners of ADSs except to perform their obligations to the extent they are specifically set forth in this ADR and the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) in the case of the Depositary and its
agents, be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR; (iv) in the case of the Company and its agents hereunder be under no obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all
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 (v) not be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of ADSs for any action or inaction by it in reliance upon
the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, or any other person believed by it to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary shall not be liable for the
acts or omissions made by, or the insolvency of, any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system. 
 (b) The
Depositary. The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian that is not a branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Depositary shall
not have any liability for the price received in connection with any sale of securities, the timing thereof or any delay in action or omission to act nor shall it be responsible for any error or delay in action, omission to act, default or
negligence on the part of the party so retained in connection with any such sale or proposed sale. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Deposit Agreement (including the ADRs), subject to the penultimate sentence of this
paragraph (14), the Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of the Custodian except to the extent that any Holder has incurred liability
directly as a result of the Custodian having (i) committed fraud or willful misconduct in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary or (ii) failed to use reasonable care in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary
as determined in accordance with the standards prevailing in the jurisdiction in which the Custodian is located. 
 (c) Each of the Company,
the Depositary and their respective agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction, instruction or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, presented or given by the proper party or
parties. 
 (d) The Depositary shall be under no obligation to inform Holders or any other holders of an interest in any ADSs about the
requirements of the laws, rules or regulations or any changes therein or thereto of any country or jurisdiction or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation system. 

(e) The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited
Securities, for the manner in which any such vote is cast, or for the effect of any such vote. 
 (f) The Depositary may rely upon
instructions from the Company or its counsel in respect of any approval or license required for any currency conversion, transfer or distribution. 

  
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 (g) The Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company
and its affiliates and in ADRs. 
 (h) Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the Depositary shall have no liability or
responsibility under the Deposit Agreement, any ADR or any related agreement, for any period prior to the effective date of the Deposit Agreement. 

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or an ADR, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to
any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Holder or Holders, any ADR or ADRs or otherwise related hereto or thereto to the extent such information is requested or
required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. 

(j) None of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be liable for the failure by any Holder or beneficial owner to obtain the
benefits of credits or refunds of non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder’s or beneficial owner’s income tax liability. 

(k) The Depositary and the Company shall not incur any liability for any tax or tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and beneficial
owners on account of their ownership or disposition of the ADRs or ADSs. 
 (l) The Depositary shall not incur any liability for the content
of any information submitted to it by or on behalf of the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the
validity or worth of the Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. 

(m) Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Depositary and the Custodian(s) may use third party
delivery services and providers of information regarding matters such as pricing, proxy voting, corporate actions, class action litigation and other services in connection herewith and the Deposit Agreement, and use local agents to provide
extraordinary services such as attendance at annual meetings of issuers of securities. Although the Depositary and the Custodian will use reasonable care (and cause their agents to use reasonable care) in the selection and retention of such third
party providers and local agents, they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions made by them in providing the relevant information or services. 

  
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 (n) The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor
depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary. 

(o) By holding an ADS or an interest therein, Holders and owners of interests in ADSs each acknowledge and agree that (i) such Holders and
owners of interests in ADSs are not shareholders of the Company and have no direct rights of a shareholder against the Company, and that the rights attaching to the Shares represented by the ADSs, and the rights of the Company with respect to the
Shares, are governed exclusively by the Articles and the laws of England, (ii) in connection with any matters against the Company, such Holders and owners of interests in ADSs shall be and are bound by the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction
provisions set out in Section 20 of the Deposit Agreement (as summarized in subparagraph (s) below), (iii) any legal suit, action or proceeding instituted by Holders or owners of interests in ADSs against or involving the Depositary that
does not include the Company as a co-defendant or other party, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the transactions contemplated herein or therein including any alleged violation
of the U.S. federal securities laws, may only be instituted in a state or federal court in New York, New York, and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iv) the Depositary may institute any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Holders and/or
owners of interests in ADSs in any state or federal court in New York, New York or any other court having jurisdiction, provided the Company is not included as a co-defendant or other party to such proceeding,
and by holding an ADS or an interest therein each irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any and all such courts in
any such suit, action or proceeding. 
 (p) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary and its agents under certain circumstances and
the Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company under certain circumstances. 
 (q) Neither the Company, the Depositary nor any of their
respective agents shall be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of interests in ADSs for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) or lost profits, in each case of any form
incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may be brought. 

  
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 (r) No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, to the extent applicable, is intended by any provision thereof. 
 (s) Arbitration. The Company, the
Depositary and each Holder shall be bound by the arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction provisions set forth in this subsection (b) in connection with any Share Dispute, as that term is defined in this paragraph 14(s): 

 

	 	(i)	 The term “Share Dispute” is defined as any action, dispute, controversy, claim or cause of
action (a) between the Company and Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs or (b) between and directly involving as named parties each of the Company, the Depositary and one or more Holders and/or owners of interests in ADSs, in each
case arising out of, or relating to, this Deposit Agreement, the ADSs or the ADRs or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (whether in tort, in contract, under statute, including for the avoidance of doubt, any derivative claim thereunder,
or otherwise), including any question regarding existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination of the Deposit Agreement and any alleged violation of the U.S. federal securities laws. 

 

	 	(ii)	 Any and all Share Disputes shall be finally and exclusively resolved by arbitration under the Rules of
Arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) (the “ICC Rules”), as amended from time to time, which ICC Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Deposit Agreement.

  

	 	(iii)	 The arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) shall consist of three arbitrators, to be appointed in
accordance with the ICC Rules. The chairman of the tribunal must have at least 20 years’ experience as a lawyer qualified to practise in a common law jurisdiction within the Commonwealth (as constituted on 12 May 2005), and each other
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	 	(iv)	 If any Share Dispute raises issues which are substantially the same as or connected with issues raised in a
Share Dispute which has already been referred to arbitration (an “Existing Share Dispute”) or arises out of substantially the same facts as are the subject of an Existing Share Dispute (a “Related Share Dispute”),
then the Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of any such Existing Share Dispute shall also be appointed as the Tribunal in respect of any Related Share Dispute, save where the Tribunal considers such appointment would be inappropriate.

  

	 	(v)	 Where, pursuant to the above provisions, the same Tribunal has been appointed in relation to two or more
Related Share Disputes, the Tribunal may order that the whole or part of the matters at issue shall be heard together upon such terms or conditions as the Tribunal thinks fit. 

 

	 	(vi)	 The Tribunal shall have power to make such directions and any interim, partial or final awards as it considers
just and desirable. The Tribunal, upon the request of a party to a Share Dispute, or another party which itself wishes to be joined in any reference to arbitration commenced in accordance with this Clause, may join any party to the reference to
arbitration proceedings and may make a single, final award determining all Share Disputes between them. 

  

	 	(vii)	 Each of the parties to the Deposit Agreement hereby agrees to be joined to any reference to arbitration
proceedings in relation to any Share Dispute at the request of a party to that Share Dispute, and to accept the joinder of a party requesting to be joined pursuant to this paragraph (14). 

 

	 	(viii)	 The place of the arbitration shall be The Hague, The Netherlands. The language of the arbitration shall be
English. 

  

	 	(ix)	 Each person hereby waives, as far as permitted by law: (a) any right under the laws of any jurisdiction to
apply to any court of law or other judicial authority to determine any preliminary point of law, and/or (b) any right he or she may otherwise have under the laws of any jurisdiction to appeal or otherwise challenge the award, ruling or decision
of the tribunal. 

  

	 	(x)	 The governing law applicable to such Share Dispute, including the submission to arbitration and written
arbitration agreement contained in or evidenced by the Articles, shall be the substantive law of England. 

  
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	 	(xi)	 If any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority including for the avoidance of doubt, a
court or authority in any jurisdiction which is not a signatory to the New York Convention in any jurisdiction determines that this arbitration provision is invalid or unenforceable in relation to any Share Dispute, the Company and the Holder or
owner of interests in ADSs, in each case, irrevocably agree that any related proceeding, suit or action can only be brought in the courts of England and Wales and the governing law applicable to such proceedings shall be the substantive law of
England. 

 (t) Nothing in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall be construed to change or alter the Articles. The
Company will make a copy of the Articles available to Holders upon request. 
 (15) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the
Custodian. 
 (a) Resignation. The Depositary may resign as Depositary by written notice of its election so to do delivered
to the Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. 

(b) Removal. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by no less than 60 days’ prior written notice of such
removal, to become effective upon the later of (i) the 60th day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement.

 (c) The Custodian. The Depositary may appoint substitute or additional Custodians and the term “Custodian”
refers to each Custodian or all Custodians as the context requires. 
 (16) Amendment. Subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2)
(Withdrawal of Deposited Securities), the ADRs and the Deposit Agreement may be amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary without the consent of Holders, provided that any amendment that imposes
or increases any fees or charges (other than stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges, transfer or registration fees, SWIFT, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or that shall
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 been given to the Holders. Every Holder of an ADR at the time any amendment to the Deposit Agreement so
becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADR, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, the forms of ADR) as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment
impair the right of the Holder of any ADR to surrender such ADR and receive the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Any amendments or supplements which (i) are
reasonably necessary (as agreed by the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded
solely in electronic book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to prejudice any substantial rights of Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
governmental body or regulatory body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations or should there be changes to the Articles which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement or the form of ADR to ensure compliance therewith, the
Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement and the ADR at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become
effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time as required for compliance. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or form of ADRs shall not need to describe in detail the
specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the specific amendments in any such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however, that, in each such case, the notice given to the Holders identifies a means for
Holders to retrieve or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s, the Depositary’s or the Company’s website or upon request from the Depositary). 

(17) Termination. The Depositary may, and shall at the written direction of the Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement and this
ADR by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination; provided, however, if the Depositary shall have (i) resigned as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder within 60 days of the date of such resignation, or (ii) been removed as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder on the 60th day after the Company’s notice of removal was first
provided to the Depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Depositary may terminate the Deposit Agreement without notice to the Company, but subject to giving 30 days’ notice to the Holders, under the following
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 Company’s bankruptcy or insolvency, (ii) if the Shares cease to be listed on an internationally
recognized stock exchange, (iii) if the Company effects (or will effect) a redemption of all or substantially all of the Deposited Securities, or a cash or share distribution representing a return of all or substantially all of the value of the
Deposited Securities, or (iv) there occurs a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other transaction as a result of which securities or other property are delivered in exchange for or in lieu of Deposited Securities. 

After the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary and its agents will perform no further acts under the Deposit Agreement and this ADR,
except to receive and hold (or sell) distributions on Deposited Securities and deliver Deposited Securities being withdrawn. As soon as practicable after the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary shall use its reasonable efforts to sell the
Deposited Securities and shall thereafter (as long as it may lawfully do so) hold in an account (which may be a segregated or unsegregated account) the net proceeds of such sales, together with any other cash then held by it under the Deposit
Agreement, without liability for interest, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of ADRs not theretofore surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations in respect of the Deposit
Agreement and this ADR, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash. After the date so fixed for termination, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary
and its agents. 
 (18) Appointment; Acknowledgements and Agreements. Each Holder and each owner or person holding an interest
in ADSs or ADRs, upon acceptance of any ADSs or ADRs (or any interest in any of them) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the terms of
the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), (b) appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and
all actions contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and appropriateness thereof, (c) acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing in the
Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall give rise to a partnership or joint venture among the parties thereto nor establish a fiduciary or similar relationship among such parties, (ii) the Depositary, its divisions, branches and affiliates, and
their respective agents, may from time to time be in the possession of non-public information about the Company, Holders, owners of ADSs and/or their respective affiliates, (iii) the Depositary and its
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of ADSs and/or the affiliates of any of them, (iv) the Depositary and its divisions, branches and affiliates may, from time to time, be engaged in transactions in which parties adverse to
the Company or the Holders or owners of ADSs may have interests, (v) nothing contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR(s) shall (A) preclude the Depositary or any of its divisions, branches or affiliates from engaging in such transactions
or establishing or maintaining such relationships, or (B) obligate the Depositary or any of its divisions, branches or affiliates to disclose such transactions or relationships or to account for any profit made or payment received in such
transactions or relationships, and (vi) the Depositary shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any information held by any branch, division or affiliate of the Depositary. 

(19) Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER OF, AND/OR
HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN, ADSS OR ADRS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, CLAIM, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY
HERETO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY). 
 (20) Elective Distributions in Cash or Shares. Whenever the Company shall
declare a dividend to be payable at the election of the holders of Shares in cash or in additional Shares (each an “Elective Distribution”), the Company and the Depositary agree to consult with each other to determine if it is
reasonably practicable to extend such Elective Distribution to Holders and on the terms and procedures thereof. In connection with each Elective Distribution, the Company shall furnish an opinion of U.S. counsel to the Company, which counsel and
opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Depositary, to the effect that the Company may make the Elective Distribution available to Holders and the Depositary may extend such Elective Distribution to Holders in each case without registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of the Shares issued pursuant to such Elective Distribution, or, if such opinion has been previously furnished, a letter from such counsel stating that the opinion previously provided may be relied upon by the
Depositary as if such opinion were dated and delivered to the Depositary as of the date of such letter. If the Company and the Depositary have agreed that it is reasonably practicable to extend the Elective Distribution to Holders and on the terms
and procedures thereof, the Depositary shall, if the Company shall request in writing, make such Elective Distribution available to Holders on the terms and following such procedures as agreed with the Company. If an Elective Distribution is not
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 Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law, distribute to the Holders, on the basis of the same
determination as is made in the local market in respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either (x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares, in each case upon the terms described in paragraph
(10) hereof. If an Elective Distribution is extended to Holders, the Depositary shall establish a record date in the manner described in paragraph (11) hereof and inform Holders of the procedures necessary to permit them to participate in
such Elective Distribution. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Depositary, to the extent a Holder shall make an election with respect to an Elective Distribution, such election shall remain in full force and effect until such
time as a notice revoking such election is received from such Holder (in which case the Holder will be treated as having elected to receive the default consideration) or a further election is received from such Holder or the Depositary notifies such
Holder that the election previously received from such Holder ceases to be valid for further Elective Distributions. The Company shall assist the Depositary in establishing such procedures to the extent reasonably necessary. Subject to paragraph
(7) hereof, if a Holder elects to receive the proposed dividend in cash or ADSs, the dividend shall be distributed upon the terms described in paragraph (10) hereof. 

If, at any time after an Elective Distribution, a Holder’s account is solely comprised of a fraction of an ADS, the Company may instruct
the Depositary to sell or dispose of such fractional ADS (or the Deposited Securities represented thereby) and to handle the net proceeds from such disposition and/or sale (after deduction of the costs and expenses of such sale) in the manner
instructed by the Company, which may involve not delivering such net proceeds to the Holder. Holders are strongly encouraged to review the terms of the Elective Distribution and to consult with their tax advisors prior to taking any action which may
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