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Shell Offers Fuelman Cardholders Convenient Pay-at-the-Pump Access HOUSTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell announced today that it will grant access to Shell's proprietary payment processing network for customers who use the Fuelman Fleet Card, offering pay-at-the-pump convenience to more than 3,500 Shell-branded retail outlets currently participating in the Fuelman program. As a result of the agreement, Fuelman cards now will be accepted at Shell stations operated by multi-site operators. Shell-branded retailers who elect to participate in the program will be offering an added convenience to more than 1 million active Fuelman cardholders. The Fuelman card authorizes, controls and tracks fleet fueling and maintenance purchases at thousands of locations in the United States. The card is a product of FleetCor, one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. commercial fleet card market serving more than 40,000 fleets. "Shell's National Jobber Council identified Fuelman access as one of its top priorities," said Hugh Cooley, Vice President and General Manager National Wholesale. "We listened to our wholesalers' concerns, and believe this is a good opportunity to help them enhance volume and attract a more loyal customer base. We're opening up our network to the Fuelman card to strengthen our commitment to helping our retailers and wholesalers develop their local fleet business." "Fuelman cardholders tend to be loyal customers at specific stations, and purchase more store items than the average customer," said Bernie Davis, Fuelman's National Merchant Director. "The combination of the Fuelman fleet card program with Shell's pay-at-the-pump convenience and its network of 13,000 gasoline stations provides fleet operators with an industry-leading solution to control fuel and maintenance costs while enhancing convenience to drivers and retailers." While Shell Oil Products US will provide accessibility throughout its proprietary payment processing network, each location must enter into its own agreement with FleetCor to allow its customers to use the Fuelman card. All currently participating Shell-branded locations should obtain pay-at-the-pump access for Fuelman cards by the end of June. Shell Oil Products US, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company, is a leader in the refining, transportation and marketing of fuels, and has a network of approximately 6,600 branded gasoline stations in the Western United States. Shell Oil Company is a 50 percent owner of Motiva Enterprises LLC, along with Saudi Refining, Inc., which refines and markets branded products through more than 9,400 stations in the Eastern and Southern United States. Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (NYSE:RDNYSE:SC). For more information, please visit http://www.shell.com/ . Headquartered in Atlanta with regional offices across the US, FleetCor is a leading provider of fleet card processing solutions serving over 130,000 fleets and more than 1 million cardholders. FleetCor solutions are marketed directly and through its issuing partners under a variety of proprietary names including CFN(R), Fuelman(R), and Mannatec(R). For more information on FleetCor, visit the company's web site at http://www.fleetcor.com/ . DATASOURCE: Shell Oil Products US CONTACT: Jaryl Strong of Shell Oil Products US, +1-713-241-1583, or Shell Media Line, +1-713-241-4544; or Bernie Davis of FleetCor, +1-800-877-9019 Web site: http://www.shell.com/ http://www.fleetcor.com/

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