FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C.

20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2005

The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Public Limited Company

Translation of registrant’s name into English

Shell Centre, London SE1

(Address of principal executive offices)

The following is the text of an announcement released to the London Stock Exchange by The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. on 21st April 2005.

The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. has today, 21 April 2005, received a notification dated 18 April 2005 from Barclays PLC (“the Bank”) pursuant to Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 that the Bank has an interest in 413,171,115 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company being 4.30 per cent of the issued Ordinary share capital held as follows:

	No. of Shares
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd	75,598,302
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd	3,364,056
Barclays Global Investors Ltd	156,658,932
Gerrard Ltd	4,919,179
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd	3,426,403
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking	12,006,246
Barclays Private Bank Ltd	3,382,601
Barclays Global Fund Advisors	21,902,335
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd	53,553
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd	584,035
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.	111,669,924
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd	6,084,592
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd	13,520,957

SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO PLC 6-K