UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague The Netherlands |
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RDS Directorate Change
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands, March 15, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Royal Dutch Shell plc (the "Company") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) announces its
intention to propose to the 2012 Annual General Meeting that Sir Nigel Sheinwald
GCMG be elected a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from July 1,
2012.
Sir Nigel Sheinwald is a senior British diplomat who served as British
Ambassador to the United States from
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Ambassadors_to_the_United_States ]
2007 to 2012. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served in Brussels
(twice), Washington and Moscow and in a wide range of policy jobs in London.
Prior to his appointment as British Ambassador to the United States, he served
as Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister and Head of the
Cabinet Office Defence and Overseas Secretariat. He served as British Ambassador
and Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to
2003.
Sir Nigel was born in 1953 and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He will
retire from the Diplomatic Service at the end of March, 2012.
The proposed appointment has been approved by the British Government's Advisory
Committee on Business Appointments.
Enquiries
Shell Media Relations
International, UK, European Press: +31-70-377-3600
Shell Investor Relations
Europe: +31-70-377-3996
United States: +1-713-241-2069
Source: Royal Dutch Shell plc
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This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:
a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell
International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-177588 and 333-177588-01);
and
b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397 and 333-171206).
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| Royal Dutch Shell plc | ||
| Date: 16 March 2012 | By: |
/s/ M.C.M. Brandjes |
| Name: | M.C.M. Brandjes | |
| Title: | Company Secretary | |