FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August 2017
Commission File Number 1-32575
Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ☐. No ☒
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
The following is the text of an announcement released to the London Stock Exchange by Royal Dutch Shell plc on August 10, 2017
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | Royal Dutch Shell plc | |||||||
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
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| Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) | ||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ☒ | |||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | ☐ | |||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ☐ | |||||||
| Other (please specify)iii: | ☐ | |||||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | ||||||||
| Name | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Wilmington, DE, USA | |||||||
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||||
| Name | ||||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | ||||||||
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: |
08/08/2017 | |||||||
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
09/08/2017 | |||||||
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuervii |
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| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
4.53 | % | 2.15 | % | 6.68 | % | 8,256,104,493 | |||||||||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.91 | % | 0.62 | % | 6.54 | % | ||||||||||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
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| GB00B03MM408 |
106,456,335 | 1.28 | % | |||||||||||||
| GB00B03MLX29 |
267,653,103 | 3.24 | % | |||||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A |
374,109,438 | 4.53% | ||||||||||||||
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration datex |
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| Securities Lending (GB00B03MLX29) |
4,752,525 | 0.05 | % | |||||||||||||
| Securities Lending (GB00B03MM408) |
121,697,335 | 1.47 | % | |||||||||||||
| American Depositary Receipt (GB00B03MLX29) |
33,961,460 | 0.41 | % | |||||||||||||
| American Depositary Receipt (GB00B03MM408) |
18,380 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||||
| Physically Settled Call Option (US7802592060) |
18/01/2019 | 7,798,670 | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||||
| Physically Settled Put Option (US7802592060) |
18/01/2019 | 7,798,670 | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 176,027,040 | 2.13 | % | |||||||||||||
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration datex |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xi |
Physical or settlementxii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| CFD (GB00B03MLX29) |
137,382 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||||||
| CFD (GB00B03MM408) |
1,826,154 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Equity Linked Note |
18/09/2017 | 18/09/2017 | Cash | 199,600 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 2,163,136 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||||||
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii | ☐ | |
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) | ☒ | |
| Namexv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC |
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| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
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| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| Trident Merger, LLC |
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| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
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| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
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| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
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| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC |
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| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
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| BlackRock Cayco Limited |
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| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited |
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| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
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| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
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| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
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| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
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| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
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| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock International Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
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| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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| Name of the proxy holder | ||
| The number and % of voting rights held | ||
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | ||
11. Additional informationxvi
| Place of completion | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. (BlackRock, Inc.) | |
| Date of completion | 9 August 2017 (BlackRock, Inc.) | |
Mark Edwards
Deputy Company Secretary
Royal Dutch Shell plc
020 7934 2817
LEI Number: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
Major Shareholding Notifications
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 333-199736 and 333-199736-01); and
b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206, 333-192821, 333-200953 and 333-215273).
SIGNATURES
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 (Registrant) | ||
| By: | M Edwards | |
| Name: | M Edwards | |
| Title: | Deputy Company Secretary | |
| Date: August 10, 2017 | ||