UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 2022
Commission File Number: 1-32575
Shell plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Shell Centre
London, SE1 7NA
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
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Payment of Shell plc second quarter 2022 interim dividend moved to Tuesday September 20, 2022
September 12, 2022
Shell plc (“Shell”) today announced that the payment of its second quarter 2022 interim dividend will be moved from Monday September 19, 2022 to Tuesday September 20, 2022.
This change follows the announcement of a bank holiday on Monday September 19, 2022, made by the UK Government on Saturday September 10, 2022, for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral and the subsequent releases made by the Bank of England and Euroclear UK & International that in line with their usual bank holiday processes, their systems, required to settle this dividend payment, will be closed on this bank holiday.
This change in payment day will apply to Shell’s second quarter 2022 interim dividend integrally, thus covering dividend payments in (i) any of the three available currencies (pound Sterling, euro and US dollar) for ordinary shares and (ii) US dollars for American Depositary Shares.
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Cautionary
note
The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments
are separate legal entities. In this announcement “Shell”, “Shell Group”
and “Group” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell
plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us”
and “our” are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general
or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful purpose is served
by identifying the particular entity or entities. ‘‘Subsidiaries’’,
“Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this announcement
refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. Entities
and unincorporated arrangements over which Shell has joint control are generally referred
to as “joint ventures” and “joint operations”, respectively. “Joint
ventures” and “joint operations” are collectively referred to as “joint
arrangements”. Entities over which Shell has significant influence but neither
control nor joint control are referred to as “associates”. The term “Shell
interest” is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership
interest held by Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion
of all third-party interest.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning the financial condition,
results of operations and businesses of Shell. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are statements of future expectations that are based on management’s current expectations
and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning
the potential exposure of Shell to market risks and statements expressing management’s
expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking
statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “aim”, “ambition”,
‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘believe’’, ‘‘could’’,
‘‘estimate’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘goals’’,
‘‘intend’’, ‘‘may’’, “milestones”,
‘‘objectives’’, ‘‘outlook’’, ‘‘plan’’,
‘‘probably’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘risks’’,
“schedule”, ‘‘seek’’, ‘‘should’’,
‘‘target’’, ‘‘will’’ and similar terms and
phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell and
could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements included in this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations
in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s products; (c) currency
fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market
share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated
with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful
negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing
countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, judicial, fiscal
and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k)
economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political
risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with
governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the
reimbursement for shared costs; (m) risks associated with the impact of pandemics, such as
the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak; and (n) changes in trading conditions. No assurance
is provided that future dividend payments will match or exceed previous dividend payments.
All forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that
may affect future results are contained in Shell plc’s Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2021 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors
also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this announcement and
should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of
the date of this announcement, September 12, 2022. Neither Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results
could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement.
Shell’s
net carbon footprint
Also, in this announcement we may refer to Shell’s “Net
Carbon Footprint” or “Net Carbon Intensity”, which include Shell’s
carbon emissions from the production of our energy products, our suppliers’ carbon
emissions in supplying energy for that production and our customers’ carbon emissions
associated with their use of the energy products we sell. Shell only controls its own emissions.
The use of the term Shell’s “Net Carbon Footprint” or “Net Carbon
Intensity” are for convenience only and not intended to suggest these emissions are
those of Shell plc or its subsidiaries.
Shell’s
net-Zero Emissions Target
Shell’s operating plan, outlook and budgets are
forecasted for a ten-year period and are updated every year. They reflect the current
economic environment and what we can reasonably expect to see over the next ten years. Accordingly,
they reflect our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Net Carbon Footprint (NCF) targets over the next ten
years. However, Shell’s operating plans cannot reflect our 2050 net-zero emissions
target and 2035 NCF target, as these targets are currently outside our planning period. In
the future, as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell’s operating
plans to reflect this movement. However, if society is not net zero in 2050, as of today,
there would be significant risk that Shell may not meet this target.
Forward
Looking Non-GAAP measures
This announcement may contain certain forward-looking
non-GAAP measures such as cash capital expenditure and divestments. We are unable to provide
a reconciliation of these forward-looking Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial
measures because certain information needed to reconcile those Non-GAAP measures to the most
comparable GAAP financial measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside
the control of Shell, such as oil and gas prices, interest rates and exchange rates. Moreover,
estimating such GAAP measures with the required precision necessary to provide a meaningful
reconciliation is extremely difficult and could not be accomplished without unreasonable
effort. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future periods which cannot be reconciled to the
most comparable GAAP financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent with
the accounting policies applied in Shell plc’s consolidated financial statements.
The contents of websites referred to in this announcement do not form part of this announcement.
We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this announcement that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov.
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This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:
(a) | the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Shell plc and Shell International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-254137 and 333-254137-01); and |
(b) | the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Shell plc (Registration Number 333-262396). |
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.
Shell plc | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: September 12, 2022 | /s/ Anthony Clarke | |
Anthony Clarke | ||
Deputy Company Secretary | ||