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

For the month of September 2015

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  x            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   x

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 September 11, 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii    Royal Dutch Shell plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights    x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached    ¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments    ¨
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights    ¨
Other (please specify):    ¨

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:    The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):    See answer to Question 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v    9 September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:    10 September 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    Below 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

     Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction		      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
            Number                     
     Number      of      Number    Number of voting      % of voting  
Class/type of shares    of      Voting      of shares    rights      rights  

if possible using the ISIN CODE

    Shares      Rights      Direct    Direct    Indirect      Direct    Indirect  

A Ordinary (GB00B03MLX29)

      31,534,212         31,534,212               31,534,212            0.4959 % 

A ADRs (US7802592060)

      17,233,316         34,466,632               33,866,632            0.5326 % 

B Ordinary (GB00B03MM408)

      84,272,341         84,272,341               83,772,341            1.3175 % 

B ADRs (US7802591070)

      52,449,595         104,899,190               104,551,790            1.6443 % 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

                              

Type of financial instrument

    Expiration
date		    Exercise/
Conversion
Period		    Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.		    % of voting
rights

N/A

         

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

                                   

Type of financial instrument

    Exercise
price		    Expiration
date		    Exercise/
Conversion
period		    Number of voting rights
instrument refers to		    % of voting
rights
                         Nominal    Delta

N/A

                  

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of
voting rights		     Percentage of
voting rights		  
  253,724,975        3.9904 % 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

     Number of Shares      Percent of Outstanding  

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings

      253,724,975         3.990 % 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

      

Capital Guardian Trust Company

      230,995         0.004 % 

Capital International Limited

      92,495         0.001 % 

Capital International SArl

      139,342         0.002 % 

Capital International, Inc.

      75,500         0.001 % 

Capital Research and Management Company

      253,186,643         3.982 % 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

   

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

   

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

   
13. Additional information:  
14. Contact name:  

Mark Edwards

Royal Dutch Shell plc

15. Contact telephone number:   +44 20 7934 6024

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:  

/s/ M Edwards

  Name:   M Edwards
  Title:   Deputy Company Secretary
Date:   September 11, 2015

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 and 333-200953).