Form 6-K

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2021

Commission File Number: 1-32575

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Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague
The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive office)

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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 [   ]

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Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY (1) A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED TO A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND (2) A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU AND UK MARKET ABUSE REGIME

August 2, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the “Company”) announces that the following transactions in respect of the Company’s B ordinary shares (“RDSB Shares”) occurred on July 30, 2021:

1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
Name Estate of Mr Hugh Mackenzie
2. Reason for the notification
Position/status This notification concerns a person closely associated with a PDMR: Sir Andrew Mackenzie, Chair and Non-executive Director
Initial notification/amendments Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Full name of the entity Royal Dutch Shell plc
Legal Entity Identifier code 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
4. Details of the transaction(s) section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date, (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument B Ordinary shares
Identification Code GB00B03MM408
Nature of the transaction Disposal of shares
Currency GBP
Price N/A – transfer from estate
Volume 631
Total N/A
Aggregated information
Volume
Price
Total
 
631
N/A
N/A

Date of transaction July 30, 2021
Place of transaction London


1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
First Name(s) Andrew
Last Name(s) Mackenzie
2. Reason for the notification
Position/status Chair and Non-executive Director
Initial notification/amendments Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Full name of the entity Royal Dutch Shell plc
Legal Entity Identifier code 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
4. Details of the transaction(s) section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date, (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument B Ordinary shares
Identification Code GB00B03MM408
Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares by way of inheritance
Currency GBP
Price N/A – transfer from estate
Volume 126
Total N/A
Aggregated information
Volume
Price
Total
 
126
N/A
N/A
Date of transaction July 30, 2021
Place of transaction London

Anthony Clarke
Deputy Company Secretary

ENQUIRIES

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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 333-254137 and 333-254137-01); and

 

  (b) the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206, 333-192821, 333-200953, 333-215273, 333-222813, 333-228137 and 333-254139).

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)
     
   
Date: August 4, 2021       /s/ Anthony Clarke    
    Anthony Clarke
    Deputy Company Secretary