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 February 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 February 13, 2017

 

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

 

  

☒

 

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:

 

  

BlackRock, Inc.

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

    

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

 

   10 February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

  

13 February 2017

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  

Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5%

 

 

8. Notified details:

 

  

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

  

Class/type of

shares

 

if possible using

the ISIN CODE

 

   

Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

 

     

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

  
  

Number

of

Shares

 

     

Number

of

Voting

Rights

 

     

Number
of shares

 

     

Number of voting

rights

 

     

% of voting rights

 

  
        

Direct

 

     

Direct

 

     

Indirect

 

     

Direct

 

     

Indirect

 

  

GB00B03MLX29

 

     

 

 248,378,746

 

   

 

     

 

 248,378,746

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 258,351,758

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 3.16

 

 % 

 

GB00B03MM408

 

     

 

 228,891,512

 

   

 

     

 

 228,891,512

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 141,294,470

 

   

 

     

 

 N/A

 

   

 

     

 

 1.72

 

 % 

 

 

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

 

  

Securities Lending

(GB00B03MM408)

 

                     

 

 95,394,326

 

   

 

     

 

 1.17

 

 % 

 

Securities Lending

(GB00B03MLX29)

 

                     

 

 2,884,963

 

   

 

     

 

 0.04

 

 % 

 

American Depository Receipt

(GB00B03MM408)

 

                     

 

 10,882

 

   

 

     

 

 0.00

 

 % 

 

American Depository Receipt

(GB00B03MLX29)

 

                     

 

 17,893,380

 

   

 

     

 

 0.21

 

 % 

 

 

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

 

   

 

CFD

(GB00B03MM408)

 

               1,801,988       

 

 0.02

 

 % 

 

    

 

 0.02

 

 % 

 

CFD

(GB00B03MLX29)

 

                                

 

 199,529

 

   

 

    

 

 0.00

 

 % 

 

    

 

 0.00

 

 % 

 

Swap

(US7802592060)

 

              

 

 14/10/2017

 

   

 

              

 

 218,180

 

   

 

    

 

 0.00

 

 % 

 

    

 

 0.00

 

 % 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

 

   

Percentage of voting rights

 

518,049,476

 

   

6.33%

 

 

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

 

   

     

See Annex

 

                  

 

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 2817

 

Name

 

  

% 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

 

  

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

                        

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

 

                        
       

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Group Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

 

                        
       

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

 

                        

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

 

                        
       

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Group Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

 

                        
       

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

Trident Merger, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

 

                        
       

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

Name

 

  

% 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

 

  

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

 

                        

BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Cayco Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK

 

                        

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Group Limited

 

                        

BlackRock International Limited

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

 

                        

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

 

                        

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Group Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

 

                        

Name

 

  

% 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

 

  

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Group Limited

 

                        

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

 

                        

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

 

                        
     

BlackRock, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

 

                        

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

 

                        

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

 

                        

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

 

                        

BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC

 

                        

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

 

                        

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

 

                        

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).

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: February 14, 2017