Shell PLC — Foreign Filer Report 2015

Jan 15, 2015

6-K 1 d852308d6k.htm FORM 6-K FORM 6-K

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 January 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 January 14, 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 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN

CODE — Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
A Ordinary (GB00B03MLX29)	25,003,926	25,003,926		25,003,926		0.394 %
A ADRs (US7802592060)	20,624,761	41,249,522		41,249,522		0.650 %
B Ordinary (GB00B03MM408)	70,555,359	70,555,359		71,470,718		1.127 %
B ADRs (US7802591070)	57,932,746	115,865,492		116,227,668		1.832 %

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument
N/A

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument
Nominal	Delta
N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
253,951,834	4.003%

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	1,742,063	0.027 %
Capital International Limited	622,657	0.010 %
Capital International SArl	462,914	0.007 %
Capital International, Inc.	342,100	0.005 %
Capital Research and Management Company	250,782,100	3.953 %

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

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 333-177588 and 333-177588-01); and

b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206 and 333-192821).

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: January 14, 2015