Shell PLC — Foreign Filer Report 2016

Sep 6, 2016

6-K 1 d248721d6k.htm 6-K 6-K

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 September 2016

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 5, 2016

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	1 September 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2 September 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 5% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares

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	Number of Voting	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Shares	Rights	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
A Ordinary (GB00B03MLX29)	56,222,146	56,222,146			56,222,146		0.697 %
A ADRs (US7802592060)	9,976,025	19,952,050			19,952,050		0.247 %
B Ordinary (GB00B03MM408)	146,791,826	146,791,826			149,406,895		1.851 %
B ADRs (US7802591070)	89,343,475	178,686,950			178,686,980		2.214 %

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
N/A					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
404,268,071	5.009%

| 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	404,268,071	5.0087 %
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company(1) Capital International, Inc(1) Capital International Limited(1) Capital International Sarl(1) Capital Research and Management Company(2)

(1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company

(2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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 333-199736 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:	M Edwards
Name:	M Edwards
Title:	Deputy Company Secretary
Date: September 6, 2016