Form 6-K
________________________________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
May 2020
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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Result of AGM
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Royal Dutch Shell plc announces the poll results on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday May 19, 2020 at Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands. Resolutions 1-20 were carried and resolution 21 (Shareholder resolution) was not carried.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, a copy of all resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business at the Annual General Meeting, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | |
| 1 | Receipt of Annual Report & Accounts | 3,941,142,878 | 98.74 | 50,108,473 | 1.26 | 3,991,251,351 | 51.12% | 22,403,419 |
| 2 | Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Policy | 3,705,707,055 | 92.91 | 282,966,810 | 7.09 | 3,988,673,865 | 51.09% | 24,979,832 |
| 3 | Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Report | 3,806,079,000 | 95.44 | 181,791,609 | 4.56 | 3,987,870,609 | 51.08% | 25,782,042 |
| 4 | Appointment of Dick Boer | 3,958,051,034 | 99.10 | 35,928,504 | 0.90 | 3,993,979,538 | 51.16% | 19,629,755 |
| 5 | Appointment of Andrew Mackenzie | 3,962,161,644 | 99.20 | 31,997,161 | 0.80 | 3,994,158,805 | 51.16% | 19,450,280 |
| 6 | Appointment of Martina Hund-Mejean | 3,961,359,664 | 99.18 | 32,838,243 | 0.82 | 3,994,197,907 | 51.16% | 19,400,663 |
| 7 | Reappointment of Ben van Beurden | 3,907,961,211 | 99.14 | 33,742,027 | 0.86 | 3,941,703,238 | 50.49% | 71,942,603 |
| 8 | Reappointment of Neil Carson | 3,860,964,660 | 97.97 | 80,041,947 | 2.03 | 3,941,006,607 | 50.48% | 72,601,078 |
| 9 | Reappointment of Ann Godbehere | 3,908,316,509 | 99.16 | 32,973,724 | 0.84 | 3,941,290,233 | 50.48% | 72,313,225 |
| 10 | Reappointment of Euleen Goh | 3,902,675,522 | 99.02 | 38,469,177 | 0.98 | 3,941,144,699 | 50.48% | 72,453,840 |
| 11 | Reappointment of Charles O. Holliday | 3,681,041,757 | 94.95 | 195,669,347 | 5.05 | 3,876,711,104 | 49.65% | 136,930,907 |
| 12 | Reappointment of Catherine Hughes | 3,902,586,716 | 99.02 | 38,699,244 | 0.98 | 3,941,285,960 | 50.48% | 72,310,826 |
| 13 | Reappointment of Sir Nigel Sheinwald | 3,856,380,423 | 98.98 | 39,907,086 | 1.02 | 3,896,287,509 | 49.90% | 117,310,513 |
| 14 | Reappointment of Jessica Uhl | 3,900,387,861 | 98.97 | 40,787,627 | 1.03 | 3,941,175,488 | 50.48% | 72,421,753 |
| 15 | Reappointment of Gerrit Zalm | 3,901,526,346 | 99.01 | 39,145,981 | 0.99 | 3,940,672,327 | 50.47% | 72,921,660 |
| 16 | Reappointment of Auditors | 3,975,082,314 | 99.49 | 20,279,559 | 0.51 | 3,995,361,873 | 51.17% | 18,279,580 |
| 17 | Remuneration of Auditors | 3,981,594,057 | 99.68 | 12,599,102 | 0.32 | 3,994,193,159 | 51.16% | 19,448,505 |
| 18 | Authority to allot shares | 3,896,571,218 | 97.58 | 96,702,176 | 2.42 | 3,993,273,394 | 51.15% | 20,319,503 |
| 19 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 3,970,810,698 | 99.50 | 20,085,546 | 0.50 | 3,990,896,244 | 51.12% | 22,779,667 |
| 20 | Authority to purchase own shares* | 3,902,860,342 | 97.71 | 91,290,379 | 2.29 | 3,994,150,721 | 51.16% | 19,490,063 |
| 21 | Shareholder resolution* | 552,037,606 | 14.39 | 3,283,689,380 | 85.61 | 3,835,726,986 | 49.13% | 177,890,663 |
* Special resolution
Please note that a ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote under English Law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes ‘for’ and ‘against’ a resolution.
May 19, 2020
Linda Coulter
Company Secretary
Royal Dutch Shell plc
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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 333-222005 and 333-222005-01); and
b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206, 333-192821, 333-200953, 333-215273, 333-222813 and 333-228137).
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: May 19, 2020 | /s/ Anthony Clarke | |
| Anthony Clarke | ||
| Deputy Company Secretary | ||
