SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 2017
Commission File Number1-32575
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)
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES
Royal Dutch Shell plc (the “Company”) announces that it has today issued 33,922,271 A ordinary shares of €0.07 each in relation to the scrip dividend programme for the first quarter 2017 interim dividend.
Following this issue, the total number of A shares in issue is 4,510,617,762 ordinary shares of €0.07 each and the total number of B shares is 3,745,486,731 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. A shares and B shares have identical voting rights. The Company holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.
The total number of A shares and B shares in issue is 8,256,104,493 ordinary shares of €0.07 each and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Royal Dutch Shell plc under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This announcement will be available onhttp://www.shell.com/investor.
June 26, 2017
Mark Edwards
Deputy Company Secretary
ENQUIRIES
Shell Media Relations
International, UK, European Press: +44 20 7934 5550
Shell Investor Relations
Europe: + 31 70 377 4540
United States: +1 832 337 2034
LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
Classification: Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State.
This Report on Form6-K is incorporated by reference into:
a) the Registration Statement on FormF-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers333-199736 and333-199736-01); and
b) the Registration Statements on FormsS-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers333-126715,333-141397,333-171206,333-192821,333-200953 and333-215273).
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: | June 26, 2017 | |||
