Significant shareholdings
The Company’s ordinary shares have voting rights on all matters that are subject to shareholder approval, including the election of directors. The Company’s major shareholders do not have different voting rights.
Notification of major shareholdings
The Company received two notifications pursuant to Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (DTR) 5 from Norges Bank and Blackrock, Inc. during the year and up to February 21, 2022, (being a date not more than one month prior to the date of the Company’s Notice of Annual General Meeting). The information provided includes the percentage of issued capital as at the date of the notifications.
|
A shares |
B shares |
Ordinary Shares Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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Norges Bank [A] |
2,208,342 |
0.03 |
258,338,615 |
3.31 |
393,464,731 |
3.34 |
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Blackrock [B] |
— |
— |
— |
— |
513,401,704 |
6.71 |
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Designation of the Netherlands as EU Home Member State for regulatory purposes
Following the exit of the UK from the EU and the end of the transition period, the Company announced that the EU Home Member State of the Company for the purposes of the EU Transparency Directive would be the Netherlands as from January 1, 2021. As a consequence, the Company files Transparency Directive and Market Abuse Regulation-related regulatory information with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, or AFM). Major shareholders are required to report substantial holdings in Shell to the AFM in accordance with applicable Dutch law, in addition to their ongoing disclosure obligations under the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR).
