Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) was submitted on July 3, 2012. The report serves as a notification to the market regarding the company's voting rights and capital structure in conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is strictly a capital structure update and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
The filing details the current share capital composition as of June 29, 2012:
- A Shares: 3,715,813,349
- B Shares: 2,634,925,433
- Total Shares in Issue: 6,350,738,782
- Treasury Shares: None held.
Both A and B shares carry equal voting rights. The total share count includes shares purchased under the share buy-back programme that have not yet been cancelled.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. The document is limited to statutory disclosure of share counts.
Important Facts for Investors
- The total denominator for calculating disclosure thresholds under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules is 6,350,738,782 shares.
- Shell holds no ordinary shares in Treasury at the time of this report.
- The share count includes buy-back shares pending cancellation.
- This filing is incorporated by reference into Registration Statements on Forms F-3 and S-8.