Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) covers a notification released to the London Stock Exchange on March 2, 2009, regarding transactions by a director and connected persons. The filing is not a financial results report but a regulatory disclosure of share acquisitions.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The document focuses exclusively on a specific director's share transaction history.
Material Changes
There are no material changes to the company's financial position reported in this document. The filing details the acquisition of 596 RDSA dividend ordinary shares by Director Malcolm Brinded through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These shares were acquired on various dates between September 2005 and December 2008, with the most recent transaction occurring on December 10, 2008, at a price of €19.07270 per share.
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 serves solely to notify the SEC of the director's shareholding changes in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R.
Important Facts for Investors
- Transaction Type: Acquisition of 596 dividend ordinary shares via a Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
- Director Involved: Malcolm Brinded.
- Shareholding Context: The transaction relates to a shareholding of 5,000 RDSA ordinary shares, derived from the conversion of interests in Royal Dutch Petroleum Company shares following the 2005 unification.
- Price Range: Historical acquisition prices for these dividend shares ranged from €19.07 to €29.29 between 2005 and 2008.
- Reporting Limitation: This filing contains no financial performance data for the company.