Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc covers the month of November 2005, with the report dated November 14, 2005. The filing discloses a significant change in share ownership rather than operational or financial performance results.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report is strictly a notification of a change in beneficial ownership and contains no financial statements or operational metrics.
Material Changes
The material change reported is the acquisition of a significant stake in the Company by UBS AG. As of November 9, 2005, UBS AG and its associated entities held an interest in 123,083,394 "A" shares, representing 3.09% of the issued "A" share capital.
- Total Interest: 123,083,394 shares (3.09%)
- UBS AG London Branch: 63,227,843 shares
- UBS AG (Switzerland): 52,211,264 shares
- UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd: 4,783,640 shares
- UBS Financial Services Inc: 2,623,586 shares
- UBS Securities LLC: 232,600 shares
- UBS Securities Australia Ltd: 111 shares
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 comply with Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 regarding the notification of share interests.
Investor Verification Points
- Verify the total percentage of "A" share capital held by UBS AG (3.09%) against the Company's total issued share capital.
- Confirm the breakdown of holdings across UBS's various legal entities and branches.
- Note that this filing is incorporated by reference into Registration Statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8.