Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc covers the month of October 2005, with the report dated October 21, 2005. The filing discloses a significant change in beneficial 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 document is a regulatory notification regarding shareholding interests and does not contain financial statements.
Material Changes
The primary material change disclosed is the notification received from UBS AG regarding its interest in the Company's "A" shares. As of the close of business on October 18, 2005, UBS AG held an interest in 153,843,024 shares, representing 3.84% of the issued "A" share capital.
- Total Interest: 153,843,024 shares (3.84%)
- UBS AG London Branch: 86,984,012 shares
- UBS AG (Switzerland): 59,310,072 shares
- UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd: 4,822,140 shares
- UBS Financial Services Inc: 2,633,198 shares
- UBS Securities LLC: 93,600 shares
- UBS Securities Australia Ltd: 2 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 report the shareholding notification under Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.
Investor Verification Points
- Verify the total percentage of "A" share capital held by UBS AG (3.84%) 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.