Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc covers the month of November 2021, with the report signed on November 10, 2021. The filing serves as a notification to the market regarding the company's capital structure and voting rights as of November 5, 2021, in conformity with the Disclosure Guidance 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 notification and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
The filing details the composition of the company's capital as of November 5, 2021. It notes that the total share count includes shares purchased under the share buy-back programme that have not yet been cancelled. No comparative data against a prior period is provided in this specific text.
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 focuses solely on regulatory disclosure of share counts and voting rights.
Important Facts for Investors
- Total Voting Rights: As of November 5, 2021, the total number of shares in issue is 7,728,207,059.
- Share Composition: Capital consists of 4,101,239,499 A shares and 3,626,967,560 B shares, each carrying equal voting rights.
- Treasury Shares: Royal Dutch Shell plc holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.
- Buy-Back Inclusion: The reported share figures include shares repurchased as part of the buy-back programme but not yet cancelled.
- Regulatory Use: The total share figure serves as the denominator for shareholders calculating notification thresholds under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.