Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) is dated September 30, 2015. 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 contains no financial performance data.
Material Changes
The filing details the current share capital composition as of the reporting date:
- A Shares: 3,941,881,005
- B Shares: 2,440,410,614
- Total Shares in Issue: 6,382,291,619
- Treasury Shares: None
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.
Investor Verification Points
- Verify the total number of shares in issue (6,382,291,619) for calculating disclosure thresholds under FCA rules.
- Confirm that the share count includes buy-back shares not yet cancelled.
- Note that A and B shares possess equal voting rights.