Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) was submitted on March 30, 2012. 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 does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
The filing details the current share capital composition:
- A Shares: 3,696,048,510
- B Shares: 2,661,403,172
- Total Shares in Issue: 6,357,451,682
Both A and B shares carry equal voting rights. The company holds no ordinary shares in Treasury. The total share count includes shares purchased under the 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 Checklist
- Verify the total number of shares in issue (6,357,451,682) for calculating disclosure thresholds under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
- Confirm that A and B shares maintain equal voting rights.
- Note that the share count includes buy-back shares not yet cancelled.
- Check subsequent filings for financial performance data, as this 6-K contains none.