Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc covers the period ending December 11, 2006. The report 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 contains no financial statements.
Material Changes
The material change reported is the acquisition of a significant stake in the company by UBS AG. As of December 5, 2006, UBS AG held an interest in 114,075,699 "A" shares, representing 3.08% of the issued "A" share capital. The holdings are distributed across several entities:
- UBS AG London Branch: 72,914,379 shares
- UBS AG (Switzerland): 35,333,037 shares
- UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd: 4,212,513 shares
- UBS Financial Services Inc: 1,399,074 shares
- UBS Securities LLC: 216,696 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 notify the SEC of the shareholding disclosure made to the London Stock Exchange.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the total percentage of "A" share capital held by UBS AG (3.08%).
- Confirm the breakdown of shares held by specific UBS legal entities.
- Note that this filing is incorporated by reference into Registration Statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8.
- Check subsequent filings for any further changes in UBS AG's ownership stake.