Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Royal Dutch Shell plc covers the month of June 2006. The report discloses a significant change in beneficial ownership notified to the company on May 30, 2006, regarding UBS AG's holdings as of May 19, 2006.
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 disclosure of share ownership changes rather than a financial performance report.
Material Changes
UBS AG notified the company of an interest in 152,593,964 "A" shares, representing 3.95% of the issued "A" share capital. The holdings are distributed across several entities:
- UBS AG London Branch: 90,234,652 shares
- UBS AG (Switzerland): 56,168,736 shares
- UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd: 4,772,672 shares
- UBS Financial Services Inc: 1,327,006 shares
- UBS Securities LLC: 90,898 shares
Notably, UBS AG London holds 50,799,000 of these shares by virtue of section 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items related to operations.
Investor Verification Points
- Verify the total percentage of "A" share capital held by UBS AG (3.95%) against current market data.
- Confirm the breakdown of holdings between UBS AG London Branch and UBS AG (Switzerland).
- Review the implications of the 50,799,000 shares held by UBS AG London under section 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985.