11 Sep 2015 14:11
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, September 11
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Royal Dutch Shell plc | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See answer to Question 9 | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 9 September 2015 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10 September 2015 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Below 4% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| A Ordinary(GB00B03MLX29) | 31,534,212 | 31,534,212 | 31,534,212 | 0.4959% | ||||||||||||
| A ADRs(US7802592060) | 17,233,316 | 34,466,632 | 33,866,632 | 0.5326% | ||||||||||||
| B Ordinary(GB00B03MM408) | 84,272,341 | 84,272,341 | 83,772,341 | 1.3175% | ||||||||||||
| B ADRs(US7802591070) | 52,449,595 | 104,899,190 | 104,551,790 | 1.6443% | ||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
| N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 253,724,975 | 3.9904% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdingsHoldings by CG Management Companies and Funds:Capital Guardian Trust CompanyCapital International LimitedCapital International SArlCapital International, Inc.Capital Research and Management Company | Number of Shares253,724,975 230,99592,495139,34275,500253,186,643 | Percent of Outstanding3.990% 0.004%0.001%0.002%0.001%3.982% | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||||
| 13. Additional information: | ||||
| 14. Contact name: | Mark EdwardsRoyal Dutch Shell plc | |||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 20 7934 6024 | |||