LONDON, May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE:
RDS.B) announces the poll results on the resolutions at its Annual
General Meeting held on Tuesday May 22,
2018 at the Circustheater, Circusstraat 4, 2586 CW
The Hague, The Netherlands.
Resolutions 1-18 were carried and resolution 19 (Shareholder
resolution) was not carried.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, a copy of all resolutions
other than resolutions concerning ordinary business at the Annual
General Meeting, will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will be available for inspection at:
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
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RESOLUTION
|
VOTES
FOR
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%
|
VOTES
AGAINST
|
%
|
VOTES
TOTAL
|
% of ISC
VOTED
|
VOTES
WITHHELD
|
1
|
Receipt of Annual
Report & Accounts
|
5,153,738,840
|
98.55
|
75,760,000
|
1.45
|
5,229,498,840
|
62.68%
|
10,345,425
|
2
|
Approval of
Directors' Remuneration Report
|
3,886,764,832
|
74.78
|
1,311,138,457
|
25.22
|
5,197,903,289
|
62.31%
|
41,918,978
|
3
|
Appointment of Ann
Godbehere
|
5,187,992,901
|
99.10
|
47,004,936
|
0.90
|
5,234,997,837
|
62.75%
|
4,822,696
|
4
|
Reappointment of Ben
van Beurden
|
5,205,090,607
|
99.90
|
5,413,774
|
0.10
|
5,210,504,381
|
62.46%
|
29,329,055
|
5
|
Reappointment of
Euleen Goh
|
5,048,629,738
|
96.49
|
183,429,396
|
3.51
|
5,232,059,134
|
62.71%
|
7,756,826
|
6
|
Reappointment of
Charles O. Holliday
|
5,124,783,253
|
98.36
|
85,444,647
|
1.64
|
5,210,227,900
|
62.45%
|
29,601,922
|
7
|
Reappointment of
Catherine Hughes
|
5,199,501,814
|
99.79
|
10,810,760
|
0.21
|
5,210,312,574
|
62.45%
|
29,515,871
|
8
|
Reappointment of
Gerard Kleisterlee
|
5,044,343,136
|
96.87
|
162,791,041
|
3.13
|
5,207,134,177
|
62.42%
|
32,682,493
|
9
|
Reappointment of
Roberto Setubal
|
5,167,672,381
|
99.30
|
36,595,480
|
0.70
|
5,204,267,861
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62.38%
|
35,535,041
|
10
|
Reappointment of Sir
Nigel Sheinwald
|
5,111,836,667
|
99.60
|
20,747,249
|
0.40
|
5,132,583,916
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61.52%
|
107,228,335
|
11
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Reappointment of
Linda G. Stuntz
|
5,203,101,939
|
99.86
|
7,213,243
|
0.14
|
5,210,315,182
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62.45%
|
29,485,907
|
12
|
Reappointment of
Jessica Uhl
|
5,210,791,215
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99.53
|
24,590,912
|
0.47
|
5,235,382,127
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62.75%
|
4,418,709
|
13
|
Reappointment of
Gerrit Zalm
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5,202,358,226
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99.85
|
7,609,969
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0.15
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5,209,968,195
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62.45%
|
29,812,421
|
14
|
Reappointment of
Auditors
|
5,217,719,675
|
99.81
|
9,742,622
|
0.19
|
5,227,462,297
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62.66%
|
12,375,457
|
15
|
Remuneration of
Auditors
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5,230,632,876
|
99.92
|
4,329,783
|
0.08
|
5,234,962,659
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62.75%
|
4,849,317
|
16
|
Authority to allot
shares
|
5,137,141,227
|
98.16
|
96,540,608
|
1.84
|
5,233,681,835
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62.73%
|
6,147,614
|
17
|
Disapplication of
pre-emption rights*
|
5,187,202,025
|
99.15
|
44,252,487
|
0.85
|
5,231,454,512
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62.71%
|
8,312,170
|
18
|
Authority to purchase
own shares*
|
5,137,518,867
|
98.19
|
94,959,983
|
1.81
|
5,232,478,850
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62.72%
|
7,312,193
|
19
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Shareholder
resolution*
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268,063,768
|
5.54
|
4,567,121,334
|
94.46
|
4,835,185,102
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57.96%
|
404,376,930
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* Special resolution
Please note that a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English
Law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the
votes 'for' and 'against' a
resolution.
STATEMENTS
RESOLUTION 2 – APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION
REPORT
We welcome the broad shareholder support for our 2017
remuneration report. Shareholder discussions and voting
outcomes in recent years, including the 92% of shareholders who
voted in favour of our remuneration policy at last year's AGM,
suggest that our policy and approach to executive remuneration are
appropriate.
We work hard to actively solicit and react to all feedback from
our shareholders, and hold an extensive engagement programme
between a range of shareholders and senior management, including
the Board. In these meetings we received a positive response to our
decisions in respect of the execution of our policy for 2017 and
its alignment with company performance. We also held constructive
dialogue on, amongst other subjects, our strategy to thrive through
the energy transition and its link to policy design.
Notwithstanding this, we also note that a number of shareholders
voted against this year's report. We respect the range of
opinions that shareholders have and acknowledge the resources they
can access to exercise their stewardship. We will continue to
engage constructively with our shareholders to reflect carefully on
any feedback we receive from them and would particularly
welcome the opportunity to work with proxy advisors more closely in
the future, to better serve shareholder needs.
RESOLUTION 19 – SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION
We believe the vote is a clear and strong display of confidence
in Shell's wide-ranging and progressive approach to leading though
the energy transition. It demonstrates not only support for
our industry-leading strategy, but also clear trust in the ability
of Shell's management to implement it.
The transition towards a net-zero emissions energy system and a
world where temperature increases are limited to less than 2C will
unfold over several decades and will require concerted action by
many, including Shell. We recognise there are many voices in
the energy transition debate and we will continue to engage
constructively as we implement our approach. But we must also
recognise that the time for action is now … Shell is committed to
playing its part and, with the clear and ongoing support of our
shareholders, we will continue to take sensible steps to help
tackle climate change and ensure we thrive through the energy
transition.
May 22, 2018
Linda M. Szymanski
Company Secretary
Royal Dutch Shell plc
LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell
plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
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