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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2018

 

Registration No. 333-

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

 

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

___________________

 

Royal Dutch Shell plc

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

 

n/a

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

England and Wales

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179

Telephone (800) 990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

____________________

 

C T CORPORATION SYSTEM

111 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10011

(212) 894-8940

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP

570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405

New York, New York 10022

(212) 319-7600

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

  immediately upon filing  
  on (Date) at (Time)  

 

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of

Securities to be registered

Amount

to be

registered

Proposed

maximum

aggregate price

per unit (1)

Proposed

maximum 

aggregate offering

price (2)

Amount of 

registration fee

American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing two class A ordinary shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc

1,250,000,000

American Depositary Shares

$0.05 $62,500,000 $7,575
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing two class B ordinary shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc

1,250,000,000

American Depositary Shares

$0.05 $62,500,000 $7,575
(1)Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus consists of the proposed forms of American Depositary Receipts ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A and Exhibit B to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

 

Item Number and Caption

 

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
(1) Name and address of Depositary   Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
       
(2) Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities   Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
       
  Terms of Deposit:    
       
  (i) Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares   Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
         
  (ii) Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities   Paragraph (12)
         
  (iii) Collection and distribution of dividends   Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
         
  (iv) Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material   Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
         
  (v) Sale or exercise of rights   Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
         
  (vi) Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization   Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
         
  (vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement   Paragraphs (16) and (17)
         
  (viii) Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs   Paragraph (3)
         
  (ix) Restrictions upon the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities   Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
         
  (x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary   Paragraph (14)
         
(3) Fees and Charges   Paragraph (7)

 

 

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Item Number and Caption

 

Location in Form of American Depositary 

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
  (b) Statement that Royal Dutch Shell plc is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied through the EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.  

  Paragraph (8)

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2018 among Royal Dutch Shell plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Forms of American Depositary Receipts, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

 

(b)Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

 

(c)Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

 

(d)Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

 

(e)Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable.

 

(f)Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors of the Company. Filed herewith as Exhibit (f).

 

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

 

(a)The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

 

(b)If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on October 17, 2018.

 

  Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
     
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
     
  By: /s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
  Name:  Joseph M. Leinhauser
  Title: Executive Director

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Royal Dutch Shell plc certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The Hague, on October 19, 2018.

 

  Royal Dutch Shell plc
     
  By: /s/ Jessica Uhl
  Name:  Jessica Uhl
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed below by the following persons on October 19, 2018, in the capacities indicated.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature

 

Title

     

*

 

Chair

Charles O. Holliday    
     

*

 

Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director

Gerard Kleisterlee    
     

 

Chief Executive Officer

Ben van Beurden   (Principal Executive Officer)
     

/s/Jessica Uhl

 

Chief Financial Officer

Jessica Uhl   (Principal Financial Officer; Principal Accounting Officer)
     

 

Non-executive Director

Ann Godbehere    

 

 

*

 

Non-executive Director

Euleen Goh    
     

*

 

Non-executive Director

Catherine J. Hughes    
     

 

Non-executive Director

Roberto Setubal    
     

*

 

Non-executive Director

Sir Nigel Sheinwald GCMG    
     

  Non-executive Director

Linda G. Stuntz

 
   

 

Non-executive Director

Gerrit Zalm    

 

* By: 

/s/ Jessica Uhl

  October 19, 2018
  (Jessica Uhl, Attorney-in-Fact)    

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed this Registration Statement in Delaware, on October 19, 2018.

 

  PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
   
  Authorized U.S. Representative
     
  By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
  Name:  Donald J. Puglisi
  Title: Managing Director

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

 Number

 
   
(a) Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement.
   
(d) Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.
   
(f) Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors of the Company.