Director/PDMR Shareholding - Correction
Royal Dutch Shell plc issued a correction regarding a previous announcement on August 2, 2021, about transactions by managerial personnel. The correction clarifies that a reported transaction was a disposal of shares and not a purchase as initially stated. This update pertains to Chief Executive Officer Ben Van Beurden, who executed the share disposal of 5,000 A Ordinary shares at an average price of £14.56, totaling £72,812.65. The date of the transaction was July 30, 2021, and it took place in London.
- Accurate reporting of share disposal enhances transparency.
- No change in overall managerial ownership after correction.
- The initial misinformation could lead to investor confusion.
- Potential negative impact on investor trust due to reporting errors.
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU AND UK MARKET ABUSE REGIME – CORRECTION
August 6, 2021
This is a restatement of the announcement published at 18:33 on August 2, 2021.
Although the earlier announcement advised under point 4 that the transaction was a disposal of shares, the aggregated information in the same section erroneously stated that the trade related to a purchase.
All other details remain unchanged. The full corrected announcement is set out below.
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
First Name(s) | Ben | ||||
Last Name(s) | Van Beurden | ||||
2. Reason for the notification | |||||
Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Initial notification/amendments | Amendment | ||||
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
Full name of the entity | Royal Dutch Shell plc | ||||
Legal Entity Identifier code | 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 | ||||
4. Details of the transaction(s) section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date, (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
Description of the financial instrument | A Ordinary shares with a nominal value of | ||||
Identification Code | GB00B03MLX29 | ||||
Nature of the transaction | Disposal of shares | ||||
Currency | GBP | ||||
Price (Average) | |||||
Volume | 5,000 | ||||
Total | |||||
Aggregated information: Trade was undertaken in batches | |||||
Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3 | Batch 4 | ||
Volume | 282 | 383 | 428 | 647 | |
Price | |||||
Total | |||||
Batch 5 | Batch 6 | Batch 7 | Batch 8 | ||
Volume | 419 | 464 | 696 | 200 | |
Price | |||||
Total | |||||
Batch 9 | Batch 10 | Batch 11 | |||
Volume | 198 | 204 | 1079 | ||
Price | |||||
Total | |||||
Date of Transaction | July 30, 2021 |
Place of Transaction | London |
Anthony Clarke
Deputy Company Secretary
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