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SHELL PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shell plc (Shell) announces the poll results on the resolutions at its Annual
General Meeting held on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at the Sofitel London Heathrow
Hotel Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport, London TW6 2GD. Resolutions 1 - 22
were carried and Resolution 23 was not carried.
In accordance with the UK 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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
RESOLUTION VOTES FOR % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES TOTAL % of ISC VOTED VOTES WITHHELD
1 Receipt of Annual Report & Accounts 3,692,655,862 99.09 33,814,873 0.91 3,726,470,735 66.57% 16,661,674
2 Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Policy 3,562,735,886 95.96 149,959,212 4.04 3,712,695,098 66.33% 30,433,635
3 Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Report 3,628,186,714 97.37 98,015,735 2.63 3,726,202,449 66.57% 16,926,344
4 Appointment of Holly Keller Koeppel 3,553,257,053 95.33 173,969,267 4.67 3,727,226,320 66.59% 15,898,007
5 Appointment of Clare Scherrer 3,662,274,189 98.25 65,078,408 1.75 3,727,352,597 66.59% 15,770,496
6 Reappointment of Dick Boer 3,625,334,266 97.26 102,168,924 2.74 3,727,503,190 66.59% 15,626,274
7 Reappointment of Ann Godbehere 3,616,390,170 97.05 110,012,888 2.95 3,726,403,058 66.57% 16,724,742
8 Reappointment of Sinead Gorman 3,675,023,920 98.58 52,800,102 1.42 3,727,824,022 66.60% 15,303,651
9 Reappointment of Jane H. Lute 3,659,266,518 98.17 68,105,115 1.83 3,727,371,633 66.59% 15,756,348
10 Reappointment of Sir Andrew Mackenzie 3,506,851,112 94.08 220,515,498 5.92 3,727,366,610 66.59% 15,760,465
11 Reappointment of Sir Charles Roxburgh 3,625,263,737 97.26 102,194,890 2.74 3,727,458,627 66.59% 15,669,287
12 Reappointment of Wael Sawan 3,685,469,229 98.86 42,564,384 1.14 3,728,033,613 66.60% 15,094,467
13 Reappointment of Abraham (Bram) Schot 3,639,570,466 97.64 87,830,408 2.36 3,727,400,874 66.59% 15,725,602
14 Reappointment of Leena Srivastava 3,676,835,105 98.65 50,424,913 1.35 3,727,260,018 66.59% 15,865,837
15 Reappointment of Cyrus Taraporevala 3,598,669,275 96.55 128,654,336 3.45 3,727,323,611 66.59% 15,804,212
16 Reappointment of Auditors 3,689,340,949 99.11 33,062,898 0.89 3,722,403,847 66.50% 20,717,698
17 Remuneration of Auditors 3,722,097,413 99.84 5,841,504 0.16 3,727,938,917 66.60% 15,180,063
18 Authority to allot shares 3,629,483,988 97.39 97,221,634 2.61 3,726,705,622 66.58% 16,425,426
19 Disapplication of pre-emption rights* 3,685,984,387 98.96 38,651,329 1.04 3,724,635,716 66.54% 18,489,852
20 Authority to make on-market purchases of own shares* 3,717,577,637 99.74 9,833,027 0.26 3,727,410,664 66.59% 15,711,689
21 Authority to make off-market purchases of own shares* 3,694,862,655 99.14 32,054,638 0.86 3,726,917,293 66.58% 16,206,236
22 Authority for certain donations and expenditure 3,686,389,940 98.92 40,124,806 1.08 3,726,514,746 66.57% 16,574,054
23 Shareholder resolution* 470,824,659 13.01 3,148,423,871 86.99 3,619,248,530 64.66% 119,605,420
* 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.
Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said: “Shell’s shareholders continue to
strongly back our strategy as we transform Shell into a better performing and
more resilient business. We are making progress towards our financial and
climate targets, providing the oil and gas the world needs today while helping
to build the energy system of the future. We will apply discipline and focus
as we continue to deliver more value with less emissions.”
May 19, 2026
Sean Ashley
Company Secretary
Shell plc
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and “Group” are sometimes used for convenience to reference Shell plc and
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held by Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after
exclusion of all third-party interest.
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the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning the
financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell. All
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differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
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fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s
products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e)
reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g)
environmental and physical risks, including climate change; (h) risks
associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition
properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such
transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and
countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, judicial,
fiscal and regulatory developments including tariffs and regulatory measures
addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in
various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of
expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental
entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the
reimbursement for shared costs; (m) risks associated with the impact of
pandemics, regional conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict
in the Middle East, and a significant cyber security, data privacy or IT
incident; (n) the pace of the energy transition; and (o) changes in trading
conditions. No assurance is provided that future dividend payments will match
or exceed previous dividend payments. All forward-looking statements contained
in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk
factors that may affect future results are contained in Shell plc’s Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (available at
www.shell.com/investors/news-and-filings/sec-filings.html and www.sec.gov).
These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement and should be considered by the reader. Each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, May
19, 2026. Neither Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or other information. In light of
these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or
inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.
Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File
No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov