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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

ENQUIRIES

Shell Media Relations
International, UK, European Press: +44 20 7934 5550

Cautionary Note
The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are
separate legal entities. In this announcement “Shell”, “Shell Group”
and “Group” are sometimes used for convenience to reference Shell plc and
its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and
“our” are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general
or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful
purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities.
‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies”
as used in this announcement refer to entities over which Shell plc either
directly or indirectly has control. The terms “joint venture”, “joint
operations”, “joint arrangements”, and “associates” may also be used
to refer to a commercial arrangement in which Shell has a direct or indirect
ownership interest with one or more parties. The term “Shell interest” is
used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest
held by Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after
exclusion of all third-party interest.

Forward-Looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning the
financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to
be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of
future expectations that are based on management’s current expectations and
assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include,
among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Shell to
market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs,
estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking
statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “aim”;
“ambition”; ‘‘anticipate’’; “aspire”, “aspiration”,
‘‘believe’’; “commit”; “commitment”; ‘‘could’’;
“desire”; ‘‘estimate’’; ‘‘expect’’; ‘‘goals’’;
‘‘intend’’; ‘‘may’’; “milestones”; ‘‘objectives’’;
‘‘outlook’’; ‘‘plan’’; ‘‘probably’’;
‘‘project’’; ‘‘risks’’; “schedule”; ‘‘seek’’;
‘‘should’’; ‘‘target’’; “vision”; ‘‘will’’;
“would” and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that
could affect the future operations of Shell and could cause those results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
included in this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price
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

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