SHELL PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shell plc announces the poll results on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday May 21, 2024 at the InterContinental London – The O2, 1 Waterview Drive, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0TW. Resolutions 1-22 were carried and resolution 23 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: 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 | 4,009,732,721 | 99.10 | 36,482,712 | 0.90 | 4,046,215,433 | 63.46% | 24,377,242 |
| 2 | Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Report | 3,837,712,517 | 94.83 | 209,399,986 | 5.17 | 4,047,112,503 | 63.47% | 23,487,236 |
| 3 | Reappointment of Dick Boer | 3,942,771,765 | 97.41 | 104,784,962 | 2.59 | 4,047,556,727 | 63.48% | 22,984,294 |
| 4 | Reappointment of Neil Carson | 3,997,581,756 | 98.77 | 49,763,124 | 1.23 | 4,047,344,880 | 63.47% | 23,190,477 |
| 5 | Reappointment of Ann Godbehere | 3,888,176,915 | 96.06 | 159,316,307 | 3.94 | 4,047,493,222 | 63.48% | 23,046,493 |
| 6 | Reappointment of Sinead Gorman | 3,991,395,067 | 98.61 | 56,394,263 | 1.39 | 4,047,789,330 | 63.48% | 22,747,157 |
| 7 | Reappointment of Jane Holl Lute | 3,997,349,786 | 98.76 | 50,170,807 | 1.24 | 4,047,520,593 | 63.48% | 23,016,821 |
| 8 | Reappointment of Catherine Hughes | 3,853,419,013 | 95.95 | 162,591,533 | 4.05 | 4,016,010,546 | 62.98% | 54,522,444 |
| 9 | Reappointment of Sir Andrew Mackenzie | 3,623,716,656 | 90.16 | 395,506,547 | 9.84 | 4,019,223,203 | 63.03% | 51,311,361 |
| 10 | Reappointment of Sir Charles Roxburgh | 3,999,894,421 | 98.83 | 47,509,826 | 1.17 | 4,047,404,247 | 63.48% | 23,133,424 |
| 11 | Reappointment of Wael Sawan | 3,965,223,304 | 98.66 | 54,053,413 | 1.34 | 4,019,276,717 | 63.03% | 51,249,526 |
| 12 | Reappointment of Abraham (Bram) Schot | 3,978,062,767 | 98.29 | 69,181,183 | 1.71 | 4,047,243,950 | 63.47% | 23,282,924 |
| 13 | Reappointment of Leena Srivastava | 3,998,196,209 | 98.79 | 49,114,863 | 1.21 | 4,047,311,072 | 63.47% | 23,224,097 |
| 14 | Reappointment of Cyrus Taraporevala | 3,999,602,499 | 98.83 | 47,257,645 | 1.17 | 4,046,860,144 | 63.47% | 23,670,224 |
| 15 | Reappointment of Auditors | 4,005,238,096 | 99.02 | 39,591,593 | 0.98 | 4,044,829,689 | 63.43% | 25,721,016 |
| 16 | Remuneration of Auditors | 4,035,800,899 | 99.71 | 11,770,670 | 0.29 | 4,047,571,569 | 63.48% | 22,973,578 |
| 17 | Authority to allot shares | 3,959,020,201 | 97.81 | 88,490,958 | 2.19 | 4,047,511,159 | 63.48% | 23,027,771 |
| 18 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 4,008,888,982 | 99.24 | 30,790,514 | 0.76 | 4,039,679,496 | 63.35% | 30,899,014 |
| 19 | Authority to make on-market purchases of own shares* | 4,008,568,712 | 99.05 | 38,343,081 | 0.95 | 4,046,911,793 | 63.47% | 23,629,957 |
| 20 | Authority to make off-market purchases of own shares* | 3,990,697,774 | 98.62 | 55,808,260 | 1.38 | 4,046,506,034 | 63.46% | 24,037,019 |
| 21 | Authority for certain donations and expenditure | 3,996,889,885 | 98.77 | 49,679,442 | 1.23 | 4,046,569,327 | 63.46% | 23,981,892 |
| 22 | Shell's Energy Transition Strategy 2024 resolution | 2,982,949,868 | 78.03 | 839,906,774 | 21.97 | 3,822,856,642 | 59.95% | 247,686,231 |
| 23 | Shareholder resolution* | 735,224,835 | 18.62 | 3,213,314,502 | 81.38 | 3,948,539,337 | 61.92% | 122,002,084 |
* 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.
Shell Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said: “Shell’s shareholders have strongly backed our strategy to deliver more value with less emissions, as we transform to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. Our focus on performance, discipline and simplification enables us to invest in providing the energy the world needs today, and in helping to build the low-carbon energy system of the future.”
The level of votes on Resolution 22 requires us to explain what actions we intend to take to consult shareholders in order to understand the reasons behind the result, and report back within six months. We will meet this obligation by continuing to engage with shareholders on why we believe our strategy keeps us on the right path.
May 21, 2024
Caroline J.M. Omloo
Company Secretary
Shell plc
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Shell’s Net Carbon Intensity
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Shell’s net-zero emissions target
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