Shareholder Resolution Proposal – Shell plc (AGM 2026)

 

Call for Support from Shell plc Shareholders

 

I am a long-term shareholder of Shell plc and have engaged with the company over more than four decades. My involvement relates to matters that are part of the public record and have been reported by regulators, courts, and mainstream media. The views expressed here reflect personal experience, publicly available information, and opinion, not privileged or non-public information.

Based on that experience, I am seeking to organise a group of Shell plc shareholders to submit a shareholder resolutionfor consideration at Shell’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (expected May 2026).

The proposed resolution is set out in full below.

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Purpose of the Resolution

 

This resolution does not seek to relitigate past disputes, assign legal liability, or assert findings of misconduct.

It asks a straightforward governance question:

How does the Board of Directors ensure, in practice and at all times, that Shell plc abides by its own published General Business Principles — including where the stakes involve long-term trust, risk management, and climate-related decision-making?

Shell plc has repeatedly stated that:

• integrity, transparency, and accountability are core to its business;

• climate change presents material, long-term financial and societal risks; and

• the Board is responsible for overseeing culture, ethics, risk, and disclosures.

 

Shareholders are entitled to ask how those commitments are operationalised, monitored, and assured, particularly where historical events — as publicly reported and officially acknowledged — have raised concerns about governance and trust.

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Who This Call Is For

 

This page is intended solely for existing Shell plc shareholders who may wish to:

• review the draft resolution;

• conduct their own independent research;

• decide whether they wish to support submission of the resolution in accordance with Shell plc’s Articles of Association and applicable law.

 

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What Support Means

 

At this stage, support means expressing interest in principle.

If sufficient interest is shown, shareholders may later be invited to:

• confirm their shareholding status; and

• formally co-sign the resolution in line with Shell plc’s procedural requirements.

 

Each shareholder acts independently and retains full discretion over whether and how to vote.

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Draft Shareholder Resolution (Proposed)

 

Title

 

Strengthening Board Accountability for Compliance with Shell plc’s General Business Principles, Including Climate-Related Governance

Resolved

 

Shareholders request that the Board of Directors publish, within six months following the 2026 Annual General Meeting, a report (at reasonable cost and omitting genuinely confidential or legally privileged information) describing:

1. How the Board ensures that Shell plc’s operations, strategic decisions, and external engagements consistently comply with the Shell General Business Principles and Code of Conduct, including:

   • board and committee oversight structures;

   • escalation and accountability mechanisms; and

   • the role of internal audit, assurance, or independent review.

    

2. How lessons learned from past governance challenges and controversies, as publicly reported and officially acknowledged, are incorporated into current risk management, decision-making, and oversight processes.

3. What governance controls apply to the appointment and oversight of external security, intelligence, investigative, or advisory firms, to ensure that any such activities are lawful, ethical, proportionate, and consistent with Shell’s stated principles and human-rights commitments.

4. How oversight of climate-related strategy, disclosures, and transition planning is integrated into the same governance and assurance frameworks, including how the Board satisfies itself that:

   • climate-related disclosures are complete, accurate, and not misleading;

   • public positions on climate policy are consistent with Shell’s stated principles and lobbying activities; and

   • heightened scrutiny is applied where long-term environmental and societal trust is at stake.

    

 

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Supporting Statement (For Shareholders)

 

This resolution is process-focused, forward-looking, and reasonable. It does not seek to impose new operational targets or policy positions. It asks the Board to explain — clearly and transparently — how it ensures alignment between Shell’s stated principles and its actions, including in areas where the consequences of governance failure would be profound.

Trust is a precondition for long-term shareholder value. Where climate risk, reputation, and societal impact intersect, that trust must be demonstrable.

Contact:

Shareholders who wish to request further information or express interest in this proposed resolution may do so by contacting:

[email protected]

Communications are for informational purposes only. Messages received via this address are reviewed for the sole purpose of responding to informational enquiries relating to a potential shareholder resolution. Sending an email does not create any obligation, agreement, or coordinated action. Each shareholder remains fully independent.

Important Disclaimers and Legal Clarifications

 

No Financial Advice

 

Nothing on this page constitutes financial, investment, or trading advice, nor a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold Shell plc shares. Any investment decision is entirely your own.

No Proxy Solicitation / No Acting in Concert

 

This initiative does not constitute a proxy solicitation, tender offer, takeover activity, or coordinated voting arrangement. Supporters do not act in concert and retain full independence in voting and engagement.

Information and Opinion

 

The materials on this page are provided for governance discussion purposes only. They reflect opinion, interpretation, and reference to publicly available sources. They do not purport to be exhaustive or determinative of disputed historical matters.

Non-Reliance

 

Readers should not rely on any statement here as a definitive account of historical events. Independent verification of primary sources is encouraged.

No Affiliation with Shell plc

 

This website and initiative are independent of Shell plc. Shell plc does not endorse or approve this resolution or this call for support.

Data Protection

 

Any personal information voluntarily provided will be used solely for the purpose of coordinating potential submission of a shareholder resolution and handled in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

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Closing Statement

 

This initiative rests on a simple proposition:

If a company expects trust — from shareholders, regulators, and society — it must be able to demonstrate consistent adherence to its own stated principles, especially where the long-term risks include climate and planetary impact.

That is not an unreasonable question for shareholders to ask.

Nor should it be an unreasonable request for Shell plc to answer.

 

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