By John Donovan (long term Shell shareholder – originally “Shell” Transport & Trading, subsequently Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and currently Shell Plc)
I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my recent outreach concerning the possibility of submitting a shareholder resolution for consideration at the Shell plc 2026 Annual General Meeting.
Following further review of Shell’s published AGM procedures and the applicable UK legal framework, it has become clear that the procedural route requiring support from 100 individual shareholders is not a practical or viable mechanism in this context.
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UK company law permits shareholder resolutions to be requisitioned only under specific statutory conditions, including thresholds relating to registered membership and paid-up share capital.
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Shell’s AGM procedures include requirements designed to ensure that any requisition is properly submitted, authenticated, and compliant with legal standards.
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The “100 members” threshold is intended to reflect genuine, independent shareholder support and is not designed to be satisfied through organised recruitment or similar arrangements.
In addition, most individual investors hold Shell shares through nominee or intermediary platforms rather than as registered members, which creates further practical barriers to meeting the formal requirements of this route.
For these reasons, I have concluded that pursuing a resolution through the “100 shareholder” mechanism is not a realistic option at this time, and I will not be continuing that approach.
Institutional Shareholder Route Remains Open
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