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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2023

Registration No. 333-262284

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR

DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

___________________

 

SHELL PLC

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

England and Wales

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

____________________

 

CT CORPORATION

111 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10011

+1-212-894-8940

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11

New York, New York 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

  immediately upon filing
  on (Date) at (Time)

 

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be Registered

 

Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Per Unit (1)

Proposed Maximum 

Aggregate Offering Price (2)

Amount of

Registration Fee

 

American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing two (2) ordinary shares of Shell plc. N/A N/A N/A N/A
(1)Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

 

Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to American Depositary Shares registered under Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-227891. This Registration Statement also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-227891.

 

 

 

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A to the form of the Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

 

Item Number and Caption  

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
(1) Name and address of Depositary   Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
       
(2) Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities   Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
       
  Terms of Deposit:    
         
  (i) Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares   Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
         
  (ii) Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities   Paragraphs (6), (11) and (12)
         
  (iii) Collection and distribution of dividends   Paragraphs (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (20)
         
  (iv) Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material   Paragraphs (3), (8), (11) and (12)
         
  (v) Sale or exercise of rights   Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
         
  (vi) Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization   Paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (20)
         
  (vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement   Paragraphs (16) and (17)
         
  (viii) Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs   Paragraph (3)
         
  (ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities   Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)
         
  (x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary   Paragraphs (14) and (17)
         
(3) Fees and Charges   Paragraph (7)

 

 

 

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Item Number and Caption

 

Location in Form of American Depositary 

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

     
Shell plc is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.       Paragraph (8)

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1) Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among Shell plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder. Previously filed.

 

(a)(2) Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2).

 

(b)Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

 

(c)Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

 

(d) Opinion of counsel to the Depositary as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed.

 

(e) Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

 

(f)Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors of the Company. Set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

 

(a)The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer..

 

(b)If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among Shell plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on October 13, 2023.

 

  Legal entity created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
   
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
     
  By: /s/ Gregory A. Levendis
  Name: Gregory A. Levendis
  Title: Executive Director

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Shell plc certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in London, United Kingdom, on October 13, 2023.

 

  SHELL PLC
     
  By: /s/ Sinead Gorman
  Name: Sinead Gorman
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Sinead Gorman his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution to sign on his or her behalf individually and in any and all capacity including the capacities stated below, any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related subsequent registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on October 13, 2023, in the capacities indicated.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature   Title
     
/s/ Sir Andrew Mackenzie   Chair

Sir Andrew Mackenzie    
     
/s/ Wael Sawan  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Wael Sawan    
     
/s/ Sinead Gorman

  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer; Principal Accounting Officer)
Sinead Gorman

   
     

/s/ Dick Boer

 

Independent Non-executive Director

Dick Boer    
     
/s/ Neil Carson OBE   Independent Non-executive Director
Neil Carson OBE    
     
/s/ Ann Godbehere   Independent Non-executive Director
Ann Godbehere    
     
/s/ Catherine J. Hughes   Independent Non-executive Director
Catherine J. Hughes    

 

 

 

/s/ Jane Holl Lute

  Independent Non-executive Director
Jane Holl Lute

   
     
/s/ Sir Charles Roxburgh   Independent Non-executive Director
Sir Charles Roxburgh    
     
/s/ Abraham Schot   Independent Non-executive Director
Abraham Schot    
     
/s/ Leena Srivastava

  Independent Non-executive Director

Leena Srivastava 

   
     
/s/ Cyrus Taraporevala

  Independent Non-executive Director
Cyrus Taraporevala

   

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Shell plc has signed this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in Delaware, on October 13, 2023.

 

  Authorized U.S. Representative
     
  By: PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
     
  By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
  Name: Donald J. Puglisi
  Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number    
     
(a)(2) Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement.  
     
( e ) Certification under Rule 466.