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Coverage dated November 14, 2021

Shell Moves To UK, Drops 'Royal Dutch' In Share Structure Overhaul

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Royal Dutch Shell is asking shareholders to approve a proposal to drop its dual share structure and ‘Royal Dutch’ from its name as it looks to move its tax residence to the UK from the Netherlands

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  1. Quartz

    Why Shell wants to drop the Royal Dutch (opens Quartz)

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    If the company succeeds in shifting from the Netherlands to the UK, its executives feel they can no longer use the title.

  2. Oil Price

    Shell Moves To UK, Drops 'Royal Dutch' In Share Structure Overhaul (opens Oil Price)

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    Royal Dutch Shell is asking shareholders to approve a proposal to drop its dual share structure and ‘Royal Dutch’ from its name as it looks to move its tax residence to the UK from the Netherlands

  3. The Guardian

    Shell to move HQ and tax home from Netherlands to UK (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Energy company will also scrap dual share system and remove ‘Royal Dutch’ from its name

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Shell: Dutch government angered over HQ move to UK (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The oil giant has announced it will take up a new tax residency and remove "Royal Dutch" from its name. The relocation follows a Dutch court order to slash its emissions by 2030.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Shell to drop ‘Dutch’ from name, relocate HQ to London (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A court in The Hague ruled in May that Shell must slash its emissions harder and faster than it had planned.