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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

Commission file number 001-32575

Royal Dutch Shell plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

England and Wales

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands

Tel. no: 011 31 70 377 9111

royaldutchshell.shareholders@shell.com

(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: none

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: none

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Outstanding as of December 31, 2020:

4,101,239,499 A ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.07 each.

3,706,183,836 B ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.07 each.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

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Yes

☐

No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐

Yes

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No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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Yes

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No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

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Yes

☐

No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company.

See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission should be sent to:

Royal Dutch Shell plc

Carel van Bylandtlaan 30

2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands

Attn: Linda M. Coulter

Tel. no: 011 31 70 377 9111

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CROSS REFERENCE TO FORM 20-F

Part I									Pages
Item 1.			Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers						N/A
Item 2.			Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable						N/A
Item 3.			Key Information
			A.			Selected financial data			10, 236
			B.			Capitalization and indebtedness			N/A
			C.			Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds			N/A
			D.			Risk factors			18-22
Item 4.			Information on the Company
			A.			History and development of the company			9, 11-17, 26-27, 30-42, 51-54, 57-65, 235, 240-242
			B.			Business overview			11-27, 30-60, 65-72, 211-228, 239
			C.			Organizational structure			11-13, Exhibit 8.1
			D.			Property, plants and equipment			11-13, 18-22, 26-27, 30-60, 65-72, 211-228
Item 4A.			Unresolved Staff Comments						N/A
Item 5.			Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
			A.			Operating results			18-22, 26-64, 197-201
			B.			Liquidity and capital resources			12, 19, 26-27, 30-31, 36-37, 51-52, 57-58, 60-64, 174-176, 187-190, 198-202
			C.			Research and development, patents and licences, etc.			13
			D.			Trend information			13, 18-43, 51-54, 57-59, 65-86
			E.			Off-balance sheet arrangements			64
			F.			Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations			63-64
			G.			Safe harbor			8-9
Item 6.			Directors, Senior Management and Employees
			A.			Directors and senior management			89-95, 150-153
			B.			Compensation			146-147, 209
			C.			Board practices			89-136, 149-157
			D.			Employees			86-88, 208-209
			E.			Share ownership			88, 129, 150, 203, 236
Item 7.			Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
			A.			Major shareholders			236
			B.			Related party transactions			149, 173, 185-186, 209, 234
			C.			Interests of experts and counsel			N/A
Item 8.			Financial Information
			A.			Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information			61-64, 158-210, 229-234
			B.			Significant Changes			210
Item 9.			The Offer and Listing
			A.			Offer and listing details			150, 153-156, 235
			B.			Plan of distribution			N/A
			C.			Markets			235