Welcome to the official website containing information concerning the settlement in the securities class action, In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation.
On April 12, 2011, Lead Counsel filed with the Court Lead Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Distribution of Net Cash Settlement Amount. On April 14, 2011, the Court issued an order approving the motion to perform a final distribution of the settlement proceeds. The Administrator will begin the final distribution in late May, 2011.
For further details regarding the final distribution, or if you have any questions, please consult the final distribution materials posted on this website or contact the Administrator.
Please note there are other settlements relating to the subject matter of the U.S. Class Action Settlement (namely, Shell’s recategorization of certain of its oil and gas reserves), pursuant to which settlement relief will be distributed to purchasers of Shell securities:
- Shell entered into an agreement with a special purpose foundation and
certain other parties under a Dutch law to settle all asserted and
unasserted claims of non-United States purchasers who purchased their
Shell shares outside of the United States (the “Non-U.S. Settlement”).
For more information regarding the Non-U.S. Settlement, please visit
www.RoyalDutchShellSettlement.com.
- Shell entered into a settlement with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to which it agreed
to pay $120,000,000 to be distributed to a worldwide class of
Shell purchasers, including persons and entities eligible to receive
relief under the settlement described in the notice that is linked on
this website. For more information regarding the settlement with the
SEC, please visit
www.ShellSECSettlement.com.