# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001306965
**File Stem:** 0000950157-25-001006
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 18610
**Document Hash:** 8bf91b008a6bc8fad6f31623cde506cb
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950157-25-001006.hdr.sgml**: 20251212

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950157-25-001006

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251212

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251212

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251212

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Shell plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001306965
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DC
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-292109
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251568227

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** SHELL CENTRE
- **STREET 2:** 2 YORK ROAD
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **NON US STATE TERRITORY:** DC
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** X0
- **ZIP:** SE1 7NA
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 044-20-7934-1234

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** SHELL CENTRE
- **STREET 2:** 2 YORK ROAD
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **NON US STATE TERRITORY:** DC
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** X0
- **ZIP:** SE1 7NA

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Shell PLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220121

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Royal Dutch Shell plc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20041027

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Forthdeal LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20041026

#### As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2025.

#### Registration No. 333 -

------

#### UNITED STATES

#### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

------

### Form S-8

#### REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

------

## SHELL PLC

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **England and Wales** | **N/A** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)** |

---

------

#### Shell Centre

#### London, SE1 7NA United Kingdom

#### (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

------

#### Global Employee Share Purchase Plan

#### Long Term Incentive Plan 2014

#### Shell Provident Fund

#### Shell Share Plan 2023

#### (Full title of the plans)

------

#### Mr. Donald J. Puglisi

#### Managing Director

#### Puglisi & Associates

#### 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

#### Newark, Delaware 19711

#### (Name and address of agent for service)
(302) 738-6680

#### (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

------

#### Copies to:

#### Andrew J. Pitts

#### Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#### Two Manhattan West

#### 375 Ninth Avenue

#### New York, New York 10001
(212) 474-1000

------

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

**** 

<br> ---

| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

---

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act ☐

------

#### GLOBAL EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN;

#### LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2014;

#### SHELL PROVIDENT FUND; and

#### SHELL SHARE PLAN 2023

#### REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which there were previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan, the Long Term Incentive Plan 2014, the Shell Provident Fund and the Shell Share Plan 2023. Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, Shell plc ("Shell" or the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference herein the contents of the previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 previously filed on January 28, 2022 (File No. 333-262396) and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 previously filed on May 25, 2023 (File No. 333-272192), and hereby deems the contents of those Registration Statements to be a part of this Registration Statement, except as otherwise updated or modified herein.

#### PART II

#### INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

#### ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

The following documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") by Shell are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Annual Report on Form 20-F of Shell for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Commission on March 25, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A as filed with the Commission on July 2, 2025 (File No. 001-32575);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the Current Reports on Form 6-K of Shell furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form 20-F referred to in (a) above; and the description of Shell's share capital contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A of Shell as filed with the Commission on January 25, 2022 (Registration No. 001-32575).

The following documents subsequently filed or furnished by Shell with or to the Commission after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

<br> ● reports filed under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

<br> ● reports furnished on Form 6-K that indicate that they are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

------

#### ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

<br> (a) The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:

#### Exhibit Index

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| **[\*23.1](e23-1.htm)** | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.](e23-1.htm) |
| **[\*24](#POWEROFATTORNEY)** | [Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).](#POWEROFATTORNEY) |
| **[\*107](exfilingfees.htm)** | [Calculation of Filing Fee Table](exfilingfees.htm) |

---

\* Filed herewith

------

#### SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in London, on December 12, 2025.

---

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

---

------

#### POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Sinead Gorman as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission this registration statement on Form S-8, any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement as Ms. Gorman deems necessary or advisable in order to effect registration under the Securities Act of such number of shares, plan interests or dollar amounts as she shall determine to be reasonably necessary to register up to the maximum number of shares or plan interests that are issuable pursuant to the employee share plans operated by Shell plc and its subsidiaries, as from time to time approved by the Shell plc Board of Directors and its shareholders, and to file the same, with all respective 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 do and 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 might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but which taken together, shall constitute one instrument. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Power of Attorney has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Title** | **Date** |
| \* | <br> Chair | December 12, 2025 |
| Sir Andrew Mackenzie |  |  |
| \* | Deputy Chair and <br> Senior Independent Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Dick Boer |  |  |
| \* | Chief Executive Officer<br> (Principal Executive Officer) | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Wael Sawan |  |  |
| <br> /s/ Sinead Gorman <br>| Chief Financial Officer<br> (Principal Financial Officer; <br>| <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Sinead Gorman | Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| \* | <br> Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Neil Carson |  |  |
| \* | <br> Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Ann Godbehere |  |  |
| \* | <br> Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Catherine J. Hughes |  |  |
| \* | <br> Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Jane H. Lute |  |  |
| \* | <br> Non-executive Director | <br> December 12, 2025 |
| Sir Charles Roxburgh |  |  |
| \* | <br>Non-executive Director | December 12, 2025 |
| Abraham Schot |  |  |
| \* | <br>Non-executive Director | December 12, 2025 |
| Leena Srivastava |  |  |

---

------

<u>\*</u> <br> Non-executive Director <br> December 12, 2025 <br> Cyrus Taraporevala

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| \*By:  | /s/ Sinead Gorman |
|  | (Sinead Gorman, Attorney-in-Fact) |

---

------

#### SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Shell plc, has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto in Delaware on December 12, 2025.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES, | PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES, | PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES, |
| By:  | /s/ Donald J. Puglisi | /s/ Donald J. Puglisi |
|  | Name: | Donald J. Puglisi |
|  | Title: | Managing Director |

---

#### <br>

## Ex-23

#### Exhibit 23.1

#### Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement pertaining to the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan, the Long Term Incentive Plan 2014, the Shell Provident Fund and the Shell Share Plan 2023 of Shell plc of our reports dated July 2, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Shell plc and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Shell plc included in its Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

---

| |
|:---|
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP <br>|
| London, United Kingdom |
| December 12, 2025 |

---

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

---

| |
|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Shell plc**  |

---

---

| | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Ordinary Shares, nominal value of EUR 0.07 per share | Other | 59000000 | $36.57 | $2157630000.00 | 0.0001381 | $297968.70 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $2157630000.00  |  | $297968.70  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $297968.70  |

---

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Offering Note** <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> Note to Security Class Title: (1) The Ordinary Shares being registered under this Registration Statement may be represented by the Registrant's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"). Each ADS represents two Ordinary Shares. ADSs issuable upon deposit of the Ordinary Shares registered hereby have been registered under a registration statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-262284), as amended by a registration statement on Form F-6 POS (File No. 333-262284). Note to Amount Registered: (2) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become issuable under the plan in connection with variations in share capital, demergers, special dividends or distributions or similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. Note to Amount Registered: (3) The additional Shell plc's Ordinary Shares being registered hereby include: (a) 12,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be offered under the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan; (b) 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be offered under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2014; (c) 7,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be offered under the Shell Provident Fund; and (d) 30,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be offered under the Shell Share Plan 2023. Note to Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit and Amount of Registration Fee: (4) Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's ADSs on December 8, 2025 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with respect to the additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| | |
| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

---