FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C.
20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2004
The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Public Limited Company
Translation of registrant’s name into English
Shell Centre, London SE1
(Address of principal executive offices)
The following is the text of an announcement released to the London Stock Exchange by The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. on 6th May 2004.
We write to inform you that on 5 May, 2004 The Shell Petroleum Company Limited purchased 2,479,179 ordinary shares in the Company at 401 pence each. On the same date, B.V. Nederlandse Internationale Industrie - en Handel Maatschappij, a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum N.V., purchased 1,170,821 ordinary shares in the Company at 401 pence each.
The shares were acquired for the purposes of the respective stock option plans of The Shell Petroleum Company Limited and Shell Petroleum N.V. which confer stock options on certain employees.
We have provided this notification although neither purchasing company is “a Group Company”of The “Shell”Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. for the purpose of Paragraph 15.9 of The Listing Rules.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorised
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The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Public Limited Company (Registrant) | |
By M. Edwards | |
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