Royal Dutch Shell plc Royal Dutch Shell Plc Second Quarter 2021 Euro And Gbp Equivalent Dividend Payments
September 06 2021 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRDSA TIDMRDSB
The Hague, 6 September, 2021 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell
plc ("RDS") today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent
dividend payments in respect of the second quarter 2021 interim
dividend, which was announced on July 29, 2021 at US$0.24 per A
ordinary share ("A Share") and B ordinary share ("B Share").
Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euros at the
rate of EUR0.2024 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly
submitted US dollars or pounds sterling currency elections by
August 27, 2021 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.24 or 17.38p
per A Share, respectively.
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds
sterling at the rate of 17.38p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who
have validly submitted US dollars or euros currency elections by
August 27, 2021 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.24 or
EUR0.2024 per B Share, respectively.
Euro and pounds sterling dividends payable in cash have been
converted from US dollars based on an average of market exchange
rates over the three dealing days from 1 September to 3 September,
2021.
This dividend will be payable on September 20, 2021 to those
members whose names were on the Register of Members on August 13,
2021.
Taxation - cash dividend
Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of
Dutch dividend withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be
reduced in certain circumstances. Non-Dutch resident shareholders,
depending on their particular circumstances, may be entitled to a
full or partial refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax.
If you are uncertain as to the tax treatment of any dividends
you should consult your tax advisor.
Note
A different currency election date may apply to shareholders
holding shares in a securities account with a bank or financial
institution ultimately holding through Euroclear Nederland. This
may also apply to other shareholders who do not hold their shares
either directly on the Register of Members or in the corporate
sponsored nominee arrangement. Shareholders can contact their
broker, financial intermediary, bank or financial institution for
the election deadline that applies.
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announcement "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Group" are sometimes used
for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc
and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and
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subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These terms
are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the
particular entity or entities. "Subsidiaries", "Shell subsidiaries"
and "Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to
entities over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly or
indirectly has control. Entities and unincorporated arrangements
over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to as
"joint ventures" and "joint operations", respectively. Entities
over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor
joint control are referred to as "associates". The term "Shell
interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or
indirect ownership interest held by Shell in an entity or
unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion of all
third-party interest.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within
the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995) concerning the financial condition, results of operations and
businesses of Shell. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future
expectations that are based on management's current expectations
and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
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things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Shell to
market risks and statements expressing management's expectations,
beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These
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"could", "estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend", "may",
"milestones", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", "probably",
"project", "risks", "schedule", "seek", "should", "target", "will"
and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that
could affect the future operations of Shell and could cause those
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements included in this announcement, including
(without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and
natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell's products; (c)
currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e)
reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry
competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks
associated with the identification of suitable potential
acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and
completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in
developing countries and countries subject to international
sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments
including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k)
economic and financial market conditions in various countries and
regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation
and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental
entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and
delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; (m) risks associated
with the impact of pandemics, such as the COVID-19 (coronavirus)
outbreak; and (n) changes in trading conditions. No assurance is
provided that future dividend payments will match or exceed
previous dividend payments. All forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in
this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affect
future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell plc's Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2020 (available at
www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors also
expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement and should be considered by the reader. Each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this
announcement, September 6, 2021. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor
any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or other information. In light of these
risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied
or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement.
We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this
announcement that the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us from including in our
filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to consider closely the
disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC
website www.sec.gov.
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