THE HAGUE, Netherlands,
June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc
("RDS") (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today announced the pounds
sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the
first quarter 2019 interim dividend, which was announced on
May 2, 2019 at US$0.47 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B
ordinary share ("B Share").
Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the
rate of €0.4154 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly
submitted pounds sterling currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of
36.97p per A Share.
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds
sterling at the rate of 36.97p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who
have validly submitted euro currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of
€0.4154 per B Share.
This dividend will be payable on June 24,
2019 to those members whose names were on the Register of
Members on May 17, 2019.
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 own tax advisor.
CAUTIONARY NOTE
The companies in which Royal Dutch
Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are
separate legal entities. In this announcement "Shell", "Shell
group" and "Royal Dutch Shell" 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 "our"
are also used to refer to Royal Dutch
Shell plc and its 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 Royal Dutch 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 these statements. Forward-looking
statements include, among other things, statements concerning the
potential exposure of Royal Dutch
Shell to market risks and statements expressing management's
expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and
assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by
their use of terms and phrases such as "aim", "ambition',
''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''could'', ''estimate'', ''expect'',
''goals'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''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 Royal Dutch 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; and (m) 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's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 (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, June 11, 2019. 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.
This announcement may contain references to Shell's
website. These references are for the readers' convenience
only. Shell is not incorporating by reference any information
posted on www.shell.com.
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. U.S. 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
LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell
plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
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Royal Dutch Shell plc
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