SHEL Shell Plc

TIDMRDSA TIDMRDSB 
 
 
   The Hague, October 29, 2020 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS" 
or the "Company") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the 
third quarter of 2020 of US$ 0.1665 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and 
B ordinary share ("B Share"). 
 
   Chair of the Board of Royal Dutch Shell, Chad Holliday commented: "The 
Board has reviewed Shell's recent performance and its plans to grow its 
businesses of the future, and we are confident that Shell can 
sustainably grow its shareholder distributions as well as invest for 
growth. 
 
   As a result, the Board has decided to increase the dividend per share to 
16.65 US cents for the third quarter 2020. The Board has additionally 
approved a cash allocation framework for Shell which, on reducing its 
net debt to $65 billion, will target total shareholder distributions of 
20-30% of cash flow from operations." 
 
   Details relating to the third quarter 2020 interim dividend 
 
   It is expected that cash dividends on the B Shares will be paid via the 
Dividend Access Mechanism and will have a UK source for UK and Dutch tax 
purposes. 
 
 
 
 
Per ordinary share   Q3 2020 
 
RDS A Shares (US$)    0.1665 
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RDS B Shares (US$)    0.1665 
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   Cash dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euros, although 
holders of A Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in US 
dollars or pounds sterling. 
 
   Cash dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling, 
although holders of B Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends 
in US dollars or euros. 
 
   The pound sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments will be 
announced on December 3, 2020. 
 
 
 
 
Per ADS            Q3 2020 
 
RDS A ADSs (US$)     0.333 
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RDS B ADSs (US$)     0.333 
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   Cash dividends on American Depository Shares ("ADSs") will be paid, by 
default, in US dollars. 
 
   RDS A and B ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the 
symbols RDS.A and RDS.B, respectively. Each ADS represents two ordinary 
shares, two A Shares in the case of RDS.A or two B Shares in the case of 
RDS.B. ADSs are evidenced by an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) 
certificate. In many cases the terms ADR and ADS are used 
interchangeably. 
 
   Shell has introduced option to receive dividend in US dollars and moved 
to full electronic settlement of its dividends 
 
   On December 18, 2019, Shell announced the introduction of US dollar as 
additional currency election and highlighted that its dividend will be 
settled with its shareholders fully electronically either in CREST or 
via interbank transfers. The announcement provided an overview of the 
actions needed by shareholders to ensure they continue to receive their 
dividends. Please refer to the announcement of December 18, 2019 for 
further information: 
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   Dividend timetable for the third quarter 2020 interim dividend 
 
 
 
 
Announcement date                                 October 29, 2020 
Ex-dividend date                                  November 12, 2020 
Record date                                       November 13, 2020 
Closing of currency election date (see            November 27, 2020 
 Note below) 
Pound sterling and euro equivalents announcement  December 3, 2020 
 date 
Payment date                                      December 16, 2020 
 
 
   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. 
 
   Taxation - cash dividends 
 
   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. 
 
   Dividend Reinvestment Programmes ("DRIP") 
 
   The following organisations operate Dividend Reinvestment Plans 
("DRIPs") which enable RDS shareholders to elect to have their dividend 
payments used to purchase RDS shares of the same class as those already 
held by them: 
 
 
   -- Equiniti Financial Services Limited ("EFSL"), for those holding shares 
      (a) directly on the register as certificate holder or as CREST Member and 
      (b) via the Nominee Service; 
 
   -- ABN-AMRO NV ("ABN") for Financial Intermediaries holding 'A' shares or 
      'B' shares via Euroclear Nederland: 
 
   -- JP Morgan Chase Bank NA ("JPM") for holders of 'A' and 'B' American 
      Depository Shares; and 
 
   -- Other DRIPs may also be available from the intermediary through which 
      investors hold their shares. 
 
 
   Such organisations provide their DRIPs fully on their account and not on 
behalf of Royal Dutch Shell plc. Interested parties should contact DRIP 
Offerors directly. 
 
   More information can be found at 
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https://www.shell.com/drip 
 
   To be eligible for the next dividend, shareholders must make a valid 
dividend reinvestment election before the published date for the close 
of elections. 
 
   Royal Dutch Shell plc 
 
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   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; (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's Form 20-F for the 
year ended December 31, 2019 (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, October 29, 2020. 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. 
 
   LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 
 
   Classification: Additional regulated information required to be 
disclosed under the laws of a Member State 
 
 
 
 

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