ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FIRST QUARTER 2020 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND PAYMENT
08 Junio 2020 - 1:00AM
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FIRST QUARTER 2020 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT
DIVIDEND PAYMENT
The Hague, June 8, 2020 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc
(“RDS”) today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent
dividend payments in respect of the first quarter 2020 interim
dividend, which was announced on April 30, 2020 at US$0.16 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 €0.1420 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have
validly submitted US dollars or pounds sterling currency elections
by June 2, 2020 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.16 or 12.68p
per A Share, respectively.
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds
sterling at the rate of 12.68p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who
have validly submitted US dollars or euros currency elections by
June 2, 2020 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.16 or €0.1420
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 3 to 5 June 2020.
This dividend will be payable on June 22, 2020 to those members
whose names were on the Register of Members on May 15, 2020.
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.
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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.
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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, June 8, 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.
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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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