RDSB.L Regulatory News (RDSB)

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FOURTH QUARTER 2014 INTERIM DIVIDEND The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") today announced an interim dividendin respect of the fourth quarter of 2014 of US$0.47 per A ordinary share ("AShare") and B ordinary share ("B Share"), an increase of US$0.02 on theequivalent US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year. The Board expects that the first quarter 2015 interim dividend will be US$0.47,equal to the US dollar dividend for the same quarter in the previous year. Thefirst quarter 2015 interim dividend is scheduled to be announced on April 30,2015. Details relating to the fourth quarter 2014 interim dividend It is expected that cash dividends on the B Shares will be paid via theDividend Access Mechanism from UK-sourced income of the Shell Group. Per ordinary share Q4 2014 RDS A Shares (US$) 0.47 RDS B Shares (US$) 0.47 Cash dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro, although holdersof A Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in pounds sterling. Cash dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling,although holders of B Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends ineuro. The pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments will be announced onMarch 6, 2015. Per ADS Q4 2014 RDS A ADSs (US$) 0.94 RDS B ADSs (US$) 0.94 Cash dividends on American Depository Shares ("ADSs") will be paid in USdollars. ADS stands for an American Depositary Share. ADR stands for an AmericanDepositary Receipt. An ADR is a certificate that evidences ADSs. ADSs arelisted on the NYSE under the symbols RDS.A and RDS.B. Each ADS represents twoordinary shares, two A Shares in the case of RDS.A or two B Shares in the caseof RDS.B. In many cases the terms ADR and ADS are used interchangeably. Dividend timetable for the fourth quarter 2014 interim dividend Announcement date January 29, 2015 Ex-dividend date RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs (Note 1) February 11, 2015 Ex-dividend date RDS A and RDS B shares (Note 1) February 12, 2015 Record date February 13, 2015 Closing of currency election (Note 2) February 27, 2015 Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date March 6, 2015 Payment date March 20, 2015 Note 1 The London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, with effect from October 6,2014 reduced the standard settlement cycle in accordance with the Regulation ofthe European Parliament and of the Council on improving securities settlementin the European Union and on central securities depositories (CSDs) andamending Directive 98/26/EC (the "CSD Regulation"). This CSD Regulation aims toharmonise EU securities settlement cycles towards a T + 2 cycle. As a result,RDS A shares and RDS B shares traded on these markets will now settle one dayquicker than the RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs traded in the United States. Recorddates will not change. The timings of these are detailed above. Note 2 A different currency election date may apply to shareholders holding shares ina securities account with a bank or financial institution ultimately holdingthrough Euroclear Nederland. Please contact your broker, financialintermediary, bank or financial institution where you hold your securitiesaccount for the election deadline that applies. Taxation cash dividends Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlandsdividend withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certaincircumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in receipt ofA Share cash dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable dividend taxcredit in the United Kingdom. Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving cash dividends on BShares through the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit.This tax credit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a taxcredit, if double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their countryof residence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given tonon-residents with certain special connections with the United Kingdom or tonationals of states in the European Economic Area. The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax creditreferable to the fourth quarter 2014 interim dividend of US$0.47 is US$0.05 perordinary share and the dividend and tax credit together amount to US$0.52. Thepounds sterling and euro equivalents will be announced on March 6, 2015. Dividend reinvestment plan Equiniti and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. each have established a dividend reinvestmentfacility which enables RDS shareholders to elect to have their dividendpayments used to purchase RDS shares of the same class as those already held bythem. The dividend reinvestment plans (the "DRIPs") are provided by ABN AMROBank N.V. in respect of shares held through Euroclear Nederland and by Equinitiin respect of all other shares (but not ADSs). DRIPs for the ADSs (both Class AADSs and Class B ADSs) traded on the NYSE are available through The Bank of NewYork Mellon. Enquiries about the DRIPs, including how to elect to participate andinformation about the reinvestment mechanisms under the respective plansshould, in the case of shareholders holding through Euroclear Nederland, bedirected to their bank or broker and in the case of all other shareholders(other than holders of ADSs) to Equiniti. Enquiries relating to the DRIPs forADSs (both Class A ADSs and Class B ADSs) should be made to The Bank of NewYork Mellon. Royal Dutch Shell plc The Hague, January 29, 2015 Contacts: - Investor Relations: International + 31 (0) 70 377 4540; North America +1832 337 2034 - Media: International +44 (0) 207 934 5550; USA +1 713 241 4544 CAUTIONARY NOTE: The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly ownsinvestments are separate entities. In this release "Shell", "Shell group" and"Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references aremade to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, thewords "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general orto those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no usefulpurpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.``Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in thisrelease refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly orindirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control aregenerally referred to "joint ventures" and companies over which Shell hassignificant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as"associates". In this release, joint ventures and associates may also bereferred to as "equity-accounted investments". The term "Shell interest" isused for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interestheld by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of allthird-party interest. This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the financialcondition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. Allstatements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed tobe, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements offuture expectations that are based on management's current expectations andassumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that couldcause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include,among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal DutchShell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations,beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. 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There are a number offactors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and couldcause those results to differ materially from those expressed in theforward-looking statements included in this release, including (withoutlimitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changesin demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling andproduction results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share andindustry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risksassociated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition propertiesand targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions;(i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject tointernational sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developmentsincluding regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic andfinancial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) politicalrisks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms ofcontracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval ofprojects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes intrading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this releaseare expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statementscontained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place unduereliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affectfuture results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's 20-F for the year endedDecember 31, 2013 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). Theserisk factors also expressly qualify all forward looking statements contained inthis release and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-lookingstatement speaks only as of the date of this release, January 29, 2015. NeitherRoyal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation topublicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of newinformation, future events or other information. In light of these risks,results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from theforward-looking statements contained in this release. We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this release that UnitedStates Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us fromincluding in our filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to considerclosely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SECwebsite www.sec.gov. You can also obtain these forms from the SEC by calling1-800-SEC-0330.