SHELL PLC FOURTH QUARTER 2023 EURO AND GBP
EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
March 11, 2024
The Board of Shell plc today announced the
pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of
the fourth quarter 2023 interim dividend, which was announced on
February 1, 2024 at US$0.344 per ordinary share.
Shareholders have been able to elect to receive
their dividends in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Holders of
ordinary shares who have validly submitted US dollars, euros or
pounds sterling currency elections by March 1, 2024 will be
entitled to a dividend of US$0.344, €0.3151 or 26.90p per ordinary
share, respectively.
Absent any valid election to the contrary,
persons holding their ordinary shares through Euroclear Nederland
will receive their dividends in euros at the euro rate per ordinary
share shown above. Absent any valid election to the contrary,
shareholders (both holding in certificated and uncertificated form
(CREST members)) and persons holding their shares through the Shell
Corporate Nominee will receive their dividends in pounds sterling,
at the pound sterling rate per ordinary share shown above.
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 March 6 to
March 8, 2024. This dividend will be payable on March 25, 2024 to
those members whose names were on the Register of Members on
February 16, 2024.
Taxation - cash dividendIf 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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The companies in which Shell plc directly and
indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this
announcement “Shell”, “Shell Group” and “Group” are sometimes used
for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its
subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our”
are also used to refer to 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 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. “Joint ventures” and “joint operations”
are collectively referred to as “joint arrangements”. 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.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
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
these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other
things, statements concerning the potential exposure of 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’’, “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, judicial,
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, regional conflicts, such as
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a significant cybersecurity
breach; 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 Shell plc’s Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2022 (available at
www.shell.com/investors/news-and-filings/sec-filings.html 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, March 11, 2024.
Neither 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.
Shell’s net carbon
intensityAlso, in this announcement we may refer to
Shell’s “Net Carbon Intensity”, which includes Shell’s carbon
emissions from the production of our energy products, our
suppliers’ carbon emissions in supplying energy for that production
and our customers’ carbon emissions associated with their use of
the energy products we sell. Shell only controls its own emissions.
The use of the term Shell’s “Net Carbon Intensity” is for
convenience only and not intended to suggest these emissions are
those of Shell plc or its subsidiaries.
Shell’s net-Zero Emissions
TargetShell’s operating plan, outlook and budgets are
forecasted for a ten-year period and are updated every year. They
reflect the current economic environment and what we can reasonably
expect to see over the next ten years. Accordingly, they reflect
our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Net Carbon Intensity (NCI) targets over
the next ten years. However, Shell’s operating plans cannot reflect
our 2050 net-zero emissions target and 2035 NCI target, as these
targets are currently outside our planning period. In the future,
as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell’s
operating plans to reflect this movement. However, if society is
not net zero in 2050, as of today, there would be significant risk
that Shell may not meet this target.
Shell expects to publish its 2024 Energy
Transition Strategy on March 14, 2024, which will include an update
on Shell’s energy transition strategy and sets out Shell’s climate
targets and ambitions for the future.
Forward Looking Non-GAAP
measuresThis announcement may contain certain
forward-looking non-GAAP measures such as cash capital expenditure
and divestments. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of these
forward-looking Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP
financial measures because certain information needed to reconcile
those Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial
measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside
the control of Shell, such as oil and gas prices, interest rates
and exchange rates. Moreover, estimating such GAAP measures with
the required precision necessary to provide a meaningful
reconciliation is extremely difficult and could not be accomplished
without unreasonable effort. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future
periods which cannot be reconciled to the most comparable GAAP
financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent
with the accounting policies applied in Shell plc’s consolidated
financial statements.
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announcement do not form part of 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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