SHEL Shell Plc

TIDMRDSA TIDMRDSB 
 
 
   The Hague, April 29, 2021 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS" or 
the "Company") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the 
first quarter of 2021 of US$ 0.1735 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and 
B ordinary share ("B Share"). 
 
   Details relating to the first quarter 2021 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   Q1 2021 
 
RDS A Shares (US$)    0.1735 
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RDS B Shares (US$)    0.1735 
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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 June 7, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
Per ADS            Q1 2021 
 
RDS A ADSs (US$)     0.347 
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RDS B ADSs (US$)     0.347 
-----------------  ------- 
 
 
   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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https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2019/shell-introduces-option-to-receive-dividend-in-us-dollars.html 
 
 
   Dividend timetable for the first quarter 2021 interim dividend 
 
 
 
 
Announcement date                                 April 29 , 2021 
Ex- Dividend Date for ADS.A and ADS.B             May 13, 2021 
Ex- Dividend Date for RDS A and RDS B             May 13, 2021 
Record date                                       May 14, 2021 
Closing of currency election date (see            May 28, 2021 
 Note below) 
Pound sterling and euro equivalents announcement  June 7, 2021 
 date 
Payment date                                      June 21, 2021 
 
 
   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; 
 
   -- "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A." 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 "Group" 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 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", 
"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, 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 plc's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 
(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, April 29, 2021. 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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