ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC THIRD QUARTER 2012
EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
The Hague, 7th December 2012 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") today announced
the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in
respect of the third quarter 2012 interim dividend, which was
announced on November 1, 2012 at
US$0.43 per A ordinary share ("A
Share") and B ordinary share ("B Share").
Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the
rate of €0.3333 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly
submitted pounds sterling currency elections by November 30, 2012 will be entitled to a dividend
of 26.86p per A Share.
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds
sterling at the rate of 26.86p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who
have validly submitted euro currency elections by November 30, 2012 will be entitled to a dividend
of € 0.3333 per B Share.
This dividend will be payable on December
20, 2012 to those members whose names were on the Register
of Members on November 16, 2012.
Taxation cash dividends
Dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of
Netherlands dividend withholding
tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in
receipt of A Share dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable
dividend tax credit in the United
Kingdom.
Shareholders resident in the United
Kingdom, receiving dividends on B Shares 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
tax credit, if double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country of residence
so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to
non-residents with certain special connections with the
United Kingdom or to nationals of
states in the European Economic Area.
The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the
tax credit referable to the third quarter 2012 interim dividend of
US$0.43 (26.86p or € 0.3333) is
US$0.05 (2.98p or €0.0370) per
ordinary share and the dividend and tax credit together amount to
US$0.48 (29.84p or €0.3703).
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