27th Oct 2005 06:31
THIRD QUARTER 2005 INTERIM DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced an interim dividend inrespect of the third quarter of 2005 of ¢â€š¬0.23 per "A" and "B" share.This dividend will be payable on 15 December 2005 to those members whose namesare on the Register on 4 November 2005*. The shares become ex-dividend on 2November 2005.It is expected that the dividends on the "B" shares will be paid via theDividend Access Mechanism from UK sourced income of the Royal Dutch ShellGroup.\* The record date for shares held in Euroclear Nederland is 1 November 2005.Currency of PaymentDividends on "A" shares will be paid, by default, in euros. Holders of "A"shares who have validly submitted pounds sterling currency elections by 26October 2005 will be entitled to a dividend of 15.64p per share.Dividends on "B" shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at therate of 15.64p per share. Holders of "B" shares who have validly submitted eurocurrency elections by 26 October 2005 will be entitled to a dividend of ¢â€š¬0.23per share.Holders of "A" or "B" shares in ADR form will be entitled to a dividend of$0.5556 per ADR.Per share Q2 Q3 Royal Dutch Shell "A" Shares (euros) 0.23 0.23 Royal Dutch Shell "B" Shares (pence) 15.89 15.64 ADR Q2 Q3 Royal Dutch Shell "A" Shares (US$) 0.5538 0.5556 Royal Dutch Shell "B" Shares (US$) 0.5538 0.5556 TaxationDividends on "A" shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlandsdividend withholding tax at the rate of 25% which may be reduced if double taxarrangements between the Netherlands and their country of residence so provide.Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving dividends on "B" sharesthrough the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This taxcredit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a tax credit, ifdouble tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country ofresidence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to non-residentswith certain special connections with the United Kingdom or to nationals ofstates in the European Economic Area.The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax creditreferable to the interim dividend of ¢â€š¬0.23 (15.64p) is ¢â€š¬0.0256 (1.738p) pershare and the dividend and tax credit together amount to ¢â€š¬0.2556 (17.378p).Dividend reinvestment planABN AMRO Bank NV and Lloyds TSB Registrars each have established a dividendreinvestment facility which enables shareholders to elect to have theirdividend payments used to purchase Royal Dutch Shell shares of the same classas those already held by them. The dividend reinvestment plans (the "DRIPs")are provided by ABN AMRO Bank NV in respect of shares held through EuroclearNederland and by Lloyds TSB Registrars in respect of all other shares (but notADRs). DRIPs for the ADRs (both Class A ADRs and Class B ADRs) traded on theNYSE will be available through The Bank of New York.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 ADRs) to Lloyds TSB Registrars. Enquiries relating tothe DRIPs for ADRs (both Class A ADRs and Class B ADRs) should be made to TheBank of New York.27 October 2005ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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