4th May 2006 07:01
FIRST QUARTER 2006 INTERIM DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced an interim dividend inrespect of the first quarter of 2006 of ¢â€š¬0.25 per A and B share.This dividend will be payable on June 14, 2006 to those members whose names areon the Register on May 12, 2006*. The shares become ex-dividend on May 10,2006.It is expected that the dividends on the B shares will be paid via the DividendAccess Mechanism from UK sourced income of the Royal Dutch Shell Group.\* The record date for shares held in Euroclear Nederland is May 9, 2006.Currency of PaymentDividends on A shares will be paid, by default, in euros. Holders of A shareswho have validly submitted pounds sterling currency elections by May 3, 2006will be entitled to a dividend of 17.13p per share.Dividends on B shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rateof 17.13p per share. Holders of B shares who have validly submitted eurocurrency elections by May 3, 2006 will be entitled to a dividend of ¢â€š¬0.25 pershare.Holders of A or B shares in ADR form will be entitled to a dividend of $0.6305per ADR.Per share Q1 2006 Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (euros) 0.25 Royal Dutch Shell B Shares (pence) 17.13 ADR Q1 2006 Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (US$) 0.6305 Royal Dutch Shell B Shares (US$) 0.6305 TaxationDividends on A shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlands dividendwithholding 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¬0.25 (17.13p) is ¢â€š¬0.0278 (1.903p) pershare and the dividend and tax credit together amount to ¢â€š¬0.2778 (19.033p).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.May 4, 2006ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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