20th Jul 2005 15:50
20 July 2005ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCNotice of ResultsAt 07.30 BST (08.30 CEST and 02.30 EDT) on Thursday July 28 2005, Royal DutchShell plc will release its second quarter results and second interim dividendannouncements for 2005.These announcements will be available on http://www.shell.com/investor.The Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS) financial statements and results for the secondquarter 2005 will be reported under an assumption that all Royal DutchPetroleum Company (Royal Dutch) shares are owned by RDS and the financialstatements will be consolidated to include the previous parent companies ofRoyal Dutch and Shell Transport.The consolidated financial statements for periods ending on or after the dateof consummation of the Transaction will give effect to any minority interest inRoyal Dutch outstanding on the date thereof.The total number of RDS shares deemed in issue at the end of the period was6,898.4 million assuming a full exchange of Royal Dutch and Shell Transportshares into RDS shares.RDS will report one earnings per share figure on a basic and on a dilutedbasis, based on the weighted average number of RDS (combined A and B shares)and under the assumption of the full exchange of Royal Dutch and ShellTransport shares into RDS shares.The basic earnings per RDS share for the second quarter will be based on theweighted average of 6,724.5 million equivalent RDS shares. This averageexcludes RDS shares held in Trusts in respect of share options and otherincentive compensation plans.Diluted earnings per share calculations are based on the weighted average of6,744.1 million RDS shares for the second quarter. This adjusts the basicnumber of shares for those stock options currently in-the-money.Earnings per share figures will be quoted in US dollars.The comparable numbers across periods were:Weighted average number of shares for basic earnings per share (millions): Q2 Q1 Q2 Half Half Year Year 2005 2005 2004 2005 2004 Equivalent RDS shares of euro 6,724.5 6,733.9 6,788.3 6,729.2 6,795.00.07 Royal Dutch shares of ¢â€š¬0.56 2,008.8 2,011.5 2,029.1 2,010.2 2,031.2 Shell Transport shares of 25p 9,420.9 9,434.7 9,501.9 9,427.8 9,510.7Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share (millions): Q2 Q1 Q2 Half Half Year Year 2005 2005 2004 2005 2004 Equivalent RDS shares of euro 6,744.1 6,751.7 6,793.6 6,747.7 6,798.80.07 Royal Dutch shares of ¢â€š¬0.56 2,015.4 2,017.5 2,031.1 2,016.4 2,032.7 Shell Transport shares of 25p 9,443.2 9,455.0 9,506.0 9,449.0 9,512.8Basic shares at the end of the following periods are (millions): Q2 Q1 Q2 2005 2005 2004 Equivalent RDS shares of euro 6,726.7 6,724.7 6,776.4 0.07 Royal Dutch shares of ¢â€š¬0.56 2,009.7 2,008.9 2,025.4 Shell Transport shares of 25p 9,422.2 9,420.9 9,485.7 The second quarter RDS interim dividend will be declared in euro per share andis the same amount for both A and B shares. The equivalent dividend for thefirst quarter was euro 0.23 per share (adjusted to take effect of the change innumber of shares outstanding following the completion of the unification ofRoyal Dutch and Shell Transport).Sterling dividends per share, payable to holders of B shares or holders of Ashares making a dividend currency election and US dollar dividends payable toholders of ADRs will also be advised in the announcement.Separately, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company has also announced the dates inrelation to its second quarter interim dividend. This announcement will beavailable on http://www.shell.com/investor.Disclaimer statementThis announcement contains forward-looking statements, that are subject to riskfactors associated with the oil, gas, power, chemicals and renewables business.It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements arereasonable, but may be affected by a variety of variables which could causeactual results, trends or reserves replacement to differ materially, including,but not limited to: price fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations,drilling and production results, reserve estimates, loss of market, industrycompetition, environmental risks, physical risk, risks associated with theidentification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets and thesuccessful negotiation and consummation of transactions, the risk of doingbusiness in developing countries, legislative, fiscal and regulatorydevelopments including potential litigation and regulatory effects arising fromrecategorisation of reserves, economic and financial market conditions invarious countries and regions, political risks, project delay or advancement,approvals and cost estimates.Please refer to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,2004 for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertaintiesthat may affect the Companies' businesses. Neither of the Companies undertakeany obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-lookingstatements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.Cautionary Note to US Investors:The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (`SEC') permits oil andgas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reservesthat a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formationtests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic andoperating conditions. We use certain terms in this presentation, such as"expected producible resources" and "amount of reserves we expect to produce",that the SEC's guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings withthe SEC.Contact:David Lawrence +44 20 7934 3855Gerard Paulides +44 20 7934 6287Bart van der Steenstraten +31 70 377 3996Harold Hatchett +1 212 218 3112ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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