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Revised 2014 Interim Dividend Timetable

30th Apr 2014 07:02

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Revised 2014 Interim Dividend Timetable

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Revised 2014 Interim Dividend Timetable

PR Newswire

London, April 30

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - REVISED 2014 INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLE The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced a revised intended timetablefor the 2014 quarterly interim dividends. This timetable takes into accountchanges made by the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam based on therequirement of the EU's recently adopted Central Securities DepositoriesRegulation to reduce the standard settlement period of three days to two days,effective as of October 6, 2014. This change impacts the previously announced timetable only in relation to thethird quarter 2014 interim dividend; the 2014 interim dividend timetable inrelation to the first and second quarters is not affected. The dates impactedare the ex-dividend date for the RDS A and RDS B shares traded on the LondonStock Exchange and the Euronext Amsterdam, and the Scrip reference share priceannouncement date. See Note 1 for more information. For ease of reference, the full 2014 interim dividend timetable, including therevised changes in relation to the third quarter, is shown below. 2014 Interim Dividend Timetable 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 2014 2014 2014 Announcement date April 30, July 31, October 30, 2014 2014 2014 Ex-dividend date - RDS A ADSs May 14, 2014 August 13, November 12,and RDS B ADSs (see Note 1) 2014 2014 Ex-dividend date - RDS A and RDS May 14, August 13, November 13,B shares (see Note 1) 2014 2014 2014 Record date May 16, August 15, November 14, 2014 2014 2014 Scrip reference share price May 21, August 20, November 20,announcement date 2014 2014 2014 Closing of scrip election and June 2, September 1, November 28,currency election (see Note 2) 2014 2014 2014 Pounds sterling and euro June 10, September 8, December 5,equivalents announcement date 2014 2014 2014 Payment date June 26, September 25, December 22, 2014 2014 2014 Contacts: Investor Relations: International + 31 (0) 70 377 4540; North America +1 832337 2034 Media: International +44 (0) 207 934 5550; USA +1 713 241 4544 Note 1 The London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, with effect from October 6,2014 will reduce the standard settlement cycle in accordance with theRegulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on improvingsecurities settlement in the European Union and on central securitiesdepositories (CSDs) and amending Directive 98/26/EC (the "CSD Regulation").This CSD Regulation aims to harmonise EU securities settlement cycles towards aT + 2 cycle. As a result RDS A shares and RDS B shares traded on these marketswill now settle one day quicker than the RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs traded inthe United States. Record dates will not change. The timings of these aredetailed above. Note 2 A different scrip election date may apply to registered and non registered ADSholders. Registered ADS holders can contact The Bank of New York Mellon for the electiondeadline that applies. Non registered ADS holders can contact their broker,financial intermediary, bank or financial institution for the election deadlinethat applies. Both a different scrip and currency election date may apply to shareholdersholding shares in a securities account with a bank or financial institutionultimately holding through Euroclear Nederland. Please contact your broker,financial intermediary, bank or financial institution where you hold yoursecurities account for the election deadline that applies. The revised 2014 interim dividend timetable is also available on www.shell.com/dividend Royal Dutch Shell plc

The Hague, April 30th, 2014


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