Dividends

Policy

Our policy is to grow the US dollar dividend through time in line with our view of Shell’s underlying earnings and cash flow. When setting the dividend, the Board of Directors looks at a range of factors, including the macro environment, the current balance sheet and future investment plans. We have announced an interim dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2014 of $0.47 per share, a 4.4% increase compared with the US dollar dividend for the same quarter of 2013. The Board expects that the first quarter 2015 interim dividend will be $0.47 per share, in line with the same quarter of 2014.

Scrip dividend programme

The Company’s Scrip Dividend Programme, which enabled shareholders to increase their shareholding by choosing to receive new shares instead of cash dividends (if approved by the Board), was cancelled with effect from the second quarter 2014 interim dividend onwards. Only new A shares were issued under the programme, including to shareholders who held B shares. The programme is being reintroduced with effect from the first quarter 2015 interim dividend onwards.

More information can be found at www.shell.com/scrip.

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A AND B SHARES

 

 

 

 

$

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Q1

0.47

0.45

0.43

0.42

0.42

Q2

0.47

0.45

0.43

0.42

0.42

Q3

0.47

0.45

0.43

0.42

0.42

Q4

0.47

0.45

0.43

0.42

0.42

Total announced in respect of the year

1.88

1.80

1.72

1.68

1.68

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A SHARES

 

 

 

 

[A]

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

[A]

Euro equivalent, rounded to the nearest euro cent.

Q1

0.35

0.34

0.35

0.29

0.32

Q2

0.36

0.34

0.34

0.29

0.32

Q3

0.38

0.33

0.33

0.32

0.31

Q4

0.43

0.32

0.33

0.32

0.30

Total announced in respect of the year

1.53

1.34

1.35

1.22

1.25

Amount paid during the year

1.42

1.34

1.34

1.20

1.25

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B SHARES

 

 

 

 

PENCE[A]

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

[A]

Sterling equivalent.

Q1

28.03

28.99

27.92

25.71

27.37

Q2

29.09

28.67

27.08

25.77

26.89

Q3

30.16

27.51

26.86

27.11

26.72

Q4

31.20

26.88

28.79

26.74

25.82

Total announced in respect of the year

118.48

112.05

110.65

105.33

106.80

Amount paid during the year

114.16

113.96

108.60

104.41

107.34

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A AND B ADSs

 

 

 

 

$

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Q1

0.94

0.90

0.86

0.84

0.84

Q2

0.94

0.90

0.86

0.84

0.84

Q3

0.94

0.90

0.86

0.84

0.84

Q4

0.94

0.90

0.86

0.84

0.84

Total announced in respect of the year

3.76

3.60

3.44

3.36

3.36

Amount paid during the year

3.72

3.56

3.42

3.36

3.36

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SCRIP ISSUANCE A SHARES

 NUMBER OF SHARES IN MILLION

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Q1

38.0

25.6

27.5

31.1

Q2

26.6

23.6

19.8

23.9

Q3

39.1

22.3

22.3

Q4

37.3

34.2

27.3

18.3

Total issuance

64.6

125.6

103.8

104.6

18.3

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NUMBER OF SHARES REPURCHASED [A]

NUMBER OF SHARES IN MILLION

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

[A]

Share repurchases based on the trading date. Settlement usually occurs three working days after each trading day.

Q1

32.4

16.1

1.3

Q2

9.5

56.2

27.0

Q3

21.4

45.4

2.4

28.1

Q4

24.4

27.2

13.0

6.3

Total issuance

87.7

144.9

43.7

34.4