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 macroeconomic environment, the current balance sheet and future investment plans.
A and B shares |
$ |
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|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
Q1 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
Q2 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
Q3 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
Q4 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
Total announced in respect of the year |
1.88 |
1.88 |
1.88 |
1.88 |
1.88 |
A shares |
€[A] |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
||
|
|||||||
Q1 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.35 |
||
Q2 |
0.40 |
0.39 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.36 |
||
Q3 |
0.41 |
0.40 |
0.44 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
||
Q4 |
0.42 |
0.38 |
0.44 |
0.42 |
0.43 |
||
Total announced in respect of the year |
1.64 |
1.59 |
1.72 |
1.69 |
1.53 |
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Amount paid during the year |
1.60 |
1.65 |
1.70 |
1.71 |
1.42 |
B shares |
Pence[A] |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
||
|
|||||||
Q1 |
35.18 |
37.12 |
32.98 |
30.75 |
28.03 |
||
Q2 |
36.50 |
36.28 |
35.27 |
30.92 |
29.09 |
||
Q3 |
36.77 |
35.02 |
37.16 |
31.07 |
30.16 |
||
Q4 |
35.94 |
33.91 |
38.64 |
32.78 |
31.20 |
||
Total announced in respect of the year |
144.39 |
142.33 |
144.05 |
125.52 |
118.48 |
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Amount paid during the year |
142.36 |
147.06 |
138.19 |
123.94 |
114.16 |
A and B ADSs |
$ |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
Q1 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
Q2 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
Q3 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
Q4 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
Total announced in respect of the year |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
Amount paid during the year |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.72 |
Scrip issuance A shares |
Number of shares in million |
||||||||
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|
2018 |
2017[A] |
2016 |
2015[B] |
2014[B] |
||||
|
|||||||||
Q1 |
– |
47.8 |
65.7 |
– |
38.0 |
||||
Q2 |
– |
33.9 |
50.6 |
23.4 |
26.6 |
||||
Q3 |
– |
33.8 |
44.1 |
23.9 |
– |
||||
Q4 |
– |
52.7 |
58.9 |
49.0 |
– |
||||
Total |
– |
168.2 |
219.3 |
96.3 |
64.6 |
Number of shares repurchased [A] |
Number of shares in million |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
||
|
|||||||
Q1 |
– |
– |
– |
12.7 |
32.4 |
||
Q2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9.5 |
||
Q3 |
43.1 |
– |
– |
– |
21.4 |
||
Q4 |
82.2 |
– |
– |
– |
24.4 |
||
Total |
125.2 |
– |
– |
12.7 |
87.7 |
Dividend yield 2018 – A shares (Amsterdam) [A]
%
[A] Dividend yield is defined as dividend paid in year divided by average share price in year
Dividend yield 2018 – B shares (London) [A]
%
[A] Dividend yield is defined as dividend paid in year divided by average share price in year
Dividend yield 2018 – A ADSs (New York) [A]
%
[A] Dividend yield is defined as dividend paid in year divided by average share price in year
Dividend yield 2018 – B ADSs (New York) [A]
%
[A] Dividend yield is defined as dividend paid in year divided by average share price in year