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 [...]
[...] servicing and reducing debt and paying dividends, followed by a balance of capital investment and share buybacks. Shell’s dividend distributed in 2018 was $15.7 billion. Our policy is to grow the dollar dividend through time, in line with our view of our underlying earnings and cashflow. When [...]
[...] (4,106) (4,225) (3,545) (3,527) (6,116) Dividends received from joint ventures and associates 4,903 4,998 3,820 4,627 6,902 (Increase)/decrease in inventories 2,823 (2,079) (5,658) 2,827 7,958 (Increase)/decrease in current receivables 1,955 (2,577) (4,127) 9,446 6,485 Decrease/(increase) in [...]
Summary of results $ million unless specified 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Attributable to shareholders. Dividend declared in respect of the relevant quarter. Income attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders 23,352 12,977 4,575 1,939 14,874 CCS adjustment for Downstream (481) 896 1,042 [...]
[...] trades in 2014, resulting in the same ex-dividend date for RDS A shares, RDS B shares, RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs. Record dates will not change. The timings of these are detailed above. A different currency election date may apply to shareholders holding shares in a securities account with a bank [...]
CCS earnings $21.4 billion excl. identified items Cash flow from operating activities $53.1 billion at an average $71/bbl Brent price Total dividends distributed $15.7 billion Free cash flow $39.4 billion Divestments $30 billion completed in 2016-2018 Capital investment $24.8 billion Underlying [...]
[...] by 2020 Cash engines (FCF >0) Fund dividends and balance sheet Competitive and resilient Strong free cash flow and returns Growth priorities (FCF ~0) Emerging cash engines Affordable growth in advantaged positions FCF and ROACE pathway Emerging opportunities (FCF <0) Significant future value [...]
[...] and executing the Royal Dutch Shell dividend, scrip and share-buyback programmes. Risk and insurance We use robust methodologies and processes to assess, mitigate and manage risk in order to drive down our total cost. This includes the valuation of risk so that it can be properly taken into [...]
[...] have agreed for NAM not to declare dividends for 2018 or 2019. Divestments We continued to divest selected assets during 2018, including: In Iraq, we sold our 19.6% interest in the West Qurna 1 field. We also handed over operations of the Majnoon field to the Iraqi government. In Ireland, we sold [...]
[...] shareholders have agreed not to declare dividends for 2018 and 2019. In September 2018, detailed agreements were signed to further implement the HoA. As part of these agreements, Shell guarantees the performance by NAM of the NAM’s payment obligations vis-à-vis the Dutch government in relation [...]
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