THE HAGUE, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell
plc ("RDS") (NYSE: RDS.A)( NYSE: RDS.B) today announced the pounds
sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the
first quarter 2013 interim dividend, which was announced on
May 2, 2013 at US$0.45 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B
ordinary share ("B Share").
Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the
rate of €0.3411 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly
submitted pounds sterling currency elections by June 3, 2013 will be entitled to a dividend of
28.99p per A Share.
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds
sterling at the rate of 28.99p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who
have validly submitted euro currency elections by June 3, 2013 will be entitled to a dividend of
€0.3411 per B Share.
This dividend will be payable on June 27,
2013 to those members whose names were on the Register of
Members on May 17, 2013.
Taxation cash dividends
Dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of
Netherlands dividend withholding
tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in
receipt of A Share dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable
dividend tax credit in the United
Kingdom.
Shareholders resident in the United
Kingdom, receiving dividends on B Shares through the
Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This tax
credit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a
tax credit, if double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country of residence
so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to
non-residents with certain special connections with the
United Kingdom or to nationals of
states in the European Economic Area.
The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the
tax credit referable to the first quarter 2013 interim dividend of
US$0.45 (28.99p or €0.3411) is
US$0.05 (3.22p or €0.0379) per
ordinary share and the dividend and tax credit together amount to
US$0.50 (32.21p or €0.3790).
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