Royal Dutch Shell Q3 2016 Euro and GBP Equivalent Dividend Payments

 
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC THIRD QUARTER 2016 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND 
PAYMENTS 
 
The Hague, December 2, 2016 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") today 
announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect 
of the third quarter 2016 interim dividend, which was announced on November 1, 
2016 at US$0.47 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 EUR0.4413 
per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted pounds sterling 
currency elections by November 25, 2016 will be entitled to a dividend of 
37.16p per A Share. 
 
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate 
of 37.16p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted euro 
currency elections by November 25, 2016 will be entitled to a dividend of EUR 
0.4413 per B Share. 
 
This dividend will be payable on December 16, 2016 to those members whose names 
were on the Register of Members on November 11, 2016. 
 
Taxation - cash dividend 
 
Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Dutch dividend 
withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain 
circumstances. Based on a policy statement issued by the Dutch Ministry of 
Finance on April 29, 2016 (which will be formalized in law), and depending on 
their particular circumstances, non-Dutch shareholders may be entitled to a 
full or partial refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax. 
 
Furthermore, in April 2016, there were changes to the UK taxation of dividends. 
The dividend tax credit has been abolished, and a new tax free dividend 
allowance of GBP5,000 introduced. Dividend income in excess of the allowance will 
be taxable at the following rates: 7.5% within the basic rate band; 32.5% 
within the higher rate band; and 38.1% on dividend income taxable at the 
additional rate. 
 
If you are uncertain as to the tax treatment of any dividends you should 
consult your own tax advisor. 
 
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CAUTIONARY NOTE 
 
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns 
investments are separate legal entities. In this announcement "Shell", "Shell 
group" and "Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where 
references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. 
Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries 
in general or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where 
no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. 
"Subsidiaries", "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this 
announcement refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either 
directly or indirectly has control. Entities and unincorporated arrangements 
over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to as "joint 
ventures" and "joint operations" respectively. Entities over which Shell has 
significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as 
"associates". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the 
direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, 
partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest. 
 
This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial 
condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All 
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to 
be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of 
future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and 
assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could 
cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those 
expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, 
among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal Dutch 
Shell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations, 
beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These 
forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases 
such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", 
"goals", "intend", "may", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", 
"probably", "project", "risks", "schedule", "seek", "should", 
"target", "will" and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of 
factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could 
cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the 
forward-looking statements included in this announcement, including (without 
limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes 
in demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and 
production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and 
industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks 
associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties 
and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; 
(i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to 
international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments 
including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and 
financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political 
risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of 
contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of 
projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in 
trading conditions. There can be no assurance that future dividend payments 
will match or exceed previous dividend payments. All forward-looking statements 
contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the 
cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should 
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors 
that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's Form 20-F 
for the year ended December 31, 2015 (available at www.shell.com/investor and 
www.sec.gov). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking 
statements contained in this announcement and should be considered by the 
reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this 
announcement, December 2, 2016. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its 
subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any 
forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or 
other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially 
from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements 
contained in this announcement. 
 
This Report contains references to Shell's website. These references are for 
the readers' convenience only. Shell is not incorporating by reference any 
information posted on www.shell.com 
 
We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this announcement that 
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits 
us from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to 
consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on 
the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by 
calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 
 
 
 
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