REG-Royal Dutch Shell: First Quarter 2019 Euro GBP Equivalent Dividend Payments

ShellAnnouncement

11/06/2019 16:50

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FIRST QUARTER 2019 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND
PAYMENTS

The Hague, June 11, 2019 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”)
today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in
respect of the first quarter 2019 interim dividend, which was announced on May
2, 2019 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
€0.4154 per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted pounds
sterling currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of
36.97p per A Share.

Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate
of 36.97p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted euro
currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of €0.4154
per B Share.

This dividend will be payable on June 24, 2019 to those members whose names
were on the Register of Members on May 17, 2019.

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. Non-Dutch resident shareholders, depending on their particular
circumstances, may be entitled to a full or partial refund of Dutch dividend
withholding tax.

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 Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in
general or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no
useful purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities.
‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies”
as used in this announcement refer to entities 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 an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion of all
third-party interest.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) 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 “aim”, “ambition’,
‘‘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. No assurance is provided 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,
2018 (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,
June 11, 2019. 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 announcement may contain 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.

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