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 macro environment, the current balance sheet and future investment plans. We have announced an interim dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2014 of $0.47 per share, a 4.4% increase compared with the US dollar dividend for the same quarter of 2013. The Board expects that the first quarter 2015 interim dividend will be $0.47 per share, in line with the same quarter of 2014.
Scrip dividend programme
The Company’s Scrip Dividend Programme, which enabled shareholders to increase their shareholding by choosing to receive new shares instead of cash dividends (if approved by the Board), was cancelled with effect from the second quarter 2014 interim dividend onwards. Only new A shares were issued under the programme, including to shareholders who held B shares. The programme is being reintroduced with effect from the first quarter 2015 interim dividend onwards.
More information can be found at www.shell.com/scrip.
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A AND B SHARES |
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
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Q1 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
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Q2 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
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Q3 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
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Q4 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
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Total announced in respect of the year |
1.88 |
1.80 |
1.72 |
1.68 |
1.68 |
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A SHARES |
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€[A] | ||
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 | ||
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Q1 |
0.35 |
0.34 |
0.35 |
0.29 |
0.32 |
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Q2 |
0.36 |
0.34 |
0.34 |
0.29 |
0.32 |
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Q3 |
0.38 |
0.33 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
0.31 |
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Q4 |
0.43 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
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Total announced in respect of the year |
1.53 |
1.34 |
1.35 |
1.22 |
1.25 |
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Amount paid during the year |
1.42 |
1.34 |
1.34 |
1.20 |
1.25 |
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B SHARES |
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PENCE[A] | ||
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 | ||
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Q1 |
28.03 |
28.99 |
27.92 |
25.71 |
27.37 |
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Q2 |
29.09 |
28.67 |
27.08 |
25.77 |
26.89 |
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Q3 |
30.16 |
27.51 |
26.86 |
27.11 |
26.72 |
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Q4 |
31.20 |
26.88 |
28.79 |
26.74 |
25.82 |
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Total announced in respect of the year |
118.48 |
112.05 |
110.65 |
105.33 |
106.80 |
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Amount paid during the year |
114.16 |
113.96 |
108.60 |
104.41 |
107.34 |
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A AND B ADSs |
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
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Q1 |
0.94 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
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Q2 |
0.94 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
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Q3 |
0.94 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
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Q4 |
0.94 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
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Total announced in respect of the year |
3.76 |
3.60 |
3.44 |
3.36 |
3.36 |
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Amount paid during the year |
3.72 |
3.56 |
3.42 |
3.36 |
3.36 |
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SCRIP ISSUANCE A SHARES |
NUMBER OF SHARES IN MILLION | ||||
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
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Q1 |
38.0 |
25.6 |
27.5 |
31.1 |
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Q2 |
26.6 |
23.6 |
19.8 |
23.9 |
– |
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Q3 |
– |
39.1 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
– |
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Q4 |
– |
37.3 |
34.2 |
27.3 |
18.3 |
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Total issuance |
64.6 |
125.6 |
103.8 |
104.6 |
18.3 |
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NUMBER OF SHARES REPURCHASED [A] |
NUMBER OF SHARES IN MILLION | ||||||
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2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 | ||
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Q1 |
32.4 |
16.1 |
1.3 |
– |
– |
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Q2 |
9.5 |
56.2 |
27.0 |
– |
– |
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Q3 |
21.4 |
45.4 |
2.4 |
28.1 |
– |
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Q4 |
24.4 |
27.2 |
13.0 |
6.3 |
– |
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Total issuance |
87.7 |
144.9 |
43.7 |
34.4 |
– |
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