0001309014-14-000292.txt : 20140430 0001309014-14-000292.hdr.sgml : 20140430 20140430091634 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309014-14-000292 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Royal Dutch Shell plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001306965 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32575 FILM NUMBER: 14796130 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CAREL VAN BYLANDTLAAN 30 CITY: THE HAGUE STATE: P7 ZIP: 2596 HR BUSINESS PHONE: 31-70-377-9111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CAREL VAN BYLANDTLAAN 30 CITY: THE HAGUE STATE: P7 ZIP: 2596 HR FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Forthdeal LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041026 6-K 1 htm_8544.htm LIVE FILING Royal Dutch Shell plc - Form 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April, 2014

Commission File Number: 1-32575

Royal Dutch Shell plc
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague
The Netherlands
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  [x] Form 20-F    [ ] Form 40-F
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  [ ]
 
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC – REVISED 2014 INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLE


The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced a revised intended timetable
for the 2014 quarterly interim dividends. This timetable takes into account
changes made by the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam based on the
requirement of the EU’s recently adopted Central Securities Depositories
Regulation to reduce the standard settlement period of three days to two days,
effective as of October 6, 2014.

This change impacts the previously announced timetable only in relation to the
third quarter 2014 interim dividend; the 2014 interim dividend timetable in
relation to the first and second quarters is not affected. The dates impacted
are the ex-dividend date for the RDS A and RDS B shares traded on the London
Stock Exchange and the Euronext Amsterdam, and the Scrip reference share price
announcement date.  See Note 1 for more information.

For ease of reference, the full 2014 interim dividend timetable, including the
revised changes in relation to the third quarter, is shown below.

2014 Interim Dividend Timetable

	1st Quarter 2014	2nd Quarter 2014	3rd Quarter 2014
Announcement date	April 30,
2014	July 31,
2014	October 30,
2014
Ex-dividend date – RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs (see Note 1)	May 14, 2014	August
13, 2014	November 12, 2014
Ex-dividend date – RDS A and RDS B shares (see Note 1)	May 14,
2014	August 13,
2014	November 13,
2014
Record date	May 16,
2014	August 15,
2014	November 14,
2014
Scrip reference share price announcement date	May 21,
2014	August 20,
2014	November 20,
2014
Closing of scrip election and currency election (see Note 2)	June 2,
2014	September 1,
2014	November 28,
2014
Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date	June 10,
2014	September 8,
2014	December 5,
2014
Payment date	June 26,
2014	September 25,
2014	December 22, 2014

Contacts:
Investor Relations: International  + 31 (0) 70 377 4540;  North America +1 832
337 2034
Media: International  +44 (0) 207 934 5550;  USA  +1 713 241 4544

Note 1
The London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, with effect from October 6,
2014 will reduce the standard settlement cycle in accordance with the Regulation
of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving securities settlement
in the European Union and on central securities depositories (CSDs) and amending
Directive 98/26/EC (the “CSD Regulation”). This CSD Regulation aims to harmonise
EU securities settlement cycles towards a T + 2 cycle. As a result RDS A shares
and RDS B shares traded on these markets will now settle one day quicker than
the RDS A ADSs and RDS B ADSs traded in the United States. Record dates will not
change. The timings of these are detailed above.

Note 2
A different scrip election date may apply to registered and non registered ADS
holders.
Registered ADS holders can contact The Bank of New York Mellon for the election
deadline that applies. Non registered ADS holders can contact their broker,
financial intermediary, bank or financial institution for the election deadline
that applies.

Both a different scrip and currency election date may apply to shareholders
holding shares in a securities account with a bank or financial institution
ultimately holding through Euroclear Nederland.  Please contact your broker,
financial intermediary, bank or financial institution where you hold your
securities account for the election deadline that applies.


The revised 2014 interim dividend timetable is also available on
www.shell.com/dividend


Royal Dutch Shell plc
The Hague, April 30th, 2014

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Cautionary Note

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this report “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 report refer to
companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc  either directly or indirectly has
control. Companies over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to
“joint ventures” and companies over which Shell has significant influence but
neither control nor joint control are referred to as “associates”. In this
report joint ventures and associates may also be referred to as
“equity-accounted investments”. The term “Shell interest” is used for
convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect (for example, through our 23%
shareholding in Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) ownership interest held by Shell in a
venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.

This report 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 report 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. All forward-looking
statements contained in this report 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 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2013 (available at www.shell.com/investor and
www.sec.gov ). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward looking
statements contained in this report and should be considered by the reader.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this report 30
April 2014. 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 report.

We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this report that 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 these forms from the SEC by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.





SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    Royal Dutch Shell plc
     
Date: 30 April 2014 By: /s/M.C.M. Brandjes

  Name:  M.C.M. Brandjes
  Title: Company Secretary