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 October, 2011

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)
 
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 2012 INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLE


The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced the intended timetable for
the 2012 quarterly interim dividends.

2012 Interim Dividend Timetable

	4th Quarter 2011	1st Quarter 2012	2nd Quarter 2012	3rd Quarter 2012
Announcement date	February 2,
2012	April 26,
2012	July 26,
2012	November 1,
2012
Ex-dividend date	February 15,
2012	May 9,
2012	August 8,
2012	November 14,
2012
Record date	February 17,
2012	May 11,
2012	August 10,
2012	November 16,
2012
Scrip reference share price announcement date	February 22,
2012	May 16,
2012	August 15,
2012	November 21,
2012
Closing of scrip election and currency election *	March 2,
2012	May 25,
2012	August 24,
2012	November 30,
2012
Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date	March 9,
2012	June 1,
2012	September 3,
2012	December 7,
2012
Payment date	March 22,
2012	June 21,
2012	September 20,
2012	December 20, 2012



*	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 2012 interim dividend timetable is also available on www.shell.com/dividend


Royal Dutch Shell plc
The Hague, October 27, 2011


CAUTIONARY NOTE:

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this release “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 release refer to
companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or indirectly has control,
by having either a majority of the voting rights or the right to exercise a
controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has significant influence
but not control are referred to as “associated companies” or “associates” and
companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to as “jointly
controlled entities”. In this release, associates and jointly controlled
entities are also 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 24% shareholding in Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) ownership
interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of
all third-party interest.

This release 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’’, ‘‘intend’’,
‘‘may’’, ‘‘plan’’, ‘‘objectives’’, ‘‘outlook’’, ‘‘probably’’, ‘‘project’’,
‘‘will’’, ‘‘seek’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘risks’’, ‘‘goals’’, ‘‘should’’ 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 release, 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 potential litigation and regulatory measures
as a result of climate changes; (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 release 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 factors that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch
Shell’s 20-F for the year ended 31 December, 2010 (available at
www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). These factors also should be
considered by the reader.  Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date of this release, 27 October 2011. Neither Royal Dutch Shell 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 release. There can be no assurance that dividend payments will match or
exceed those set out in this release in the future, or that they will be made at
all.


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: 27 October 2011 By: /s/ M.C.M. Brandjes

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