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 July, 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)
 
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SECOND QUARTER 2014 INTERIM DIVIDEND

The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced an interim dividend
in respect of the second quarter of 2014 of US$0.47 per A ordinary share (“A
Share”) and B ordinary share (“B Share”), an increase of US$ 0.02 on the
equivalent US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.

On May 22, 2014 RDS announced the cancellation of its Scrip Dividend Programme
with effect from the second quarter 2014 Interim dividend onwards. The
cancellation means the second quarter 2014 Interim Dividend and future dividends
will be settled entirely in cash, rather than offering a share-based
alternative.  For further details please refer to www.shell.com/scrip.

Details relating to the second quarter 2014 interim dividend
It is expected that cash dividends on the B Shares will be paid via the Dividend
Access Mechanism from UK-sourced income of the Shell Group.

Per ordinary share	Q2 2014

RDS A Shares (US$)
	0.47
RDS B Shares (US$)
	0.47

Cash dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro, although holders
of A Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in pounds sterling.
Cash dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling,
although holders of B Shares will be able to elect to receive dividends in euro.

The pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments will be announced on
September 8, 2014.

Per ADS	Q2 2014
RDS A ADSs (US$)	0.94
RDS B ADSs (US$)	0.94

Cash dividends on American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) will be paid, by default,
in US dollars.
ADS stands for an American Depositary Share. ADR stands for an American
Depositary Receipt. An  ADR is a certificate that evidences ADSs.  ADSs are
listed on the NYSE under the symbols RDS.A and RDS.B.  Each ADS represents two
ordinary shares, two A Shares in the case of  RDS.A or two B Shares in the case
of RDS.B.  In many cases the terms ADR and ADS are used interchangeably.





Dividend timetable for the second quarter 2014 interim dividend

Announcement date						July 31,		2014

Ex-dividend date						August 13,	2014

Record date							August 15, 	2014

Closing of currency election*					September 1,	2014

Pounds sterling and euro equivalents announcement date	September 8,	2014

Payment date							September 25, 	2014

*	A different 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.

Taxation cash dividends
Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlands
dividend withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in receipt of A
Share cash dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable dividend tax credit
in the United Kingdom.
Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving cash dividends on B
Shares through the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This
tax credit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a tax credit,
if double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country of
residence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to non-residents
with certain special connections with the United Kingdom or to nationals of
states in the European Economic Area.
The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax credit
referable to the second quarter 2014 interim dividend of US$0.47 is US$0.05 per
ordinary share and the dividend and tax credit together amount to US$0.52. The
pounds sterling and euro equivalents will be announced on September 8, 2014.


Royal Dutch Shell plc
The Hague, July 31, 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



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 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
release, 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 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’’, ‘‘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 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 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 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 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 release and should be considered by the reader.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this release, July
31, 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 release.

We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this release 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.
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This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:

a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell
International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-177588 and 333-177588-01);
and

b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206 and 333-192821).



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: 31 July 2014 By: /s/M.Edwards

  Name:  M.Edwards
  Title: Deputy Company Secretary