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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 January 2019

Commission File Number: 1-32575

Royal Dutch Shell plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

England and Wales

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR, The Hague

The Netherlands

Tel No: 011 31 70 377 9111

(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.

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): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the “Registrant”) is filing the following exhibits on this Report on Form 6-K, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Regulatory release.

99.2		Royal Dutch Shell plc – Three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2018 Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report.

This Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report contains the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2018, and Business Review in respect of such periods. This Report on Form 6-K contains the Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report with additional information required to keep current our registration statement on Form F-3.

This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:

the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell International Finance B.V. (Registration Number 333-222005 and 333-222005-01); and

the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Numbers 333-126715, 333-141397, 333-171206, 333-192821, 333-200953, 333-215273, 333-222813 and 333-228137).


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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

(Registrant)


By:		/s/ Linda Szymanski
Name:		Linda Szymanski
Title:		Company Secretary

Date: January 31, 2019


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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Regulatory release

Three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2018

Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report

On January 31, 2019, Royal Dutch Shell plc released the Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2018, of Royal Dutch Shell plc and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “Shell”).


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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Royal Dutch Shell plc

Three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2018

Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Report


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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

4^TH QUARTER 2018 AND FULL YEAR UNAUDITED RESULTS

SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED RESULTS


Quarters											$ million		Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017			%¹			Definition	2018			2017			%
	5,590			5,839			3,807			+47	Income/(loss) attributable to shareholders			23,352			12,977			+80
	7,334			5,570			3,082			+138	CCS earnings attributable to shareholders	Note 2		23,833			12,081			+97
	1,646			(54	)		(1,221	)			Of which: Identified items	A		2,429			(3,683	)

	5,688			5,624			4,303			+32	CCS earnings attributable to shareholders excluding identified items			21,404			15,764			+36
	120			169			94				Add: CCS earnings attributable to non-controlling interest			531			418

	5,808			5,793			4,397			+32	CCS earnings excluding identified items			21,935			16,182			+36
											Of which:
	2,363			2,292			1,636				Integrated Gas			9,399			5,268
	1,881			1,886			1,650				Upstream			6,775			3,091
	2,131			2,010			1,396				Downstream			7,567			9,082
	(567	)		(395	)		(285	)			Corporate			(1,806	)		(1,259	)

	22,021			12,092			7,275			+203	Cash flow from operating activities			53,085			35,650			+49
	(5,312	)		(4,082	)		(665	)			Cash flow from investing activities			(13,659	)		(8,029	)
	16,709			8,010			6,610				Free cash flow	H		39,426			27,621

	0.68			0.70			0.46			+48	Basic earnings per share ($)			2.82			1.58			+78
	0.89			0.67			0.37			+141	Basic CCS earnings per share ($)	B		2.88			1.47			+96
	0.69			0.68			0.52			+33	Basic CCS earnings per share excl. identified items ($)			2.58			1.92			+34

	0.47			0.47			0.47			—	Dividend per share ($)			1.88			1.88			—

^1.	Q4 on Q4 change.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, CCS earnings attributable to shareholders excluding identified items of $5.7 billion mainly benefited from higher realised oil, gas and LNG prices as well as stronger contributions from crude oil and LNG trading, partly offset by movements in deferred tax positions. Full year earnings of $21.4 billion also reflected higher realised oil, gas and LNG prices, partly offset by movements in deferred tax positions.

Cash flow from operating activities for the fourth quarter 2018 was $22.0 billion, which included positive working capital movements of $9.1 billion, mainly as a result of a fall in crude oil price and lower inventory levels. Excluding working capital movements, cash flow from operations of $12.9 billion mainly reflected increased earnings, compared with the fourth quarter 2017.

Total dividends distributed to shareholders in the quarter were $3.9 billion. In January 2019, the second tranche of the share buyback programme was completed, with 83.5 million A ordinary shares bought back for cancellation for an aggregate consideration of $2.5 billion. Today, Shell launches the next tranche of the share buyback programme, with a maximum aggregate consideration of $2.5 billion in the period up to and including April 29, 2019.

Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden commented:

“Shell delivered a very strong financial performance in 2018, with cash flow from operations of $49.6 billion, excluding working capital movements. We delivered on our promises for the year, including the completion of the $30 billion divestment programme and starting up key growth projects while maintaining discipline on capital investment. We paid our entire dividend in cash, further reduced our debt and launched our share buyback programme, with $4.5 billion in shares repurchased so far.

We will continue with a strong delivery focus in 2019, with a disciplined approach to capital investment and growing both our cash flow and returns. Our strategy to deliver a world-class investment case is working.”


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ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES


Quarters											$ million		Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017			%¹			Definition	2018			2017			%
	7,995			5,830			6,778				Capital investment	C		24,779			24,006
	2,699			613			6,474				Divestments	D		7,102			17,340

	3,788			3,596			3,756			+1	Total production available for sale (thousand boe/d)			3,666			3,664			—

	59.89			68.21			55.28			+8	Global liquids realised price ($/b)²			63.85			49.00			+30
	5.75			4.92			4.44			+30	Global natural gas realised price ($/thousand scf)²			5.13			4.33			+18

	10,279			9,312			9,776			+5	Operating expenses	G		39,316			38,083			+3
	10,147			9,248			9,839			+3	Underlying operating expenses	G		39,025			37,556			+4

	9.4	%		8.7	%		5.8	%			ROACE	E		9.4	%		5.8	%
	7.6	%		7.1	%		5.6	%			ROACE (CCS basis excluding identified items)	E		7.6	%		5.6	%

	20.3	%		23.1	%		25.0	%			Gearing³	F		20.3	%		25.0	%

^1.	Q4 on Q4 change.

^2.	Following a reassessment, third quarter 2018 (liquids realised price) and the four quarters of 2017 (natural gas realised price) have been revised.

^3.	With effect from 2018, the net debt calculation has been amended (see Definition F). Gearing as previously published at December 31, 2017 was 24.8%.

Supplementary financial and operational disclosure for this quarter is available at www.shell.com/investor.

FOURTH QUARTER 2018 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENTS

Integrated Gas

In December, Shell announced that wells had been opened at its Prelude floating LNG facility in Australia (Shell interest 67.5%). During this initial phase of production, gas and condensate are produced and moved through the facility. Once this has concluded, the facility will be prepared for reliable production of LNG and LPG.

During the quarter, Shell completed the sale of its shares in Shell entities in New Zealand.

Upstream

During the quarter, Shell completed the sale of its Upstream interests in Ireland, as well as the disposal of its interests in the Draugen and Gjøa fields in Norway.

In December, Shell and its partners renewed a number of onshore oil mining leases in the Niger Delta for 20 years (Shell interest 30%).

Downstream

In January, Shell announced the start of production of the fourth alpha olefins unit at the Geismar chemicals manufacturing site in the USA (Shell interest 100%). Start-up operations began in December 2018. Shell’s Geismar plant is the largest producer of alpha olefins in the world.


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PERFORMANCE BY SEGMENT

INTEGRATED GAS


Quarters										$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017			%¹			2018		2017			%
	3,579		2,116			848			+322	Segment earnings		11,444		5,078			+125
	1,216		(176	)		(788	)			Of which: Identified items (Definition A)		2,045		(190	)
	2,363		2,292			1,636			+44	Earnings excluding identified items		9,399		5,268			+78

	5,786		3,320			823			+603	Cash flow from operating activities		14,617		6,467			+126

	1,483		862			1,043			+42	Capital investment (Definition C)		4,460		3,827			+17

	213		208			229			-7	Liquids production available for sale (thousand b/d)		214		203			+5
	4,442		4,156			4,364			+2	Natural gas production available for sale (million scf/d)		4,311		3,969			+9

	979		924			981			—	Total production available for sale (thousand boe/d)		957		887			+8
	8.78		8.18			8.52			+3	LNG liquefaction volumes (million tonnes)		34.32		33.24			+3

	17.39		17.27			17.15			+1	LNG sales volumes (million tonnes)		71.21		66.04			+8

^1.	Q4 on Q4 change.

Fourth quarter identified items primarily reflected a gain of $1,034 million on sale of assets, mainly related to the divestment of assets in New Zealand as well as revaluation of assets in India. Identified items also included a gain of $321 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and impairment charges totalling $190 million, mainly related to investments in Trinidad and Tobago.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, Integrated Gas earnings excluding identified items benefited from higher realised oil, gas and LNG prices, as well as higher contributions from LNG trading. These were partly offset by movements in deferred tax positions.

Total production remained largely unchanged compared with the fourth quarter 2017, while LNG liquefaction was 3% higher, mainly due to lower maintenance and increased feedgas availability, partly offset by divestments.

Cash flow from operating activities of $5,786 million included negative working capital movements of $811 million, compared with negative movements of $1,895 million¹ in the same quarter a year ago. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements increased compared with the same quarter a year ago, mainly as a result of higher earnings and cash margining receipts on derivatives.

Full year identified items primarily reflected a gain of $1,937 million on sale of assets, mainly related to the divestment of assets in Thailand, New Zealand and India. Identified items also comprised a gain of $481 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and impairment charges of $371 million, mainly related to investments in Trinidad and Tobago and Shell’s investment in a joint venture.

Compared with the full year 2017, Integrated Gas earnings excluding identified items benefited from higher realised oil, gas and LNG prices, increased contributions from LNG trading and higher volumes, partly offset by increased operating expenses.

Production volumes were up by 8% compared to the full year 2017, mainly reflecting lower maintenance activity and additional wells from existing fields. LNG liquefaction volumes were 3% higher, largely driven by increased feedgas availability and lower maintenance activities. This more than offset the impact of divestments.

Cash flow from operating activities of $14,617 million included negative working capital movements of $1,664 million, compared with negative movements of $2,192 million² in 2017. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements increased compared with the full year 2017, mainly as a result of higher earnings and cash margining receipts on derivatives.

¹	Revised from negative working capital movements of $894 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.

²	Revised from negative working capital movements of $2,149 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.


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UPSTREAM


Quarters								$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018		Q4 2017		%¹			2018		2017			%
	1,601		2,249		2,050		-22	Segment earnings		6,798		1,551			+338
	(280)		363		400			Of which: Identified items (Definition A)		23		(1,540	)
	1,881		1,886		1,650		+14	Earnings excluding identified items		6,775		3,091			+119

	6,869		6,663		3,765		+82	Cash flow from operating activities		22,661		16,337			+39

	3,988		3,037		3,485		+14	Capital investment (Definition C)		12,525		13,648			-8

	1,672		1,602		1,542		+8	Liquids production available for sale (thousand b/d)		1,589		1,622			-2
	6,593		6,206		7,154		-8	Natural gas production available for sale (million scf/d)		6,494		6,699			-3

	2,809		2,672		2,775		+1	Total production available for sale (thousand boe/d)		2,709		2,777			-2

^1.	Q4 on Q4 change.

Fourth quarter identified items primarily reflected a loss of $420 million on sale of assets, mainly related to a negative non-cash cumulative currency translation difference in connection with the divestment in Ireland, partly offset by a gain of $176 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, Upstream earnings excluding identified items reflected higher realised oil and gas prices as well as lower well write-offs, partly offset by less favourable movements in deferred tax positions. Total production increased by 1% compared with the same quarter a year ago, mainly driven by new field start-ups and ramp-ups, partly offset by divestments. Excluding portfolio impacts, production was 5% higher.

Cash flow from operating activities of $6,869 million included positive working capital movements of $1,720 million, compared with positive movements of $412 million³ in the same quarter a year ago. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements increased compared with the fourth quarter 2017 as a result of higher earnings and cash margining receipts on derivatives related to the divestment in Denmark, partly offset by higher tax payments.

Full year identified items included a net gain of $886 million on sale of assets, mainly related to the divestments in Iraq, Malaysia, Oman and Ireland, as well as a gain of $149 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives. Identified items also included a $561 million charge related to the impact of the weakening Brazilian real on a deferred tax position and a net impairment charge of $350 million, mainly related to assets in North America and deep-water rig joint ventures.

Compared with the full year 2017, Upstream earnings excluding identified items benefited from higher realised oil and gas prices and lower well write-offs, partly offset by movements in deferred tax positions and lower volumes. Total production was 2% lower compared with the full year 2017, mainly due to divestments and field decline, partly offset by new field start-ups and ramp-ups as well as improved field performance. Excluding portfolio impacts, production was 5% higher than in 2017.

Cash flow from operating activities of $22,661 million included positive working capital movements of $745 million, compared with negative movements of $2 million⁴ in 2017. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements increased compared with 2017, mainly as a result of higher earnings, partly offset by higher tax payments.

³	Revised from positive working capital movements of $275 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.

⁴	Revised from negative working capital movements of $482 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.


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DOWNSTREAM


Quarters										$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017			%¹			2018		2017			%
	2,918		1,709			1,116			+161	Segment earnings²		7,601		8,258			-8
	787		(301	)		(280	)			Of which: Identified items (Definition A)		34		(824	)
	2,131		2,010			1,396			+53	Earnings excluding identified items²		7,567		9,082			-17
										Of which:
	1,835		1,473			884			+108	Oil Products		5,491		6,460			-15
	834		424			96			+769	Refining & Trading		1,513		2,462			-39
	1,001		1,049			788			+27	Marketing		3,978		3,998			-1
	296		537			512			-42	Chemicals		2,076		2,622			-21

	8,794		1,037			2,649			+232	Cash flow from operating activities		13,928		12,429			+12

	2,427		1,860			2,208			+10	Capital investment (Definition C)		7,564		6,416			+18

	2,723		2,675			2,589			+5	Refinery processing intake (thousand b/d)		2,648		2,572			+3

	6,906		6,697			6,861			+1	Oil Products sales volumes (thousand b/d)		6,783		6,599			+3

	4,110		4,145			4,688			-12	Chemicals sales volumes (thousand tonnes)		17,644		18,239			-3

^1.	Q4 on Q4 change.

^2.	Earnings are presented on a CCS basis (See Note 2).

Fourth quarter identified items primarily reflected a gain of $670 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and a gain of $297 million on sale of assets, mainly related to the divestment in Argentina. This was partly offset by impairment charges of $160 million, mainly related to assets in Singapore and the UK.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, Downstream earnings excluding identified items benefited from increased contributions from crude oil trading and stronger refining and marketing margins, partly offset by higher operating expenses and lower base chemicals and intermediates margins.

Cash flow from operating activities of $8,794 million included positive working capital movements of $7,570 million, compared with negative movements of $334 million⁵ in the same quarter a year ago, mainly as a result of a fall in crude oil price and lower inventory levels. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements decreased compared with the same quarter a year ago as higher cash cost of sales more than offset the increase in CCS earnings.

Oil Products

•

Refining & Trading earnings excluding identified items reflected increased contributions from crude oil trading and improved operational performance. Earnings also benefited from stronger refining margins mainly in Canada, despite lower refining margins in other parts of the portfolio, compared with the fourth quarter 2017. This was partly offset by higher operating expenses.

Refinery availability increased to 94% compared with 89% in the fourth quarter 2017, mainly due to lower downtime.

•

Marketing earnings excluding identified items were higher compared with the fourth quarter 2017, mainly as a result of increased margins.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, Oil Products sales volumes increased by 1%, reflecting increased refining and trading volumes.

Chemicals

•

Chemicals earnings excluding identified items reflected lower base chemicals and intermediates margins, mainly in Asia, compared with the fourth quarter 2017.

Chemicals manufacturing plant availability was 93%, remaining at a similar level as in the fourth quarter 2017.

⁵	Revised from negative working capital movements of $402 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.


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Full year identified items included a gain of $233 million related to the fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and a gain of $225 million on sale of assets, mainly related to the divestment in Argentina. This was partly offset by impairment charges totalling $386 million, mainly related to assets in Singapore and the UK.

Compared with the full year 2017, Downstream earnings excluding identified items reflected higher operating expenses, adverse currency exchange rate effects and lower base chemicals and refining margins, partly offset by improved marketing margins.

Cash flow from operating activities of $13,928 million included positive working capital movements of $3,164 million, compared with negative movements of $148 million⁶ in the full year 2017. Excluding working capital movements, cash flow from operating activities reflected lower earnings and higher cash cost of sales.

Oil Products

•

Refining & Trading earnings excluding identified items reflected higher operating expenses, adverse currency exchange rate effects and lower contributions from oil products trading, partly offset by higher contributions from crude oil trading, compared with the full year 2017.

Refinery availability was 91%, remaining at a similar level as in the full year 2017.

•

Marketing earnings excluding identified items were at a similar level as in the full year 2017, since the impacts of higher operating expenses and adverse currency exchange rate effects were almost fully offset by improved margins.

Compared with the full year 2017, Oil Products sales volumes increased by 3% as a result of higher refining and trading volumes.

Chemicals

•

Chemicals earnings excluding identified items reflected lower base chemicals margins and higher operating expenses, partly offset by higher intermediates margins, compared with the full year 2017.

Chemicals manufacturing plant availability increased to 93% compared with 92% in 2017.

⁶	Revised from negative working capital movements of $325 million. See Note 7 and Definition I.


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CORPORATE


Quarters									$ million	Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	(644	)		(335	)		(838	)	Segment earnings		(1,479	)		(2,416	)
	(77	)		60			(553	)	Of which: Identified items (Definition A)		327			(1,157	)
	(567	)		(395	)		(285	)	Earnings excluding identified items		(1,806	)		(1,259	)

	572			1,072			38		Cash flow from operating activities		1,879			417

Fourth quarter identified items primarily reflected a tax charge of $74 million related to the impact of the strengthening Brazilian real on financing positions.

Compared with the fourth quarter 2017, Corporate earnings excluding identified items mainly reflected lower tax credits.

Full year identified items primarily reflected a tax credit of $325 million related to the impact of the weakening Brazilian real on financing positions.

Compared with the full year 2017, Corporate earnings excluding identified items mainly reflected lower tax credits and adverse currency exchange effects, partly offset by higher net interest income.


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PRELIMINARY RESERVES UPDATE

When final volumes are reported in the 2018 Annual Report and Form 20-F, Shell expects that SEC proved oil and gas reserves additions before taking into account production will be around 0.7 billion boe, and 2018 production to be 1.4 billion boe. As a result, total proved reserves on an SEC basis are expected to be 11.6 billion boe. Acquisitions and divestments of 2018 reserves are expected to account for a net reduction of 0.2 billion boe.

The proved Reserves Replacement Ratio on an SEC basis is expected to be 53% for the year and 96% for the 3-year average. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestments, the reserves replacement ratio is expected to be 66% for the year.

Further information will be provided in the 2018 Annual Report and Form 20-F, which is expected to be filed in March 2019.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2019

Compared with the first quarter 2018, Integrated Gas production is expected to decrease by some 140 – 170 thousand boe/d, mainly due to divestments, the transfer of some activities into the Upstream segment as of 2019 and higher maintenance activities. LNG liquefaction volumes are expected to be 0.4 – 0.7 million tonnes lower, mainly as a result of divestments and higher maintenance activities.

Compared with the first quarter 2018, Upstream production is expected to be 10 – 50 thousand boe/d lower, mainly due to divestments and field decline, partly offset by ramp-ups of existing fields. This includes the impact of additional activities previously reported in the Integrated Gas segment in 2018.

Refinery availability is expected to decrease in the first quarter 2019 compared with the same period a year earlier as a result of higher maintenance activity.

Oil Products sales volumes are expected to be 40 – 70 thousand boe/d lower compared with the same period a year earlier, mainly as a result of the divestment in Argentina.

Chemicals manufacturing plant availability in the first quarter 2019 is expected to be at a similar level as in the first quarter 2018.

Corporate earnings excluding identified items are expected to be a net charge of $400 – 450 million in the first quarter 2019 and a net charge of $1,700 – 1,900 million for the full year 2019. This excludes the impact of currency exchange rate effects and the impact of IFRS 16 Leases.

The results and outlook reported in this announcement do not include the impact of the application of the new standard IFRS 16, which is effective as of January 1, 2019. The quantitative impact at transition date will be disclosed in the 2018 Annual Report and Form 20-F.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The LNG Outlook will be held on February 25, 2019 in London.

Shell will host a webcast covering the impact of IFRS 16 Leases on March 28, 2019.

The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to be held on May 21, 2019.

Shell will host Management Day events on June 4, 2019 in London, and on June 5, 2019 in New York.

First quarter 2019 results and dividends are scheduled to be announced on May 2, 2019. Second quarter 2019 results and dividends are scheduled to be announced on August 1, 2019. Third quarter 2019 results and dividends are scheduled to be announced on October 31, 2019.


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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME


Quarters						$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018		Q4 2017			2018		2017
	102,228		100,151		85,422	Revenue¹		388,379		305,179
	1,351		1,000		1,034	Share of profit of joint ventures and associates		4,106		4,225
	1,047		397		1,668	Interest and other income		4,071		2,466

	104,626		101,548		88,124	Total revenue and other income		396,556		311,870

	78,680		76,070		64,095	Purchases		294,399		223,447
	6,803		6,256		6,563	Production and manufacturing expenses		26,970		26,652
	3,162		2,829		2,953	Selling, distribution and administrative expenses		11,360		10,509
	314		227		260	Research and development		986		922
	545		322		921	Exploration		1,340		1,945
	6,244		5,198		5,796	Depreciation, depletion and amortisation		22,135		26,223
	971		909		984	Interest expense		3,745		4,042

	96,719		91,811		81,572	Total expenditure		360,935		293,740

	7,907		9,737		6,552	Income/(loss) before taxation		35,621		18,130
	2,261		3,696		2,615	Taxation charge/(credit)		11,715		4,695

	5,646		6,041		3,937	Income/(loss) for the period¹		23,906		13,435
	56		202		130	Income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		554		458

	5,590		5,839		3,807	Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		23,352		12,977

	0.68		0.70		0.46	Basic earnings per share ($)²		2.82		1.58
	0.67		0.70		0.46	Diluted earnings per share ($)²		2.80		1.56

^1.	See Note 2 “Segment information”.

^2.	See Note 3 “Earnings per share”.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


Quarters									$ million	Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	5,646			6,041			3,937		Income/(loss) for the period		23,906			13,435
									Other comprehensive income/(loss) net of tax:
									Items that may be reclassified to income in later periods:
	(354	)		(500	)		355		- Currency translation differences		(3,172	)		5,156
	—			—			258		- Unrealised gains/(losses) on securities¹		—			593
	—			(1	)		—		- Debt instruments remeasurements¹		(15	)		—
	1,499			(69	)		(484	)	- Cash flow hedging gains/(losses)		730			(552	)
	(61	)		43			—		- Deferred cost of hedging¹		(209	)		—
	17			8			46		- Share of other comprehensive income/(loss) of joint ventures and associates		(10	)		170

	1,101			(519	)		175		Total		(2,676	)		5,367
									Items that are not reclassified to income in later periods:
	426			615			(2,056	)	- Retirement benefits remeasurements		3,588			604
	50			84			—		- Equity instruments remeasurements¹		(153	)		—
	194			(2	)		—		- Share of other comprehensive income/(loss) of joint ventures and associates		193			—

	670			697			(2,056	)	Total		3,628			604

	1,771			178			(1,881	)	Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period		952			5,971

	7,417			6,219			2,056		Comprehensive income/(loss) for the period		24,858			19,406
	34			173			133		Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		383			578

	7,383			6,046			1,923		Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		24,475			18,828

^1.	See Note 1 “Basis of preparation” regarding IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET


$ million	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets		23,586		24,180
Property, plant and equipment		223,175		226,380
Joint ventures and associates		25,329		27,927
Investments in securities		3,074		7,222
Deferred tax		12,097		13,791
Retirement benefits		6,051		2,799
Trade and other receivables		7,826		8,475
Derivative financial instruments¹		574		919

		301,712		311,693

Current assets
Inventories		21,117		25,223
Trade and other receivables		42,431		44,565
Derivative financial instruments¹		7,193		5,304
Cash and cash equivalents		26,741		20,312

		97,482		95,404

Total assets		399,194		407,097

Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Debt		66,690		73,870
Trade and other payables		2,735		3,447
Derivative financial instruments¹		1,399		981
Deferred tax		14,837		13,007
Retirement benefits		11,653		13,247
Decommissioning and other provisions		21,533		24,966

		118,847		129,518

Current liabilities
Debt		10,134		11,795
Trade and other payables		48,888		51,410
Derivative financial instruments¹		7,184		5,253
Taxes payable		7,497		7,250
Retirement benefits		451		594
Decommissioning and other provisions		3,659		3,465

		77,813		79,767

Total liabilities		196,660		209,285

Equity attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		198,646		194,356
Non-controlling interest		3,888		3,456

Total equity		202,534		197,812

Total liabilities and equity		399,194		407,097

^1.	See Note 6 “Derivative financial instruments and debt excluding finance lease liabilities”.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY


	Equity attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders
$ million	Share capital¹			Shares held in trust			Other reserves²			Retained earnings			Total			Non- controlling interest			Total equity
At January 1, 2018 (as previously published)		696			(917	)		16,932			177,645			194,356			3,456			197,812
Impact of IFRS 9³		—			—			(138	)		88			(50	)		—			(50	)
At January 1, 2018 (as revised)		696			(917	)		16,794			177,733			194,306			3,456			197,762
Comprehensive income/(loss) for the period		—			—			1,123			23,352			24,475			383			24,858
Transfer from other comprehensive income⁴		—			—			(971	)		971			—			—			—
Dividends		—			—			—			(15,675	)		(15,675	)		(586	)		(16,261	)
Repurchases of shares⁵		(11	)		—			11			(4,519	)		(4,519	)		—			(4,519	)
Share-based compensation^{6, 7}		—			(343	)		(342	)		693			8			—			8
Other changes in non-controlling interest		—			—			—			51			51			635			686

At December 31, 2018		685			(1,260	)		16,615			182,606			198,646			3,888			202,534

At January 1, 2017		683			(901	)		11,298			175,566			186,646			1,865			188,511
Comprehensive income/(loss) for the period		—			—			5,851			12,977			18,828			578			19,406
Dividends		—			—			—			(15,628	)		(15,628	)		(406	)		(16,034	)
Scrip dividends		13			—			(13	)		4,751			4,751			—			4,751
Share-based compensation		—			(16	)		(204	)		(74	)		(294	)		—			(294	)
Other changes in non-controlling interest		—			—			—			53			53			1,419			1,472

At December 31, 2017		696			(917	)		16,932			177,645			194,356			3,456			197,812

^1.	See Note 4 “Share capital”.

^2.	See Note 5 “Other reserves”.

^3.	See Note 1 “Basis of preparation”.

^4.	In accordance with IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, the transfer mainly relates to the sale of Shell’s shareholding in Malaysia LNG Tiga Sdn Bhd ($617 million) and the sale of shares in Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($481 million).

^5.	The repurchase of shares recognised through retained earnings in the quarter represents the aggregate maximum consideration Shell is contractually bound to under the current tranche of the buyback programme, plus associated stamp duty.

^6.

The amendments to IFRS 2 Share-based Payment became effective January 1, 2018. Following adoption of the amendments, components of share-based payments that were previously classified as cash-settled are now classified as equity-settled. This resulted in an increase of $172 million in the share plan reserve within other reserves and a net increase of $125 million in retained earnings.

^7.	Includes a reclassification of $503 million between Other reserves and Retained earnings, which relates to the unwinding of expired share options.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


Quarters									$ million	Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	5,646			6,041			3,937		Income/(loss) for the period		23,906			13,435
									Adjustment for:
	2,804			2,694			1,467		- Current tax		10,475			6,591
	717			690			817		- Interest expense (net)		2,878			3,365
	6,244			5,198			5,796		- Depreciation, depletion and amortisation		22,135			26,223
	145			149			541		- Exploration well write-offs¹		449			897
	(927	)		(163	)		(1,319	)	- Net (gains)/losses on sale and revaluation of non-current assets and businesses		(3,265	)		(1,640	)
	(1,351	)		(1,000	)		(1,034	)	- Share of (profit)/loss of joint ventures and associates		(4,106	)		(4,225	)
	1,535			1,374			1,647		- Dividends received from joint ventures and associates		4,903			4,998
	7,694			(1,693	)		(1,368	)	- (Increase)/decrease in inventories		2,823			(2,079	)
	8,421			(2,722	)		(2,544	)	- (Increase)/decrease in current receivables¹		1,955			(2,577	)
	(7,014	)		1,788			2,040		- Increase/(decrease) in current payables¹		(1,336	)		2,406
	1,626			560			(140	)	- Derivative financial instruments¹		799			(1,039	)
	(1,075	)		711			167		- Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions¹		219			(4,300	)
	454			299			(367	)	- Other¹		921			(98	)
	(2,898	)		(1,834	)		(2,365	)	Tax paid		(9,671	)		(6,307	)

	22,021			12,092			7,275		Cash flow from operating activities		53,085			35,650

	(7,147	)		(5,800	)		(5,861	)	Capital expenditure		(23,011	)		(20,845	)
	(208	)		(78	)		(202	)	Investments in joint ventures and associates		(880	)		(595	)
	1,966			231			2,866		Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses		4,366			8,808
	475			935			221		Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates		1,594			2,177
	221			236			157		Interest received		823			724
	(619	)		394			2,154		Other²		3,449			1,702

	(5,312	)		(4,082	)		(665	)	Cash flow from investing activities		(13,659	)		(8,029	)

	20			(155	)		543		Net increase/(decrease) in debt with maturity period within three months		(396	)		(869	)
									Other debt:
	3,189			424			120		- New borrowings		3,977			760
	(4,680	)		(2,260	)		(4,103	)	- Repayments		(11,912	)		(11,720	)
	(926	)		(864	)		(840	)	Interest paid		(3,574	)		(3,550	)
	5			(1	)		6		Change in non-controlling interest		678			293
									Cash dividends paid to:
	(3,869	)		(3,949	)		(2,266	)	- Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		(15,675	)		(10,877	)
	(98	)		(134	)		(97	)	- Non-controlling interest		(584	)		(406	)
	(2,533	)		(1,414	)		—		Repurchases of shares		(3,947	)		—
	(27	)		(2	)		(443	)	Shares held in trust: net sales/(purchases) and dividends received		(1,115	)		(717	)

	(8,919	)		(8,355	)		(7,080	)	Cash flow from financing activities		(32,548	)		(27,086	)

	(161	)		(11	)		83		Currency translation differences relating to cash and cash equivalents		(449	)		647

	7,629			(356	)		(387	)	Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,429			1,182

	19,112			19,468			20,699		Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,312			19,130

	26,741			19,112			20,312		Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		26,741			20,312

^1.	Prior period comparatives within Cash flow from operating activities have been revised to conform with current year presentation. See Note 7 “Change in presentation of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows”.

^2.	Full year 2018 includes $3,307 million from the sale of shares in Canadian Natural Resources Limited, which were received in connection with the oil sands divestment.


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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.	Basis of preparation

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Shell”) have been prepared on the basis of the same accounting principles as those used in the Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (pages 142 to 148) as filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, except for the adoption of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018, and should be read in conjunction with that filing.

IFRS 9 sets out the requirements for recognising and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and certain contracts to buy or sell non-financial items. Furthermore, this standard facilitates the use of hedge accounting and results in different income recognition upon the sale of certain investments in securities. The adoption of IFRS 9 resulted in a decrease of $83 million in equity at January 1, 2018, mainly representing the recognition of additional provisions for impairment of receivables under the expected loss model. In addition, changing the measurement basis from amortised cost to fair value for certain financial assets resulted in an increase of $33 million in equity at January 1, 2018. Furthermore, a reclassification within equity between other reserves and retained earnings, primarily representing deferred cost of hedging, was recognised.

IFRS 15 provides a single model of accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers based on the identification and satisfaction of performance obligations, and revenue from contracts with customers that is distinguished from other sources. Shell has adopted IFRS 15 with effect from January 1, 2018 and has elected to apply the modified retrospective transition approach. Although IFRS 15 does not generally represent a change from Shell’s current practice, the accounting for certain contracts, such as those with provisional pricing or take-or-pay arrangements, and underlifts and overlifts, has been identified as an area of change. However, these do not have a significant effect on Shell’s accounting or disclosures, and therefore no transition adjustment is presented.

IFRS 16 Leases will be applied by Shell with effect from January 1, 2019. Under the new standard, all lease contracts, with limited exceptions, are recognised in the financial statements by way of right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities. Shell will apply the modified retrospective transition approach without restating comparative information.

Compared with the existing accounting for operating leases under IAS 17, application of the new standard will have a significant impact on the classification of expenditures and consequently the classification of cash flow from operating activities, cash flow from investing activities and cash flow from financing activities. It will also impact the timing of expenses recognised in the statement of income.

Differences between the operating lease commitments under the current standard and the additional lease liabilities recognised on balance sheet at January 1, 2019 are expected to be mainly driven by the impact of discounting lease payments, short-term leases, the use of hindsight to assess options to extend or terminate leases and commencement of lease contracts after January 1, 2019. The detailed analysis, which will determine the impact upon application of the new standard, is close to completion. The quantitative impact at transition date will be disclosed in the 2018 Annual Report and Form 20-F. No impact is expected in relation to lease contracts previously classified as finance leases.

The financial information presented in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434(3) of the Companies Act 2006 (“the Act”). Statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017 were published in Shell’s Annual Report and Form 20-F and a copy was delivered to the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales. The auditor’s report on those accounts was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did not contain a statement under sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Act.


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2.	Segment information

Segment earnings are presented on a current cost of supplies basis (“CCS earnings”), which is the earnings measure used by the Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. On this basis, the purchase price of volumes sold during the period is based on the current cost of supplies during the same period after making allowance for the tax effect. CCS earnings therefore exclude the effect of changes in the oil price on inventory carrying amounts. Sales between segments are based on prices generally equivalent to commercially available prices.

INFORMATION BY SEGMENT


Quarters									$ million	Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
									Third-party revenue
	11,902			10,848			8,205		Integrated Gas		43,764			32,674
	3,205			1,769			2,644		Upstream		9,892			7,723
	87,117			87,518			74,561		Downstream		334,680			264,731
	4			16			12		Corporate		43			51
	102,228			100,151			85,422		Total third-party revenue¹		388,379			305,179

									Inter-segment revenue
	1,252			1,242			1,199		Integrated Gas		4,853			3,978
	8,917			10,526			8,258		Upstream		37,841			32,469
	1,078			1,559			1,281		Downstream		5,358			4,248
	—			—			—		Corporate		—			—

									CCS earnings
	3,579			2,116			848		Integrated Gas		11,444			5,078
	1,601			2,249			2,050		Upstream		6,798			1,551
	2,918			1,709			1,116		Downstream		7,601			8,258
	(644	)		(335	)		(838	)	Corporate		(1,479	)		(2,416	)
	7,454			5,739			3,176		Total		24,364			12,471

^1.	Includes revenue from sources other than from contracts with customers, which mainly comprises the impact of fair value accounting of commodity derivatives. Fourth quarter 2018 includes income of $4,938 million (Q3 2018: $1,078 million charge; full year 2018: $3,348 million income).

RECONCILIATION OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD TO CCS EARNINGS


Quarters									$ million	Full year
Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	5,590			5,839			3,807		Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		23,352			12,977
	56			202			130		Income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		554			458

	5,646			6,041			3,937		Income/(loss) for the period		23,906			13,435
									Current cost of supplies adjustment:
	2,319			(381	)		(1,022	)	Purchases		559			(1,252	)
	(551	)		95			287		Taxation		(116	)		349
	40			(16	)		(26	)	Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates		15			(61	)

	1,808			(302	)		(761	)	Current cost of supplies adjustment¹		458			(964	)

	7,454			5,739			3,176		CCS earnings		24,364			12,471
									of which:
	7,334			5,570			3,082		CCS earnings attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		23,833			12,081
	120			169			94		CCS earnings attributable to non-controlling interest		531			390

^1.	The adjustment attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders is a positive $1,744 million in the fourth quarter 2018 (Q3 2018: negative $269 million; Q4 2017: negative $725 million; full year 2018: positive $481 million; full year 2017: negative $896 million).


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3.	Earnings per share

EARNINGS PER SHARE


Quarters							Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018		Q4 2017			2018		2017
	5,590		5,839		3,807	Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders ($ million)		23,352		12,977
						Weighted average number of shares used as the basis for determining:
	8,227.8		8,290.3		8,274.6	Basic earnings per share (million)		8,282.8		8,223.4
	8,289.4		8,353.1		8,354.5	Diluted earnings per share (million)		8,348.7		8,299.0

4.	Share capital

ISSUED AND FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.07 EACH¹

Number of shares

Nominal value ($ million)

Total

At January 1, 2018

4,597,136,050

3,745,486,731

387

309

696

Repurchases of shares

(125,246,754

)

—

(11

)

—

(11

)

At December 31, 2018

4,471,889,296

3,745,486,731

376

309

685

At January 1, 2017

4,428,903,813

3,745,486,731

374

309

683

Scrip dividends

168,232,237

—

At December 31, 2017

4,597,136,050

3,745,486,731

387

309

696

^1.	Share capital at December 31, 2018 also included 50,000 issued and fully paid sterling deferred shares of £1 each.

At Royal Dutch Shell plc’s Annual General Meeting on May 22, 2018, the Board was authorised to allot ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert, any security into ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, up to an aggregate nominal amount of €194 million (representing 2,771 million ordinary shares of €0.07 each), and to list such shares or rights on any stock exchange. This authority expires at the earlier of the close of business on August 22, 2019, and the end of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2019, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by Royal Dutch Shell plc in a general meeting.


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5.	Other reserves

OTHER RESERVES


$ million	Merger reserve			Share premium reserve		Capital redemption reserve		Share plan reserve			Accumulated other comprehensive income			Total
At January 1, 2018 (as previously published)		37,298			154		84		1,440			(22,044	)		16,932
Impact of IFRS 9		—			—		—		—			(138	)		(138	)
At January 1, 2018 (as revised)		37,298			154		84		1,440			(22,182	)		16,794
Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		—			—		—		—			1,123			1,123
Transfer from other comprehensive income		—			—		—		—			(971	)		(971	)
Repurchases of shares		—			—		11		—			—			11
Share-based compensation		—			—		—		(342	)		—			(342	)

At December 31, 2018		37,298			154		95		1,098			(22,030	)		16,615

At January 1, 2017		37,311			154		84		1,644			(27,895	)		11,298
Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		—			—		—		—			5,851			5,851
Scrip dividends		(13	)		—		—		—			—			(13	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		—		(204	)		—			(204	)

At December 31, 2017		37,298			154		84		1,440			(22,044	)		16,932

The merger reserve and share premium reserve were established as a consequence of Royal Dutch Shell plc becoming the single parent company of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c., now The Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited, in 2005. The merger reserve increased in 2016 following the issuance of shares for the acquisition of BG Group plc. The capital redemption reserve was established in connection with repurchases of shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc. The share plan reserve is in respect of equity-settled share-based compensation plans.

6.	Derivative financial instruments and debt excluding finance lease liabilities

As disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, presented in the Annual Report and Form 20-F for that year, Shell is exposed to the risks of changes in fair value of its financial assets and liabilities. The fair values of the financial assets and liabilities are defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values at December 31, 2018 are consistent with those used in the year ended December 31, 2017, and the carrying amounts of derivative financial instruments measured using predominantly unobservable inputs have not changed materially since that date.

With effect from 2018, current and non-current derivative assets and liabilities are no longer presented as part of “Trade and other receivables” and “Trade and other payables”, but separately disclosed on the Balance Sheet to provide more insight.

The table below provides the comparison of the fair value with the carrying amount of debt excluding finance lease liabilities, disclosed in accordance with IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures.

DEBT EXCLUDING FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES


$ million	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Carrying amount		62,798		70,141
Fair value¹		64,708		74,650

^1. Mainly determined from the prices quoted for these securities.


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7.	Change in presentation of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

With effect from 2018, the reconciliation from “Income for the period” to “Cash flow from operating activities” has been revised to provide more insight and improve correlation with the Balance Sheet and Statement of Income. “Cash flow from operating activities” itself remains unchanged.

Exploration well write-offs, previously presented under “Other”, are shown separately. Changes in current and non-current derivative financial instruments, previously presented under “Decrease/(increase) in working capital” and “Other”, are presented under a new line item “Derivative financial instruments”. Changes in current retirement benefits and decommissioning provisions, previously included in “Increase/(decrease) in payables”, are presented under “Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions”, together with changes in non-current balances. The impact of these changes is presented below.


	Quarters
$ million	Q1 2017			Q2 2017			Q3 2017			Q4 2017			Full year 2017
Working capital movements (as previously published)		(1,828	)		2,258			(2,467	)		(1,121	)		(3,158	)
Impact of working capital definition changes on:
- (Increase)/decrease in current receivables		(1,087	)		(238	)		1,018			(585	)		(892	)
- Increase/(decrease) in current payables		1,350			444			172			(166	)		1,800
Working capital movements (as revised) (I)		(1,565	)		2,464			(1,277	)		(1,872	)		(2,250	)

Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements (as previously published)		11,336			9,027			10,049			8,396			38,808
Impact of working capital definition changes on:
- Exploration well write-offs		284			25			47			541			897
- Derivative financial instruments		49			128			(1,076	)		(140	)		(1,039	)
- Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions		(104	)		(129	)		(161	)		12			(382	)
- Other		(492	)		(230	)		—			338			(384	)
Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements (as revised) (II)		11,073			8,821			8,859			9,147			37,900

Cash flow from operating activities (unchanged) (I + II)		9,508			11,285			7,582			7,275			35,650


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DEFINITIONS

A.	Identified items

Identified items comprise: divestment gains and losses, impairments, fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and certain gas contracts, redundancy and restructuring, the impact of exchange rate movements on certain deferred tax balances, and other items. These items, either individually or collectively, can cause volatility to net income, in some cases driven by external factors, which may hinder the comparative understanding of Shell’s financial results from period to period. The impact of identified items on Shell’s CCS earnings is shown below.

IDENTIFIED ITEMS


Quarters								$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
								Identified items before tax
	927		163			1,220		- Divestment gains/(losses)		3,283			1,542
	(438)		253			(426	)	- Impairments		(1,020	)		(4,214	)
	1,639		(239	)		(652	)	- Fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and certain gas contracts		1,145			(416	)
	(32)		(68	)		(135	)	- Redundancy and restructuring		(203	)		(508	)
	(167)		(9	)		356		- Other		(116	)		(585	)

	1,929		100			363		Total identified items before tax		3,089			(4,181	)

								Tax impact
	(12)		(41	)		55		- Divestment gains/(losses)		(219	)		115
	22		(143	)		105		- Impairments		(92	)		1,172
	(472)		70			111		- Fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and certain gas contracts		(282	)		81
	(4)		10			28		- Redundancy and restructuring		53			129
	19		(52	)		(111	)	- Impact of exchange rate movements on tax balances		(338	)		622
	164		2			(1,772	)	- Other		218			(1,649	)

	(283)		(154	)		(1,584	)	Total tax impact		(660	)		470

								Identified items after tax
	915		122			1,275		- Divestment gains/(losses)		3,064			1,657
	(416)		110			(321	)	- Impairments		(1,112	)		(3,042	)
	1,167		(169	)		(541	)	- Fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and certain gas contracts		863			(335	)
	(36)		(58	)		(107	)	- Redundancy and restructuring		(150	)		(379	)
	19		(52	)		(111	)	- Impact of exchange rate movements on tax balances		(338	)		622
	(3)		(7	)		(1,416	)	- Other		102			(2,234	)

	1,646		(54	)		(1,221	)	Impact on CCS earnings		2,429			(3,711	)

								Of which:
	1,216		(176	)		(788	)	Integrated Gas		2,045			(190	)
	(280)		363			400		Upstream		23			(1,540	)
	787		(301	)		(280	)	Downstream		34			(824	)
	(77)		60			(553	)	Corporate		327			(1,157	)

	—		—			—		Impact on CCS earnings attributable to non-controlling interest		—			(28	)

	1,646		(54	)		(1,221	)	Impact on CCS earnings attributable to shareholders		2,429			(3,683	)

The categories above represent the nature of the items identified irrespective of whether the items relate to Shell subsidiaries or joint ventures and associates. The after-tax impact of identified items of joint ventures and associates is fully reported within “Share of profit of joint ventures and associates” in the Consolidated Statement of Income, and fully reported as “identified items before tax” in the table above. Identified items related to subsidiaries are consolidated and reported across appropriate lines of the Consolidated Statement of Income. Only pre-tax identified items reported by subsidiaries are taken into account in the calculation of “underlying operating expenses” (Definition G).


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Fair value accounting of commodity derivatives and certain gas contracts: In the ordinary course of business, Shell enters into contracts to supply or purchase oil and gas products, as well as power and environmental products. Shell also enters into contracts for tolling, pipeline and storage capacity. Derivative contracts are entered into for mitigation of resulting economic exposures (generally price exposure) and these derivative contracts are carried at period-end market price (fair value), with movements in fair value recognised in income for the period. Supply and purchase contracts entered into for operational purposes, as well as contracts for tolling, pipeline and storage capacity, are, by contrast, recognised when the transaction occurs; furthermore, inventory is carried at historical cost or net realisable value, whichever is lower. As a consequence, accounting mismatches occur because: (a) the supply or purchase transaction is recognised in a different period, or (b) the inventory is measured on a different basis. In addition, certain contracts are, due to pricing or delivery conditions, deemed to contain embedded derivatives or written options and are also required to be carried at fair value even though they are entered into for operational purposes. The accounting impacts are reported as identified items.

Impacts of exchange rate movements on tax balances represent the impact on tax balances of exchange rate movements arising on (a) the conversion to dollars of the local currency tax base of non-monetary assets and liabilities, as well as losses (this primarily impacts the Integrated Gas and Upstream segments) and (b) the conversion of dollar-denominated inter-segment loans to local currency, leading to taxable exchange rate gains or losses (this primarily impacts the Corporate segment).

Other identified items represent other credits or charges Shell’s management assesses should be excluded to provide additional insight, such as the impact arising from changes in tax legislation and certain provisions for onerous contracts or litigation.

B.	Basic CCS earnings per share

Basic CCS earnings per share is calculated as CCS earnings attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders (see Note 2), divided by the weighted average number of shares used as the basis for basic earnings per share (see Note 3).

C.	Capital investment

Capital investment is a measure used to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. It comprises capital expenditure, new investments in joint ventures and associates, exploration expense excluding well write-offs, new finance leases and investments in Integrated Gas, Upstream and Downstream equity securities, all of which are recognised on an accruals basis.

The reconciliation of “Capital expenditure” to “Capital investment” is as follows.


Quarters							$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017			2018			2017
	7,147		5,800			5,861	Capital expenditure		23,011			20,845
	208		78			202	Investments in joint ventures and associates		880			595
	400		172			380	Exploration expense, excluding exploration wells written off		889			1,048
	49		184			330	Finance leases		452			1,074
	191		(404	)		5	Other¹		(453	)		444

	7,995		5,830			6,778	Capital investment		24,779			24,006
							Of which:
	1,483		862			1,043	Integrated Gas		4,460			3,827
	3,988		3,037			3,485	Upstream		12,525			13,648
	2,427		1,860			2,208	Downstream		7,564			6,416
	97		71			42	Corporate		230			115

^1.	Third quarter 2018 includes an adjustment of $541 million to negate the impact of an internal restructuring related to Upstream Brazil operations.


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D.	Divestments

Divestments is a measure used to monitor the progress of Shell’s divestment programme. This measure comprises proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses, joint ventures and associates, and other Integrated Gas, Upstream and Downstream investments in equity securities, reported in “Cash flow from investing activities”, adjusted onto an accruals basis and for any share consideration received or contingent consideration initially recognised upon the related divestment, as well as proceeds from the sale of interests in entities while retaining control (for example, proceeds from sale of interest in Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.), which are included in “Change in non-controlling interest” within “Cash flow from financing activities”.

In future periods, the proceeds from any disposal of shares received as divestment consideration, and proceeds from realisation of contingent consideration, will be included in “Cash flow from investing activities”.

The reconciliation of “Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses” to “Divestments” is as follows.


Quarters							$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017			2018		2017
	1,966		231			2,866	Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses		4,366		8,808
	475		935			221	Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates		1,594		2,177
	—		56			217	Share and contingent consideration¹		194		3,046
	—		—			—	Proceeds from sale of interests in entities while retaining control		673		278
	258		(609	)		3,170	Other²		275		3,031

	2,699		613			6,474	Divestments		7,102		17,340
							Of which:
	798		317			3,021	Integrated Gas		3,124		3,077
	916		222			3,254	Upstream		2,198		11,542
	977		20			199	Downstream		1,718		2,703
	8		54			—	Corporate		62		18

^1.	This is valued at the date of the related divestment, instead of when these shares are disposed of or the contingent consideration is realised.

^2.	Third quarter 2018 includes an adjustment of $883 million to negate the impact of an internal restructuring related to Upstream Brazil operations.

E.	Return on average capital employed

Return on average capital employed (ROACE) measures the efficiency of Shell’s utilisation of the capital that it employs. In this calculation, ROACE is defined as income for the current and previous three quarters, adjusted for after-tax interest expense, as a percentage of the average capital employed for the same period. Capital employed consists of total equity, current debt and non-current debt.


$ million	Quarters
	Q4 2018			Q3 2018			Q4 2017
Income for current and previous three quarters		23,906			22,197			13,435
Interest expense after tax		2,513			2,435			2,995

Income before interest expense		26,419			24,632			16,430

Capital employed – opening		283,477			286,889			280,988
Capital employed – closing		279,358			279,864			283,477
Capital employed – average		281,417			283,376			282,233

ROACE		9.4	%		8.7	%		5.8	%

Return on average capital employed on a CCS basis excluding identified items is defined as the sum of CCS earnings attributable to shareholders excluding identified items for the current and previous three quarters, as a percentage of the average capital employed for the same period.


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Quarters

$ million

Q4 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2017

CCS earnings excluding identified items

21,404

20,019

15,764

Capital employed – average

281,417

283,376

282,233

ROACE on a CCS basis excluding identified items

7.6

7.1

5.6

F.	Gearing

Gearing is a key measure of Shell’s capital structure and is defined as net debt as a percentage of total capital. With effect from 2018, the net debt calculation includes the fair value of derivative financial instruments used to hedge foreign exchange and interest rate risks relating to debt, and associated collateral balances. Management believes this amendment is useful, because it reduces the volatility of net debt caused by fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rates, and eliminates the potential impact of related collateral payments or receipts. Debt-related derivative financial instruments are a subset of the derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities presented on the Balance Sheet. Collateral balances are reported under “Trade and other receivables” or “Trade and other payables” as appropriate. Prior period comparatives have been revised to reflect the change in net debt calculation.


	Quarters
$ million	December 31, 2018			September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Current debt		10,134			13,923			11,795
Non-current debt		66,690			64,455			73,870

Total debt¹		76,824			78,378			85,665

Add: Debt-related derivative financial instruments: net liability/(asset)		1,273			1,247			591
Add: Collateral on debt-related derivatives: net liability/(asset)		72			—			—
Less: Cash and cash equivalents		(26,741	)		(19,112	)		(20,312	)

Net debt		51,428			60,513			65,944

Add: Total equity		202,534			201,486			197,812

Total capital		253,962			261,999			263,756

Gearing²		20.3	%		23.1	%		25.0	%

^1.	Includes finance lease liabilities of $14,026 million at December 31, 2018, $14,277 million at September 30, 2018, and $15,524 million at December 31, 2017.

^2.	Gearing as previously published at December 31, 2017 was 24.8%. Gearing as previously published at December 31, 2016, was 28.0% (29.1% as per revised net debt calculation).

G.	Operating expenses

Operating expenses is a measure of Shell’s cost management performance, comprising the following items from the Consolidated Statement of Income: production and manufacturing expenses; selling, distribution and administrative expenses; and research and development expenses. Underlying operating expenses measures Shell’s total operating expenses performance excluding identified items.


Quarters								$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	6,803		6,256			6,563		Production and manufacturing expenses		26,970			26,652
	3,162		2,829			2,953		Selling, distribution and administrative expenses		11,360			10,509
	314		227			260		Research and development		986			922

	10,279		9,312			9,776		Operating expenses		39,316			38,083

								Of which identified items:
	(28)		(64	)		(152	)	(Redundancy and restructuring charges)/reversal		(187	)		(565	)
	(104)		—			215		(Provisions)/reversal		(104	)		38
	—		—			—		Other		—			—
	(132)		(64	)		63				(291	)		(527	)

	10,147		9,248			9,839		Underlying operating expenses		39,025			37,556


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H.	Free cash flow

Free cash flow is used to evaluate cash available for financing activities, including dividend payments, after investment in maintaining and growing our business. It is defined as the sum of “Cash flow from operating activities” and “Cash flow from investing activities” as shown on page 6.

I.	Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements

Working capital movements are defined as the sum of the following items in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows: (i) (increase)/decrease in inventories, (ii) (increase)/decrease in current receivables, and (iii) increase/(decrease) in current payables.

Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements is a measure used by Shell to analyse its operating cash generation over time excluding the timing effects of changes in inventories and operating receivables and payables from period to period.


Quarters								$ million	Full year
Q4 2018		Q3 2018			Q4 2017				2018			2017
	22,021		12,092			7,275		Cash flow from operating activities		53,085			35,650

	7,694		(1,693	)		(1,368	)	- (Increase)/decrease in inventories		2,823			(2,079	)
	8,421		(2,722	)		(2,544	)	- (Increase)/decrease in current receivables¹		1,955			(2,577	)
	(7,014)		1,788			2,040		- Increase/(decrease) in current payables¹		(1,336	)		2,406

	9,101		(2,627	)		(1,872	)	(Increase)/decrease in working capital²		3,442			(2,250	)

	12,920		14,719			9,147		Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements²		49,643			37,900

^1.	See Note 7 “Change in presentation of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows”.

^2.

As previously published, working capital increased by $1,121 million in the fourth quarter 2017, and by $3,158 million for the full year 2017. Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements, as previously published, was $8,396 million in the fourth quarter 2017, and $38,808 million for the full year 2017.


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

All amounts shown throughout this announcement are unaudited. All peak production figures in Portfolio Developments are quoted at 100% expected production.

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 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 US 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, 2017 (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, January 31, 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 Report contains 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. US 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.

This announcement contains inside information.

January 31, 2019

The information in this Report reflects the unaudited consolidated financial position and results of Royal Dutch Shell plc. Company No. 4366849, Registered Office: Shell Centre, London, SE1 7NA, England, UK.

Contacts:

- Linda Szymanski, Company Secretary

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Classification: Inside Information


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APPENDIX

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Portfolio Developments for the six months ended June 30, 2018, can be found in the Royal Dutch Shell plc Form 6-K filed with the SEC on July 26, 2018. Portfolio Developments for the three months ended September 30, 2018, can be found in Royal Dutch Shell plc Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 1, 2018.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

•

Cash and cash equivalents increased to $26.7 billion at December 31, 2018, from $19.1 billion at September 30, 2018.

•

Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of $22.0 billion for the fourth quarter 2018, mainly driven by a positive movement in working capital.

•

Cash flow from investing activities was an outflow of $5.3 billion, mainly driven by capital expenditure of $7.1 billion, partly offset by proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses of $2.0 billion.

•

Cash flow from financing activities was an outflow of $ 8.9 billion, mainly driven by dividend payments to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders of $3.9 billion, repurchases of shares of $2.5 billion and net repayments of debt of $1.5 billion.

•

Total current and non-current debt decreased to $76.8 billion at December 31, 2018, compared with $78.4 billion at September 30, 2018. Total debt excluding finance leases decreased by $1.3 billion and the carrying amount of finance leases decreased by $0.3 billion. In the fourth quarter 2018, $3.0 billion of bonds were issued under the US shelf registration programme, while no debt was issued under the Euro medium-term note (EMTN) programme.

•

Cash dividends paid to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders were $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter 2018, compared with $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter 2017. The scrip dividend programme has been cancelled with effect from the fourth quarter 2017 interim dividend. Under this programme, an additional $1.6 billion dividends were distributed in the fourth quarter 2017.

•

Dividends of $0.47 per share are announced on January 31, 2019, in respect of the fourth quarter 2018. These dividends are payable on March 25, 2019. In the case of B shares, the dividends will be payable through the dividend access mechanism and are expected to be treated as UK-source rather than Dutch-source. See the Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 for additional information on the dividend access mechanism.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

•

Cash and cash equivalents increased to $26.7 billion at December 31, 2018, from $20.3 billion at December 31, 2017.

•

Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of $53.1 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, mainly driven by earnings and a positive movement in working capital.

•

Cash flow from investing activities was an outflow of $13.7 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, mainly driven by capital expenditure of $23.0 billion, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses of $4.4 billion, other items of $3.4 billion (mainly related to the sale of shares in Canadian Natural Resources Limited) and proceeds from the sale of joint ventures and associates of $1.6 billion.

•

Cash flow from financing activities was an outflow of $32.5 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, mainly driven by dividend payments to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders of $15.7 billion, net repayments of debt of $8.3 billion, repurchases of shares of $3.9 billion and interest payments of $3.6 billion.

•

Total current and non-current debt decreased to $76.8 billion at December 31, 2018, compared with $85.7 billion at December 31, 2017. Total debt excluding finance leases decreased by $7.4 billion and the carrying amount of finance leases decreased by $1.5 billion. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $3.0 billion of bonds were issued under the US shelf registration programme, while no debt was issued under the EMTN programme.

•

Cash dividends paid to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders were $15.7 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, compared with $10.9 billion for the same period last year. Under the scrip dividend programme, an additional $4.8 billion dividends were distributed to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders in the twelve months of 2017.


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CAPITALISATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

The following table sets out the unaudited consolidated combined capitalisation and indebtedness of Shell at December 31, 2018. This information is derived from the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CAPITALISATION AND INDEBTEDNESS	$ million
	December 31, 2018
Equity attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders		198,646

Current debt		10,134
Non-current debt		66,690
Total debt^[A]		76,824
Total capitalisation		275,470

[A] Of the total carrying amount of debt at December 31, 2018, $62.7 billion was unsecured, $14.1 billion was secured and $53.1 billion was issued by Shell International Finance B.V., a 100%-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc with its debt guaranteed by Royal Dutch Shell plc (December 31, 2017: $58.5 billion).


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