DELIVERY & GROWTH FIVE-YEAR FACT BOOK - Shell

REVIEW OF THE YEAR
DIVIDEND INFORMATION
DIVIDENDS
Dividends are declared in US dollars. Dividends declared on Class
A shares are paid by default in euros, although holders of Class
A shares are able to elect to receive dividends in pound sterling.
Dividends declared on Class B shares are paid by default in pounds
sterling, although holders of Class B shares are able to elect to
receive dividends in euros. Dividends declared on ADRs are paid
in US dollars. Eligible shareholders must make currency elections
by the day before the declaration date. It is expected that holders of
Class B ordinary shares will receive dividends through the dividend
access mechanism applicable to such shares.
DIVIDEND PERFORMANCE
%
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008
Shell dividend growth[A]
Inflation UK
Inflation USA
Inflation the Netherlands
[A] Royal Dutch € dividend pre-Unification, Royal Dutch Shell
€ until 2007, Royal Dutch Shell $ from 2007.
8 Shell Financial and Operational Information 2004–2008
CLASS A AND B SHARES $
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Q1 0.40 0.36 – – –
Q2 0.40 0.36 – – –
Q3 0.40 0.36 – – –
Q4 0.40 0.36 – – –
Total 1.60 1.44 – – –
CLASS A SHARES €
2008 [A] 2007 [A] 2006 2005 2004
Q1 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.23 [B] –
Q2 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.23 –
Q3 0.31 0.25 0.25 0.23 –
Q4 0.30 0.24 0.25 0.23 –
Interim – – – – 0.38 [B]
Final/second interim – – – – 0.52 [B]
Total declared during the year 1.13 1.01 1.00 0.92 0.90
Amount paid during the year 1.07 1.02 0.98 1.21 0.89
CLASS B SHARES [C] pence
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Q1 20.05 18.09 17.13 15.84 [B] –
Q2 20.21 17.56 17.08 15.89 –
Q3 24.54 17.59 16.77 15.64 –
Q4 27.97 18.11 16.60 15.64 –
Interim – – – – 21.75 [B]
Final/second interim – – – – 37.24 [B]
Total declared during the year 92.77 71.35 67.58 63.01 58.99
Amount paid during the year 82.91 69.84 66.62 84.61 55.33
CLASS A ADRs $
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Q1 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.59 [B] –
Q2 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.55 –
Q3 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.56 –
Q4 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.56 –
Interim – – – – 0.90 [B]
Final/second interim – – – – 1.33 [B]
Total declared during the year 3.20 2.88 2.54 2.26 2.23
Amount paid during the year 3.12 2.81 2.45 3.04 2.11
CLASS B ADRs $
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Q1 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.57 [B] –
Q2 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.55 –
Q3 0.80 0.72 0.63 0.56 –
Q4 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.56 –
Interim – – – – 0.78 [B]
Final/second interim – – – – 1.43 [B]
Total declared during the year 3.20 2.88 2.54 2.24 2.21
Amount paid during the year 3.12 2.81 2.45 3.10 1.99
[A] Euro equivalent, rounded to the nearest euro cent.
[B] Historical data converted to Royal Dutch Shell equivalents.
[C] Pound sterling equivalent.