LONDON - Shell plc (XLON:SHEL, XNYS: SHEL) announced Wednesday an interim dividend of $0.3906 per ordinary share for the first quarter of 2026, according to a press release statement.
The company’s American Depositary Shares will receive $0.7812 per ADS, with each ADS representing two ordinary shares. Cash dividends on ADSs will be paid in U.S. dollars by default.
Shareholders can elect to receive dividends in U.S. dollars, euros or pounds sterling. The ex-dividend date for ordinary shares is May 21, with May 22 set as the ex-dividend date for ADSs and the record date. The currency election deadline is June 8 at 11:00am GMT.
Shell will announce the pound sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments on June 15, with the payment date scheduled for June 29.
Shareholders holding ordinary shares through Euroclear Nederland will receive dividends in euros unless they make a valid election otherwise. Shareholders holding shares in certificated and uncertificated form through CREST, as well as those holding through the Shell Corporate Nominee, will receive dividends in pounds sterling absent any valid election to the contrary.
The company noted that dividend reinvestment plans are available through Equiniti Financial Services Limited for shareholders holding shares directly on the register or via the Shell Corporate Nominee, ABN-AMRO NV for financial intermediaries holding shares via Euroclear Nederland, and JPMorgan Chase Bank for ADS holders.
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