Replies to post #6978 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Shell increases annual dividend by 5% to $3.60 per ADR:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/royal-dutch-shell-plc-first-060600944.html

The new payout rate at the current share prices represents a yield of 5.3% for RDS-A and 5.2% for RDS-B.

(Note: One ADR is equivalent to 2 ordinary shares.)

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Shell’s (very detailed) PR on 1Q13 results:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/royal-dutch-shell-plc-1st-071800306.html

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Shell’s new CEO (effective 1/1/14) is Ben van Beurden, the current head of downstream operations:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324507404578594880382971200.html

van Beurden is 55 and has been with Shell for 30 years.