Royal Dutch Shell plc: 1st Quarter 2008 Unaudited Results
29 Apr 2008 08:57 Africa/Lagos Royal Dutch Shell plc: 1st Quarter 2008 Unaudited Results Royal Dutch Shell's First Quarter 2008 Earnings, on a Current Cost of Supplies (CCS) Basis, Were $7.8 Billion Compared to $6.9 Billion a Year Ago. Basic CCS Earnings per Share Increased by 15% Versus the Same Quarter a Year Ago A First Quarter 2008 Dividend has Been Announced of $0.40 per Share, an Increase of 11% Over the US Dollar Dividend for the Same Period in 2007 $1.1 Billion or 0.5% of Royal Dutch Shell Issued Ordinary Shares Were Bought Back for Cancellation During the Quarter LONDON, April 29/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Dutch Shell(NYSE:RDS.A)(NYSE: RDS.B) Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer commented: "Good operating performance, combined with increased oil and gas prices, offset the impact of downstream conditions in the first quarter 2008. We have delivered another competitive set of earnings for Shell's shareholders. Shell has the largest capital spending program...