- Royal Dutch Shell A shares (United Kingdom, SEDOL B03MLX2, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10102010) will replace Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Netherlands, SEDOL 5202704) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P United Kingdom index, after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 2005. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices following the company’s unification with Shell Transport & Trading Company under a single parent company, Royal Dutch Shell. This is subject to UK High Court approval on 19 July 2005.
Royal Dutch Shell, incorporated in the United Kingdom and headquartered and resident in the Netherlands, explores, produces, refines, and markets petroleum products, manufactures chemicals, and produces solar cells. The number of A shares outstanding is 4,139,040,000 and the Investable Weight Factor will be 1.00. The company will be added to the S&P Europe 350 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Integrated Oil & Gas sub-industry.
- Royal Dutch Shell B shares (United Kingdom, SEDOL B03MM40, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10102010) will replace Shell Transport & Trading Company (United Kingdom, SEDOL 0803414) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 2005. Shell Transport & Trading Company is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices following the company’s unification with Royal Dutch Petroleum Company under a single parent company, Royal Dutch Shell. This is subject to UK High Court approval on 19 July 2005.
The number of B shares outstanding is 2,759,360,000 and the Investable Weight Factor will be 1.00. The company will be added to the S&P Europe 350 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Integrated Oil & Gas sub-industry.
S&P Europe 350, United Kingdom – close of trading July 19, 2005 | |||
COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
ADDED | Royal Dutch Shell A shares | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
DELETED | Royal Dutch Petroleum Company | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
ADDED | Royal Dutch Shell B shares | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
DELETED | Shell Transport & Trading Company | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
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