- Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (ADR) (Great Britain, NYSE: RDS.A WI, CUSIP: 780259206) will replace Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (NY) (Netherlands, NYSE: RD, CUSIP: 780257804, Sedol: 2016748) in the S&P ADR Index following the unification of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company with Shell Transport & Trading Company to form Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company NY Registry shareholders will receive 1 ADSs representing 2 Royal Dutch Shell PLC A Shares for each NY registry share they hold.
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 ADRs that will be used for index calculation will be 2,069,520,000. The Investable Weight Factor will be 1.00.
- Royal Dutch Shell B Shares (ADR) (Great Britain, NYSE: RDS.B, CUSIP: 780259107) will replace Shell Transport & Trading Company (ADR) (Great Britain, NYSE: SC, CUSIP: 822703609, Sedol: 2803445) in the S&P ADR Index. Shell Transport & Trading ADS holders will receive 0.861999198 ADSs representing Royal Dutch Shell PLC B Shares for each ADS they currently hold.
The number ADRs that will be used for index calculation will be 1,379,680,000. The Investable Weight Factor will be 1.00.
| S&P Global 100 INDEX – close of trading, July 19, 2005 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| ADDED | Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (ADR) | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
| DELETED | Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (NY) | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
| ADDED | Royal Dutch Shell B Shares (ADR) | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
| DELETED | Shell Transport & Trading Company | Energy | Integrated Oil & Gas |
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