Royal Dutch Shell. A or B shares

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I think the A shares are listed in London in GBP and you can sign up for scrip dividends with online brokers (even though Shell are stopping that soon) and the B shares are listed in Paris/Frankfurt in Euro. Since oil is traded in dollars effectively you're buying a currency-translated version of the USD share either way.
Of course, you could also consider the Divestment movement, which seems to be getting some traction here at home.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert...-divestment-bill-means-global-climate-action#
 
Royal Dutch Shell has two classes of share listed on the London stock exchange. One has the ticker "RDSB", and you'll find this ticker quoted in articles here on the Motley Fool. The other class of share has the ticker "RDSA".

The shares carry identical economic rights, but their cash dividends come with different tax implications. The A shares have a Dutch source for tax purposes and are subject to Dutch dividend withholding tax (15%), whereas the B shares have a UK source for tax purposes and are not subject to any withholding tax. Also, cash dividends on the A shares are paid, by default, in euros; cash dividends on the B shares are paid, by default, in pounds sterling.


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