Shell merger poses dividend tax treatment questions

November 28 2004

The proposed Royal Dutch/Shell group share-swap merger of its twin holdings companies has required the Dutch tax authorities to approve a unique dividend access mechanism so that shareholders in the UK and in The Netherlands retain their present entitlements

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