Yesterday, Royal Dutch Shell paid out its quarterly dividend a share.
Royal Dutch Shell is dual listed, Shell A and Shell B class of shares:-
[1] Royal Dutch Shell A FTSE 100 $0.47 (35.73p)
&
[2] Royal Dutch Shell B FTSE 100 $0.47 (35.73p)
Royal Dutch Shell plc´s capital as at 25 November 2019 consists of 4,191,452,034 A shares and 3,733,998,448 B shares, each with equal voting rights. Royal Dutch Shell plc holds no ordinary shares in Treasury
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/RDSA/14322111.html
Thus:
4,191,452,034 A shares x 35.73p = £1,497,605,811.7482
3,733,998,448 B shares x 35.73p = £1,334,157,645.4704
£1,497,605,811.7482 + £1,334,157,645.4704 = £2,831,763,457.2186
That is £2,831 Million = £2.831 Billion.
Delicious.