Today the oil major Shell PLC paid out its December dividend
20.61p per ordinary share
Shell plc’s capital as at September 26, 2022, consists of 7,194,587,068 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/15646672
Thus:-
7,194,587,068 x 0.2061 = £1,482,804,394.7148
£1,482 Million = £1.482 Billion paid to Shell’s shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page