Tomorrow, the oil major Shell plc pays out its September dividend
$0.331 a share = 26.12p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/16106009
Shell plc’s capital as at August 31, 2023, consists of 6,665,626,459 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury.
Thus:-
6,665,626,459 x £0.2612 = £1,741,061,631.0908
That is £1,741 million = £1.741 Billion paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page