16/12/2021 av Richard
Planene til anglo-nederlandsk energimajor Shell å flytte sitt skattemessige hjemsted til Storbritannia har flyttet et skritt nærmere realisering etter aksjonærene stemte overveldende for det.
The UK and Dutch arms of Shell, which also makes lubricants like wind turbine gear oil, used to be separate legal entities. However, a merger between them in 2005 led to the new company having a complicated structure, with it being a tax resident in the Nederland and incorporated in the UK, and it trades two sorts of shares on three major stock exchanges.
Shell’s plan is to move its tax residency to the UK and move to a single share structure, although it will still trade in New York and Amsterdam, in addition to London. Shell says this simpler structure will enable it to purchase more shares back, and it will also avoid a 15% dividend tax that the Dutch authorities levy on large multinational businesses like Shell.
According to the Independent, Sir Andrew Mackenzie, Shell’s Chairman, told a shareholder that the plan did not mean the company would be leaving the Nederland as such, saying:
"Vi vil bli i Nederland, vi liker Nederland. Å få dette selskapet til å prestere bedre for Nederland er en del av grunnen til at vi gjør denne endringen. Vi ønsker å holde dette fantastiske selskapet i nærheten av dette fantastiske landet."
Av de avgitte stemmene var 99,7 % for den planlagte flyttingen. Mackenzie sa at når de aktuelle personalrådene har blitt konsultert, vil styret ta en endelig beslutning om saken.
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