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		<title>Shell ends the &#8216;final salary era&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2012/01/15/shell-ends-the-final-salary-era/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news&#8230; was quietly posted on the Shell pensioners website just before Christmas&#8230; Shell has ended an era for company pensions with the decision to close its final salary scheme to new joiners. The oil giant was the last FTSE 100 member with a scheme open to everyone. From 2013, new employees will instead be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paddy Briggs elected as a Trustee of Shell Contributory Pension Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/09/14/paddy-briggs-elected-as-a-trustee-of-shell-contributory-pension-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has come to our attention that former Shell executive Paddy Briggs (above) has been elected to serve the thirty-three thousand Shell pensioners in the UK as a Trustee of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund for four years commencing January 2010. In addition to the elected members, the Board of Trustees has seven Shell appointees, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shell to pump $5bn into pension in &#8217;09</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/04/30/shell-to-pump-5bn-into-pension-in-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Pensions by Raquel Pichardo-Allison 30 April 2009 NETHERLANDS Royal Dutch Shell plans to inject US$5bn into its pension fund in 2009, chief financial officer Peter Voser told analysts yesterday. In a presentation about the firms first quarter returns, Voser said the increased contribution amount, up from $1.6bn in 2008, is driven by regulatory and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shell Pensions 80% Funded, Contributions Raised To Fill Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/04/27/shell-pensions-80-funded-contributions-raised-to-fill-gap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shell's contribution to the fund has risen from 5% to 23.6% and the employee contribution has risen from 2% to 8% of salaries, the company said in an update posted on its Web site Saturday. The increased payments should bring the pension's funding ratio to 105% within three years and 127% by 2023, the company said.]]></description>
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		<title>EMAIL FROM JOHN DONOVAN TO MICHIEL BRANDJES, COMPANY SECRETARY &amp; GENERAL COUNSEL, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: SENT 25 MARCH 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/04/01/email-from-john-donovan-to-michiel-brandjes-company-secretary-general-counsel-royal-dutch-shell-plc-sent-25-march-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/04/01/email-from-john-donovan-to-michiel-brandjes-company-secretary-general-counsel-royal-dutch-shell-plc-sent-25-march-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Printed below is a draft article. It contains my interpretation of the information contained in email correspondence supplied to me by Shell SA retiree, Mr Ken Purchase. No doubt you will advise if any of the emails are not authentic. If I do not hear from you by close of business on Friday 27 March, I will take it that there is no dispute or challenge over authenticity, stated facts, nor my interpretations or conclusions, and will state as such. ]]></description>
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		<title>News headlines file for Royal Dutch Shell Pension Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/27/news-headlines-file-for-royal-dutch-shell-pension-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selection of links to news articles about Shell Pension Fund Problems which are undermining confidence in the proper administration of the funds. ]]></description>
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		<title>Theories of rational behaviour are facing crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/23/theories-of-rational-behaviour-are-facing-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/23/theories-of-rational-behaviour-are-facing-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://royaldutchshellplc.com/?p=19736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Second, Shell is to spend an extra $5bn-$6bn on plugging its pension deficit. But Shell is nowhere near insolvent and its pension fund has decades to play with. The deficit figure may be interesting information for investors. Why it should require the diversion of much-needed cash flow right now is a different question.]]></description>
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		<title>Shell says faces $8.3 bln pension hole</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/18/shell-says-faces-83-bln-pension-hole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/18/shell-says-faces-83-bln-pension-hole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December, Shell's Dutch pension fund told members it had fallen into deficit after share market turmoil knocked 40 percent off its value]]></description>
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		<title>Shell Reports $8.3 Billion Pension Deficit, Plans Payments</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/18/shell-reports-83-billion-pension-deficit-plans-payments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported an $8.3 billion pension plan deficit for 2008 and expects to make significant cash contributions to pensions in addition to the regular annual contribution of between $1 billion and $2 billion.]]></description>
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		<title>Pension Funds: Shell investment portfolio declined by 40% in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2009/03/02/pension-funds-shell-investment-portfolio-declined-by-40-in-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Donovan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shell, heavily invested in equities, saw its investment portfolio decline by 40 per cent in 2008.]]></description>
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