English to Italian Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) risulati trimestrale di un Gruppo

• Capital expenditure, excluding acquisitions, was $3.7 billion for the quarter. Total capital expenditure and acquisitions was $4.8 billion, which included $1.1 billion in respect of the acquisition of Chevron’s Netherlands manufacturing company. Capital expenditure excluding acquisitions is expected to be around $18 billion for the year. Disposal proceeds were $0.9 billion for the quarter.

• The quarterly dividend, to be paid in June, is 10.325 cents per share ($0.6195 per ADS) compared with 9.375 cents per share a year ago, an increase of 10%. In sterling terms, the quarterly dividend is 5.151 pence per share, compared with 5.251 pence per share a year ago, a decrease of 2%. During the quarter, the company repurchased 238 million of its own shares for cancellation at a cost of $2.5 billion