Saudi Aramco's recent announcement of plans to pay a new performance-linked dividend on top of its base dividend appears to be connected to a possible sale of shares to outside investors, according to sources familiar with the matter. Two sources told Energy Intelligence that the supplementary dividend was intended to make Aramco's shares more attractive to investors as part of the groundwork for a second public offering of Aramco shares in the not too distant future. It's unclear if such an offering would also include a new listing on a foreign stock exchange, and Aramco was not immediately available for comment.
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