LyondellBasell Announces Increase to Quarterly Dividend

HOUSTON and LONDON, Feb. 23, 2018

"A strong and progressive dividend is at the core of LyondellBasell's capital deployment hierarchy," said Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell.  "This double-digit increase reflects confidence in our ability to continue to provide leading returns to shareholders through business cycles."

The amount and timing of future dividends will depend on, and be subject to, market conditions, general economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other corporate considerations. The dividend policy may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Forward looking statements
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About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2018, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies."  More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com.