Transaction in Own Shares

Rhea-AI Summary

On 27 August 2021, Royal Dutch Shell plc announced the purchase of 1,010,431 'B' shares for cancellation at an average price of £14.409 per share. Additional transactions included 90,000 shares at £14.365 and 60,000 shares at £14.366, all under a buy-back arrangement initiated on 29 July 2021. The trading decisions are independently made by Exane BNP Paribas until 29 December 2021. This buy-back program complies with EU MAR and UK MAR regulations.

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• Share buy-back program started, reducing the number of outstanding shares.
• Decision-making by independent broker may enhance market confidence.

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• None.

Transaction in Own Shares
27 August 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 27 August 2021 it purchased the following number of 'B' Shares for cancellation.
Aggregated information on “B” shares purchased according to trading venues:
Date of purchase	Number of “B” shares purchased	Highest price paid (GBP)	Lowest price paid (GBP)	Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBP)	Venue
27/08/2021	1,010,431	14.530	14.280	14.409	LSE
27/08/2021	90,000	14.526	14.288	14.365	Chi-X (CXE)
27/08/2021	60,000	14.522	14.286	14.366	BATS (BXE)
These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back arrangement previously announced on 29 July 2021. In respect of this arrangement, Exane BNP Paribas will make trading decisions in relation to the Company’s securities independently of the Company for a period from 29 July 2021 up to and including 29 December 2021. Any such share purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares, Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with buy-back programmes (“EU MAR”) and EU MAR as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (on 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time (“UK MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (“EU MAR Delegation Regulation”) and EU MAR Delegated Regulation as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (on 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time. In accordance with EU MAR and UK MAR, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Exane BNP Paribas on behalf of the Company as a part of the buy-back arrangement is detailed below. Enquiries Media International: +44 (0) 207 934 5550 Media Americas: +1 832 337 4355 LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares

Attachment

• RNS Report SHELL 2021 08 27

FAQ

What shares did Royal Dutch Shell purchase on August 27, 2021?

Royal Dutch Shell purchased 1,010,431 'B' shares for cancellation.

What was the average price paid for Shell's 'B' shares on August 27, 2021?

The volume weighted average price paid per 'B' share was £14.409.

How many shares did Shell buy back in total on August 27, 2021?

In total, Shell bought back 1,160,431 'B' shares on August 27, 2021.

What is the purpose of Shell's share buy-back program?

The program aims to cancel shares, thus reducing the number of outstanding shares.

Who makes the trading decisions for Shell's share buy-back?

Exane BNP Paribas makes independent trading decisions for Shell's buy-back program.