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Shell plc reports recurring developments for an integrated energy group with American depositary shares that each represent two ordinary shares. Company news commonly covers operating and financial results across Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, and Chemicals and Products, including LNG, production, trading and optimisation, refining, and chemicals activities.
Other updates focus on shareholder distributions and capital management, including interim dividends, share buyback programmes, purchases of ordinary shares for cancellation, and related Market Abuse Regulation disclosures. Shell also publishes governance and ownership notices, including annual meeting materials, director and PDMR shareholding notifications, and financial statements from Shell International Finance B.V.
Shell plc (SHEL) announced on 21 January 2026 that it purchased 1,320,967 shares for cancellation under its existing buy-back programme. Purchases by trading venue were 659,237 shares on LSE at a volume‑weighted average price of £27.3003 and 661,730 shares on XAMS at a volume‑weighted average price of €31.4427. Transactions were executed as part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the programme, with Merrill Lynch International making trading decisions independently through the programme period ending 30 January 2026. The buy‑back follows the company’s previously announced programme and was conducted in compliance with UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
Shell (SHEL) announces that on 20 January 2026 it purchased shares for cancellation under its existing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025. Aggregated trades: 659,433 shares on the LSE at a volume‑weighted average price of £27.2191, and 664,831 shares on XAMS at a volume‑weighted average price of €31.3854. Purchases were made by Merrill Lynch International acting independently under pre‑set parameters and will be cancelled. The programme is conducted under UK MAR and related Listing Rules.
Shell (SHEL) announced on 19 January 2026 that it purchased shares for cancellation as part of its ongoing buy-back programme announced on 30 October 2025.
Aggregated purchases that day:
- 659,305 shares on LSE at VWAP £27.3701
- 661,777 shares on XAMS at VWAP €31.6718
Shell (SHEL) announced on 16 January 2026 that it purchased shares for cancellation under its existing buy-back programme announced on 30 October 2025. Aggregated purchases on 16/01/2026 were 655,057 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £27.5782 and 523,698 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €31.8917. Other listed venues reported no purchases for the day.
The programme is being executed within pre-set parameters and in accordance with UK Listing Rules and UK MAR; Merrill Lynch International will make trading decisions independently for the period 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. A detailed breakdown of individual trades by Merrill Lynch International is provided as part of the buy-back reporting.
Shell plc (SHEL) announces purchases of its own shares for cancellation on 13 January 2026 under its buy‑back programme. The company bought 829,333 shares on LSE at a volume‑weighted average price of GBP 26.9620 and 848,147 shares on XAMS at a volume‑weighted average price of EUR 31.1852, totaling 1,677,480 shares cancelled.
The purchases form part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the programme announced 30 October 2025; Merrill Lynch International is making independent trading decisions for the programme through 30 January 2026. Trades were conducted in accordance with UK MAR/EU MAR and relevant delegated regulations.
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 1,961,992 shares on 12 January 2026: 1,013,854 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £26.4575 and 948,138 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €30.5628. These purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the company's existing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025.
Merrill Lynch International is executing trades independently for the programme from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026. The programme is conducted under UK MAR and related delegated regulation rules and the company’s authorised on- and off-market authorities.
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 2,089,933 shares on 09 January 2026 across multiple venues (LSE, Chi-X, XAMS, CBOE DXE) as part of its on- and off-market share buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025. Reported volume weighted average prices per share were 26.3073–26.4896 GBP on UK venues and 30.4016–30.4383 EUR on European venues. Merrill Lynch International is making trading decisions independently for the programme from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026. The buy-back is being conducted under Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules and UK MAR/EU MAR rules and related delegated regulation.
Shell (SHEL) purchased 2,433,525 shares for cancellation on 08 January 2026 across multiple trading venues (LSE, Chi-X, XAMS, CBOE), as part of its on- and off-market buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025.
Purchases were executed under preset parameters and in compliance with UK MAR and EU MAR rules, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions for the programme period 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. VWAPs reported per venue ranged from GBP 25.6162–25.7776 and EUR 29.6339–29.7961.
Shell (SHEL) provided an updated Q4 2025 outlook ahead of full results on 5 February 2026. Key operational ranges: Upstream production 1,840–1,940 kboe/d, Integrated Gas production 930–970 kboe/d, and LNG liquefaction 7.5–7.9 MT. Chemicals & Products shows an updated indicative refining margin $14/bbl and chemicals margin $140/tonne. The Chemicals sub‑segment is expected to be below break‑even with a significant non‑cash deferred tax adjustment in a joint venture. The company flagged an ~$1.5bn Q4 cash outflow for German emissions certificates and a typical ~$1.2bn German mineral oil tax payment included in working capital.
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled shares on 07 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme. Aggregated purchases by venue totaled 2,233,786 shares (LSE 1,024,026; Chi-X 27,620; XAMS 1,182,140).
Reported price metrics: LSE VWAP GBP 26.5795, Chi-X VWAP GBP 26.4671, XAMS VWAP EUR 30.7692. Purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme running from 30 Oct 2025 to 30 Jan 2026, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions within pre-set parameters and in accordance with UK MAR/EU MAR rules.