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The news feed for Shell plc (SHEL) focuses on official announcements, regulatory disclosures and market-sensitive updates from one of the world’s integrated oil and gas companies in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry. Recent items highlight Shell’s active share buy-back programmes, quarterly outlook updates and changes in its Board and committee structure.
Many recent releases titled “Transaction in Own Shares” detail Shell’s repurchases of its own shares for cancellation on trading venues such as the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, as well as platforms like Chi-X, BATS, CBOE DXE and TQEX. These announcements specify the number of shares bought, highest and lowest prices, volume-weighted average prices and the currency for each venue, and explain that the purchases form part of on- and off-market limbs of existing buy-back programmes conducted under UK Listing Rules, EU MAR and UK MAR.
Another key category of news is Shell’s quarterly update notes, such as the fourth quarter 2025 outlook filed on Form 6-K. These updates provide segment-level expectations for Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, Renewables and Energy Solutions, and Corporate, including production volumes, LNG liquefaction volumes, indicative refining and chemicals margins, utilisation rates, underlying operating expenses, pre-tax depreciation and taxation charges. They also discuss non-GAAP measures like Underlying Opex and Adjusted Earnings, and include cautionary notes on forward-looking statements and risk factors.
Investors can also find governance and directorate news, including announcements of new Non-Executive Director appointments, committee memberships and forthcoming changes at the Annual General Meeting. Together, these news categories give a structured view of Shell’s capital management, operational outlook, governance developments and regulatory communications. Bookmark this page to access the latest Shell plc (SHEL) transactions in own shares, quarterly outlooks, director dealings and other market disclosures as they are released.
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.
Shell (SHEL) announced on 06 January 2026 that it purchased a total of 1,472,298 shares for cancellation as part of its ongoing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025.
Purchases by venue on 06/01/2026: 735,166 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £27.6788 (high £27.85, low £27.50) and 737,132 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €32.0363 (high €32.26, low €31.815). Merrill Lynch International is executing the programme independently through to 30 January 2026.
The programme is being carried out under the company’s on- and off-market authorities and in compliance with UK MAR and the EU MAR Delegated Regulation.
Shell (SHEL) purchased 1,500,136 ordinary shares for cancellation on 05 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme announced on 30 October 2025. Purchases by venue: 752,239 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £27.5473 and 747,897 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €31.8115. No trades were reported on Chi-X, BATS, CBOE DXE or TQEX for the date.
The programme is being executed on- and off-market within pre-set parameters, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026, and will be conducted in accordance with UK MAR and related regulations.
Shell (SHEL) purchased a total of 1,479,234 shares for cancellation on 02 January 2026 as part of its ongoing buy‑back programme announced 30 October 2025. Purchases by venue were 739,498 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £27.6069 and 739,736 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €31.7332. Merrill Lynch International is executing trades independently for the programme running from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026 under the company’s on‑ and off‑market authorities. The programme is being conducted in accordance with UK MAR and applicable delegated EU MAR rules as onshored into UK law.
Shell plc (SHEL) notifies the market of its total voting rights and capital as at December 31, 2025. The company's capital consists of 5,718,636,398 ordinary shares of €0.07 each and Shell holds no shares in treasury.
The figure 5,718,636,398 may be used by shareholders as the denominator to determine whether they must notify changes in their interest under the FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR), including DTR 5.6.1. The total includes shares purchased under the company's buy-back programme that have not yet been cancelled.
Shell (SHEL) purchased shares for cancellation on 31 December 2025 under its existing buy-back programme announced on 30 October 2025. Aggregated trades reported: 297,575 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £27.3601 and 264,431 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €31.3902.
Merrill Lynch International will make trading decisions independently for the programme from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026. The programme is being conducted in accordance with UK Listing Rules Chapter 9 and UK MAR/EU MAR requirements.
Shell (SHEL) purchased shares for cancellation on 30 December 2025 as part of its ongoing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025. Purchases by trading venue included 931,618 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £27.3075 and 932,279 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €31.3647, totalling 1,863,897 shares cancelled.
Merrill Lynch International is executing the programme independently for the period 30 October 2025–30 January 2026. The programme is conducted under Chapter 9 UK Listing Rules and EU/UK MAR rules.
Shell (SHEL) reports purchases of its own shares on 29 December 2025 under its existing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025. The Company purchased 745,612 shares on the LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £27.1025 and 740,686 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €31.1252. These purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme, with Merrill Lynch International executing trades independently through to 30 January 2026.
The programme will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules and EU/UK MAR requirements and under the Company’s authorised on- and off-market repurchase authorities.
Shell (SHEL) purchased shares for cancellation on 24 December 2025 as part of its ongoing buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025. Aggregated trades reported:
- 358,799 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of GBP 27.0785
- 309,528 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of EUR 31.0888
The purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme. Merrill Lynch International will make trading decisions independently from 30 October 2025 up to and including 30 January 2026. The programme is conducted in accordance with UK MAR and related delegated regulations.
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