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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 (NYSE:SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 1,080,959 shares on 28 January 2026 across venues including LSE and XAMS.
The company reported VWAPs of £27.3486 (LSE) and €31.6169 (XAMS). Purchases form part of the buy-back programme announced 30 October 2025.
Shell plc (SHEL) purchased a total of 1,313,901 shares for cancellation on 26 January 2026 across LSE and XAMS venues. Purchases recorded: 654,933 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £26.8935 and 658,968 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €31.1419. These transactions form part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the Company's existing buy‑back programme announced 30 October 2025. Merrill Lynch International made independent trading decisions for the programme for the period 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. Trades were executed in compliance with UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
Shell (SHEL) announced on 23 January 2026 that it purchased shares for cancellation under its existing buy‑back programme. Aggregated executed volumes were 572,214 shares on LSE at a VWAP of £27.0283 and 574,982 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of €31.3038, with several other trading venues showing no executions. The purchases form part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the programme running from 30 October 2025 through 30 January 2026, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions for the programme period. Trades were conducted under UK MAR/EU MAR rules and the company’s repurchase authorities.
Shell (SHEL) purchased a total of 1,547,847 shares for cancellation on 22 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme. Purchases by venue: 773,278 shares on LSE at a VWAP of 26.9797 GBP and 774,569 shares on XAMS at a VWAP of 31.1175 EUR. The buy-back is being run through on- and off-market limbs with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions through 30 January 2026, and conducted in accordance with UK MAR/EU MAR rules.
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 (SHEL) purchased shares for cancellation on 15 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme. Aggregated executed volumes reported: 658,369 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £27.3406, and 650,893 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €31.6014. Purchases on other listed venues showed no trades that day. The buy-back programme runs from 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions within pre-set parameters. Transactions comply with UK MAR, EU MAR (as onshored) and Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules.
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.