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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 (SHEL) purchased shares for cancellation on 06 November 2025 under its existing buy-back programme. The Company bought 731,171 shares on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of 28.4681 GBP and 729,408 shares on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of 32.4013 EUR, totalling 1,460,579 shares cancelled.
The purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme announced on 30 October 2025. Merrill Lynch International will make independent trading decisions for the programme from 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. Transactions comply with UK MAR and EU MAR onshored rules and Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules.
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 1,469,390 shares on 05 November 2025 under its existing buy-back programme. Purchases were executed on the London Stock Exchange (736,608 shares; VWAP £28.5632) and on Euronext Amsterdam (732,782 shares; VWAP €32.4554).
The buy-back is part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme announced 30 October 2025; Merrill Lynch International will trade independently for the programme from 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. Trades complied with UK MAR, Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules and the EU MAR Delegated Regulation.
Shell plc (SHEL) reports that on 03 November 2025 it purchased and cancelled a total of 1,466,089 shares under its existing buy-back programme. Purchases were executed on LSE (735,106 shares, VWAP £28.4781, high £28.8850, low £28.3000) and XAMS (730,983 shares, VWAP €32.5466, high €32.9400, low €32.3000).
The transactions form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme announced 30 October 2025, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions from 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. The programme is conducted under UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
SHELL (SHEL) announced PDMR transactions dated October 31, 2025. CEO Wael Sawan elected to join a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) and held 374,808.246425 ordinary shares in a Computershare Share Plan Account as at that date. Chief Legal Officer Philippa Bounds disposed of 5,973 ordinary shares on October 31, 2025 at a price of £28.34 per share for a total of £169,274.82. Transactions were reported under EU/UK market abuse rules; Sawan's DRIP participation was outside a trading venue and Bounds' sale occurred in London.
Shell plc (SHEL) commenced any-and-all exchange offers on November 3, 2025 to exchange six series of USD notes issued by Shell International Finance B.V. and BG Energy Capital plc for like-tenor, dollar-denominated new notes to be issued by Shell Finance US and fully guaranteed by Shell.
The offers cover an aggregate of $8.4 billion outstanding across six series, keep the same coupons and maturities, include a $30 per $1,000 early participation premium, and pay $1.00 cash per $1,000 tendered. Key dates: Early Participation Deadline Nov 17, 2025, Expiration Dec 3, 2025, expected Settlement Dec 8, 2025. Each series requires a $500 million minimum new-notes issuance to be accepted.
Shell (SHEL) announced on 31 October 2025 that it purchased shares for cancellation under its existing buy-back programme. The Company bought 728,189 shares on the LSE at a volume‑weighted average price of GBP 28.4703 and 728,735 shares on XAMS at a volume‑weighted average price of EUR 32.4249, both on 31/10/2025.
The purchases form part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the programme running from 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026, with Merrill Lynch International making trading decisions independently under pre‑set parameters. The programme is conducted under UK MAR and related regulations.
Shell plc (SHEL) reports its total voting rights and capital as at 31 October 2025. The company has 5,779,685,977 ordinary shares of €0.07 each and holds no shares in treasury. Shareholders may use 5,779,685,977 as the denominator to determine notification requirements under the FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR). The figure includes shares purchased under Shell's share buy-back programme that have not yet been cancelled. This announcement is made pursuant to DTR 5.6.1. LEI: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70.
Shell plc (SHEL) announces it purchased and cancelled shares under its existing buy-back programme on 30 October 2025. Aggregated trades show 622,697 shares purchased on LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £28.8174 and 744,460 shares purchased on XAMS at a volume-weighted average price of €32.8038. No fills were recorded for Chi-X, BATS, CBOE DXE or TQEX on that date.
The purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the company’s previously announced buy-back programme, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions for the period 30 October 2025 to 30 January 2026. Transactions were conducted in accordance with applicable UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
Shell (SHEL) published its 2026 quarterly interim dividend timetable on October 30, 2025, listing announcement, ex-dividend, record, currency-election, pounds/euro equivalent announcement, and payment dates for each quarter.
Key 2026 dates: Announcement on Feb 5, May 7, Jul 30, Oct 29; Ex-dividend for ordinary shares on Feb 19, May 21, Aug 13, Nov 12; Record and payment dates from Feb–Dec 2026. The release notes variation in currency-election deadlines for shares held via Euroclear Nederland and directs shareholders to contact intermediaries and www.shell.com/dividend for details.
Shell (SHEL) has commenced a $3.5 billion share buyback programme announced on October 30, 2025. The programme covers an aggregate contract term of about three months and is intended, subject to market conditions, to be completed before the Company’s Q4 2025 results announcement.
Repurchased shares will be cancelled. The programme uses two irrevocable, non-discretionary contracts with a single broker split equally between London and Netherlands markets, each with a $1.75 billion maximum. The maximum number of shares purchasable across both contracts is 500,000,000, the remaining authority from the 2025 AGM. Purchases will follow applicable UK/EU market-abuse rules.