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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.
On 18 June 2024, Shell announced the purchase of 1,278,237 shares for cancellation as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. This program, which commenced on 2 May 2024 and will run until 26 July 2024, involves both on- and off-market transactions conducted by BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC. The purchases were made at various trading venues, including LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, and TQEX, with prices ranging from £27.2000 to £27.3750 and €32.3050 to €32.4950. The buy-back program complies with UK and EU MAR regulations, ensuring adherence to legal frameworks governing share repurchase activities.
On June 13, 2024, Shell announced the repurchase of 3,445,000 shares as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. This transaction included both on-market and off-market purchases across multiple trading venues like LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, and TQEX. The share prices ranged from £27.2000 to £27.5350 for GBP-denominated shares and €32.3350 to €32.6800 for EUR-denominated shares. BNP PARIBAS Financial Markets SNC independently managed the buy-back process under existing legal frameworks. This initiative aligns with Shell's goal to manage share capital efficiently.
On June 11, 2024, Shell plc announced the purchase and cancellation of specific shares as part of its existing buy-back program initiated on May 2, 2024. The company bought 655,910 shares on the LSE, 92,071 on Chi-X, and 56,019 on BATS at an average price of £27.4738, £27.4516, and £27.4639 respectively. Additionally, it purchased 201,518 shares on XAMS, 90,189 on CBOE DXE, and 35,293 on TQEX at an average price of €32.6641, €32.6655, and €32.6657 respectively. BNP PARIBAS Financial Markets SNC will handle the trading until July 26, 2024, independently of the company. The program adheres to Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
On June 10, 2024, Shell plc announced the euro and pounds sterling equivalent dividend payments for the first quarter of 2024, originally declared on May 2, 2024, at US$0.344 per ordinary share. Shareholders can elect to receive dividends in US dollars, euros, or pounds sterling. Those who opted for their preferred currency by June 3, 2024, are entitled to US$0.344, €0.3166, or 26.94p per share. If no election was made, dividends will default to euros or pounds sterling based on the holding method. The dividends, converted from US dollars, will be payable on June 24, 2024, for members registered by May 17, 2024. Currency exchanges were calculated using market rates from June 5-7, 2024.
On June 7, 2024, Shell purchased a total of 1,319,000 shares for cancellation as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. The buy-back involved purchases at different trading venues: LSE, BATS, Chi-X, XAMS, CBOE DXE, and TQEX. Prices ranged from £27.2000 to £27.4850 in the UK and €32.1500 to €32.4900 in Europe, with volume-weighted average prices of £27.3101, £27.3163, £27.3178, €32.2722, €32.2662, and €32.2582, respectively. The program, running from May 2 to July 26, 2024, is managed by BNP PARIBAS Financial Markets SNC, which exercises independent trading decisions. The buy-back adheres to both EU and UK market regulations.
Shell announced a share buy-back transaction conducted on June 5, 2024. The company repurchased a total of 2,300,000 shares across several trading venues. These purchases were part of a previously announced buy-back program.
Details of the repurchases include:
- LSE: 453,995 shares at an average price of £27.27
- BATS: 99,107 shares at an average price of £27.28
- Chi-X: 96,898 shares at an average price of £27.27
- XAMS: 1,245,072 shares at an average price of €32.21
- CBOE DXE: 340,050 shares at an average price of €32.24
- TQEX: 64,878 shares at an average price of €32.15
The buy-back program is managed by BNP Paribas and will run from May 2, 2024, to July 26, 2024, adhering to the UK and EU Market Abuse Regulations.
On June 3, 2024, Shell announced the repurchase of its shares as part of an existing buy-back program. The aggregated details are as follows: 1,064,139 shares were purchased on the LSE at a volume-weighted average price of £28.0573 per share; 173,735 shares on Chi-X at £28.1101; and 112,126 shares on BATS at £28.0957. Additionally, 838,336 shares were bought on XAMS at €33.0935, 300,846 shares on CBOE DXE at €33.0732, and 60,818 shares on TQEX at €33.2768. The program, announced on May 2, 2024, is managed by BNP PARIBAS Financial Markets SNC and will continue until July 26, 2024. The buy-back activities comply with Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules, EU MAR, and UK MAR.
Shell has announced its total voting rights and capital as of May 31, 2024.
Shell's capital consists of 6,359,505,984 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. There are no shares held in Treasury.
This figure is important for shareholders to determine if they need to notify any changes in their interest in Shell under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The announcement includes shares bought back by Shell but not yet cancelled.
On May 29, 2024, multiple transactions were conducted by Philippa Bounds, a Director at Shell, and her close associates. These transactions involved selling company shares and immediately repurchasing them into Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs). Philippa Bounds sold 715 shares and repurchased 711 shares, while James, Alfred, George, and Brian Bounds sold between 322 to 715 shares each and repurchased slightly fewer shares into their ISAs. These actions comply with the EU and UK market abuse regulations. The transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange at prices around €27.97 to €28.00 per share.
On 30 May 2024, Shell purchased a total of 1,819,000 shares for cancellation as part of its share buy-back programme. The purchases were made across several trading venues including LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, and TQEX, with the highest price paid being £28.0050 and €33.0400, and the lowest at £27.8250 and €32.8100 respectively. The volume-weighted average prices ranged from £27.8978 to £27.9070 and €32.9158 to €32.9277. BNP PARIBAS Financial Markets SNC is executing the buy-back independently for Shell. The buy-back programme adheres to EU MAR and UK MAR regulations.