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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) 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 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.