Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased 1,165,886 shares for cancellation on 20 April 2026 under its buy-back programme.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased 1,165,886 shares for cancellation on 20 April 2026 under its buy-back programme. Purchases occurred across multiple venues (LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX) at volume-weighted average prices of ~GBP 32.70 and ~EUR 37.57.
The buy-back runs from 05 February 2026 up to and including 01 May 2026, with Morgan Stanley making independent trading decisions within pre-set parameters and regulatory frameworks (UK MAR/EU MAR).
Positive
- Shares repurchased: 1,165,886 on 20 April 2026
- Buy-back programme active through 01 May 2026
- Executed across 6 trading venues (LSE, CXE, BXE, XAMS, DXE, TQEX)
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Apr 20, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 0.22% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Apr 20 session.
Key Figures
- LSE shares purchased
- 401,469 shares
- On-market buy-back at LSE on 20/04/2026
- LSE VWAP
- 32.6944 GBP
- Volume weighted average price on 20/04/2026
- Chi-X shares purchased
- 142,783 shares
- On-market buy-back at Chi-X (CXE) on 20/04/2026
- Chi-X VWAP
- 32.7031 GBP
- Volume weighted average price on 20/04/2026
- XAMS shares purchased
- 337,498 shares
- On-market buy-back at XAMS on 20/04/2026
- XAMS VWAP
- 37.5689 EUR
- Volume weighted average price on 20/04/2026
- Programme start date
- 05 February 2026
- Start of current buy-back trading window
- Programme end date
- 01 May 2026
- End of Morgan Stanley trading period
Historical Context
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Disclosure of 1,620,931 shares repurchased for cancellation across multiple venues.
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Announcement of 1,867,329 shares repurchased under the ongoing buy-back programme.
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Update on 747,124 shares bought back for cancellation under existing programme.
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Publication of 2026 AGM notice and meeting details for shareholders.
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Report of 4,450,454 shares repurchased across venues as part of buy-back.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
on-market limb financial
UK Listing Rules regulatory
EU MAR regulatory
UK MAR regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
20 April 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 20 April 2026 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation.
Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to trading venue:
| Date of Purchase | Number of Shares purchased | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid | Volume weighted average price paid per share | Venue | Currency |
| 20/04/2026 | 401,469 | 32.9300 | 32.4550 | 32.6944 | LSE | GBP |
| 20/04/2026 | 142,783 | 32.9150 | 32.4550 | 32.7031 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 20/04/2026 | 51,787 | 32.9150 | 32.4550 | 32.7063 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 20/04/2026 | 337,498 | 37.8100 | 37.2850 | 37.5689 | XAMS | EUR |
| 20/04/2026 | 199,649 | 37.8050 | 37.2850 | 37.5668 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 20/04/2026 | 32,700 | 37.8050 | 37.3950 | 37.5694 | TQEX | EUR |
These share purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the Company's existing share buy-back programme previously announced on 05 February 2026.
In respect of this programme, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc will make trading decisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a period from 05 February 2026 up to and including 01 May 2026.
The on-market limb will be effected within certain pre-set parameters and in accordance with the Company’s general authority to repurchase shares on-market. The off-market limb will be effected in accordance with the Company’s general authority to repurchase shares off-market pursuant to the off-market buyback contract approved by its shareholders and the pre-set parameters set out therein. The programme will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules and Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with buy-back programmes (“EU MAR”) and EU MAR as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by the Financial Services Act, 2021 and relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time (“UK MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (the “EU MAR Delegated Regulation”) and the EU MAR Delegated Regulation as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated, novated, substituted or replaced by the Financial Services Act, 2021 and relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time.
In accordance with EU MAR and UK MAR, a breakdown of the individual trades made by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc on behalf of the Company as a part of the buy-back programme is detailed below.
Enquiries
Media: International +44 (0) 207 934 5550; U.S. and Canada: https://www.shell.us/about-us/news-and-insights/media/submit-an-inquiry.html
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