Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled 1,247,760 shares on 22 April 2026 across LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE and TQEX.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled 1,247,760 shares on 22 April 2026 across LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE and TQEX. Volume-weighted average prices were ~£32.97 (GBP venues) and ~€37.98 (EUR venues). Purchases form part of the buy‑back programme announced 05 February 2026.
Morgan Stanley executed trades independently under the programme, which runs through 01 May 2026 and complies with UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
Positive
- Shares cancelled: 1,247,760 shares repurchased and cancelled
- Execution across venues: Purchases made on six trading venues in GBP and EUR
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Apr 22, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 0.94% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Apr 22 session.
Key Figures
- Shares purchased (LSE)
- 398,496 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, LSE venue
- Shares purchased (Chi-X)
- 170,959 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, Chi-X (CXE)
- Shares purchased (BATS)
- 53,655 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, BATS (BXE)
- Shares purchased (XAMS)
- 357,552 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, XAMS, EUR trading
- Shares purchased (CBOE DXE)
- 210,698 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, CBOE DXE, EUR trading
- Shares purchased (TQEX)
- 56,400 shares
- For cancellation on 22/04/2026, TQEX, EUR trading
- GBP VWAP (LSE)
- 32.9666 GBP
- Volume weighted average price on 22/04/2026, LSE
- EUR VWAP (XAMS)
- 37.9746 EUR
- Volume weighted average price on 22/04/2026, XAMS
Historical Context
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Disclosure of 1,309,220 shares purchased for cancellation under ongoing programme.
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Update on 1,165,886 shares repurchased across multiple venues with stated VWAPs.
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Report of 2,741,165 shares bought and cancelled under the buy-back programme.
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Disclosure of 1,620,931 shares cancelled with detailed venue-level VWAPs.
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Announcement of 1,867,329 shares repurchased for cancellation across European venues.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
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uk mar regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
22 April 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 22 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 |
| 22/04/2026 | 398,496 | 33.1600 | 32.7050 | 32.9666 | LSE | GBP |
| 22/04/2026 | 170,959 | 33.1550 | 32.7350 | 32.9666 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 22/04/2026 | 53,655 | 33.1550 | 32.6800 | 32.9631 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 22/04/2026 | 357,552 | 38.1800 | 37.6650 | 37.9746 | XAMS | EUR |
| 22/04/2026 | 210,698 | 38.1800 | 37.6400 | 37.9707 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 22/04/2026 | 56,400 | 38.1800 | 37.6950 | 37.9906 | 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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