Transaction in Own Shares
Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased a total of 1,127,688 shares for cancellation on 10 February 2026 across six trading venues, as part of its existing on‑ and off‑market buy‑back programme announced 5 February 2026.
Purchases were executed on LSE, Chi‑X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE and TQEX with venue VWAPs shown in the table; Morgan Stanley will trade independently for the programme until 1 May 2026.
Positive
- Shares purchased: 1,127,688 on 10 February 2026
- Buy‑back executed across on‑market and off‑market limbs
- Morgan Stanley to trade independently through 01 May 2026
Negative
- None.
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, SHEL gained 0.13%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
SHEL is up 3.33% while large integrated peers CVX, XOM, TTE, BP and PBR show smaller positive moves (0.61–2.55% intraday), and the momentum scanner flags only BP with a downside move, indicating this buyback disclosure appears more stock-specific than a broad sector rotation.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 06 | Daily buyback update | Positive | +0.9% | Disclosure of 1,637,748 shares repurchased and cancelled under ongoing programme. |
| Feb 06 | Audit tender result | Neutral | +0.9% | Board selects PwC as future external auditor from 2027, subject to approval. |
| Feb 05 | Daily buyback update | Positive | -5.3% | Repurchase of 1,588,690 shares for cancellation across UK and EU venues. |
| Feb 05 | Buyback launch | Positive | -5.3% | Announcement of $3.5bn buyback split between London and Netherlands contracts. |
| Feb 05 | Dividend declaration | Positive | -5.3% | Q4 2025 interim dividend announced with per-share and ADS amounts and key dates. |
Recent capital return actions (dividends and buybacks) sometimes saw negative next-day moves, indicating occasional divergence between supportive news and price reaction.
Over the past week, Shell has focused on capital returns and governance. It announced a $3.5 billion buyback on Feb 5, 2026, followed by daily disclosures of shares repurchased and cancelled. A Q4 2025 interim dividend of US$0.372 per share and US$0.744 per ADS was also declared. An audit tender outcome named PwC as future external auditor from the year ending Dec 31, 2027. Today’s additional buyback transactions follow the same multi-venue cancellation pattern under pre-set parameters.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement details another day of on- and off-market share purchases for cancellation under Shell’s existing buyback, executed independently by Morgan Stanley within pre-set parameters. It follows the recently launched $3.5 billion programme and prior multi-million-share cancellations. Alongside the Q4 2025 interim dividend of US$0.372 per share, the news highlights a continued capital return focus. Investors may track ongoing daily buyback volumes, execution venues, and any future updates to programme size or timing.
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Transaction in Own Shares
10 February 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 10 February 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 |
| 10/02/2026 | 357,254 | 28.7000 | 28.1250 | 28.4169 | LSE | GBP |
| 10/02/2026 | 149,430 | 28.7000 | 28.1400 | 28.4197 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 10/02/2026 | 60,147 | 28.7000 | 28.1700 | 28.4157 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 10/02/2026 | 309,593 | 33.1100 | 32.3900 | 32.7148 | XAMS | EUR |
| 10/02/2026 | 216,126 | 33.1000 | 32.3900 | 32.7235 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 10/02/2026 | 35,138 | 33.1000 | 32.4600 | 32.7354 | 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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