Transaction in Own Shares

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Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) has announced the continuation of its share buyback programme with significant purchases made on August 5, 2025. The company acquired 832,854 shares on the London Stock Exchange and Chi-X at prices ranging from £26.69 to £27.09, and 799,249 shares on European exchanges at prices between €30.85 and €31.33.

The purchases are part of Shell's previously announced buyback programme from July 31, 2025, which will run through October 24, 2025. HSBC Bank plc is executing the trades independently, operating within pre-set parameters for both on-market and off-market transactions, in compliance with UK and EU market regulations.

Positive

• Active share buyback program demonstrates strong capital return commitment to shareholders
• Significant daily purchase volume indicates robust execution of the buyback plan
• Multi-exchange execution strategy shows comprehensive approach to share repurchases

Negative

• Large share repurchases may reduce company's cash reserves available for operations or investments

News Market Reaction – SHEL

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Transaction in Own Shares   

5 August, 2025

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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 5 August, 2025 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
05/08/2025	638,705	£27.0900	£26.6900	£26.9176	LSE	GBP
05/08/2025	194,149	£27.0150	£26.8250	£26.9164	Chi-X (CXE)	GBP
05/08/2025	-	-	-	-	BATS (BXE)	GBP
05/08/2025	611,276	€31.3350	€30.8500	€31.1297	XAMS	EUR
05/08/2025	187,973	€31.2500	€31.0150	€31.1215	CBOE DXE	EUR
05/08/2025	-	-	-	-	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 31 July 2025.

In respect of this programme, HSBC Bank plc will make trading decisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a period from 31 July 2025 up to and including 24 October 2025.

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 HSBC Bank 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

LEI number of Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70

Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares

Attachment

• Shell RNS (Extended) 20250805

FAQ

How many shares did Shell (SHEL) purchase on August 5, 2025?

Shell purchased a total of 1,632,103 shares across multiple exchanges, including 832,854 shares in GBP on LSE and Chi-X, and 799,249 shares in EUR on European exchanges.

What is the duration of Shell's current share buyback programme?

The current share buyback programme runs from July 31, 2025 through October 24, 2025, with HSBC Bank plc making independent trading decisions.

What was the price range for Shell's share purchases on August 5, 2025?

On the London exchanges, shares were purchased between £26.69 and £27.09, while on European exchanges, the price range was €30.85 to €31.33.

Who is executing Shell's share buyback programme?

HSBC Bank plc is executing the trades independently of Shell, operating within pre-set parameters for both on-market and off-market transactions.

What regulatory frameworks govern Shell's buyback programme?

The programme is conducted under Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules, Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR), UK MAR, and the Commission Delegated Regulation.