Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 1,404,019 ordinary shares on 29 April 2026 across multiple European trading venues.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled a total of 1,404,019 ordinary shares on 29 April 2026 across multiple European trading venues. Purchases were executed on LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE and TQEX at per‑trade VWAPs shown by venue and in GBP/EUR.
Transactions form part of the on‑ and off‑market limbs of the existing buy‑back programme announced 05 February 2026; Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc made trading decisions independently through 01 May 2026.
Positive
- Total shares purchased and cancelled: 1,404,019
- Buyback executed across 6 trading venues (LSE, Chi‑X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX)
- Broker independence: Morgan Stanley made trading decisions through 01 May 2026 under the programme
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Apr 29, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 1.51% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Apr 29 session.
Key Figures
- Shares repurchased LSE
- 422,341 shares
- 29/04/2026 buy-back on LSE at GBP prices
- LSE VWAP
- 32.8830 GBP
- Volume weighted average price per share on LSE
- Shares repurchased Chi-X
- 185,577 shares
- 29/04/2026 buy-back on Chi-X (CXE) in GBP
- Chi-X VWAP
- 32.8833 GBP
- Volume weighted average price per share on Chi-X (CXE)
- Shares repurchased XAMS
- 364,963 shares
- 29/04/2026 buy-back on XAMS in EUR
- XAMS VWAP
- 37.9777 EUR
- Volume weighted average price per share on XAMS
- Shares repurchased CBOE DXE
- 306,995 shares
- 29/04/2026 buy-back on CBOE DXE in EUR
- CBOE DXE VWAP
- 37.9502 EUR
- Volume weighted average price per share on CBOE DXE
Historical Context
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Agreement to acquire ARC Resources, adding production and reserves.
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Repurchase of 1,449,248 shares for cancellation under buy-back programme.
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Purchase of 1,316,305 shares for cancellation across multiple venues.
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Buy-back of 1,247,760 shares with disclosed VWAPs in GBP and EUR.
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Repurchase of 1,309,220 shares for cancellation under existing programme.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
trading venue technical
eu mar regulatory
uk mar regulatory
off-market buyback contract financial
market abuse (amendment) (eu exit) regulations (si 2019/310) regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
29 April 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 29 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 |
| 29/04/2026 | 422,341 | 33.0750 | 32.6850 | 32.8830 | LSE | GBP |
| 29/04/2026 | 185,577 | 33.0750 | 32.6850 | 32.8833 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 29/04/2026 | 79,383 | 33.0750 | 32.6850 | 32.8791 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 29/04/2026 | 364,963 | 38.1850 | 37.7250 | 37.9777 | XAMS | EUR |
| 29/04/2026 | 306,995 | 38.1850 | 37.7150 | 37.9502 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 29/04/2026 | 44,760 | 38.1750 | 37.7150 | 37.9714 | 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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