Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) announces it purchased shares for cancellation on 16 March 2026 under its existing buy-back programme.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) announces it purchased shares for cancellation on 16 March 2026 under its existing buy-back programme. Aggregated per-venue trades: 389,252 shares on LSE/Chi-X/BATS at ~£34.06 VWAPs and 477,731 shares on XAMS/CBOE/TQEX at ~€39.43 VWAPs.
The purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme running 05 February–01 May 2026, executed by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc and conducted under UK MAR/EU MAR rules.
Positive
- 866,983 shares purchased for cancellation on 16 March 2026
- Buy-back executed across multiple venues (LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE, TQEX)
- Programme active under authority through 01 May 2026 with independent broker execution
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Mar 16, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 1.17% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Mar 16 session.
Key Figures
- LSE shares bought
- 277,041 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, LSE line, for cancellation
- Chi-X shares bought
- 76,637 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, Chi-X (CXE), for cancellation
- BATS shares bought
- 35,574 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, BATS (BXE), for cancellation
- XAMS shares bought
- 291,223 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, XAMS, for cancellation
- CBOE DXE shares bought
- 149,870 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, CBOE DXE, for cancellation
- TQEX shares bought
- 36,638 shares
- 16/03/2026 buyback, TQEX, for cancellation
- Programme start
- 05 February 2026
- Buy-back programme window start date
- Programme end
- 01 May 2026
- Buy-back programme window end date
Historical Context
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Reported 336,336 shares repurchased for cancellation under ongoing buy-back.
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Filed 2025 Form 20-F and made annual report available to investors.
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Published 2025 Annual Report and Accounts and set AGM date.
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Detailed multi-venue share purchases with GBP and EUR VWAPs under programme.
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Disclosed 295,391 shares repurchased across venues with stated VWAPs.
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 regulatory
UK Listing Rules regulatory
EU MAR regulatory
UK MAR regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
16 March 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 16 March 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 |
| 16/03/2026 | 277,041 | 34.2000 | 33.7700 | 34.0603 | LSE | GBP |
| 16/03/2026 | 76,637 | 34.2000 | 33.7750 | 34.0504 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 16/03/2026 | 35,574 | 34.2000 | 33.7800 | 34.0774 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 16/03/2026 | 291,223 | 39.6000 | 39.1050 | 39.4344 | XAMS | EUR |
| 16/03/2026 | 149,870 | 39.6000 | 39.0900 | 39.4216 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 16/03/2026 | 36,638 | 39.6000 | 39.0900 | 39.4051 | 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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