Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased 1,867,329 shares for cancellation on 15 April 2026 across multiple trading venues (LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX).
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased 1,867,329 shares for cancellation on 15 April 2026 across multiple trading venues (LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX).
Purchases show GBP volume-weighted average prices ~£33.687 and EUR VWAPs ~€38.75. Transactions form part of the buy-back programme running from 05 Feb 2026 to 01 May 2026, with Morgan Stanley making independent trading decisions.
Positive
- Purchased 1,867,329 shares for cancellation on 15 April 2026
- Executed across six venues in GBP and EUR
- Trades carried out under existing buy-back programme (05 Feb–01 May 2026)
Negative
- Purchase prices reached up to £33.89 and €38.985, representing cash outflow
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Apr 15, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 1.66% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Apr 15 session.
Key Figures
- LSE shares repurchased
- 609,540 shares
- On-market buy-back, LSE, 15/04/2026
- Chi-X shares repurchased
- 227,606 shares
- On-market buy-back, Chi-X (CXE), 15/04/2026
- BATS shares repurchased
- 100,017 shares
- On-market buy-back, BATS (BXE), 15/04/2026
- XAMS shares repurchased
- 519,423 shares
- On-market buy-back, XAMS, 15/04/2026
- CBOE DXE shares repurchased
- 336,550 shares
- On-market buy-back, CBOE DXE, 15/04/2026
- TQEX shares repurchased
- 74,193 shares
- On-market buy-back, TQEX, 15/04/2026
- Max EUR price
- €38.9850 per share
- Highest price paid on 15/04/2026 across EUR venues
- GBP VWAP (LSE)
- £33.6872 per share
- Volume-weighted average price, LSE, 15/04/2026
Historical Context
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Disclosure of 747,124 shares repurchased for cancellation under buy-back programme.
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Publication of 2026 AGM notice with hybrid meeting details and voting options.
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Announcement of 4,450,454 shares repurchased for cancellation across multiple venues.
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Q1 2026 outlook update citing large working capital swings and conflict uncertainty.
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Disclosure of 1,279,747 shares repurchased for cancellation under ongoing buy-back.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
off-market buyback contract financial
uk listing rules regulatory
eu mar regulatory
uk mar regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
15 April 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 15 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 |
| 15/04/2026 | 609,540 | 33.8900 | 33.4950 | 33.6872 | LSE | GBP |
| 15/04/2026 | 227,606 | 33.8900 | 33.4950 | 33.6874 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 15/04/2026 | 100,017 | 33.8700 | 33.4950 | 33.6916 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 15/04/2026 | 519,423 | 38.9850 | 38.5250 | 38.7571 | XAMS | EUR |
| 15/04/2026 | 336,550 | 38.9850 | 38.5300 | 38.7550 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 15/04/2026 | 74,193 | 38.9850 | 38.5350 | 38.7530 | 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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