Transaction in Own Shares
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Shell plc (SHEL) has announced the purchase of 1,635,768 shares for cancellation on September 3, 2024, as part of its existing share buy-back programme. The purchases were made across different venues, with 825,698 shares bought on the London Stock Exchange at a volume-weighted average price of £26.3721, and 810,070 shares on XAMS at €31.6310. This initiative is part of the company's on- and off-market share repurchase program announced on August 1, 2024, which will run until October 25, 2024. Citigroup Global Markets is managing the trades independently within pre-set parameters, adhering to regulatory guidelines including EU and UK Market Abuse Regulations.
Positive
- Shell is actively implementing its share buy-back programme, potentially increasing shareholder value
- The company is repurchasing shares across multiple markets, demonstrating global market presence
- The share buy-back program is structured to comply with strict regulatory guidelines, ensuring transparency and fairness
Negative
- Significant capital expenditure on share repurchases may reduce funds available for other investments or operations
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On the day this news was published, SHEL declined 3.18%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Transaction in Own Shares
03 September, 2024
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 03 September 2024 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 |
| 03/09/24 | 825,698 | LSE | GBP | |||
| 03/09/24 | 0 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP | |||
| 03/09/24 | 0 | BATS (BXE) | GBP | |||
| 03/09/24 | 810,070 | XAMS | EUR | |||
| 03/09/24 | 0 | CBOE DXE | EUR | |||
| 03/09/24 | 0 | 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 1 August 2024.
In respect of this programme, Citigroup Global Markets Limited will make trading decisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a period from 1 August 2024 up to and including 25 October 2024.
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 12 of the 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 Citigroup Global Markets Limited on behalf of the Company as a part of the buy-back programme is detailed below.
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LEI number of Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares
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