Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (LSE:SHEL) reported that on 8 June 2026 it repurchased 1,200,000 shares for cancellation under its ongoing share buy-back programme announced on 7 May 2026.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (LSE:SHEL) reported that on 8 June 2026 it repurchased 1,200,000 shares for cancellation under its ongoing share buy-back programme announced on 7 May 2026.
Purchases were executed on the LSE, Chi-X (CXE) and BATS (BXE) at volume-weighted average prices around £32.47 per share.
Positive
- Repurchase of 1,200,000 shares for cancellation on 8 June 2026
- Buy-back executed across LSE, Chi-X (CXE) and BATS (BXE)
- Programme run independently by Goldman Sachs International within preset parameters
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Jun 9, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 1.41% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jun 9 session.
Key Figures
- Shares bought (LSE)
- 950,000 shares
- Buy-back on 08/06/2026 for cancellation
- Shares bought (Chi-X)
- 200,000 shares
- Buy-back on 08/06/2026 for cancellation
- Shares bought (BATS)
- 50,000 shares
- Buy-back on 08/06/2026 for cancellation
- VWAP (LSE)
- £32.4716
- 08/06/2026 buy-back trade on LSE
- VWAP (Chi-X)
- £32.4728
- 08/06/2026 buy-back trade on Chi-X (CXE)
- VWAP (BATS)
- £32.4766
- 08/06/2026 buy-back trade on BATS (BXE)
- Programme start
- 7 May 2026
- Start date of current share buy-back programme
- Programme end
- 24 July 2026
- Scheduled end of current buy-back window
Historical Context
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Launch of registered exchange offers for multiple Shell Finance US note series.
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Repurchase and cancellation of 1,250,000 shares under May 2026 buy-back.
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Buy-back of 1,220,000 shares across LSE and Chi-X for cancellation.
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Purchase of 1,400,000 shares for cancellation across multiple UK venues.
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Buy-back of 950,542 shares on LSE and Chi-X for cancellation.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
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uk mar regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
08 June, 2026
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Shell plc (the 'Company') announces that on 08 June, 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 |
| 08/06/2026 | 950,000 | LSE | GBP | |||
| 08/06/2026 | 200,000 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP | |||
| 08/06/2026 | 50,000 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back programme previously announced on 7 May 2026.
In respect of this programme, Goldman Sachs International will make trading decisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a period from 7 May 2026 up to and including 24 July 2026.
Any such share purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares. 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 Goldman Sachs International 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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