Transaction in Own Shares
Shell plc (SHEL) purchased and cancelled 1,637,748 ordinary shares on 06 February 2026 across UK and European venues.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell plc (SHEL) purchased and cancelled 1,637,748 ordinary shares on 06 February 2026 across UK and European venues. Purchases were executed on LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE and TQEX at venue VWAPs shown in the table.
The transactions form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the share buy-back programme running from 05 February 2026 to 01 May 2026, with Morgan Stanley making independent trading decisions under pre-set parameters.
Positive
- Purchased and cancelled 1,637,748 shares on 06 February 2026
- Buy-back executed across 6 trading venues (LSE, Chi-X, BATS, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX)
- Programme runs from 05 Feb 2026 to 01 May 2026 with Morgan Stanley trading independently
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Feb 6, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 0.88% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Feb 6 session.
Key Figures
- Shares repurchased LSE
- 524,075 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 06/02/2026 at LSE
- Shares repurchased XAMS
- 446,309 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 06/02/2026 at XAMS
- Highest price LSE
- £27.9200
- Highest price paid per share on 06/02/2026 at LSE
- Highest price XAMS
- €32.2800
- Highest price paid per share on 06/02/2026 at XAMS
- VWAP LSE
- £27.7020
- Volume weighted average price on 06/02/2026 at LSE
- Shares repurchased CBOE DXE
- 310,111 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 06/02/2026 at CBOE DXE
- Shares repurchased TQEX
- 52,468 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 06/02/2026 at TQEX
- Programme period
- 05 February 2026–01 May 2026
- Independent trading decisions by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc
Historical Context
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Repurchase and cancellation of 1,361,056 shares under existing buy-back programme.
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Update on total voting rights and 5,687,196,643 ordinary shares outstanding, no treasury stock.
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Purchase and cancellation of 1,351,003 shares across LSE and XAMS with reported VWAPs.
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Purchase and cancellation of 1,080,959 shares as part of ongoing buy-back programme.
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Cancellation of 1,313,901 shares across LSE and XAMS under existing buy-back framework.
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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eu mar regulatory
uk mar regulatory
uk listing rules regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
06 February 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 06 February 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 |
| 06/02/2026 | 524,075 | 27.9200 | 27.4150 | 27.7020 | LSE | GBP |
| 06/02/2026 | 206,283 | 27.9200 | 27.4200 | 27.6901 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 06/02/2026 | 98,502 | 27.9100 | 27.4200 | 27.6833 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 06/02/2026 | 446,309 | 32.2800 | 31.6900 | 32.0143 | XAMS | EUR |
| 06/02/2026 | 310,111 | 32.2800 | 31.6900 | 32.0107 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 06/02/2026 | 52,468 | 32.2600 | 31.6900 | 32.0067 | 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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