Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased 867,321 shares on 27 February 2026 for cancellation across six trading venues in GBP and EUR.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased 867,321 shares on 27 February 2026 for cancellation across six trading venues in GBP and EUR. Purchases form part of the buy-back programme announced 5 February 2026 and are being executed by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc independently through 1 May 2026.
The on-market and off-market limbs follow the Company’s repurchase authorities and comply with UK MAR and related delegated regulations.
Positive
- 867,321 shares repurchased and cancelled on 27 February 2026
- Executed across six venues (LSE, CXE, BXE, XAMS, CBOE DXE, TQEX)
- Buy-back runs under programme active 05 Feb–01 May 2026 with independent trading
Negative
- Reduction in shares outstanding due to cancellation, affecting free float and per‑share metrics
- Transactions in GBP and EUR introduce multi‑currency settlement considerations
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Feb 27, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 2.87% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Feb 27 session.
Key Figures
- Shares repurchased LSE
- 234,997 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 27/02/2026 at LSE
- VWAP LSE (GBP)
- £30.4676
- Volume weighted average price on 27/02/2026 LSE purchases
- Shares repurchased XAMS
- 253,556 shares
- Purchased for cancellation on 27/02/2026 at XAMS
- VWAP XAMS (EUR)
- €34.8386
- Volume weighted average price on 27/02/2026 XAMS purchases
- Programme start date
- 05 February 2026
- Start of current buy-back trading period
- Programme end date
- 01 May 2026
- Scheduled end of current buy-back period
- Brexit transition end
- 31 December 2020, 11:00 pm
- Reference point for EU MAR onshored into UK law
- Media contact number
- +44 (0) 207 934 5550
- International media enquiries contact
Historical Context
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Disclosure of 1,287,020 shares repurchased for cancellation across multiple venues.
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Announcement of 1,090,750 shares purchased under ongoing buy-back programme.
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Repurchase of 1,191,059 shares for cancellation across UK and EU venues.
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Disclosure of 1,028,319 shares repurchased as part of buy-back programme.
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Update on 1,595,356 shares bought and cancelled across multiple venues.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
on-market financial
off-market financial
EU MAR regulatory
UK MAR regulatory
EU MAR Delegated Regulation regulatory
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Transaction in Own Shares
27 February 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 27 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 |
| 27/02/2026 | 234,997 | 30.7700 | 30.1150 | 30.4676 | LSE | GBP |
| 27/02/2026 | 121,651 | 30.7700 | 30.1800 | 30.5279 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 27/02/2026 | 44,251 | 30.7700 | 30.1650 | 30.4837 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 27/02/2026 | 253,556 | 35.1350 | 34.3650 | 34.8386 | XAMS | EUR |
| 27/02/2026 | 180,070 | 35.1300 | 34.4300 | 34.8373 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 27/02/2026 | 32,796 | 35.1000 | 34.4300 | 34.8272 | 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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