Transaction in Own Shares
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled shares on 07 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Shell (SHEL) purchased and cancelled shares on 07 January 2026 under its existing buy-back programme. Aggregated purchases by venue totaled 2,233,786 shares (LSE 1,024,026; Chi-X 27,620; XAMS 1,182,140).
Reported price metrics: LSE VWAP GBP 26.5795, Chi-X VWAP GBP 26.4671, XAMS VWAP EUR 30.7692. Purchases form part of the on- and off-market limbs of the programme running from 30 Oct 2025 to 30 Jan 2026, with Merrill Lynch International making independent trading decisions within pre-set parameters and in accordance with UK MAR/EU MAR rules.
Positive
- 2,233,786 shares purchased for cancellation on 07/01/2026
- Reported VWAPs: GBP 26.5795, GBP 26.4671, EUR 30.7692
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On Jan 7, the day this news came out, SHEL closed 1.87% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jan 7 session.
Key Figures
- Current price
- $72.9
- Pre-news market context for SHEL
- 52-week range
- $58.545–$77.47
- 52-week low and high for SHEL
- 20-day volume avg
- 3,854,159 shares
- Average daily volume over last 20 days
- LSE shares bought
- 1,024,026 shares
- Shares purchased for cancellation on 07/01/2026, LSE
- LSE VWAP
- £26.5795
- Volume-weighted average price on LSE, 07/01/2026
- Chi-X shares bought
- 27,620 shares
- Shares purchased for cancellation on 07/01/2026, Chi-X (CXE)
- XAMS shares bought
- 1,182,140 shares
- Shares purchased for cancellation on 07/01/2026, XAMS
- XAMS VWAP
- €30.7692
- Volume-weighted average price on XAMS, 07/01/2026
Historical Context
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Disclosure of 1,500,136 shares repurchased for cancellation across LSE and XAMS.
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Report of 1,479,234 shares repurchased under October 2025 buy-back programme.
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Update on total voting rights and capital of 5,718,636,398 ordinary shares.
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Announcement of LSE and XAMS share purchases for cancellation on 31 December 2025.
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Disclosure of 1,863,897 shares repurchased and cancelled across LSE and XAMS.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
EU MAR regulatory
UK MAR regulatory
off-market buyback contract financial
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Transaction in Own Shares
07 January, 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 07 January, 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 |
| 07/01/2026 | 1,024,026 | 27.0300 | 26.2950 | 26.5795 | LSE | GBP |
| 07/01/2026 | 27,620 | 26.5000 | 26.3850 | 26.4671 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 07/01/2026 | - | - | - | - | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 07/01/2026 | 1,182,140 | 31.2700 | 30.4550 | 30.7692 | XAMS | EUR |
| 07/01/2026 | - | - | - | - | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 07/01/2026 | - | - | - | - | 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 30 October 2025.
In respect of this programme, Merrill Lynch International will make trading decisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a period from 30 October 2025 up to and including 30 January 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 Merrill Lynch 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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