Transaction in Own Shares
Rhea-AI Summary
Shell plc (SHEL) purchased and cancelled 2,379,170 shares on 01 April 2026 under its ongoing buy-back programme announced 05 February 2026. Purchases occurred across six trading venues (LSE, CXE, BXE, XAMS, DXE, TQEX) with GBP VWAPs ~34.80 and EUR VWAPs ~39.99.
Trading was executed by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc, acting independently, and the programme runs through 01 May 2026, complying with UK MAR and EU MAR rules.
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Positive
- Shares purchased totalling 2,379,170 on 01 April 2026
- Execution across six venues (LSE, CXE, BXE, XAMS, DXE, TQEX)
- VWAPs reported approximately 34.80 GBP and 39.99 EUR
Negative
- None.
News Market Reaction – SHEL
On the day this news was published, SHEL declined 1.04%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30 | Share buyback update | Positive | +0.6% | 472,613 shares purchased and cancelled under ongoing buy-back programme. |
| Mar 27 | Share buyback update | Positive | +0.0% | 1,558,275 shares bought and cancelled across UK and European venues. |
| Mar 26 | Share buyback update | Positive | +0.3% | 1,189,832 ordinary shares repurchased and cancelled in multiple venues. |
| Mar 25 | Share buyback update | Positive | +0.8% | 1,089,316 shares purchased for cancellation under February 2026 programme. |
| Mar 24 | Share buyback update | Positive | +0.5% | 430,308 shares repurchased and cancelled across six trading venues. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Repeated daily buyback disclosures since late March 2026 have coincided with small, consistently positive 24-hour price reactions.
This announcement continues Shell’s ongoing on- and off‑market share buy‑back activity. From 24 March 2026 through 30 March 2026, Shell disclosed multiple daily repurchases ranging from 430,308 to 1,558,275 shares, each for cancellation and executed across UK and European venues under a programme running to 01 May 2026. Those prior buyback updates saw modest positive 24‑hour moves between 0.01% and 0.83%, suggesting the market has treated these disclosures as incrementally supportive rather than transformative.
Regulatory & Risk Context
Key Terms
on-market financial
off-market financial
EU MAR regulatory
UK MAR regulatory
buy-back programme financial
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Transaction in Own Shares
01 April 2026
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Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 01 April 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 |
| 01/04/2026 | 678,725 | 35.6150 | 34.3250 | 34.8049 | LSE | GBP |
| 01/04/2026 | 332,070 | 35.6150 | 34.3400 | 34.8383 | Chi-X (CXE) | GBP |
| 01/04/2026 | 147,735 | 35.6150 | 34.3450 | 34.7649 | BATS (BXE) | GBP |
| 01/04/2026 | 654,415 | 40.8600 | 39.3850 | 39.9977 | XAMS | EUR |
| 01/04/2026 | 471,369 | 40.8700 | 39.3450 | 39.9639 | CBOE DXE | EUR |
| 01/04/2026 | 94,856 | 40.8600 | 39.4000 | 39.9305 | 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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