Transaction in Own Shares

Rhea-AI Summary

Royal Dutch Shell announced the purchase of 1,200,000 'B' shares on 15 October 2021 as part of its share buy-back program. The shares were bought at varying prices, with a volume weighted average of £17.901 per share. The buy-back is managed by Exane BNP Paribas and is part of an arrangement effective from 29 July 2021 to 29 December 2021. These transactions comply with the Company's authority to repurchase shares and adhere to applicable regulations, including EU MAR and UK MAR.

Positive

• Completion of share buy-back of 1,200,000 'B' shares, enhancing shareholder value.
• Shares purchased at a volume weighted average price of £17.901.

Negative

• None.

Transaction in Own Shares
15 October 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 15 October 2021 it purchased the following number of 'B' Shares for cancellation.
Aggregated information on “B” shares purchased according to trading venues:
Date of purchase	Number of “B” shares purchased	Highest price paid (GBP)	Lowest price paid (GBP)	Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBP)	Venue
15/10/2021	1,050,000	17.978	17.778	17.901	LSE
15/10/2021	90,000	17.974	17.778	17.896	Chi-X (CXE)
15/10/2021	60,000	17.974	17.790	17.895	BATS (BXE)
These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back arrangement previously announced on 29 July 2021. In respect of this arrangement, Exane BNP Paribas will make trading decisions in relation to the Company’s securities independently of the Company for a period from 29 July 2021 up to and including 29 December 2021. Any such share purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares, Chapter 12 of the 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 (on 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 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 (“EU MAR Delegation Regulation”) and EU MAR Delegated Regulation as “onshored” into UK law from the end of the Brexit transition period (on 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 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 full breakdown of the individual trades made by Exane BNP Paribas on behalf of the Company as a part of the buy-back arrangement is detailed below. Enquiries Media International: +44 (0) 207 934 5550 Media Americas: +1 832 337 4355 LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares

Attachment

• RNS Report SHELL 2021 10 15

FAQ

What was the total number of 'B' shares purchased by RDS.A and RDS.B on October 15, 2021?

Royal Dutch Shell purchased a total of 1,200,000 'B' shares on October 15, 2021.

What was the volume weighted average price paid for RDS.A and RDS.B shares on October 15, 2021?

The volume weighted average price paid was £17.901 per share.

Who manages the share buy-back program for RDS.A and RDS.B?

Exane BNP Paribas manages the share buy-back program for Royal Dutch Shell.

When does the Royal Dutch Shell share buy-back arrangement end?

The share buy-back arrangement for Royal Dutch Shell ends on December 29, 2021.