Transaction in Own Shares
On November 1, 2021, Royal Dutch Shell announced the purchase of 1,200,000 'B' shares for cancellation as part of its buy-back program initiated on July 29, 2021. The shares were acquired across various trading venues including LSE, Chi-X, and BATS. The highest price paid was £16.926 per share, while the lowest was £16.714. This buy-back aligns with Shell's commitment to return value to shareholders and comply with regulatory frameworks. The trading decisions for this program are managed independently by Exane BNP Paribas until December 29, 2021.
- Share buy-back program increases shareholder value.
- 1,200,000 shares purchased for cancellation demonstrates commitment to capital management.
- Purchases executed at varying prices show strategic trading across multiple venues.
- None.
| Transaction in Own Shares | ||||||
| 01 November 2021 | ||||||
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| Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 01 November 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 | |
| 01/11/2021 | 1,050,000 | 16.926 | 16.714 | 16.822 | LSE | |
| 01/11/2021 | 90,000 | 16.920 | 16.716 | 16.820 | Chi-X (CXE) | |
| 01/11/2021 | 60,000 | 16.924 | 16.728 | 16.820 | 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.
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LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares
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