Transaction in Own Shares
On January 13, 2022, Royal Dutch Shell plc announced the purchase of a total of 1,767,000 'B' shares for cancellation as part of its buy-back program initiated on December 2, 2021. The share purchases occurred across multiple venues, with the highest price paid per share reaching £18.146 and the lowest at £17.942. This strategic move aims to enhance shareholder value by reducing the number of outstanding shares. BNP Paribas Exane is managing the trading decisions independently within pre-set parameters and in compliance with both EU and UK regulations.
- Shell purchased 1,767,000 'B' shares, indicating confidence in its financial position.
- The buy-back program aims to enhance shareholder value by reducing share count.
- Share buy-back strategy may divert funds from other potential investments or debt reduction.
| Transaction in Own Shares | ||||||
| 13 January 2022 | ||||||
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| Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 13 January 2022 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 | |
| 13/01/2022 | 1,470,000 | 18.146 | 17.942 | 18.067 | LSE | |
| 13/01/2022 | 169,000 | 18.144 | 17.968 | 18.066 | Chi-X (CXE) | |
| 13/01/2022 | 128,000 | 18.136 | 17.958 | 18.067 | BATS (BXE) | |
These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back arrangement previously announced on 02 December 2021.
In respect of this arrangement, BNP Paribas Exane will make trading decisions in relation to the Company’s securities independently of the Company for a period from 02 December 2021 up to and including 28 January 2022.
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 BNP Paribas Exane 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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