Transaction in Own Shares
Shell plc announced the purchase of 2,114,000 'B' shares for cancellation on 25 January 2022. The share buy-back is part of a previously announced arrangement from 2 December 2021, with BNP Paribas Exane making independent trading decisions. The average price for shares purchased was approximately 17.888 GBP, with prices ranging from 17.516 to 18.098 GBP. This buy-back complies with EU MAR and UK MAR regulations. Shareholders are encouraged to review the details of the transaction, which reflects Shell's commitment to enhance shareholder value through share repurchases.
- Shell's buy-back of 2,114,000 'B' shares reinforces its commitment to returning value to shareholders.
- The average price paid per share was 17.888 GBP, indicating effective capital allocation.
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| Transaction in Own Shares | ||||||
| 25 January 2022 | ||||||
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| Shell plc (the ‘Company’) announces that on 25 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 | |
| 25/01/2022 | 1,773,000 | 18.098 | 17.516 | 17.888 | LSE | |
| 25/01/2022 | 180,000 | 18.090 | 17.538 | 17.873 | Chi-X (CXE) | |
| 25/01/2022 | 161,000 | 18.086 | 17.538 | 17.869 | 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 Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70
Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer’s own shares
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