{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"37477","rtpr_id":"nGNX6BjZKH","ticker":"SHEL","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["SHEL"],"title":"Transaction in Own Shares","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-18T10:21:18.308Z","article_body":"Transaction in Own Shares\n\n15 May, 2026\n\n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •\n\nShell plc (the 'Company') announces that on 15 May, 2026 it purchased the\nfollowing number of Shares for cancellation. \n\nAggregated information on Shares purchased according to trading venue:\n\n Date of Purchase  Number of Shares purchased  Highest price paid  Lowest price paid  Volume weighted average price paid per share  Venue        Currency  \n 15/05/2026        1,000,000                   £ 31.9350           £ 31.4900          £ 31.7236                                     LSE          GBP       \n 15/05/2026        300,000                     £ 31.9300           £ 31.5000          £ 31.7259                                     Chi-X (CXE)  GBP       \n 15/05/2026        150,000                     £ 31.9300           £ 31.4900          £ 31.7243                                     BATS (BXE)   GBP       \n\nThese share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back programme\npreviously announced on 7 May 2026. \n\nIn respect of this programme, Goldman Sachs International will make trading\ndecisions in relation to the securities independently of the Company for a\nperiod from 7 May 2026 up to and including 24 July 2026.\n\nAny such share purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters\nand in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares.\nThe programme will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 9 of the UK Listing\nRules and Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with\nbuy-back programmes (\"EU MAR\") and EU MAR as \"onshored\" into UK law from the\nend of the Brexit transition period (at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020) through\nthe European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union\n(Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented, restated,\nnovated, substituted or replaced by the Financial Services Act, 2021 and\nrelevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU\nExit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time (\"UK MAR\") and the\nCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (the \"EU MAR Delegated\nRegulation\") and the EU MAR Delegated Regulation as \"onshored\" into UK law\nfrom the end of the Brexit transition period (at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020)\nthrough the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European\nUnion (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), and as amended, supplemented,\nrestated, novated, substituted or replaced by the Financial Services Act, 2021\nand relevant statutory instruments (including, The Market Abuse (Amendment)\n(EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)), from time to time.\n\nIn accordance with EU MAR and UK MAR, a breakdown of the individual trades\nmade by Goldman Sachs International on behalf of the Company as a part of the\nbuy-back programme is detailed below.\n\nEnquiries:\n\nMedia: International +44 (0) 207 934 5550; 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