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Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Director/PDMR Shareholding. (2026, October 12). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/director-pdmr-shareholding/article_8ce261cc-d60b-5cf0-a40b-2ca938f1417c.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-12 · by GlobeNewswire, Inc.

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Shell plc announced that Philippa Bounds, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR), and certain Persons Closely Associated with her had acquired shares through Dividend Reinvestment Schemes without active involvement at the time of purchase. Ms. Bounds intends to cancel these schemes to avoid future notifications for small trades. The announcement was made on October 12, 2026, in compliance with EU and UK market abuse regulations.
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On October 12, 2026, Shell plc announced that Philippa Bounds, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) at the company, informed them of her and certain Persons Closely Associated (PCAs) with her acquiring shares through Dividend Reinvestment Schemes (DRIPs), without active involvement during the purchases. These DRIP acquisitions are part of the EU and UK market abuse regime requirements for public disclosure by PDMRs and PCAs. Bounds acknowledged the importance of being vigilant on such matters and plans to cancel her DRIP elections at the next opportunity to avoid future notifications for small trades. Shell plc's Deputy Company Secretary, Karen Heslop, confirmed this information through official channels managed by Shell Media Relations.

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European GlobeNewswire, Inc. Shell Media Relations Shell plc

Subjects

Bounds PERSON · 2× Shell plc ORG · 2× European NORP · 1× GlobeNewswire, Inc. ORG · 1× Karen Heslop PERSON · 1× Philippa Bounds PERSON · 1× Shell Media Relations ORG · 1×

Narrative

Shell plc (the “Company”) announces that it was informed by Philippa Bounds, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMR”), of certain periodic acquisitions of shares by herself and certain Persons Closely Associated (each a “PCA”) with her, under Dividend Reinvestment Schemes (each a “DRIP”), without any active involvement at the time of purchase.
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Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Shell plc (the “Company”) announces that it was informed by Philippa Bounds, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMR”), of certain periodic acquisitions of shares by herself and certain Persons Closely Associated (each a “PCA”) with her, under Dividend Reinvestment Schemes (each a “DRIP”), without any active involvement at the time of purchase. asserted
each → announce → purchase
Ms Bounds recognises the need for vigilance on these matters. asserted
Bounds → recognise → matters
To remove the need to notify small trades of this nature going forward, Ms Bounds and her PCAs intend to cancel their elections under their respective DRIPs at the next available opportunity. asserted
Bounds → remove → opportunity
The transactions provided below outline the details of the PCAs and the shares acquired in connection with the respective DRIPs. asserted
transactions → provide → DRIPs
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. asserted
you → register → ?
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. asserted
Submitting → submit → password
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. asserted
message → contain → account
No promotional rates found. asserted
rates → find → ?
Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. asserted
you → log → ?
| Rate: | | | Tax: | | | Today's total: | | | Begins: | | | Transaction ID: | A receipt was sent to your email. asserted
receipt → begin → email
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