Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LSE: RR.) acquired approximately 3.6 million ordinary shares between August 11 and August 17, 2026, as part of its ongoing capital return strategy.
The transactions were executed via UBS AG London Branch across the London Stock Exchange and other eligible trading venues throughout the five-day period.
The weekly purchases form part of the company’s £2.3 billion share repurchase programme, which was formally launched on February 26, 2026.
Since the programme’s inception, Rolls-Royce has repurchased a cumulative total of 105,183,747 shares at a weighted average price of 1,280.7082 pence per share.
Daily purchase volumes fluctuated across the reporting week, ranging from a low of 426,746 shares to a peak of 976,989 shares on August 13, the highest single-day volume of the period.
On August 11, the company acquired 957,315 shares at a volume weighted average price of 1,533.79 pence, followed by 576,771 shares on August 12 at 1,550.97 pence.
The August 14 session saw 699,496 shares purchased at 1,539.46 pence, while the final session on August 17 recorded the smallest tranche of 426,746 shares at 1,562.97 pence, the highest weighted average price of the week.
Rolls-Royce confirmed it intends to cancel all repurchased shares rather than hold them as treasury stock, a decision that reduces the total share count outstanding.
Following the cancellation of the week’s purchases, the company holds no shares in treasury and reports 8,322,652,874 ordinary shares outstanding, which also represents the total number of voting rights.
That outstanding share figure serves as the reference point for shareholders calculating notification thresholds under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The aggregate weighted average repurchase price of 1,280.7082 pence since the programme began sits notably below the prices recorded during this latest week, reflecting meaningful share price appreciation since February.
Rolls-Royce operates across civil aerospace, defence, and power systems markets globally, and the large-scale buyback underscores the company’s commitment to returning surplus capital to shareholders.
Investors tracking the FTSE 100 engineering giant will be watching subsequent weekly disclosures closely to assess the remaining capacity within the £2.3 billion programme.
