Rolls-Royce buys 3,389,612 shares: stock after-hours at EUR 16.61, minus 2.18 percent
Published on 10/07/2026 at 18:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc reported on October 7, 2026, that it had purchased 3,389,612 ordinary shares between September 29 and October 5 as part of its GBP 2.3 billion buyback program, according to Investegate. At 6:34 p.m. CEST, the stock was EUR 16.61 in after-hours trading at Lang & Schwarz, down EUR 0.37, or 2.18 percent, versus the prior close. The further course of after-hours trading at Lang & Schwarz until 11:00 p.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Rolls-Royce stock.
Wednesday’s after-hours trading
The Lang & Schwarz prior close was EUR 16.98. The bid was EUR 16.58 and the ask was EUR 16.63 on October 7, 2026. The quote was recorded after the Xetra close, consistent with the after-hours phase for investors in Germany.
Buyback purchases
Rolls-Royce said it intends to cancel the shares purchased in the latest transaction. Following the purchases, the company reported no ordinary shares held in treasury and 8,294,185,605 ordinary shares in issue. Since the buyback program began, Rolls-Royce had repurchased 133,651,016 shares at a weighted average price of 1,322.7658 pence per share, the RNS announcement reported.
