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REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 1022J  Airtel Africa PLC  19 May 2025

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 19 May 2025: Airtel Africa announces today it has purchased
the following number of its ordinary shares of USD 0.50 each from Barclays
Capital Securities Limited pursuant to the authority granted by its
shareholders as part of its share buy-back programme, details of which was
announced on 14 May 2025.

Aggregate information:

 Date of purchase                                16 May 2025
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  194,564
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              175.30p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             177.60p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       176.90p

 

The purchased ordinary shares will be cancelled.

 

Following the purchase of these ordinary shares, the remaining ordinary shares
of USD 0.50 each in issue will be 3,669,742,413, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,662,253,369. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under
the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Aggregate information on shares purchased according to trading venues:

 

 Venue                  Volume          Aggregated volume  Lowest price  Highest price

                        Weighted                           per share     per share

                        average price
 London Stock Exchange  176.94          109,306            175.30        177.60
 BATS Europe            176.65          13,052             176.40        177.10
 CHI-X Europe           176.85          65,349             175.90        177.40
 Aquis Exchange         177.20          3,773              177.20        177.20
 Turquoise              177.19          3,084              177.10        177.30

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 27,063,335
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 136.2483
GBp per ordinary share.

 

The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by
Barclays Capital Securities Limited as part of the buy-back programme.

 

Individual transactions:

 

 Transaction Date  Time      Volume  Currency  Price     Trading Venue  Transaction Reference
 16/05/2025        08:07:10  1457    GBp       176.0000  CHIX           592130466742333000
 16/05/2025        08:07:10  1457    GBp       176.0000  XLON           606204215577900000
 16/05/2025        08:07:10  3263    GBp       176.0000  XLON           606204215577900000
 16/05/2025        08:15:56  3430    GBp       175.9000  XLON           592130466742515000
 16/05/2025        08:15:56  1457    GBp       175.9000  CHIX           606204215578073000
 16/05/2025        08:28:32  1541    GBp       175.5000  XLON           606204215578300000
 16/05/2025        08:28:49  2184    GBp       175.3000  XLON           592130466742758000
 16/05/2025        08:28:52  2381    GBp       175.6000  XLON           592130466742759000
 16/05/2025        08:48:42  6021    GBp       176.4000  BATE           592130466743143000
 16/05/2025        08:57:56  2526    GBp       176.2000  CHIX           592130466743310000
 16/05/2025        09:22:34  664     GBp       176.3000  CHIX           592130466743781000
 16/05/2025        09:22:34  3279    GBp       176.3000  CHIX           592130466743781000
 16/05/2025        09:51:09  4309    GBp       176.6000  CHIX           592130466744294000
 16/05/2025        09:51:09  2223    GBp       176.6000  CHIX           606204215579752000
 16/05/2025        09:51:09  795     GBp       176.6000  BATE           606204215579752000
 16/05/2025        09:51:09  662     GBp       176.6000  BATE           606204215579752000
 16/05/2025        09:55:26  2119    GBp       176.3000  XLON           592130466744368000
 16/05/2025        10:21:18  1657    GBp       177.5000  XLON           592130466744837000
 16/05/2025        10:21:18  3016    GBp       177.4000  XLON           592130466744837000
 16/05/2025        10:21:18  2914    GBp       177.4000  CHIX           606204215580265000
 16/05/2025        10:25:32  2764    GBp       177.2000  XLON           592130466744918000
 16/05/2025        10:39:27  2187    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215580577000
 16/05/2025        10:42:21  2134    GBp       177.0000  XLON           606204215580620000
 16/05/2025        11:05:12  1951    GBp       177.2000  XLON           592130466745731000
 16/05/2025        11:05:12  3014    GBp       177.2000  XLON           592130466745731000
 16/05/2025        11:29:12  1632    GBp       177.6000  XLON           606204215581521000
 16/05/2025        11:33:35  1632    GBp       177.5000  XLON           606204215581591000
 16/05/2025        11:36:02  3448    GBp       177.4000  CHIX           606204215581633000
 16/05/2025        11:36:11  1611    GBp       177.3000  XLON           606204215581635000
 16/05/2025        11:47:38  2437    GBp       177.3000  XLON           606204215581826000
 16/05/2025        12:17:27  1580    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466747108000
 16/05/2025        12:17:27  1518    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606204215582420000
 16/05/2025        12:17:27  2527    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606204215582420000
 16/05/2025        12:21:55  30      GBp       177.1000  CHIX           606204215582501000
 16/05/2025        12:21:59  68      GBp       177.1000  CHIX           606204215582502000
 16/05/2025        12:22:39  482     GBp       177.1000  CHIX           606204215582520000
 16/05/2025        12:22:39  1711    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           606204215582520000
 16/05/2025        12:49:24  3788    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466747698000
 16/05/2025        12:49:24  1143    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466747698000
 16/05/2025        12:55:09  1604    GBp       177.2000  CHIX           606204215583072000
 16/05/2025        13:02:25  1586    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466747936000
 16/05/2025        13:10:52  1703    GBp       177.0000  CHIX           592130466748089000
 16/05/2025        13:10:52  1701    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606204215583350000
 16/05/2025        13:21:57  2802    GBp       176.5000  XLON           592130466748300000
 16/05/2025        13:35:50  1349    GBp       176.8000  CHIX           606204215583812000
 16/05/2025        13:36:45  117     GBp       177.0000  CHIX           592130466748594000
 16/05/2025        13:48:12  1457    GBp       177.2000  CHIX           592130466748824000
 16/05/2025        13:48:12  5239    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215584048000
 16/05/2025        13:48:14  218     GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466748825000
 16/05/2025        13:48:14  236     GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466748825000
 16/05/2025        13:48:14  2       GBp       177.1000  BATE           606204215584049000
 16/05/2025        13:48:54  1240    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           606204215584063000
 16/05/2025        13:52:56  2004    GBp       177.1000  XLON           592130466748932000
 16/05/2025        14:07:16  1579    GBp       177.0000  CHIX           592130466749266000
 16/05/2025        14:07:19  1724    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           606204215584470000
 16/05/2025        14:15:45  1725    GBp       176.9000  XLON           592130466749460000
 16/05/2025        14:15:51  1935    GBp       176.8000  XLON           606204215584654000
 16/05/2025        14:18:50  1908    GBp       176.4000  XLON           592130466749540000
 16/05/2025        14:23:09  1997    GBp       176.4000  CHIX           606204215584830000
 16/05/2025        14:28:01  1152    GBp       176.3000  CHIX           592130466749770000
 16/05/2025        14:28:01  1390    GBp       176.3000  CHIX           592130466749770000
 16/05/2025        14:36:59  137     GBp       176.6000  XLON           592130466750072000
 16/05/2025        14:36:59  1320    GBp       176.6000  XLON           592130466750072000
 16/05/2025        14:36:59  2043    GBp       176.6000  CHIX           606204215585237000
 16/05/2025        14:45:21  4541    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           606204215585492000
 16/05/2025        14:48:00  736     GBp       176.8000  XLON           606204215585561000
 16/05/2025        14:48:00  1779    GBp       176.8000  XLON           606204215585561000
 16/05/2025        15:00:00  1457    GBp       176.8000  CHIX           592130466750817000
 16/05/2025        15:00:00  2392    GBp       176.8000  BATE           606204215585948000
 16/05/2025        15:00:01  100     GBp       176.7000  CHIX           606204215585952000
 16/05/2025        15:07:40  1457    GBp       177.0000  XLON           606204215586198000
 16/05/2025        15:07:40  2079    GBp       177.0000  CHIX           592130466751078000
 16/05/2025        15:07:40  1690    GBp       177.0000  BATE           606204215586198000
 16/05/2025        15:21:42  2635    GBp       177.1000  XLON           592130466751527000
 16/05/2025        15:23:10  6210    GBp       177.3000  XLON           592130466751577000
 16/05/2025        15:35:11  1002    GBp       177.3000  XLON           606204215587047000
 16/05/2025        15:35:11  938     GBp       177.3000  XLON           606204215587047000
 16/05/2025        15:37:37  2830    GBp       177.2000  XLON           592130466752057000
 16/05/2025        15:37:37  1608    GBp       177.2000  XLON           592130466752057000
 16/05/2025        15:37:37  1555    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215587127000
 16/05/2025        15:41:45  3136    GBp       177.0000  XLON           592130466752198000
 16/05/2025        15:53:42  1490    GBp       177.2000  AQXE           592130466752582000
 16/05/2025        15:54:37  2617    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215587655000
 16/05/2025        15:55:16  1490    GBp       177.1000  CHIX           592130466752633000
 16/05/2025        15:55:16  1490    GBp       177.1000  BATE           592130466752633000
 16/05/2025        15:55:16  2158    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606204215587676000
 16/05/2025        15:55:16  1490    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606204215587676000
 16/05/2025        16:04:05  1457    GBp       177.2000  CHIX           592130466752898000
 16/05/2025        16:04:05  3042    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215587930000
 16/05/2025        16:08:22  3582    GBp       177.3000  XLON           592130466753040000
 16/05/2025        16:08:22  1457    GBp       177.3000  TRQX           606204215588065000
 16/05/2025        16:08:22  2294    GBp       177.3000  CHIX           606204215588065000
 16/05/2025        16:13:41  51      GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215588240000
 16/05/2025        16:13:41  4118    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215588240000
 16/05/2025        16:18:05  4994    GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215588405000
 16/05/2025        16:18:05  142     GBp       177.2000  XLON           606204215588405000
 16/05/2025        16:24:14  2283    GBp       177.2000  AQXE           606204215588658000
 16/05/2025        16:24:30  1627    GBp       177.1000  TRQX           592130466753668000
 16/05/2025        16:25:37  1457    GBp       177.0000  CHIX           592130466753735000

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Airtel Africa - Investor Relations

 Alastair Jones                                  +44 7464 830 011

 Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com            +44 207 493 9315
 (mailto:Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com)

 

 Airtel Africa - Group Company Secretary

 Simon O'Hara                             +44 207 493 9315

 

About Airtel Africa

Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money
services, with operations in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Airtel Africa
provides an integrated offer to its subscribers, including mobile voice and
data services as well as mobile money services both nationally and
internationally. The company's strategy is focused on providing a great
customer experience across the entire footprint, enabling our corporate
purpose of transforming lives across Africa.

 

www.airtel.africa (http://www.airtel.africa)

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