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REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 2874J  Airtel Africa PLC  20 May 2025

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 20 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                                19 May 2025
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  200,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              176.40p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             179.60p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       178.03p

 

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 3,669,542,413, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,662,053,369. 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  178.02          126,358            176.60        179.60
 BATS Europe            178.13          14,529             177.20        179.30
 CHI-X Europe           177.97          49,065             176.40        179.60
 Aquis Exchange         179.15          3,972              178.80        179.50
 Turquoise              177.81          6,076              176.90        178.70

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 27,263,335
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 136.5548
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
 19/05/2025        08:02:18  3191    GBp       178.1000  CHIX           606205277267171000
 19/05/2025        08:07:28  2178    GBp       177.7000  CHIX           592131528431670000
 19/05/2025        08:07:28  1681    GBp       177.7000  BATE           606205277267277000
 19/05/2025        08:09:42  2016    GBp       177.3000  XLON           606205277267318000
 19/05/2025        08:14:09  2736    GBp       176.8000  XLON           592131528431806000
 19/05/2025        08:25:14  1843    GBp       176.8000  XLON           592131528432001000
 19/05/2025        08:25:38  2517    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           606205277267595000
 19/05/2025        08:48:16  3294    GBp       176.9000  XLON           592131528432408000
 19/05/2025        08:48:16  1444    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           606205277267974000
 19/05/2025        09:00:00  1769    GBp       177.0000  XLON           592131528432602000
 19/05/2025        09:12:21  1608    GBp       176.9000  XLON           592131528432811000
 19/05/2025        09:24:37  1725    GBp       177.0000  XLON           606205277268548000
 19/05/2025        09:24:37  377     GBp       176.9000  XLON           606205277268548000
 19/05/2025        09:25:09  3428    GBp       176.9000  XLON           606205277268557000
 19/05/2025        09:25:11  1444    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           592131528433022000
 19/05/2025        09:25:11  1444    GBp       176.9000  TRQX           606205277268558000
 19/05/2025        09:25:39  222     GBp       176.9000  XLON           592131528433029000
 19/05/2025        09:25:39  2       GBp       176.9000  XLON           606205277268565000
 19/05/2025        09:46:23  1457    GBp       176.9000  CHIX           592131528433389000
 19/05/2025        09:46:23  2112    GBp       176.9000  XLON           606205277268909000
 19/05/2025        09:46:23  1457    GBp       176.8000  CHIX           592131528433389000
 19/05/2025        10:00:15  2682    GBp       176.9000  XLON           606205277269129000
 19/05/2025        10:16:37  2633    GBp       176.6000  XLON           592131528433885000
 19/05/2025        10:16:37  1493    GBp       176.7000  XLON           606205277269383000
 19/05/2025        10:50:10  1596    GBp       176.8000  XLON           606205277269875000
 19/05/2025        10:50:10  1800    GBp       176.7000  XLON           592131528434398000
 19/05/2025        10:50:10  1372    GBp       176.7000  XLON           592131528434398000
 19/05/2025        10:50:10  1598    GBp       176.7000  CHIX           592131528434398000
 19/05/2025        11:00:22  2282    GBp       176.4000  CHIX           592131528434558000
 19/05/2025        11:26:22  690     GBp       176.7000  XLON           592131528434947000
 19/05/2025        11:46:12  1444    GBp       177.2000  TRQX           592131528435230000
 19/05/2025        11:46:12  3744    GBp       177.2000  BATE           606205277270672000
 19/05/2025        12:13:23  4556    GBp       177.3000  XLON           592131528435662000
 19/05/2025        12:20:06  1886    GBp       177.1000  XLON           606205277271183000
 19/05/2025        12:42:01  1730    GBp       177.5000  CHIX           592131528436134000
 19/05/2025        12:42:01  1444    GBp       177.4000  BATE           592131528436134000
 19/05/2025        12:42:01  2888    GBp       177.5000  XLON           606205277271528000
 19/05/2025        12:42:01  2988    GBp       177.4000  CHIX           606205277271528000
 19/05/2025        12:42:01  4332    GBp       177.4000  XLON           606205277271528000
 19/05/2025        13:23:38  224     GBp       178.4000  XLON           606205277272217000
 19/05/2025        13:23:38  1231    GBp       178.4000  XLON           606205277272217000
 19/05/2025        13:34:55  1051    GBp       178.3000  TRQX           592131528437081000
 19/05/2025        13:34:55  1455    GBp       178.3000  XLON           606205277272424000
 19/05/2025        13:34:55  1548    GBp       178.3000  CHIX           606205277272424000
 19/05/2025        13:34:55  1051    GBp       178.3000  BATE           606205277272424000
 19/05/2025        13:34:55  908     GBp       178.3000  CHIX           606205277272424000
 19/05/2025        13:34:56  2170    GBp       178.3000  XLON           592131528437082000
 19/05/2025        13:35:00  616     GBp       178.3000  BATE           606205277272426000
 19/05/2025        13:35:00  616     GBp       178.3000  TRQX           592131528437083000
 19/05/2025        13:45:50  1864    GBp       178.2000  CHIX           592131528437287000
 19/05/2025        13:50:51  1855    GBp       177.9000  XLON           592131528437395000
 19/05/2025        13:56:49  1779    GBp       177.8000  XLON           606205277272828000
 19/05/2025        14:11:32  41      GBp       178.0000  XLON           606205277273152000
 19/05/2025        14:13:19  2100    GBp       178.0000  XLON           606205277273184000
 19/05/2025        14:13:19  1713    GBp       178.0000  CHIX           592131528437883000
 19/05/2025        14:14:39  1951    GBp       177.9000  CHIX           606205277273225000
 19/05/2025        14:26:22  2790    GBp       178.1000  XLON           592131528438175000
 19/05/2025        14:26:22  1512    GBp       178.1000  CHIX           592131528438175000
 19/05/2025        14:26:23  707     GBp       178.0000  XLON           606205277273463000
 19/05/2025        14:26:23  814     GBp       178.0000  XLON           606205277273463000
 19/05/2025        14:33:35  2057    GBp       177.9000  XLON           606205277273662000
 19/05/2025        14:33:35  277     GBp       177.9000  XLON           606205277273662000
 19/05/2025        14:33:35  2756    GBp       177.9000  CHIX           592131528438383000
 19/05/2025        14:40:43  1637    GBp       177.8000  XLON           606205277273855000
 19/05/2025        14:40:43  2229    GBp       177.7000  XLON           606205277273855000
 19/05/2025        14:56:30  1484    GBp       178.5000  BATE           592131528439052000
 19/05/2025        14:56:54  4073    GBp       178.3000  XLON           606205277274315000
 19/05/2025        15:06:34  351     GBp       178.2000  XLON           592131528439366000
 19/05/2025        15:06:34  1328    GBp       178.2000  XLON           592131528439366000
 19/05/2025        15:06:35  2794    GBp       178.1000  XLON           592131528439366000
 19/05/2025        15:10:51  1812    GBp       177.9000  XLON           592131528439482000
 19/05/2025        15:16:19  1919    GBp       177.8000  XLON           606205277274859000
 19/05/2025        15:22:07  1538    GBp       178.4000  CHIX           606205277275023000
 19/05/2025        15:23:46  1608    GBp       178.6000  XLON           606205277275063000
 19/05/2025        15:24:54  1717    GBp       178.5000  XLON           606205277275090000
 19/05/2025        15:29:04  1652    GBp       178.8000  XLON           606205277275195000
 19/05/2025        15:29:16  1505    GBp       178.8000  XLON           606205277275199000
 19/05/2025        15:34:14  180     GBp       178.9000  XLON           606205277275329000
 19/05/2025        15:34:14  245     GBp       178.9000  CHIX           592131528440118000
 19/05/2025        15:34:14  1144    GBp       178.9000  XLON           592131528440118000
 19/05/2025        15:38:35  2913    GBp       178.8000  XLON           592131528440234000
 19/05/2025        15:38:35  1469    GBp       178.8000  BATE           606205277275441000
 19/05/2025        15:39:07  1859    GBp       178.7000  XLON           606205277275455000
 19/05/2025        15:49:25  1449    GBp       178.8000  AQXE           592131528440532000
 19/05/2025        15:49:25  214     GBp       178.8000  AQXE           606205277275726000
 19/05/2025        15:49:34  2597    GBp       178.7000  XLON           592131528440535000
 19/05/2025        15:52:42  1676    GBp       178.9000  XLON           592131528440623000
 19/05/2025        15:55:53  1601    GBp       178.9000  XLON           592131528440714000
 19/05/2025        15:56:08  1608    GBp       178.7000  CHIX           592131528440720000
 19/05/2025        15:56:08  1521    GBp       178.7000  TRQX           606205277275907000
 19/05/2025        15:57:50  3364    GBp       178.9000  XLON           606205277275974000
 19/05/2025        15:57:53  1912    GBp       178.6000  CHIX           592131528440791000
 19/05/2025        15:59:37  1699    GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277276026000
 19/05/2025        15:59:37  317     GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277276026000
 19/05/2025        15:59:37  1637    GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277276026000
 19/05/2025        16:02:10  2101    GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277276113000
 19/05/2025        16:02:40  268     GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277276126000
 19/05/2025        16:06:49  150     GBp       179.5000  XLON           592131528441080000
 19/05/2025        16:06:49  1436    GBp       179.5000  XLON           592131528441080000
 19/05/2025        16:06:52  3409    GBp       179.4000  XLON           592131528441082000
 19/05/2025        16:09:25  2851    GBp       179.5000  XLON           606205277276336000
 19/05/2025        16:09:52  1649    GBp       179.5000  XLON           592131528441182000
 19/05/2025        16:13:19  3109    GBp       179.5000  CHIX           606205277276463000
 19/05/2025        16:18:31  1345    GBp       179.5000  AQXE           592131528441481000
 19/05/2025        16:18:31  210     GBp       179.5000  AQXE           592131528441481000
 19/05/2025        16:19:15  2773    GBp       179.6000  XLON           592131528441507000
 19/05/2025        16:19:15  1361    GBp       179.6000  CHIX           606205277276662000
 19/05/2025        16:19:15  83      GBp       179.6000  CHIX           606205277276662000
 19/05/2025        16:19:38  1586    GBp       179.4000  CHIX           592131528441520000
 19/05/2025        16:23:28  1371    GBp       179.3000  BATE           592131528441674000
 19/05/2025        16:23:28  199     GBp       179.3000  BATE           592131528441674000
 19/05/2025        16:23:28  1473    GBp       179.3000  XLON           606205277276823000
 19/05/2025        16:25:06  1992    GBp       179.2000  XLON           606205277276898000
 19/05/2025        16:26:53  1570    GBp       179.2000  CHIX           606205277276958000
 19/05/2025        16:26:53  1470    GBp       179.2000  BATE           592131528441813000
 19/05/2025        16:28:15  128     GBp       179.1000  CHIX           592131528441857000
 19/05/2025        16:28:26  1387    GBp       179.1000  CHIX           592131528441862000
 19/05/2025        16:28:26  2084    GBp       179.1000  XLON           606205277277006000
 19/05/2025        16:29:50  75      GBp       179.2000  AQXE           592131528441918000
 19/05/2025        16:29:50  679     GBp       179.2000  AQXE           592131528441918000

 

 

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.

 

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