REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

18/07/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 5679R  Airtel Africa PLC  18 July 2025

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 18 July 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                                17 July 2025
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  68,548
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              187.40p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             188.00p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       187.84p

 

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 3,658,484,232, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,650,995,188. 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:

 

                        Volume-weighted average price  Aggregated volume  Lowest price per share  Highest price per share
 London Stock Exchange  187.88                         30,492             187.60                  188.00
 BATS Europe            187.82                         8,124              187.50                  188.00
 CHI-X Europe           187.82                         22,635             187.50                  188.00
 Aquis Exchange         187.74                         4,583              187.40                  188.00
 Turquoise              187.80                         2,714              187.60                  188.00

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 38,321,516
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 149.1103
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
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  4663    GBp       187.9000  XLON           592152408193726000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  1349    GBp       188.0000  BATE           606226157029491000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  1363    GBp       188.0000  BATE           606226157029491000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  6046    GBp       188.0000  XLON           606226157029491000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  1345    GBp       187.9000  BATE           606226157029491000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  3657    GBp       188.0000  CHIX           592152408193726000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  1345    GBp       188.0000  AQXE           606226157029491000
 17/07/2025        08:01:15  310     GBp       188.0000  XLON           592152408193726000
 17/07/2025        08:03:56  736     GBp       187.9000  CHIX           592152408193781000
 17/07/2025        08:09:32  1345    GBp       187.9000  XLON           592152408193900000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  998     GBp       187.9000  CHIX           592152408193900000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  1692    GBp       187.9000  CHIX           592152408193900000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  1345    GBp       187.9000  BATE           606226157029659000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  1460    GBp       187.9000  AQXE           606226157029659000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  1       GBp       187.9000  CHIX           592152408193900000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  2259    GBp       187.9000  CHIX           592152408193901000
 17/07/2025        08:09:33  2408    GBp       187.8000  XLON           606226157029660000
 17/07/2025        08:09:36  1525    GBp       187.8000  CHIX           592152408193901000
 17/07/2025        08:09:36  1530    GBp       187.8000  CHIX           592152408193901000
 17/07/2025        08:18:43  3928    GBp       188.0000  XLON           606226157029814000
 17/07/2025        08:18:43  812     GBp       188.0000  CHIX           592152408194064000
 17/07/2025        08:18:43  533     GBp       188.0000  CHIX           592152408194064000
 17/07/2025        08:18:43  1369    GBp       188.0000  TRQX           606226157029814000
 17/07/2025        08:20:09  2889    GBp       188.0000  XLON           592152408194088000
 17/07/2025        08:20:10  1345    GBp       187.8000  CHIX           592152408194088000
 17/07/2025        08:20:10  1372    GBp       187.8000  XLON           592152408194088000
 17/07/2025        08:20:10  1437    GBp       187.8000  XLON           592152408194088000
 17/07/2025        08:20:10  1370    GBp       187.8000  CHIX           606226157029836000
 17/07/2025        08:20:10  1846    GBp       187.8000  XLON           606226157029836000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1824    GBp       187.6000  CHIX           592152408194211000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1345    GBp       187.6000  BATE           592152408194211000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1405    GBp       187.6000  CHIX           606226157029951000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1345    GBp       187.6000  TRQX           592152408194211000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  2903    GBp       187.6000  XLON           592152408194211000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1345    GBp       187.6000  XLON           606226157029951000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  1378    GBp       187.5000  CHIX           592152408194211000
 17/07/2025        08:28:36  774     GBp       187.5000  BATE           606226157029951000
 17/07/2025        08:28:37  603     GBp       187.5000  BATE           606226157029951000
 17/07/2025        08:30:26  1778    GBp       187.4000  AQXE           606226157029984000
 17/07/2025        08:38:04  1570    GBp       187.7000  CHIX           592152408194379000

 

 

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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