REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

05/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 5454N  Airtel Africa PLC  05 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 05 January 2026: 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 were
announced on 22 September 2025.

Aggregate information:

 Date of purchase                                02 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              356.40p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             363.80p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       361.09p

 

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 3,655,840,539, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,648,351,495. 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.

 

The purchases were made pursuant to the revised arrangements entered into with
Barclays Capital Securities Limited announced on 22 September 2025.

Aggregate information on shares purchased according to trading venues:

 

 Venue                  Volume-weighted average price  Aggregated volume  Lowest price per share  Highest price per share
 London Stock Exchange  361.28                         27,997             356.40                  363.80
 BATS Europe            361.65                         4,523              357.60                  363.20
 CHI-X Europe           360.00                         4,659              357.80                  362.60
 Aquis Exchange         360.29                         1,865              358.60                  362.40
 Turquoise              359.98                         956                359.80                  362.60

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 40,965,209
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 152.4457
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:

 

 02/01/2026  08:05:12  1398  GBp  356.4000  XLON  606156808461783000
 02/01/2026  08:14:02  887   GBp  359.0000  CHIX  606156808461888000
 02/01/2026  08:22:57  878   GBp  357.8000  XLON  606156808461991000
 02/01/2026  08:36:11  797   GBp  358.0000  XLON  592083055893042000
 02/01/2026  08:36:11  148   GBp  358.0000  XLON  592083055893042000
 02/01/2026  08:44:19  1038  GBp  358.6000  AQXE  592083055893132000
 02/01/2026  09:20:29  1092  GBp  357.4000  XLON  606156808462612000
 02/01/2026  09:46:37  1704  GBp  357.8000  CHIX  592083055893767000
 02/01/2026  09:59:12  966   GBp  357.6000  BATE  592083055893881000
 02/01/2026  10:14:17  920   GBp  356.8000  XLON  592083055894035000
 02/01/2026  11:07:45  879   GBp  358.0000  XLON  592083055894503000
 02/01/2026  11:07:45  1470  GBp  358.0000  XLON  592083055894503000
 02/01/2026  11:25:17  547   GBp  358.4000  XLON  606156808463660000
 02/01/2026  11:25:17  409   GBp  358.4000  XLON  606156808463660000
 02/01/2026  11:40:20  894   GBp  359.8000  TRQX  592083055894791000
 02/01/2026  14:35:44  1134  GBp  362.6000  XLON  592083055896709000
 02/01/2026  14:39:36  1146  GBp  363.4000  XLON  592083055896781000
 02/01/2026  14:40:43  853   GBp  362.6000  CHIX  606156808465688000
 02/01/2026  14:46:07  984   GBp  363.0000  XLON  606156808465779000
 02/01/2026  14:50:20  826   GBp  363.0000  XLON  606156808465854000
 02/01/2026  14:56:20  860   GBp  363.4000  XLON  606156808465955000
 02/01/2026  14:56:23  747   GBp  363.0000  XLON  592083055897083000
 02/01/2026  14:56:23  242   GBp  363.0000  XLON  592083055897083000
 02/01/2026  14:58:06  797   GBp  362.6000  XLON  592083055897115000
 02/01/2026  15:02:09  901   GBp  363.0000  XLON  606156808466068000
 02/01/2026  15:05:21  862   GBp  363.4000  XLON  606156808466131000
 02/01/2026  15:11:13  916   GBp  363.0000  XLON  592083055897367000
 02/01/2026  15:16:03  801   GBp  362.6000  BATE  592083055897477000
 02/01/2026  15:20:27  1074  GBp  363.2000  BATE  606156808466425000
 02/01/2026  15:22:16  901   GBp  362.8000  XLON  606156808466457000
 02/01/2026  15:27:12  904   GBp  363.0000  BATE  592083055897688000
 02/01/2026  15:38:52  1190  GBp  363.8000  XLON  592083055897875000
 02/01/2026  15:39:20  1422  GBp  363.4000  XLON  606156808466725000
 02/01/2026  15:41:39  898   GBp  363.0000  XLON  592083055897919000
 02/01/2026  15:50:03  797   GBp  362.6000  XLON  592083055898050000
 02/01/2026  15:53:17  62    GBp  362.6000  TRQX  592083055898107000
 02/01/2026  15:53:17  1010  GBp  362.6000  XLON  606156808466938000
 02/01/2026  15:53:20  693   GBp  362.4000  AQXE  592083055898108000
 02/01/2026  15:53:20  134   GBp  362.4000  AQXE  592083055898108000
 02/01/2026  15:57:07  860   GBp  362.6000  XLON  592083055898179000
 02/01/2026  15:59:12  936   GBp  362.4000  XLON  592083055898214000
 02/01/2026  16:01:15  835   GBp  362.0000  XLON  592083055898263000
 02/01/2026  16:04:55  838   GBp  362.2000  XLON  592083055898330000
 02/01/2026  16:07:15  844   GBp  362.0000  CHIX  606156808467198000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  137   GBp  362.0000  CHIX  592083055898470000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  29    GBp  362.0000  CHIX  592083055898470000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  205   GBp  362.0000  CHIX  592083055898470000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  764   GBp  362.0000  BATE  606156808467285000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  14    GBp  362.0000  BATE  606156808467285000
 02/01/2026  16:12:28  357   GBp  362.0000  XLON  606156808467285000

 

 

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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