REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

12/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 4092O  Airtel Africa PLC  12 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 12 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                                09 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              361.00p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             367.20p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       364.71p

 

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 3,655,640,539, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,648,151,495. 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  364.88                         19,022             361.40                  367.00
 BATS Europe            364.21                         8,685              361.00                  366.40
 CHI-X Europe           364.74                         11,411             361.60                  367.20
 Aquis Exchange         365.60                         882                365.60                  365.60

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,165,209
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 153.4949
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
 09/01/2026        09:03:47  1319    GBp       361.0000  BATE           592085504685766000
 09/01/2026        09:14:29  1028    GBp       361.6000  CHIX           592085504685990000
 09/01/2026        09:16:55  830     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606159285731269000
 09/01/2026        09:46:45  1546    GBp       361.4000  XLON           592085504686750000
 09/01/2026        10:15:01  1659    GBp       362.6000  CHIX           606159285732474000
 09/01/2026        10:23:41  818     GBp       363.0000  CHIX           606159285732591000
 09/01/2026        10:23:41  167     GBp       363.0000  CHIX           606159285732591000
 09/01/2026        10:46:04  879     GBp       364.8000  XLON           592085504687778000
 09/01/2026        11:10:06  918     GBp       365.0000  XLON           606159285733271000
 09/01/2026        11:35:59  903     GBp       364.8000  CHIX           606159285733602000
 09/01/2026        11:45:00  817     GBp       364.8000  CHIX           606159285733746000
 09/01/2026        12:00:35  799     GBp       364.6000  XLON           606159285733991000
 09/01/2026        12:06:50  835     GBp       364.0000  XLON           592085504689006000
 09/01/2026        12:30:35  905     GBp       364.0000  XLON           592085504689377000
 09/01/2026        13:13:31  1049    GBp       364.0000  BATE           592085504690046000
 09/01/2026        13:22:06  1253    GBp       364.4000  BATE           592085504690179000
 09/01/2026        13:25:17  847     GBp       364.0000  XLON           592085504690231000
 09/01/2026        13:52:57  882     GBp       365.6000  AQXE           606159285735660000
 09/01/2026        13:53:48  1073    GBp       365.4000  XLON           592085504690694000
 09/01/2026        14:03:52  1039    GBp       365.0000  XLON           592085504690870000
 09/01/2026        14:21:06  1348    GBp       365.2000  XLON           592085504691202000
 09/01/2026        14:30:10  1352    GBp       365.0000  XLON           606159285736356000
 09/01/2026        14:43:12  1168    GBp       365.4000  BATE           592085504691823000
 09/01/2026        14:51:25  754     GBp       365.6000  XLON           606159285736962000
 09/01/2026        14:54:35  809     GBp       365.4000  XLON           606159285737042000
 09/01/2026        14:55:58  797     GBp       365.8000  BATE           592085504692170000
 09/01/2026        15:03:51  632     GBp       365.4000  CHIX           592085504692393000
 09/01/2026        15:03:51  716     GBp       365.4000  CHIX           592085504692393000
 09/01/2026        15:14:46  1239    GBp       365.2000  CHIX           592085504692712000
 09/01/2026        15:21:31  1208    GBp       364.8000  XLON           606159285737772000
 09/01/2026        15:29:25  797     GBp       364.8000  XLON           592085504693097000
 09/01/2026        15:40:28  738     GBp       365.8000  BATE           592085504693367000
 09/01/2026        15:40:28  933     GBp       365.8000  CHIX           606159285738220000
 09/01/2026        15:43:30  793     GBp       365.8000  BATE           606159285738301000
 09/01/2026        15:48:11  1244    GBp       366.0000  XLON           592085504693583000
 09/01/2026        15:57:29  186     GBp       366.4000  XLON           592085504693841000
 09/01/2026        15:57:29  743     GBp       366.4000  XLON           592085504693841000
 09/01/2026        15:57:29  738     GBp       366.4000  BATE           606159285738673000
 09/01/2026        16:01:10  1002    GBp       366.2000  XLON           592085504693946000
 09/01/2026        16:12:56  1503    GBp       367.2000  CHIX           606159285739082000
 09/01/2026        16:13:29  996     GBp       367.0000  CHIX           592085504694284000
 09/01/2026        16:13:29  738     GBp       367.0000  XLON           606159285739099000

 

 

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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