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Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

13/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 5916O  Airtel Africa PLC  13 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 13 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                                12 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              359.40p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             368.60p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       364.53p

 

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 3,655,600,539, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,648,111,495. 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  364.98                         24,125             359.80                  368.60
 BATS Europe            363.75                         4,905              359.40                  366.80
 CHI-X Europe           363.74                         10,233             361.20                  368.20
 Turquoise              365.80                         737                365.80                  365.80

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,205,209
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 153.6997
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
 12/01/2026        08:06:46  1469    GBp       362.6000  XLON           592086594842853000
 12/01/2026        08:13:15  941     GBp       361.2000  CHIX           606160347403966000
 12/01/2026        08:30:01  814     GBp       359.8000  XLON           606160347404226000
 12/01/2026        08:39:08  1065    GBp       359.4000  BATE           606160347404379000
 12/01/2026        09:31:25  2009    GBp       360.6000  XLON           606160347405129000
 12/01/2026        10:11:33  935     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           592086594845051000
 12/01/2026        10:11:33  737     GBp       361.6000  XLON           606160347405917000
 12/01/2026        10:14:02  210     GBp       361.4000  CHIX           606160347405969000
 12/01/2026        10:14:02  806     GBp       361.4000  CHIX           606160347405969000
 12/01/2026        10:45:44  677     GBp       363.2000  CHIX           592086594845718000
 12/01/2026        11:01:59  905     GBp       363.4000  BATE           592086594846040000
 12/01/2026        11:05:11  346     GBp       363.2000  CHIX           592086594846100000
 12/01/2026        11:13:40  1050    GBp       363.8000  CHIX           606160347407021000
 12/01/2026        11:47:40  946     GBp       364.0000  CHIX           592086594846885000
 12/01/2026        12:11:46  936     GBp       363.8000  XLON           592086594847325000
 12/01/2026        12:20:01  850     GBp       363.6000  CHIX           606160347408138000
 12/01/2026        12:53:01  632     GBp       363.8000  BATE           606160347408647000
 12/01/2026        12:53:01  273     GBp       363.8000  BATE           606160347408647000
 12/01/2026        13:04:47  973     GBp       364.6000  CHIX           606160347408853000
 12/01/2026        13:15:40  754     GBp       364.2000  XLON           606160347409033000
 12/01/2026        13:15:40  291     GBp       364.2000  XLON           606160347409033000
 12/01/2026        13:50:17  1302    GBp       363.2000  XLON           592086594849098000
 12/01/2026        14:01:51  566     GBp       364.0000  CHIX           606160347409884000
 12/01/2026        14:01:51  590     GBp       364.0000  CHIX           606160347409884000
 12/01/2026        14:06:51  1209    GBp       363.2000  XLON           592086594849450000
 12/01/2026        14:28:25  985     GBp       364.0000  XLON           592086594849944000
 12/01/2026        14:28:38  1421    GBp       364.0000  XLON           592086594849950000
 12/01/2026        14:49:18  737     GBp       365.8000  TRQX           592086594850627000
 12/01/2026        14:49:18  1695    GBp       365.8000  XLON           606160347411099000
 12/01/2026        14:56:17  750     GBp       366.8000  BATE           592086594850845000
 12/01/2026        14:56:17  490     GBp       366.8000  BATE           592086594850845000
 12/01/2026        15:05:04  1393    GBp       367.6000  XLON           606160347411683000
 12/01/2026        15:15:14  1462    GBp       368.4000  XLON           606160347411976000
 12/01/2026        15:24:16  522     GBp       368.6000  XLON           592086594851811000
 12/01/2026        15:24:16  461     GBp       368.6000  XLON           592086594851811000
 12/01/2026        15:32:04  1393    GBp       367.6000  XLON           592086594852036000
 12/01/2026        15:43:03  1343    GBp       368.2000  CHIX           606160347412748000
 12/01/2026        15:52:02  1483    GBp       367.6000  XLON           592086594852605000
 12/01/2026        15:52:02  178     GBp       367.6000  XLON           592086594852605000
 12/01/2026        16:01:23  1546    GBp       367.4000  XLON           592086594852899000
 12/01/2026        16:05:07  589     GBp       366.8000  XLON           606160347413366000
 12/01/2026        16:05:07  443     GBp       366.8000  XLON           606160347413366000
 12/01/2026        16:14:04  790     GBp       365.2000  BATE           592086594853301000
 12/01/2026        16:19:51  1033    GBp       365.4000  XLON           606160347413824000

 

 

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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