REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

15/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 9520O  Airtel Africa PLC  15 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 15 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                                14 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              356.20p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             361.60p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       359.03p

 

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 3,655,520,539, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,648,031,495. 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  358.43                         24,461             356.40                  361.60
 BATS Europe            360.28                         7,368              356.20                  361.40
 CHI-X Europe           359.73                         4,210              357.80                  361.00
 Aquis Exchange         358.49                         2,375              356.80                  360.60
 Turquoise              361.33                         1,586              361.00                  361.60

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,285,209
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 154.0981
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
 14/01/2026        08:08:15  1048    GBp       359.2000  XLON           592087274158912000
 14/01/2026        08:17:41  892     GBp       358.8000  XLON           606161055189332000
 14/01/2026        08:33:30  1099    GBp       361.6000  XLON           592087274159322000
 14/01/2026        09:27:24  876     GBp       361.6000  TRQX           606161055190483000
 14/01/2026        10:09:43  733     GBp       361.2000  BATE           592087274161018000
 14/01/2026        10:09:43  854     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606161055191174000
 14/01/2026        10:19:59  864     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606161055191337000
 14/01/2026        10:45:45  778     GBp       360.6000  AQXE           606161055191776000
 14/01/2026        10:51:07  952     GBp       361.4000  BATE           606161055191858000
 14/01/2026        10:51:07  32      GBp       361.4000  BATE           606161055191858000
 14/01/2026        11:09:54  902     GBp       360.6000  CHIX           592087274162076000
 14/01/2026        11:29:52  1057    GBp       360.2000  XLON           592087274162420000
 14/01/2026        11:55:09  1061    GBp       360.8000  BATE           592087274162877000
 14/01/2026        12:36:54  763     GBp       360.0000  XLON           592087274163597000
 14/01/2026        12:36:54  895     GBp       360.0000  BATE           606161055193594000
 14/01/2026        12:42:44  827     GBp       358.6000  XLON           606161055193695000
 14/01/2026        13:00:01  852     GBp       359.2000  XLON           592087274164010000
 14/01/2026        13:38:58  1022    GBp       361.0000  CHIX           592087274164734000
 14/01/2026        13:38:58  710     GBp       361.0000  TRQX           606161055194666000
 14/01/2026        14:08:48  1070    GBp       360.4000  XLON           592087274165357000
 14/01/2026        14:08:48  806     GBp       360.4000  XLON           606161055195254000
 14/01/2026        14:14:24  893     GBp       360.4000  CHIX           592087274165482000
 14/01/2026        14:22:19  688     GBp       360.4000  BATE           592087274165662000
 14/01/2026        14:22:19  195     GBp       360.4000  BATE           592087274165662000
 14/01/2026        14:35:03  1397    GBp       358.4000  XLON           606161055195892000
 14/01/2026        14:41:34  1393    GBp       357.8000  CHIX           606161055196098000
 14/01/2026        14:51:40  77      GBp       357.4000  XLON           606161055196403000
 14/01/2026        14:56:19  723     GBp       357.4000  XLON           606161055196535000
 14/01/2026        14:56:19  426     GBp       357.4000  XLON           606161055196535000
 14/01/2026        14:59:09  710     GBp       356.8000  XLON           592087274166783000
 14/01/2026        15:02:59  793     GBp       356.4000  XLON           606161055196748000
 14/01/2026        15:14:29  1330    GBp       357.8000  XLON           606161055197090000
 14/01/2026        15:19:39  974     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606161055197244000
 14/01/2026        15:29:28  1195    GBp       358.4000  XLON           592087274167721000
 14/01/2026        15:32:13  756     GBp       358.2000  AQXE           592087274167808000
 14/01/2026        15:33:52  796     GBp       358.0000  XLON           606161055197656000
 14/01/2026        15:43:56  1289    GBp       357.4000  XLON           606161055197987000
 14/01/2026        15:49:18  1228    GBp       357.8000  XLON           606161055198139000
 14/01/2026        15:50:35  787     GBp       357.6000  XLON           606161055198178000
 14/01/2026        16:00:41  1072    GBp       358.2000  XLON           606161055198484000
 14/01/2026        16:02:45  848     GBp       358.0000  XLON           592087274168781000
 14/01/2026        16:04:34  716     GBp       357.6000  XLON           606161055198595000
 14/01/2026        16:10:23  720     GBp       357.2000  BATE           592087274169011000
 14/01/2026        16:10:57  491     GBp       357.0000  XLON           606161055198785000
 14/01/2026        16:12:35  352     GBp       357.0000  XLON           606161055198838000
 14/01/2026        16:13:45  841     GBp       356.8000  AQXE           606161055198876000
 14/01/2026        16:14:47  505     GBp       356.4000  XLON           592087274169157000
 14/01/2026        16:14:47  338     GBp       356.4000  XLON           592087274169157000
 14/01/2026        16:19:06  374     GBp       356.2000  BATE           592087274169314000

 

 

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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