REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

16/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 1366P  Airtel Africa PLC  16 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 16 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                                15 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  39,511
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              351.00p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             360.00p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       356.59p

 

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 3,655,481,028, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,647,991,984. 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  356.66                         18,689             351.00                  359.60
 BATS Europe            358.10                         6,454              354.20                  360.00
 CHI-X Europe           355.51                         10,398             351.40                  360.00
 Aquis Exchange         353.80                         934                353.80                  353.80
 Turquoise              357.47                         3,036              354.20                  360.00

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,324,720
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 154.2917
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
 15/01/2026        08:09:35  1086    GBp       354.2000  BATE           592087656525248000
 15/01/2026        08:09:35  707     GBp       354.2000  CHIX           606161409089298000
 15/01/2026        08:26:07  896     GBp       354.4000  CHIX           592087656525562000
 15/01/2026        08:35:05  492     GBp       353.8000  XLON           592087656525732000
 15/01/2026        08:35:05  328     GBp       353.8000  XLON           592087656525732000
 15/01/2026        08:51:01  918     GBp       352.8000  CHIX           606161409090013000
 15/01/2026        09:26:11  1585    GBp       355.2000  XLON           606161409090673000
 15/01/2026        09:52:13  1047    GBp       353.4000  CHIX           592087656527260000
 15/01/2026        10:34:11  483     GBp       353.4000  CHIX           592087656528120000
 15/01/2026        10:35:28  307     GBp       353.6000  CHIX           592087656528144000
 15/01/2026        10:38:57  707     GBp       354.2000  CHIX           592087656528210000
 15/01/2026        10:38:57  1019    GBp       354.2000  XLON           606161409092109000
 15/01/2026        10:44:00  934     GBp       353.8000  AQXE           606161409092192000
 15/01/2026        11:09:05  795     GBp       351.0000  XLON           606161409092680000
 15/01/2026        11:21:55  850     GBp       351.4000  CHIX           606161409092896000
 15/01/2026        11:43:09  890     GBp       351.4000  XLON           606161409093263000
 15/01/2026        12:15:15  1097    GBp       352.4000  XLON           592087656530006000
 15/01/2026        12:49:18  412     GBp       354.6000  CHIX           606161409094361000
 15/01/2026        12:49:18  294     GBp       354.6000  CHIX           606161409094361000
 15/01/2026        12:49:18  55      GBp       354.6000  CHIX           592087656530595000
 15/01/2026        12:50:02  1113    GBp       354.2000  TRQX           592087656530608000
 15/01/2026        13:17:01  1358    GBp       354.8000  XLON           606161409094915000
 15/01/2026        13:52:02  707     GBp       359.2000  CHIX           592087656531880000
 15/01/2026        13:52:02  769     GBp       359.2000  XLON           606161409095579000
 15/01/2026        13:52:02  657     GBp       359.2000  XLON           606161409095579000
 15/01/2026        14:16:06  619     GBp       359.2000  CHIX           592087656532434000
 15/01/2026        14:16:06  296     GBp       359.2000  CHIX           592087656532434000
 15/01/2026        14:29:34  739     GBp       359.6000  XLON           592087656532769000
 15/01/2026        15:01:28  1041    GBp       360.0000  TRQX           592087656533855000
 15/01/2026        15:01:28  830     GBp       360.0000  BATE           592087656533855000
 15/01/2026        15:01:28  934     GBp       360.0000  CHIX           606161409097466000
 15/01/2026        15:01:28  692     GBp       360.0000  BATE           606161409097466000
 15/01/2026        15:02:42  1337    GBp       359.6000  XLON           592087656533893000
 15/01/2026        15:11:24  707     GBp       358.6000  BATE           592087656534163000
 15/01/2026        15:11:24  882     GBp       358.6000  TRQX           606161409097759000
 15/01/2026        15:19:15  796     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606161409098028000
 15/01/2026        15:24:44  819     GBp       357.8000  XLON           606161409098188000
 15/01/2026        15:27:30  1466    GBp       357.6000  XLON           592087656534701000
 15/01/2026        15:47:05  1102    GBp       358.8000  XLON           606161409098870000
 15/01/2026        15:52:17  1437    GBp       358.8000  XLON           606161409099026000
 15/01/2026        15:52:17  707     GBp       358.8000  BATE           592087656535494000
 15/01/2026        15:53:37  1223    GBp       358.2000  BATE           606161409099072000
 15/01/2026        15:59:29  1166    GBp       358.2000  CHIX           606161409099304000
 15/01/2026        16:04:25  1209    GBp       358.4000  BATE           606161409099499000
 15/01/2026        16:11:09  812     GBp       359.0000  XLON           606161409099752000
 15/01/2026        16:11:45  1191    GBp       359.0000  XLON           592087656536277000

 

 

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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