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Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

26/01/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 2441Q  Airtel Africa PLC  26 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 26 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                                23 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              360.40p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             363.80p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       362.18p

 

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 3,655,241,028, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,647,751,984. 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  361.87                         24,405             360.40                  363.80
 BATS Europe            362.70                         4,465              361.00                  363.80
 CHI-X Europe           363.00                         5,809              361.60                  363.80
 Aquis Exchange         362.72                         2,650              360.80                  363.80
 Turquoise              361.84                         2,671              361.60                  362.40

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,564,720
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 155.4733
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:

 

 23/01/2026  08:06:03  1268  GBp  363.6000  XLON  592090487679536000
 23/01/2026  08:10:56  827   GBp  363.8000  XLON  606164240238795000
 23/01/2026  08:20:49  767   GBp  363.8000  CHIX  592090487679787000
 23/01/2026  08:46:03  863   GBp  362.6000  CHIX  606164240239304000
 23/01/2026  09:14:28  1131  GBp  363.4000  CHIX  592090487680565000
 23/01/2026  09:19:29  900   GBp  363.2000  AQXE  606164240239757000
 23/01/2026  09:40:52  798   GBp  363.2000  XLON  606164240240067000
 23/01/2026  10:07:32  965   GBp  362.8000  XLON  606164240240458000
 23/01/2026  10:48:58  778   GBp  363.8000  XLON  592090487682076000
 23/01/2026  10:48:58  819   GBp  363.8000  BATE  592090487682076000
 23/01/2026  10:48:58  693   GBp  363.8000  CHIX  606164240241118000
 23/01/2026  10:58:17  204   GBp  363.4000  BATE  606164240241263000
 23/01/2026  10:58:17  859   GBp  363.4000  BATE  606164240241263000
 23/01/2026  11:18:15  858   GBp  363.8000  CHIX  606164240241605000
 23/01/2026  12:19:13  974   GBp  363.8000  AQXE  592090487683582000
 23/01/2026  12:42:19  887   GBp  363.4000  BATE  592090487683911000
 23/01/2026  12:48:00  848   GBp  363.2000  XLON  606164240242914000
 23/01/2026  12:59:50  755   GBp  362.6000  XLON  606164240243088000
 23/01/2026  13:22:09  700   GBp  362.2000  XLON  592090487684547000
 23/01/2026  13:22:09  456   GBp  362.2000  XLON  592090487684547000
 23/01/2026  13:50:40  208   GBp  362.6000  XLON  606164240243876000
 23/01/2026  13:50:40  376   GBp  362.6000  XLON  606164240243876000
 23/01/2026  13:50:40  65    GBp  362.6000  XLON  606164240243876000
 23/01/2026  13:50:40  132   GBp  362.6000  XLON  606164240243876000
 23/01/2026  13:51:00  471   GBp  362.4000  TRQX  606164240243880000
 23/01/2026  13:51:00  315   GBp  362.4000  TRQX  606164240243880000
 23/01/2026  14:04:40  1125  GBp  361.6000  XLON  592090487685292000
 23/01/2026  14:22:17  1156  GBp  361.6000  TRQX  606164240244452000
 23/01/2026  14:22:53  1152  GBp  361.4000  XLON  606164240244463000
 23/01/2026  14:35:15  744   GBp  361.4000  XLON  592090487685998000
 23/01/2026  14:35:15  574   GBp  361.4000  XLON  592090487685998000
 23/01/2026  14:45:00  1231  GBp  360.4000  XLON  606164240245081000
 23/01/2026  14:48:07  1139  GBp  360.8000  XLON  592090487686374000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  141   GBp  361.0000  XLON  592090487686948000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  81    GBp  361.0000  XLON  592090487686948000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  400   GBp  361.0000  XLON  592090487686948000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  373   GBp  361.0000  XLON  592090487686948000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  376   GBp  361.0000  XLON  592090487686948000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  58    GBp  361.0000  BATE  606164240245708000
 23/01/2026  15:08:29  52    GBp  361.0000  BATE  606164240245708000
 23/01/2026  15:10:23  776   GBp  360.8000  AQXE  592090487687001000
 23/01/2026  15:21:22  997   GBp  360.8000  XLON  606164240246048000
 23/01/2026  15:21:22  141   GBp  360.8000  XLON  606164240246048000
 23/01/2026  15:28:46  1640  GBp  361.4000  XLON  606164240246231000
 23/01/2026  15:39:32  1356  GBp  361.2000  XLON  592090487687771000
 23/01/2026  15:49:45  729   GBp  361.6000  TRQX  592090487688032000
 23/01/2026  15:49:45  772   GBp  361.6000  CHIX  592090487688032000
 23/01/2026  15:53:32  837   GBp  361.4000  BATE  606164240246832000
 23/01/2026  16:05:15  852   GBp  361.4000  XLON  592090487688460000
 23/01/2026  16:05:15  749   GBp  361.4000  BATE  606164240247146000
 23/01/2026  16:07:30  946   GBp  361.2000  XLON  606164240247207000
 23/01/2026  16:13:51  757   GBp  361.6000  XLON  592090487688726000
 23/01/2026  16:22:30  465   GBp  361.6000  XLON  592090487689040000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  100   GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  182   GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  80    GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  60    GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  105   GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:22:42  198   GBp  361.8000  CHIX  606164240247704000
 23/01/2026  16:25:49  83    GBp  362.0000  XLON  592090487689166000
 23/01/2026  16:25:49  55    GBp  362.0000  XLON  592090487689166000
 23/01/2026  16:25:49  57    GBp  362.0000  XLON  592090487689166000
 23/01/2026  16:25:49  134   GBp  362.0000  XLON  592090487689166000
 23/01/2026  16:25:49  1150  GBp  362.0000  XLON  592090487689166000
 23/01/2026  16:28:12  260   GBp  361.6000  XLON  592090487689247000

 

 

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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