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RNS Number : 4323Q  Airtel Africa PLC  27 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 27 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                                26 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              356.60p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             361.40p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       358.44p

 

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 3,655,201,028, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,647,711,984. 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  358.33                         27,072             356.60                  361.40
 BATS Europe            358.61                         3,602              357.00                  359.60
 CHI-X Europe           358.49                         4,343              357.80                  359.80
 Aquis Exchange         360.60                         1,736              360.60                  360.60
 Turquoise              357.91                         3,247              356.60                  359.40

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,604,720
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 155.6685
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
 26/01/2026        08:07:50  1666    GBp       361.4000  XLON           606165301923683000
 26/01/2026        08:13:38  889     GBp       360.6000  XLON           606165301923796000
 26/01/2026        08:30:26  896     GBp       359.6000  XLON           606165301924059000
 26/01/2026        08:54:14  919     GBp       358.4000  CHIX           606165301924398000
 26/01/2026        09:21:10  880     GBp       359.4000  TRQX           592091520898882000
 26/01/2026        09:21:10  687     GBp       359.4000  BATE           606165301924760000
 26/01/2026        09:45:02  743     GBp       360.0000  XLON           606165301925106000
 26/01/2026        09:45:03  601     GBp       359.6000  XLON           606165301925106000
 26/01/2026        09:45:03  436     GBp       359.6000  XLON           606165301925106000
 26/01/2026        10:16:43  1322    GBp       360.4000  XLON           592091520899715000
 26/01/2026        10:45:33  903     GBp       360.0000  XLON           606165301925951000
 26/01/2026        11:09:42  822     GBp       360.6000  AQXE           606165301926304000
 26/01/2026        11:09:42  914     GBp       360.6000  AQXE           606165301926304000
 26/01/2026        11:18:06  937     GBp       359.6000  XLON           592091520900638000
 26/01/2026        11:37:47  451     GBp       359.6000  XLON           606165301926690000
 26/01/2026        11:46:34  946     GBp       359.6000  BATE           606165301926805000
 26/01/2026        11:46:34  463     GBp       359.6000  XLON           606165301926805000
 26/01/2026        12:15:24  868     GBp       359.8000  CHIX           592091520901470000
 26/01/2026        12:57:26  899     GBp       358.6000  CHIX           606165301927767000
 26/01/2026        12:57:27  437     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606165301927767000
 26/01/2026        12:57:27  376     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606165301927767000
 26/01/2026        13:11:22  961     GBp       357.8000  CHIX           606165301927966000
 26/01/2026        13:26:41  1056    GBp       357.6000  XLON           592091520902536000
 26/01/2026        14:04:20  85      GBp       358.2000  BATE           592091520903259000
 26/01/2026        14:04:20  235     GBp       358.2000  BATE           592091520903259000
 26/01/2026        14:04:20  75      GBp       358.0000  BATE           606165301928870000
 26/01/2026        14:04:20  457     GBp       358.2000  BATE           606165301928870000
 26/01/2026        14:04:20  477     GBp       358.2000  BATE           606165301928870000
 26/01/2026        14:12:42  799     GBp       357.8000  XLON           592091520903435000
 26/01/2026        14:24:59  131     GBp       357.4000  XLON           592091520903710000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  2       GBp       357.8000  CHIX           592091520903816000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  10      GBp       357.8000  CHIX           592091520903816000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  7       GBp       357.8000  CHIX           592091520903816000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  462     GBp       357.8000  CHIX           592091520903816000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  215     GBp       357.8000  CHIX           592091520903816000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  61      GBp       357.8000  BATE           606165301929391000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  71      GBp       357.8000  BATE           606165301929391000
 26/01/2026        14:29:34  25      GBp       357.8000  BATE           606165301929391000
 26/01/2026        14:30:16  687     GBp       357.6000  TRQX           592091520903844000
 26/01/2026        14:30:16  1227    GBp       357.6000  XLON           606165301929419000
 26/01/2026        14:47:37  233     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606165301929945000
 26/01/2026        14:47:37  218     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606165301929945000
 26/01/2026        14:47:37  343     GBp       358.4000  XLON           606165301929945000
 26/01/2026        14:52:25  794     GBp       358.0000  TRQX           592091520904540000
 26/01/2026        14:52:25  892     GBp       358.0000  XLON           592091520904540000
 26/01/2026        14:52:25  724     GBp       358.0000  XLON           606165301930082000
 26/01/2026        15:01:32  1305    GBp       357.6000  XLON           592091520904846000
 26/01/2026        15:10:30  1132    GBp       357.4000  XLON           606165301930616000
 26/01/2026        15:15:55  287     GBp       357.0000  XLON           592091520905245000
 26/01/2026        15:15:55  882     GBp       357.0000  XLON           592091520905245000
 26/01/2026        15:31:05  1282    GBp       357.4000  XLON           592091520905648000
 26/01/2026        15:33:56  1376    GBp       356.6000  XLON           592091520905719000
 26/01/2026        15:46:51  1179    GBp       357.0000  XLON           606165301931552000
 26/01/2026        15:51:03  1505    GBp       356.8000  XLON           606165301931662000
 26/01/2026        16:04:26  809     GBp       356.8000  XLON           606165301932026000
 26/01/2026        16:07:47  886     GBp       356.6000  TRQX           592091520906682000
 26/01/2026        16:07:47  885     GBp       356.6000  XLON           592091520906682000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  226     GBp       357.0000  BATE           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  72      GBp       357.0000  BATE           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  71      GBp       357.0000  BATE           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  112     GBp       357.0000  BATE           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  2       GBp       357.0000  BATE           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  273     GBp       357.0000  XLON           606165301932507000
 26/01/2026        16:19:51  414     GBp       357.0000  XLON           592091520907086000

 

 

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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