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RNS Number : 6227Q  Airtel Africa PLC  28 January 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 28 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                                27 January 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  40,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              358.20p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             361.80p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       360.69p

 

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 3,655,161,028, including 7,489,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,647,671,984. 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   360.70                         25,449             358.60                  361.80
 BATS Europe             360.62                         3,708              359.80                  361.20
 CHI-X Europe            360.22                         5,957              358.20                  361.80
 Aquis Exchange          361.29                         3,517              361.00                  361.80
 Turquoise               361.20                         1,369              360.60                  361.80

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,644,720
ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 155.8654
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
 27/01/2026        08:01:04  1130    GBp       358.6000  XLON           606165653828696000
 27/01/2026        08:13:41  979     GBp       359.2000  CHIX           592091874784018000
 27/01/2026        08:22:08  877     GBp       359.4000  XLON           592091874784191000
 27/01/2026        08:56:08  843     GBp       359.8000  BATE           606165653829787000
 27/01/2026        09:23:42  774     GBp       361.0000  XLON           606165653830293000
 27/01/2026        09:27:00  311     GBp       360.8000  XLON           606165653830353000
 27/01/2026        09:27:00  1174    GBp       360.8000  XLON           606165653830353000
 27/01/2026        10:14:27  696     GBp       361.2000  XLON           592091874786397000
 27/01/2026        10:14:27  803     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606165653831231000
 27/01/2026        10:14:27  591     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606165653831231000
 27/01/2026        10:28:31  914     GBp       360.8000  XLON           606165653831472000
 27/01/2026        11:18:42  414     GBp       361.0000  AQXE           592091874787513000
 27/01/2026        11:18:42  348     GBp       361.0000  AQXE           592091874787513000
 27/01/2026        11:24:14  314     GBp       360.6000  TRQX           592091874787607000
 27/01/2026        11:24:14  372     GBp       360.6000  TRQX           592091874787607000
 27/01/2026        11:24:14  683     GBp       360.6000  BATE           606165653832371000
 27/01/2026        11:26:41  933     GBp       360.4000  XLON           592091874787645000
 27/01/2026        11:54:00  918     GBp       360.4000  XLON           592091874788078000
 27/01/2026        12:11:39  1059    GBp       360.2000  XLON           592091874788375000
 27/01/2026        12:28:14  743     GBp       360.4000  XLON           606165653833333000
 27/01/2026        13:10:23  704     GBp       360.4000  BATE           606165653833976000
 27/01/2026        13:10:23  890     GBp       360.4000  XLON           592091874789312000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  62      GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874789937000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  39      GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874789937000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  41      GBp       361.0000  CHIX           592091874789937000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  193     GBp       361.0000  CHIX           592091874789937000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  13      GBp       361.0000  BATE           606165653834567000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  51      GBp       361.0000  AQXE           606165653834567000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  33      GBp       361.0000  CHIX           606165653834567000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  216     GBp       361.0000  CHIX           606165653834567000
 27/01/2026        13:42:54  121     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874789937000
 27/01/2026        13:54:38  14      GBp       361.2000  BATE           592091874790155000
 27/01/2026        13:54:38  455     GBp       361.2000  BATE           592091874790155000
 27/01/2026        13:54:38  455     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606165653834773000
 27/01/2026        13:54:38  156     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606165653834773000
 27/01/2026        13:54:38  385     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606165653834773000
 27/01/2026        14:06:40  734     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874790420000
 27/01/2026        14:30:04  683     GBp       361.8000  TRQX           592091874790963000
 27/01/2026        14:30:04  710     GBp       361.8000  XLON           592091874790963000
 27/01/2026        14:30:04  958     GBp       361.8000  CHIX           606165653835535000
 27/01/2026        14:30:04  1020    GBp       361.8000  XLON           606165653835535000
 27/01/2026        14:36:51  735     GBp       361.8000  XLON           606165653835781000
 27/01/2026        14:43:59  813     GBp       361.8000  AQXE           606165653836026000
 27/01/2026        14:44:19  1005    GBp       361.6000  XLON           592091874791486000
 27/01/2026        14:46:03  1246    GBp       360.0000  XLON           606165653836086000
 27/01/2026        14:56:36  1136    GBp       359.2000  XLON           592091874791872000
 27/01/2026        15:05:13  794     GBp       358.2000  CHIX           606165653836690000
 27/01/2026        15:05:13  458     GBp       358.2000  CHIX           606165653836690000
 27/01/2026        15:05:13  43      GBp       358.2000  CHIX           606165653836690000
 27/01/2026        15:24:49  1004    GBp       360.8000  XLON           606165653837331000
 27/01/2026        15:24:49  814     GBp       360.8000  XLON           606165653837331000
 27/01/2026        15:24:49  683     GBp       360.8000  CHIX           592091874792847000
 27/01/2026        15:40:48  310     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874793356000
 27/01/2026        15:40:48  160     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874793356000
 27/01/2026        15:40:48  287     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874793356000
 27/01/2026        15:46:44  838     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874793552000
 27/01/2026        15:47:33  191     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606165653838021000
 27/01/2026        15:47:33  509     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606165653838021000
 27/01/2026        15:47:33  11      GBp       361.2000  XLON           592091874793580000
 27/01/2026        15:55:09  1891    GBp       361.2000  AQXE           592091874793816000
 27/01/2026        15:55:09  683     GBp       361.2000  CHIX           606165653838243000
 27/01/2026        16:02:31  670     GBp       361.0000  CHIX           606165653838459000
 27/01/2026        16:02:31  206     GBp       361.0000  CHIX           606165653838459000
 27/01/2026        16:09:25  1716    GBp       361.2000  XLON           606165653838667000
 27/01/2026        16:16:12  745     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874794496000
 27/01/2026        16:16:12  149     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874794496000
 27/01/2026        16:16:12  94      GBp       361.0000  XLON           592091874794496000

 

 

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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