REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

06/02/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 9605R  Airtel Africa PLC  06 February 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 06 February 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                                05 February 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  125,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              318.20p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             325.60p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       321.55p

 

The purchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury by the Company.

 

Following the purchase of these ordinary shares, the remaining ordinary shares
of USD 0.50 each in issue will be 3,654,881,028, including 8,339,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,646,541,984. 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  321.59                         91,618             318.40                  325.60
 BATS Europe            321.25                         17,929             318.80                  325.60
 CHI-X Europe           321.76                         5,330              318.20                  324.80
 Aquis Exchange         321.93                         6,545              318.80                  325.60
 Turquoise              320.91                         3,578              318.80                  322.20

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased
 42,774,720 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price
of 160.3411 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
 05/02/2026        08:02:01  1178    GBp       320.8000  AQXE           592095088303191000
 05/02/2026        08:02:01  2       GBp       320.8000  CHIX           606168840867211000
 05/02/2026        08:02:01  681     GBp       320.8000  CHIX           606168840867211000
 05/02/2026        08:06:37  777     GBp       319.0000  XLON           592095088303363000
 05/02/2026        08:07:32  727     GBp       318.2000  CHIX           606168840867405000
 05/02/2026        08:13:40  669     GBp       319.0000  XLON           606168840867585000
 05/02/2026        08:15:02  474     GBp       319.0000  XLON           606168840867624000
 05/02/2026        08:16:08  378     GBp       318.8000  XLON           606168840867656000
 05/02/2026        08:16:08  841     GBp       318.8000  XLON           606168840867656000
 05/02/2026        08:22:17  532     GBp       320.0000  XLON           592095088303791000
 05/02/2026        08:22:17  946     GBp       320.0000  XLON           592095088303791000
 05/02/2026        08:25:56  955     GBp       320.4000  XLON           592095088303867000
 05/02/2026        08:37:26  2417    GBp       322.0000  XLON           606168840868095000
 05/02/2026        08:37:26  54      GBp       322.0000  XLON           606168840868095000
 05/02/2026        08:43:31  297     GBp       322.2000  XLON           592095088304246000
 05/02/2026        08:43:31  1517    GBp       322.2000  XLON           592095088304246000
 05/02/2026        08:50:48  1011    GBp       321.8000  XLON           592095088304387000
 05/02/2026        08:55:02  946     GBp       320.8000  XLON           606168840868424000
 05/02/2026        09:02:03  924     GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840868557000
 05/02/2026        09:10:03  806     GBp       321.0000  XLON           592095088304772000
 05/02/2026        09:10:23  421     GBp       321.0000  XLON           592095088304778000
 05/02/2026        09:10:23  607     GBp       321.0000  XLON           592095088304778000
 05/02/2026        09:19:12  187     GBp       320.0000  XLON           606168840868870000
 05/02/2026        09:20:56  674     GBp       320.0000  XLON           606168840868905000
 05/02/2026        09:21:07  390     GBp       320.0000  XLON           606168840868909000
 05/02/2026        09:39:19  1813    GBp       320.8000  XLON           592095088305332000
 05/02/2026        09:39:20  808     GBp       320.6000  XLON           606168840869232000
 05/02/2026        09:42:38  808     GBp       320.0000  BATE           606168840869287000
 05/02/2026        09:55:39  298     GBp       320.4000  XLON           606168840869515000
 05/02/2026        09:56:12  520     GBp       320.4000  XLON           606168840869524000
 05/02/2026        09:57:03  1105    GBp       320.2000  XLON           606168840869540000
 05/02/2026        09:57:13  367     GBp       320.0000  XLON           606168840869543000
 05/02/2026        09:58:26  421     GBp       320.0000  XLON           606168840869563000
 05/02/2026        10:16:33  194     GBp       320.4000  XLON           606168840869898000
 05/02/2026        10:18:15  1016    GBp       320.4000  XLON           606168840869930000
 05/02/2026        10:18:15  744     GBp       320.4000  XLON           606168840869930000
 05/02/2026        10:18:17  1020    GBp       320.2000  BATE           592095088306078000
 05/02/2026        10:18:40  83      GBp       320.2000  BATE           592095088306086000
 05/02/2026        10:39:21  898     GBp       321.4000  TRQX           606168840870311000
 05/02/2026        10:39:26  736     GBp       321.0000  TRQX           592095088306483000
 05/02/2026        10:40:04  578     GBp       321.0000  TRQX           592095088306495000
 05/02/2026        10:40:04  779     GBp       321.0000  AQXE           606168840870324000
 05/02/2026        10:46:42  967     GBp       322.2000  CHIX           592095088306624000
 05/02/2026        10:55:02  109     GBp       322.0000  XLON           592095088306775000
 05/02/2026        10:55:24  1117    GBp       322.0000  XLON           592095088306782000
 05/02/2026        11:02:08  1023    GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840870719000
 05/02/2026        11:13:45  1624    GBp       320.6000  XLON           606168840870915000
 05/02/2026        11:18:45  698     GBp       320.6000  XLON           606168840870999000
 05/02/2026        11:27:15  168     GBp       321.0000  XLON           606168840871133000
 05/02/2026        11:27:15  828     GBp       321.0000  XLON           606168840871133000
 05/02/2026        11:32:01  163     GBp       320.8000  XLON           606168840871205000
 05/02/2026        11:32:34  1030    GBp       320.8000  XLON           606168840871214000
 05/02/2026        11:51:01  1714    GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840871505000
 05/02/2026        11:51:06  515     GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840871507000
 05/02/2026        11:51:08  11      GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840871507000
 05/02/2026        12:03:41  727     GBp       323.0000  BATE           606168840871713000
 05/02/2026        12:06:22  768     GBp       323.2000  XLON           592095088308025000
 05/02/2026        12:09:09  1697    GBp       323.6000  XLON           606168840871799000
 05/02/2026        12:15:43  1253    GBp       323.2000  XLON           592095088308183000
 05/02/2026        12:22:54  1041    GBp       322.0000  XLON           606168840872022000
 05/02/2026        12:32:07  255     GBp       321.8000  XLON           592095088308459000
 05/02/2026        12:32:12  666     GBp       321.8000  XLON           592095088308462000
 05/02/2026        12:32:12  27      GBp       321.8000  XLON           592095088308462000
 05/02/2026        12:32:58  212     GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840872177000
 05/02/2026        12:35:26  354     GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840872217000
 05/02/2026        12:35:37  171     GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840872220000
 05/02/2026        12:46:23  1893    GBp       321.2000  XLON           606168840872403000
 05/02/2026        12:52:15  878     GBp       321.0000  BATE           592095088308831000
 05/02/2026        13:04:36  261     GBp       321.6000  XLON           592095088309057000
 05/02/2026        13:04:53  5       GBp       321.6000  XLON           592095088309062000
 05/02/2026        13:05:14  551     GBp       321.6000  XLON           592095088309069000
 05/02/2026        13:07:13  937     GBp       321.0000  XLON           606168840872768000
 05/02/2026        13:19:48  824     GBp       321.2000  XLON           592095088309310000
 05/02/2026        13:19:48  1128    GBp       321.0000  XLON           606168840872963000
 05/02/2026        13:30:45  906     GBp       320.6000  XLON           592095088309492000
 05/02/2026        13:30:45  742     GBp       320.6000  BATE           606168840873136000
 05/02/2026        13:30:45  742     GBp       320.6000  XLON           606168840873136000
 05/02/2026        13:38:24  1880    GBp       321.6000  XLON           606168840873272000
 05/02/2026        13:44:39  1250    GBp       320.6000  XLON           592095088309770000
 05/02/2026        13:50:55  1262    GBp       319.8000  XLON           606168840873530000
 05/02/2026        13:57:24  1249    GBp       319.8000  XLON           592095088310081000
 05/02/2026        14:00:10  48      GBp       319.2000  XLON           592095088310154000
 05/02/2026        14:00:44  1205    GBp       319.2000  XLON           592095088310175000
 05/02/2026        14:12:45  1332    GBp       319.0000  BATE           592095088310491000
 05/02/2026        14:13:21  655     GBp       318.8000  BATE           606168840874097000
 05/02/2026        14:13:21  825     GBp       318.8000  BATE           606168840874097000
 05/02/2026        14:15:53  317     GBp       318.4000  XLON           592095088310572000
 05/02/2026        14:26:56  683     GBp       318.8000  TRQX           592095088310875000
 05/02/2026        14:26:56  683     GBp       318.8000  AQXE           606168840874447000
 05/02/2026        14:26:56  1958    GBp       318.8000  XLON           606168840874447000
 05/02/2026        14:26:56  539     GBp       318.8000  AQXE           592095088310875000
 05/02/2026        14:27:08  4       GBp       318.8000  AQXE           592095088310881000
 05/02/2026        14:33:24  1064    GBp       319.4000  BATE           592095088311117000
 05/02/2026        14:33:24  2408    GBp       319.4000  XLON           606168840874679000
 05/02/2026        14:37:05  1707    GBp       321.2000  CHIX           592095088311255000
 05/02/2026        14:40:04  1946    GBp       323.0000  XLON           606168840874930000
 05/02/2026        14:46:51  735     GBp       325.6000  XLON           592095088311688000
 05/02/2026        14:47:53  683     GBp       325.6000  BATE           592095088311732000
 05/02/2026        14:47:53  683     GBp       325.6000  AQXE           606168840875269000
 05/02/2026        14:47:53  687     GBp       325.6000  AQXE           606168840875269000
 05/02/2026        14:47:53  1687    GBp       325.6000  XLON           606168840875269000
 05/02/2026        14:54:45  779     GBp       324.8000  XLON           592095088311985000
 05/02/2026        14:54:45  1246    GBp       324.8000  CHIX           606168840875512000
 05/02/2026        14:57:17  376     GBp       324.4000  XLON           592095088312084000
 05/02/2026        14:57:17  887     GBp       324.4000  XLON           592095088312084000
 05/02/2026        15:00:29  1248    GBp       323.8000  XLON           606168840875743000
 05/02/2026        15:03:27  1243    GBp       323.2000  XLON           606168840875861000
 05/02/2026        15:05:03  1495    GBp       323.0000  XLON           606168840875912000
 05/02/2026        15:10:08  458     GBp       323.0000  XLON           592095088312602000
 05/02/2026        15:10:08  290     GBp       323.0000  XLON           592095088312602000
 05/02/2026        15:10:08  683     GBp       323.0000  XLON           592095088312602000
 05/02/2026        15:10:08  849     GBp       323.0000  AQXE           606168840876101000
 05/02/2026        15:12:59  1359    GBp       322.4000  XLON           606168840876191000
 05/02/2026        15:17:06  1246    GBp       322.4000  BATE           606168840876336000
 05/02/2026        15:20:33  683     GBp       322.2000  BATE           592095088312971000
 05/02/2026        15:20:33  899     GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840876456000
 05/02/2026        15:25:52  302     GBp       322.4000  XLON           592095088313156000
 05/02/2026        15:25:52  1653    GBp       322.4000  XLON           592095088313156000
 05/02/2026        15:26:58  800     GBp       321.8000  XLON           592095088313193000
 05/02/2026        15:29:36  1247    GBp       321.2000  XLON           606168840876755000
 05/02/2026        15:32:52  1249    GBp       321.2000  XLON           592095088313394000
 05/02/2026        15:38:51  535     GBp       322.6000  XLON           606168840877035000
 05/02/2026        15:39:48  514     GBp       322.6000  XLON           606168840877069000
 05/02/2026        15:42:25  1058    GBp       322.8000  XLON           606168840877147000
 05/02/2026        15:42:25  569     GBp       322.8000  XLON           606168840877147000
 05/02/2026        15:42:25  1643    GBp       322.8000  XLON           606168840877147000
 05/02/2026        15:45:56  733     GBp       322.8000  XLON           592095088313802000
 05/02/2026        15:45:57  1258    GBp       322.6000  XLON           592095088313803000
 05/02/2026        15:51:04  312     GBp       322.0000  BATE           592095088313972000
 05/02/2026        15:52:11  375     GBp       322.0000  BATE           592095088314007000
 05/02/2026        15:54:51  1391    GBp       322.2000  XLON           592095088314093000
 05/02/2026        15:54:51  199     GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840877527000
 05/02/2026        15:54:51  484     GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840877527000
 05/02/2026        15:54:51  696     GBp       322.2000  BATE           606168840877527000
 05/02/2026        15:59:29  794     GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840877663000
 05/02/2026        16:01:21  1126    GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840877729000
 05/02/2026        16:01:21  792     GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840877729000
 05/02/2026        16:01:21  1107    GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840877729000
 05/02/2026        16:01:21  395     GBp       322.2000  XLON           606168840877729000
 05/02/2026        16:01:21  683     GBp       322.2000  TRQX           592095088314305000
 05/02/2026        16:05:38  704     GBp       322.0000  XLON           592095088314434000
 05/02/2026        16:05:55  1259    GBp       321.8000  BATE           606168840877861000
 05/02/2026        16:12:12  2271    GBp       322.0000  XLON           592095088314670000
 05/02/2026        16:14:45  776     GBp       322.0000  XLON           592095088314759000
 05/02/2026        16:14:45  683     GBp       322.0000  AQXE           606168840878165000
 05/02/2026        16:14:45  750     GBp       322.0000  XLON           606168840878165000
 05/02/2026        16:14:45  935     GBp       321.8000  BATE           606168840878165000
 05/02/2026        16:14:45  460     GBp       321.8000  AQXE           606168840878165000
 05/02/2026        16:17:48  683     GBp       321.2000  BATE           606168840878276000
 05/02/2026        16:17:48  729     GBp       321.2000  XLON           592095088314875000

 

 

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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