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REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 1357S  Airtel Africa PLC  09 February 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 09 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                                06 February 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  100,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              320.80p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             330.00p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       328.48p

 

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 8,439,044 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,646,441,984. 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  328.58                         68,349             326.60                  330.00
 BATS Europe            328.84                         8,378              326.80                  330.00
 CHI-X Europe           327.20                         8,743              320.80                  329.60
 Aquis Exchange         328.55                         7,241              326.60                  330.00
 Turquoise              328.61                         7,289              326.80                  330.00

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased
 42,874,720 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price
of 160.7333 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
 06/02/2026        08:13:14  713     GBp       320.8000  CHIX           606169194758995000
 06/02/2026        08:56:28  684     GBp       327.8000  XLON           606169194759857000
 06/02/2026        09:01:32  718     GBp       328.2000  XLON           606169194759976000
 06/02/2026        09:05:30  2180    GBp       328.4000  XLON           606169194760063000
 06/02/2026        09:05:30  684     GBp       328.4000  AQXE           592095413727373000
 06/02/2026        09:11:15  1048    GBp       327.6000  XLON           592095413727516000
 06/02/2026        09:22:06  807     GBp       327.4000  TRQX           592095413727765000
 06/02/2026        09:22:06  7       GBp       327.2000  XLON           592095413727765000
 06/02/2026        09:22:06  872     GBp       327.2000  XLON           592095413727765000
 06/02/2026        09:34:27  993     GBp       327.0000  CHIX           592095413728001000
 06/02/2026        09:34:27  818     GBp       327.0000  XLON           592095413728001000
 06/02/2026        09:39:51  1462    GBp       326.6000  XLON           592095413728112000
 06/02/2026        09:54:07  898     GBp       326.6000  XLON           592095413728406000
 06/02/2026        09:54:07  729     GBp       326.6000  XLON           606169194761043000
 06/02/2026        09:58:45  916     GBp       326.4000  CHIX           592095413728502000
 06/02/2026        10:19:51  2578    GBp       327.0000  XLON           592095413728967000
 06/02/2026        10:26:23  995     GBp       326.6000  AQXE           592095413729107000
 06/02/2026        10:32:52  1215    GBp       326.8000  XLON           592095413729237000
 06/02/2026        10:46:52  708     GBp       326.8000  XLON           592095413729515000
 06/02/2026        10:46:52  777     GBp       326.8000  XLON           606169194762087000
 06/02/2026        10:48:20  896     GBp       326.6000  XLON           592095413729544000
 06/02/2026        11:07:26  678     GBp       326.8000  XLON           606169194762466000
 06/02/2026        11:07:26  126     GBp       326.8000  XLON           606169194762466000
 06/02/2026        11:07:26  824     GBp       326.8000  XLON           606169194762466000
 06/02/2026        11:07:26  898     GBp       326.8000  BATE           606169194762466000
 06/02/2026        11:16:18  966     GBp       326.8000  TRQX           592095413730074000
 06/02/2026        11:47:22  856     GBp       326.8000  CHIX           592095413730585000
 06/02/2026        11:47:22  79      GBp       326.8000  CHIX           592095413730585000
 06/02/2026        11:47:22  684     GBp       326.8000  XLON           606169194763095000
 06/02/2026        11:53:50  594     GBp       329.0000  AQXE           606169194763194000
 06/02/2026        11:53:50  188     GBp       329.0000  AQXE           606169194763194000
 06/02/2026        11:59:44  684     GBp       328.6000  AQXE           592095413730783000
 06/02/2026        11:59:44  2609    GBp       328.6000  XLON           606169194763282000
 06/02/2026        11:59:44  78      GBp       328.6000  XLON           592095413730783000
 06/02/2026        12:02:31  957     GBp       328.2000  XLON           592095413730836000
 06/02/2026        12:33:58  773     GBp       328.4000  XLON           606169194763915000
 06/02/2026        12:34:53  211     GBp       328.2000  XLON           592095413731474000
 06/02/2026        12:37:54  1232    GBp       328.2000  AQXE           592095413731533000
 06/02/2026        12:37:54  649     GBp       328.2000  XLON           592095413731533000
 06/02/2026        12:37:54  684     GBp       328.2000  BATE           606169194763987000
 06/02/2026        12:37:54  773     GBp       328.2000  TRQX           606169194763987000
 06/02/2026        12:43:12  1004    GBp       328.8000  XLON           592095413731630000
 06/02/2026        12:51:02  907     GBp       329.2000  XLON           592095413731795000
 06/02/2026        12:55:43  283     GBp       329.4000  XLON           606169194764331000
 06/02/2026        12:58:38  597     GBp       329.4000  XLON           606169194764387000
 06/02/2026        13:22:50  1374    GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413732498000
 06/02/2026        13:37:48  14      GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413732819000
 06/02/2026        13:37:53  1350    GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413732825000
 06/02/2026        13:37:53  807     GBp       330.0000  AQXE           606169194765199000
 06/02/2026        13:56:11  703     GBp       330.0000  TRQX           592095413733220000
 06/02/2026        13:56:11  703     GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413733220000
 06/02/2026        13:56:11  703     GBp       330.0000  BATE           606169194765572000
 06/02/2026        13:57:23  686     GBp       329.8000  XLON           592095413733250000
 06/02/2026        13:58:25  1145    GBp       329.6000  XLON           592095413733284000
 06/02/2026        13:58:25  768     GBp       329.6000  XLON           606169194765633000
 06/02/2026        14:22:52  2282    GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413733870000
 06/02/2026        14:22:52  782     GBp       330.0000  AQXE           592095413733870000
 06/02/2026        14:22:52  684     GBp       330.0000  BATE           606169194766189000
 06/02/2026        14:22:52  250     GBp       330.0000  XLON           606169194766189000
 06/02/2026        14:25:22  1029    GBp       329.6000  XLON           606169194766251000
 06/02/2026        14:30:23  728     GBp       329.8000  XLON           606169194766399000
 06/02/2026        14:33:25  793     GBp       329.8000  XLON           592095413734223000
 06/02/2026        14:34:01  797     GBp       329.6000  CHIX           592095413734249000
 06/02/2026        14:34:01  755     GBp       329.6000  BATE           606169194766550000
 06/02/2026        14:35:43  1756    GBp       329.4000  XLON           606169194766623000
 06/02/2026        14:41:59  1905    GBp       329.8000  XLON           606169194766849000
 06/02/2026        14:53:05  300     GBp       330.0000  XLON           606169194767222000
 06/02/2026        14:53:05  57      GBp       330.0000  XLON           606169194767222000
 06/02/2026        14:53:05  362     GBp       330.0000  XLON           592095413734952000
 06/02/2026        14:53:49  1304    GBp       329.8000  TRQX           592095413734979000
 06/02/2026        14:53:49  1129    GBp       329.8000  XLON           592095413734979000
 06/02/2026        14:53:49  719     GBp       329.8000  BATE           592095413734979000
 06/02/2026        14:53:49  720     GBp       329.8000  XLON           606169194767247000
 06/02/2026        14:59:26  743     GBp       329.4000  XLON           592095413735183000
 06/02/2026        14:59:26  685     GBp       329.4000  BATE           592095413735183000
 06/02/2026        14:59:26  684     GBp       329.4000  XLON           606169194767442000
 06/02/2026        14:59:26  684     GBp       329.4000  TRQX           606169194767442000
 06/02/2026        15:01:21  1052    GBp       329.0000  XLON           592095413735254000
 06/02/2026        15:05:48  684     GBp       328.6000  BATE           592095413735408000
 06/02/2026        15:05:48  939     GBp       328.6000  XLON           606169194767657000
 06/02/2026        15:07:53  754     GBp       328.0000  CHIX           592095413735475000
 06/02/2026        15:09:48  991     GBp       328.0000  XLON           606169194767779000
 06/02/2026        15:12:17  1000    GBp       328.0000  XLON           592095413735623000
 06/02/2026        15:16:37  994     GBp       327.4000  CHIX           606169194768002000
 06/02/2026        15:23:24  684     GBp       328.8000  BATE           592095413736005000
 06/02/2026        15:23:24  2234    GBp       328.8000  XLON           606169194768225000
 06/02/2026        15:23:24  765     GBp       328.8000  XLON           606169194768225000
 06/02/2026        15:34:50  881     GBp       329.8000  XLON           592095413736385000
 06/02/2026        15:36:29  2568    GBp       329.6000  XLON           592095413736437000
 06/02/2026        15:36:29  684     GBp       329.6000  TRQX           606169194768634000
 06/02/2026        15:39:37  808     GBp       329.2000  XLON           592095413736544000
 06/02/2026        15:41:37  1455    GBp       329.0000  XLON           592095413736606000
 06/02/2026        15:41:37  1001    GBp       329.0000  BATE           606169194768795000
 06/02/2026        15:48:20  967     GBp       328.6000  CHIX           592095413736834000
 06/02/2026        15:48:20  1368    GBp       328.6000  XLON           606169194769010000
 06/02/2026        15:50:13  998     GBp       328.4000  XLON           606169194769076000
 06/02/2026        15:58:25  2987    GBp       328.4000  XLON           592095413737189000
 06/02/2026        15:58:25  684     GBp       328.4000  CHIX           606169194769347000
 06/02/2026        16:02:40  2167    GBp       328.6000  XLON           606169194769485000
 06/02/2026        16:05:02  996     GBp       328.4000  XLON           592095413737410000
 06/02/2026        16:11:29  684     GBp       328.4000  TRQX           592095413737616000
 06/02/2026        16:11:29  1275    GBp       328.4000  AQXE           606169194769755000
 06/02/2026        16:13:11  697     GBp       328.2000  XLON           606169194769804000
 06/02/2026        16:13:11  697     GBp       328.2000  XLON           606169194769804000
 06/02/2026        16:13:11  990     GBp       328.2000  CHIX           606169194769804000
 06/02/2026        16:16:36  36      GBp       327.8000  TRQX           606169194769911000
 06/02/2026        16:16:36  881     GBp       327.8000  BATE           592095413737779000
 06/02/2026        16:16:36  998     GBp       327.8000  XLON           606169194769911000
 06/02/2026        16:16:36  648     GBp       327.8000  TRQX           606169194769911000

 

 

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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