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RNS Number : 8478S Airtel Africa PLC 13 February 2026
Airtel Africa plc
('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')
Transaction in Own Shares
London and Lagos, 13 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 12 February 2026
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 74,446
Lowest price paid per share (GBp): 333.80p
Highest price paid per share (GBp): 343.80p
Volume weighted average price paid (GBp): 338.29p
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 8,738,490 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,646,142,538. 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 338.20 52,047 333.80 343.80
BATS Europe 338.90 2,312 337.40 341.80
CHI-X Europe 338.69 14,217 333.80 343.20
Aquis Exchange 336.20 1,925 336.20 336.20
Turquoise 338.68 3,945 337.00 340.40
Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased
43,174,166 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price
of 161.9561 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
12/02/2026 08:00:53 1123 GBp 343.4000 XLON 592097565571218000
12/02/2026 08:07:16 878 GBp 343.2000 CHIX 606171318134644000
12/02/2026 08:22:42 816 GBp 342.4000 XLON 592097565571933000
12/02/2026 08:28:28 1022 GBp 342.4000 CHIX 606171318135225000
12/02/2026 08:45:40 1299 GBp 343.8000 XLON 592097565572514000
12/02/2026 08:53:17 902 GBp 342.6000 XLON 606171318135802000
12/02/2026 09:20:49 835 GBp 343.6000 XLON 592097565573349000
12/02/2026 09:25:48 911 GBp 343.2000 XLON 592097565573451000
12/02/2026 09:45:29 950 GBp 342.2000 XLON 592097565573847000
12/02/2026 10:02:20 1045 GBp 342.4000 XLON 606171318137217000
12/02/2026 10:22:34 874 GBp 341.8000 XLON 592097565574643000
12/02/2026 10:45:43 960 GBp 342.2000 XLON 592097565575068000
12/02/2026 11:07:59 1449 GBp 342.2000 XLON 606171318138384000
12/02/2026 11:18:37 778 GBp 342.4000 XLON 592097565575630000
12/02/2026 11:27:50 928 GBp 341.6000 CHIX 592097565575788000
12/02/2026 11:41:10 987 GBp 341.6000 XLON 592097565576025000
12/02/2026 12:02:11 1112 GBp 341.8000 XLON 592097565576407000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 3 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 468 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 71 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 85 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 1 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:39:08 127 GBp 341.8000 BATE 606171318139877000
12/02/2026 12:43:04 960 GBp 341.6000 CHIX 592097565577133000
12/02/2026 12:48:22 1045 GBp 340.4000 XLON 606171318140043000
12/02/2026 13:12:11 1039 GBp 340.0000 XLON 606171318140455000
12/02/2026 13:39:55 689 GBp 339.8000 XLON 592097565578321000
12/02/2026 13:39:55 924 GBp 339.8000 CHIX 606171318141046000
12/02/2026 14:04:11 1053 GBp 340.4000 TRQX 592097565578880000
12/02/2026 14:04:11 1332 GBp 340.4000 XLON 606171318141568000
12/02/2026 14:21:42 810 GBp 340.2000 XLON 606171318141978000
12/02/2026 14:24:15 1028 GBp 340.0000 CHIX 606171318142042000
12/02/2026 14:29:40 1048 GBp 339.8000 XLON 606171318142193000
12/02/2026 14:32:04 693 GBp 339.2000 TRQX 592097565579652000
12/02/2026 14:36:33 1321 GBp 338.2000 XLON 592097565579841000
12/02/2026 14:45:54 1228 GBp 338.8000 CHIX 592097565580158000
12/02/2026 14:51:44 1011 GBp 338.4000 XLON 606171318142983000
12/02/2026 14:59:31 793 GBp 338.0000 CHIX 592097565580636000
12/02/2026 15:05:20 784 GBp 338.6000 CHIX 592097565580863000
12/02/2026 15:05:20 689 GBp 338.6000 TRQX 606171318143458000
12/02/2026 15:11:38 1363 GBp 337.2000 XLON 592097565581087000
12/02/2026 15:19:44 569 GBp 337.4000 BATE 606171318143935000
12/02/2026 15:19:44 299 GBp 337.4000 BATE 606171318143935000
12/02/2026 15:21:48 982 GBp 337.2000 XLON 606171318144000000
12/02/2026 15:29:10 689 GBp 337.6000 BATE 592097565581675000
12/02/2026 15:29:10 726 GBp 337.6000 TRQX 606171318144231000
12/02/2026 15:32:28 52 GBp 337.2000 XLON 592097565581782000
12/02/2026 15:32:28 1177 GBp 337.2000 XLON 592097565581782000
12/02/2026 15:32:56 816 GBp 337.0000 CHIX 592097565581801000
12/02/2026 15:38:11 784 GBp 337.0000 TRQX 592097565581969000
12/02/2026 15:38:11 1354 GBp 337.0000 XLON 592097565581969000
12/02/2026 15:38:13 855 GBp 336.8000 XLON 606171318144514000
12/02/2026 15:42:07 786 GBp 337.4000 XLON 592097565582097000
12/02/2026 15:43:35 1835 GBp 337.2000 XLON 606171318144674000
12/02/2026 15:45:22 806 GBp 337.0000 CHIX 592097565582192000
12/02/2026 15:45:31 1186 GBp 336.8000 XLON 606171318144730000
12/02/2026 15:46:26 831 GBp 336.4000 CHIX 592097565582227000
12/02/2026 15:49:40 48 GBp 336.2000 AQXE 592097565582328000
12/02/2026 15:49:40 344 GBp 336.2000 CHIX 606171318144856000
12/02/2026 15:49:40 420 GBp 336.4000 XLON 592097565582328000
12/02/2026 15:50:39 1278 GBp 336.2000 CHIX 592097565582372000
12/02/2026 15:50:39 689 GBp 336.2000 XLON 606171318144898000
12/02/2026 15:53:37 854 GBp 336.6000 XLON 606171318145010000
12/02/2026 15:54:34 1451 GBp 336.4000 XLON 606171318145048000
12/02/2026 15:54:34 858 GBp 336.2000 AQXE 592097565582529000
12/02/2026 15:54:34 210 GBp 336.2000 AQXE 592097565582529000
12/02/2026 15:54:57 820 GBp 336.0000 XLON 592097565582545000
12/02/2026 15:55:50 841 GBp 336.0000 XLON 606171318145095000
12/02/2026 16:00:33 809 GBp 336.2000 AQXE 606171318145258000
12/02/2026 16:02:21 748 GBp 335.8000 XLON 592097565582817000
12/02/2026 16:02:21 825 GBp 335.8000 XLON 606171318145325000
12/02/2026 16:02:21 781 GBp 335.6000 XLON 592097565582817000
12/02/2026 16:03:24 1137 GBp 335.6000 XLON 592097565582858000
12/02/2026 16:04:23 854 GBp 335.6000 XLON 606171318145402000
12/02/2026 16:05:29 819 GBp 335.4000 CHIX 606171318145444000
12/02/2026 16:05:39 950 GBp 335.2000 XLON 592097565582947000
12/02/2026 16:06:39 787 GBp 334.6000 XLON 592097565582995000
12/02/2026 16:08:28 770 GBp 334.4000 XLON 606171318145572000
12/02/2026 16:08:42 789 GBp 334.4000 XLON 606171318145580000
12/02/2026 16:10:45 1377 GBp 334.2000 XLON 606171318145662000
12/02/2026 16:11:53 784 GBp 334.2000 XLON 606171318145709000
12/02/2026 16:14:12 776 GBp 334.4000 XLON 592097565583317000
12/02/2026 16:14:12 987 GBp 334.4000 XLON 592097565583317000
12/02/2026 16:15:01 818 GBp 334.2000 XLON 606171318145846000
12/02/2026 16:15:54 778 GBp 333.8000 CHIX 606171318145893000
12/02/2026 16:16:27 794 GBp 333.8000 XLON 592097565583437000
12/02/2026 16:18:55 1869 GBp 334.0000 XLON 606171318146052000
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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