Transaction in Own Shares

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Airtel Africa plc has announced the purchase of 40,000 ordinary shares on January 14, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. The shares were acquired at a volume-weighted average price of 359.03 pence, with the lowest price paid being 356.20 pence and the highest at 361.60 pence. These purchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 3,655,520,539, and the total number of voting rights to 3,648,031,495. Since the commencement of the buy-back program on December 23, 2024, the company has repurchased a total of 41,285,209 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 154.0981 pence.

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Airtel Africa PLC
15 January 2026
 

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 15 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

14 January 2026

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

40,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

356.20p

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

361.60p

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

359.03p

 

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 3,655,520,539, including 7,489,044 treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 3,648,031,495. 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

358.43

24,461

356.40

361.60

BATS Europe

360.28

7,368

356.20

361.40

CHI-X Europe

359.73

4,210

357.80

361.00

Aquis Exchange

358.49

2,375

356.80

360.60

Turquoise

361.33

1,586

361.00

361.60

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,285,209 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 154.0981 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

14/01/2026

08:08:15

1048

GBp

359.2000

XLON

592087274158912000

14/01/2026

08:17:41

892

GBp

358.8000

XLON

606161055189332000

14/01/2026

08:33:30

1099

GBp

361.6000

XLON

592087274159322000

14/01/2026

09:27:24

876

GBp

361.6000

TRQX

606161055190483000

14/01/2026

10:09:43

733

GBp

361.2000

BATE

592087274161018000

14/01/2026

10:09:43

854

GBp

361.2000

BATE

606161055191174000

14/01/2026

10:19:59

864

GBp

361.2000

BATE

606161055191337000

14/01/2026

10:45:45

778

GBp

360.6000

AQXE

606161055191776000

14/01/2026

10:51:07

952

GBp

361.4000

BATE

606161055191858000

14/01/2026

10:51:07

32

GBp

361.4000

BATE

606161055191858000

14/01/2026

11:09:54

902

GBp

360.6000

CHIX

592087274162076000

14/01/2026

11:29:52

1057

GBp

360.2000

XLON

592087274162420000

14/01/2026

11:55:09

1061

GBp

360.8000

BATE

592087274162877000

14/01/2026

12:36:54

763

GBp

360.0000

XLON

592087274163597000

14/01/2026

12:36:54

895

GBp

360.0000

BATE

606161055193594000

14/01/2026

12:42:44

827

GBp

358.6000

XLON

606161055193695000

14/01/2026

13:00:01

852

GBp

359.2000

XLON

592087274164010000

14/01/2026

13:38:58

1022

GBp

361.0000

CHIX

592087274164734000

14/01/2026

13:38:58

710

GBp

361.0000

TRQX

606161055194666000

14/01/2026

14:08:48

1070

GBp

360.4000

XLON

592087274165357000

14/01/2026

14:08:48

806

GBp

360.4000

XLON

606161055195254000

14/01/2026

14:14:24

893

GBp

360.4000

CHIX

592087274165482000

14/01/2026

14:22:19

688

GBp

360.4000

BATE

592087274165662000

14/01/2026

14:22:19

195

GBp

360.4000

BATE

592087274165662000

14/01/2026

14:35:03

1397

GBp

358.4000

XLON

606161055195892000

14/01/2026

14:41:34

1393

GBp

357.8000

CHIX

606161055196098000

14/01/2026

14:51:40

77

GBp

357.4000

XLON

606161055196403000

14/01/2026

14:56:19

723

GBp

357.4000

XLON

606161055196535000

14/01/2026

14:56:19

426

GBp

357.4000

XLON

606161055196535000

14/01/2026

14:59:09

710

GBp

356.8000

XLON

592087274166783000

14/01/2026

15:02:59

793

GBp

356.4000

XLON

606161055196748000

14/01/2026

15:14:29

1330

GBp

357.8000

XLON

606161055197090000

14/01/2026

15:19:39

974

GBp

358.4000

XLON

606161055197244000

14/01/2026

15:29:28

1195

GBp

358.4000

XLON

592087274167721000

14/01/2026

15:32:13

756

GBp

358.2000

AQXE

592087274167808000

14/01/2026

15:33:52

796

GBp

358.0000

XLON

606161055197656000

14/01/2026

15:43:56

1289

GBp

357.4000

XLON

606161055197987000

14/01/2026

15:49:18

1228

GBp

357.8000

XLON

606161055198139000

14/01/2026

15:50:35

787

GBp

357.6000

XLON

606161055198178000

14/01/2026

16:00:41

1072

GBp

358.2000

XLON

606161055198484000

14/01/2026

16:02:45

848

GBp

358.0000

XLON

592087274168781000

14/01/2026

16:04:34

716

GBp

357.6000

XLON

606161055198595000

14/01/2026

16:10:23

720

GBp

357.2000

BATE

592087274169011000

14/01/2026

16:10:57

491

GBp

357.0000

XLON

606161055198785000

14/01/2026

16:12:35

352

GBp

357.0000

XLON

606161055198838000

14/01/2026

16:13:45

841

GBp

356.8000

AQXE

606161055198876000

14/01/2026

16:14:47

505

GBp

356.4000

XLON

592087274169157000

14/01/2026

16:14:47

338

GBp

356.4000

XLON

592087274169157000

14/01/2026

16:19:06

374

GBp

356.2000

BATE

592087274169314000

 

 

Enquiries

 

Airtel Africa - Investor Relations

Alastair Jones

Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com

 

+44 7464 830 011

+44 207 493 9315



 

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

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