Transaction in Own Shares

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Airtel Africa plc has purchased 39,511 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 356.59 pence per share as part of its ongoing share buy-back programme. These shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of voting rights to 3,647,991,984. Since the commencement of the buy-back programme on 23 December 2024, the company has acquired a total of 41,324,720 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 154.2917 pence per share.

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Airtel Africa PLC
16 January 2026
 

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 16 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

15 January 2026

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

39,511

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

351.00p

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

360.00p

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

356.59p

 

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 3,655,481,028, including 7,489,044 treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 3,647,991,984. 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

356.66

18,689

351.00

359.60

BATS Europe

358.10

6,454

354.20

360.00

CHI-X Europe

355.51

10,398

351.40

360.00

Aquis Exchange

353.80

934

353.80

353.80

Turquoise

357.47

3,036

354.20

360.00

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,324,720 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 154.2917 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

15/01/2026

08:09:35

1086

GBp

354.2000

BATE

592087656525248000

15/01/2026

08:09:35

707

GBp

354.2000

CHIX

606161409089298000

15/01/2026

08:26:07

896

GBp

354.4000

CHIX

592087656525562000

15/01/2026

08:35:05

492

GBp

353.8000

XLON

592087656525732000

15/01/2026

08:35:05

328

GBp

353.8000

XLON

592087656525732000

15/01/2026

08:51:01

918

GBp

352.8000

CHIX

606161409090013000

15/01/2026

09:26:11

1585

GBp

355.2000

XLON

606161409090673000

15/01/2026

09:52:13

1047

GBp

353.4000

CHIX

592087656527260000

15/01/2026

10:34:11

483

GBp

353.4000

CHIX

592087656528120000

15/01/2026

10:35:28

307

GBp

353.6000

CHIX

592087656528144000

15/01/2026

10:38:57

707

GBp

354.2000

CHIX

592087656528210000

15/01/2026

10:38:57

1019

GBp

354.2000

XLON

606161409092109000

15/01/2026

10:44:00

934

GBp

353.8000

AQXE

606161409092192000

15/01/2026

11:09:05

795

GBp

351.0000

XLON

606161409092680000

15/01/2026

11:21:55

850

GBp

351.4000

CHIX

606161409092896000

15/01/2026

11:43:09

890

GBp

351.4000

XLON

606161409093263000

15/01/2026

12:15:15

1097

GBp

352.4000

XLON

592087656530006000

15/01/2026

12:49:18

412

GBp

354.6000

CHIX

606161409094361000

15/01/2026

12:49:18

294

GBp

354.6000

CHIX

606161409094361000

15/01/2026

12:49:18

55

GBp

354.6000

CHIX

592087656530595000

15/01/2026

12:50:02

1113

GBp

354.2000

TRQX

592087656530608000

15/01/2026

13:17:01

1358

GBp

354.8000

XLON

606161409094915000

15/01/2026

13:52:02

707

GBp

359.2000

CHIX

592087656531880000

15/01/2026

13:52:02

769

GBp

359.2000

XLON

606161409095579000

15/01/2026

13:52:02

657

GBp

359.2000

XLON

606161409095579000

15/01/2026

14:16:06

619

GBp

359.2000

CHIX

592087656532434000

15/01/2026

14:16:06

296

GBp

359.2000

CHIX

592087656532434000

15/01/2026

14:29:34

739

GBp

359.6000

XLON

592087656532769000

15/01/2026

15:01:28

1041

GBp

360.0000

TRQX

592087656533855000

15/01/2026

15:01:28

830

GBp

360.0000

BATE

592087656533855000

15/01/2026

15:01:28

934

GBp

360.0000

CHIX

606161409097466000

15/01/2026

15:01:28

692

GBp

360.0000

BATE

606161409097466000

15/01/2026

15:02:42

1337

GBp

359.6000

XLON

592087656533893000

15/01/2026

15:11:24

707

GBp

358.6000

BATE

592087656534163000

15/01/2026

15:11:24

882

GBp

358.6000

TRQX

606161409097759000

15/01/2026

15:19:15

796

GBp

358.4000

XLON

606161409098028000

15/01/2026

15:24:44

819

GBp

357.8000

XLON

606161409098188000

15/01/2026

15:27:30

1466

GBp

357.6000

XLON

592087656534701000

15/01/2026

15:47:05

1102

GBp

358.8000

XLON

606161409098870000

15/01/2026

15:52:17

1437

GBp

358.8000

XLON

606161409099026000

15/01/2026

15:52:17

707

GBp

358.8000

BATE

592087656535494000

15/01/2026

15:53:37

1223

GBp

358.2000

BATE

606161409099072000

15/01/2026

15:59:29

1166

GBp

358.2000

CHIX

606161409099304000

15/01/2026

16:04:25

1209

GBp

358.4000

BATE

606161409099499000

15/01/2026

16:11:09

812

GBp

359.0000

XLON

606161409099752000

15/01/2026

16:11:45

1191

GBp

359.0000

XLON

592087656536277000

 

 

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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