Transaction in Own Shares

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Airtel Africa plc has purchased 40,000 of its ordinary shares on January 9, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buy-back program, with prices ranging from 361.00p to 367.20p per share, averaging 364.71p. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of issued shares to 3,655,640,539, and the total voting rights to 3,648,151,495. Since the commencement of the buy-back program on December 23, 2024, the company has acquired a total of 41,165,209 shares at a volume-weighted average price of 153.4949p.

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Airtel Africa PLC
12 January 2026
 

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 12 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

09 January 2026

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

40,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

361.00p

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

367.20p

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

364.71p

 

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 3,655,640,539, including 7,489,044 treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 3,648,151,495. 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

364.88

19,022

361.40

367.00

BATS Europe

364.21

8,685

361.00

366.40

CHI-X Europe

364.74

11,411

361.60

367.20

Aquis Exchange

365.60

882

365.60

365.60

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 41,165,209 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 153.4949 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

09/01/2026

09:03:47

1319

GBp

361.0000

BATE

592085504685766000

09/01/2026

09:14:29

1028

GBp

361.6000

CHIX

592085504685990000

09/01/2026

09:16:55

830

GBp

361.2000

BATE

606159285731269000

09/01/2026

09:46:45

1546

GBp

361.4000

XLON

592085504686750000

09/01/2026

10:15:01

1659

GBp

362.6000

CHIX

606159285732474000

09/01/2026

10:23:41

818

GBp

363.0000

CHIX

606159285732591000

09/01/2026

10:23:41

167

GBp

363.0000

CHIX

606159285732591000

09/01/2026

10:46:04

879

GBp

364.8000

XLON

592085504687778000

09/01/2026

11:10:06

918

GBp

365.0000

XLON

606159285733271000

09/01/2026

11:35:59

903

GBp

364.8000

CHIX

606159285733602000

09/01/2026

11:45:00

817

GBp

364.8000

CHIX

606159285733746000

09/01/2026

12:00:35

799

GBp

364.6000

XLON

606159285733991000

09/01/2026

12:06:50

835

GBp

364.0000

XLON

592085504689006000

09/01/2026

12:30:35

905

GBp

364.0000

XLON

592085504689377000

09/01/2026

13:13:31

1049

GBp

364.0000

BATE

592085504690046000

09/01/2026

13:22:06

1253

GBp

364.4000

BATE

592085504690179000

09/01/2026

13:25:17

847

GBp

364.0000

XLON

592085504690231000

09/01/2026

13:52:57

882

GBp

365.6000

AQXE

606159285735660000

09/01/2026

13:53:48

1073

GBp

365.4000

XLON

592085504690694000

09/01/2026

14:03:52

1039

GBp

365.0000

XLON

592085504690870000

09/01/2026

14:21:06

1348

GBp

365.2000

XLON

592085504691202000

09/01/2026

14:30:10

1352

GBp

365.0000

XLON

606159285736356000

09/01/2026

14:43:12

1168

GBp

365.4000

BATE

592085504691823000

09/01/2026

14:51:25

754

GBp

365.6000

XLON

606159285736962000

09/01/2026

14:54:35

809

GBp

365.4000

XLON

606159285737042000

09/01/2026

14:55:58

797

GBp

365.8000

BATE

592085504692170000

09/01/2026

15:03:51

632

GBp

365.4000

CHIX

592085504692393000

09/01/2026

15:03:51

716

GBp

365.4000

CHIX

592085504692393000

09/01/2026

15:14:46

1239

GBp

365.2000

CHIX

592085504692712000

09/01/2026

15:21:31

1208

GBp

364.8000

XLON

606159285737772000

09/01/2026

15:29:25

797

GBp

364.8000

XLON

592085504693097000

09/01/2026

15:40:28

738

GBp

365.8000

BATE

592085504693367000

09/01/2026

15:40:28

933

GBp

365.8000

CHIX

606159285738220000

09/01/2026

15:43:30

793

GBp

365.8000

BATE

606159285738301000

09/01/2026

15:48:11

1244

GBp

366.0000

XLON

592085504693583000

09/01/2026

15:57:29

186

GBp

366.4000

XLON

592085504693841000

09/01/2026

15:57:29

743

GBp

366.4000

XLON

592085504693841000

09/01/2026

15:57:29

738

GBp

366.4000

BATE

606159285738673000

09/01/2026

16:01:10

1002

GBp

366.2000

XLON

592085504693946000

09/01/2026

16:12:56

1503

GBp

367.2000

CHIX

606159285739082000

09/01/2026

16:13:29

996

GBp

367.0000

CHIX

592085504694284000

09/01/2026

16:13:29

738

GBp

367.0000

XLON

606159285739099000

 

 

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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