Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 2029N Airtel Africa PLC 31 December 2025  

    Airtel Africa plc   ('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')   Transaction in Own Shares   London and Lagos, 31 December 2025: 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

30 December 2025

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

40,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

344.60p

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

358.80p

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

355.70p

  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 3,655,920,539, including 7,489,044 treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 3,648,431,495. 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

355.34

24,178

344.60

358.80

BATS Europe

355.98

6,132

354.40

358.00

CHI-X Europe

356.39

6,632

355.20

357.60

Aquis Exchange

356.18

1,952

355.60

356.80

Turquoise

357.00

1,106

355.20

357.20

  Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 40,885,209 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 152.0425 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

30/12/2025

08:06:45

1285

GBp

344.6000

XLON

606284918235534000

30/12/2025

08:20:02

935

GBp

346.4000

XLON

592211165678678000

30/12/2025

14:01:59

1569

GBp

354.2000

XLON

592211165682373000

30/12/2025

14:11:02

1647

GBp

354.4000

XLON

606284918239282000

30/12/2025

14:25:01

1134

GBp

355.0000

XLON

592211165682647000

30/12/2025

14:30:04

1200

GBp

355.6000

XLON

606284918239522000

30/12/2025

14:37:07

52

GBp

357.0000

CHIX

592211165682854000

30/12/2025

14:37:07

838

GBp

357.0000

CHIX

592211165682854000

30/12/2025

14:38:20

1250

GBp

356.6000

XLON

592211165682873000

30/12/2025

14:42:45

927

GBp

356.4000

BATE

606284918239734000

30/12/2025

14:43:26

978

GBp

356.4000

XLON

606284918239745000

30/12/2025

14:49:43

960

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606284918239862000

30/12/2025

14:54:37

935

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606284918239942000

30/12/2025

14:56:31

1185

GBp

356.0000

CHIX

592211165683190000

30/12/2025

15:10:02

1194

GBp

357.6000

CHIX

606284918240220000

30/12/2025

15:10:02

265

GBp

357.6000

CHIX

606284918240220000

30/12/2025

15:12:20

1089

GBp

357.4000

XLON

606284918240257000

30/12/2025

15:21:32

845

GBp

358.8000

XLON

606284918240411000

30/12/2025

15:22:14

1486

GBp

358.6000

XLON

606284918240422000

30/12/2025

15:25:30

954

GBp

358.4000

XLON

592211165683707000

30/12/2025

15:25:30

705

GBp

357.6000

XLON

606284918240475000

30/12/2025

15:25:30

355

GBp

357.6000

XLON

606284918240475000

30/12/2025

15:28:13

994

GBp

357.2000

TRQX

592211165683747000

30/12/2025

15:38:22

837

GBp

357.4000

CHIX

606284918240668000

30/12/2025

15:42:45

1019

GBp

357.8000

XLON

592211165683969000

30/12/2025

15:42:45

889

GBp

357.8000

BATE

606284918240729000

30/12/2025

15:51:19

82

GBp

358.0000

BATE

592211165684111000

30/12/2025

15:51:22

879

GBp

358.0000

BATE

606284918240867000

30/12/2025

15:54:14

973

GBp

357.6000

XLON

592211165684161000

30/12/2025

15:54:14

814

GBp

357.6000

XLON

592211165684161000

30/12/2025

15:54:53

914

GBp

357.2000

XLON

606284918240927000

30/12/2025

15:58:56

157

GBp

356.8000

AQXE

606284918240987000

30/12/2025

15:59:45

786

GBp

356.8000

AQXE

606284918241000000

30/12/2025

16:02:29

1009

GBp

355.6000

AQXE

606284918241051000

30/12/2025

16:06:21

1244

GBp

355.2000

CHIX

592211165684371000

30/12/2025

16:09:28

936

GBp

355.0000

XLON

592211165684425000

30/12/2025

16:12:04

939

GBp

354.6000

BATE

606284918241217000

30/12/2025

16:14:47

980

GBp

354.2000

XLON

592211165684524000

30/12/2025

16:16:00

941

GBp

354.4000

BATE

606284918241293000

30/12/2025

16:21:25

1475

GBp

355.2000

BATE

592211165684674000

30/12/2025

16:27:55

112

GBp

355.2000

TRQX

606284918241563000

30/12/2025

16:27:55

1017

GBp

355.2000

CHIX

592211165684825000

30/12/2025

16:28:22

303

GBp

355.0000

XLON

592211165684835000

30/12/2025

16:28:52

396

GBp

354.8000

XLON

592211165684846000

30/12/2025

16:29:33

429

GBp

355.0000

XLON

606284918241600000

30/12/2025

16:29:41

87

GBp

354.8000

XLON

606284918241604000

    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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