Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 3632N Airtel Africa PLC 02 January 2026  

    Airtel Africa plc   ('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')   Transaction in Own Shares   London and Lagos, 2 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

31 December 2025

Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

40,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

354.00p

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

357.00p

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

355.95p

  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 3,655,880,539, including 7,489,044 treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 3,648,391,495. 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

355.79

26,245

354.00

356.80

BATS Europe

356.40

4,136

355.80

357.00

CHI-X Europe

356.14

7,722

355.60

357.00

Aquis Exchange

356.02

1,215

355.80

356.80

Turquoise

357.00

682

357.00

357.00

  Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 40,925,209 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 152.2418 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:  

31/12/2025

08:00:45

1371

GBp

356.2000

CHIX

592211491093138000

31/12/2025

08:08:12

1090

GBp

355.6000

XLON

606285275754939000

31/12/2025

08:14:30

1219

GBp

355.4000

XLON

592211491093187000

31/12/2025

08:21:25

1158

GBp

354.8000

XLON

606285275754984000

31/12/2025

08:29:55

22

GBp

354.0000

XLON

592211491093240000

31/12/2025

08:31:32

1092

GBp

354.0000

XLON

592211491093247000

31/12/2025

08:58:48

889

GBp

356.0000

XLON

592211491093358000

31/12/2025

08:58:48

1240

GBp

356.0000

CHIX

606285275755123000

31/12/2025

09:05:14

1219

GBp

355.6000

XLON

592211491093388000

31/12/2025

09:31:18

675

GBp

356.0000

XLON

592211491093502000

31/12/2025

09:31:18

478

GBp

356.0000

XLON

592211491093502000

31/12/2025

09:35:18

955

GBp

356.0000

CHIX

606285275755274000

31/12/2025

09:55:04

1082

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606285275755359000

31/12/2025

10:13:32

795

GBp

356.4000

XLON

606285275755441000

31/12/2025

10:17:17

529

GBp

356.8000

XLON

592211491093716000

31/12/2025

10:17:17

1115

GBp

357.0000

BATE

606285275755458000

31/12/2025

10:18:30

820

GBp

357.0000

CHIX

592211491093721000

31/12/2025

10:47:11

270

GBp

356.8000

AQXE

592211491093845000

31/12/2025

10:47:11

682

GBp

357.0000

TRQX

606285275755578000

31/12/2025

10:48:56

952

GBp

356.4000

XLON

606285275755586000

31/12/2025

10:56:36

812

GBp

356.2000

XLON

592211491093889000

31/12/2025

11:04:05

358

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491093926000

31/12/2025

11:04:05

581

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491093926000

31/12/2025

11:15:25

248

GBp

355.6000

CHIX

606285275755703000

31/12/2025

11:17:21

990

GBp

356.4000

XLON

606285275755712000

31/12/2025

11:39:07

919

GBp

356.2000

CHIX

592211491094099000

31/12/2025

11:39:07

1228

GBp

356.2000

CHIX

606285275755816000

31/12/2025

11:39:07

1157

GBp

356.2000

BATE

606285275755816000

31/12/2025

11:40:31

895

GBp

356.0000

XLON

592211491094107000

31/12/2025

11:47:18

856

GBp

356.2000

BATE

606285275755866000

31/12/2025

11:51:13

224

GBp

356.2000

BATE

592211491094176000

31/12/2025

11:51:13

585

GBp

356.2000

BATE

606285275755889000

31/12/2025

11:54:41

245

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094197000

31/12/2025

11:54:41

889

GBp

355.8000

AQXE

606285275755910000

31/12/2025

11:54:43

1131

GBp

355.4000

XLON

606285275755910000

31/12/2025

11:56:48

930

GBp

355.6000

XLON

606285275755921000

31/12/2025

12:04:33

56

GBp

355.8000

AQXE

606285275755965000

31/12/2025

12:04:35

819

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094256000

31/12/2025

12:06:01

860

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094265000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

410

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094280000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

61

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094280000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

150

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094280000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

927

GBp

355.8000

XLON

592211491094280000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

187

GBp

355.8000

BATE

606285275755988000

31/12/2025

12:08:10

12

GBp

355.8000

BATE

606285275755988000

31/12/2025

12:08:11

941

GBp

355.6000

CHIX

606285275755988000

31/12/2025

12:17:46

914

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606285275756042000

31/12/2025

12:17:51

1674

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606285275756043000

31/12/2025

12:17:53

1242

GBp

356.0000

XLON

592211491094339000

31/12/2025

12:18:38

896

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606285275756048000

31/12/2025

12:19:46

1150

GBp

356.0000

XLON

606285275756055000

    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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