REG - Airtel Africa PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

Airtel AfricaAnnouncement

05/03/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 3900V  Airtel Africa PLC  05 March 2026

 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

London and Lagos, 05 March 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                                04 March 2026
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  60,000
 Lowest price paid per share (GBp):              348.00p
 Highest price paid per share (GBp):             364.00p
 Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):       359.26p

 

The purchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury by the Company.

 

Following the purchase of these ordinary shares, the remaining ordinary shares
of USD 0.50 each in issue will be 3,654,881,028, including 9,578,490 treasury
shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
3,645,302,538. 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  358.53                         32,647             348.00                  362.80
 BATS Europe            362.26                         1,965              361.20                  363.40
 CHI-X Europe           360.15                         20,137             348.00                  363.60
 Aquis Exchange         354.26                         2,243              350.80                  361.00
 Turquoise              363.03                         3,008              362.00                  364.00

 

Since the commencement of the first tranche of the $100m share buy-back
programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased
 44,014,166 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price
of 165.5153 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
 04/03/2026        08:08:13  1965    GBp       353.8000  XLON           592104614983102000
 04/03/2026        08:09:37  821     GBp       354.6000  XLON           606178396014793000
 04/03/2026        08:16:04  818     GBp       351.6000  XLON           606178396014994000
 04/03/2026        08:24:37  1008    GBp       350.8000  XLON           592104614983566000
 04/03/2026        08:36:34  881     GBp       349.2000  CHIX           606178396015517000
 04/03/2026        08:52:33  1210    GBp       348.0000  XLON           606178396015870000
 04/03/2026        08:52:33  711     GBp       348.0000  CHIX           592104614984271000
 04/03/2026        09:06:17  1910    GBp       348.8000  XLON           592104614984581000
 04/03/2026        09:26:09  1483    GBp       350.8000  AQXE           606178396016574000
 04/03/2026        09:45:37  711     GBp       352.0000  CHIX           592104614985413000
 04/03/2026        09:45:37  1237    GBp       352.0000  XLON           606178396016951000
 04/03/2026        12:35:47  1327    GBp       360.6000  XLON           606178396020649000
 04/03/2026        13:31:44  494     GBp       362.0000  TRQX           592104614990706000
 04/03/2026        13:31:44  217     GBp       362.0000  TRQX           592104614990706000
 04/03/2026        13:31:44  1661    GBp       362.0000  CHIX           606178396021999000
 04/03/2026        13:42:44  934     GBp       361.2000  XLON           592104614991005000
 04/03/2026        13:55:03  1054    GBp       360.4000  CHIX           606178396022645000
 04/03/2026        14:03:15  968     GBp       360.2000  CHIX           606178396022901000
 04/03/2026        14:17:05  1045    GBp       360.8000  XLON           606178396023296000
 04/03/2026        14:35:46  746     GBp       362.0000  TRQX           606178396024098000
 04/03/2026        14:38:44  757     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           592104614993105000
 04/03/2026        14:38:44  766     GBp       361.6000  XLON           606178396024288000
 04/03/2026        14:45:25  859     GBp       361.8000  XLON           592104614993424000
 04/03/2026        14:54:20  1055    GBp       361.6000  XLON           606178396025030000
 04/03/2026        15:00:21  959     GBp       361.0000  XLON           606178396025459000
 04/03/2026        15:01:21  1218    GBp       360.6000  XLON           606178396025548000
 04/03/2026        15:03:27  794     GBp       360.4000  CHIX           606178396025670000
 04/03/2026        15:03:27  772     GBp       360.4000  XLON           606178396025670000
 04/03/2026        15:07:34  517     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           606178396025881000
 04/03/2026        15:09:19  1635    GBp       362.0000  CHIX           592104614994838000
 04/03/2026        15:11:55  924     GBp       362.0000  CHIX           606178396026096000
 04/03/2026        15:16:58  711     GBp       362.0000  XLON           592104614995199000
 04/03/2026        15:19:20  773     GBp       362.4000  XLON           592104614995304000
 04/03/2026        15:21:18  713     GBp       362.6000  CHIX           606178396026506000
 04/03/2026        15:25:32  1299    GBp       362.8000  XLON           606178396026680000
 04/03/2026        15:26:59  813     GBp       363.4000  BATE           592104614995636000
 04/03/2026        15:32:55  1551    GBp       364.0000  TRQX           606178396026985000
 04/03/2026        15:33:19  811     GBp       363.6000  CHIX           592104614995905000
 04/03/2026        15:38:03  946     GBp       362.8000  CHIX           592104614996114000
 04/03/2026        15:38:03  58      GBp       362.8000  CHIX           592104614996114000
 04/03/2026        15:42:00  845     GBp       362.4000  XLON           592104614996298000
 04/03/2026        15:43:34  858     GBp       361.6000  XLON           606178396027443000
 04/03/2026        15:47:10  880     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614996521000
 04/03/2026        15:51:34  105     GBp       360.6000  CHIX           592104614996719000
 04/03/2026        15:51:43  1003    GBp       360.6000  CHIX           592104614996725000
 04/03/2026        15:56:00  929     GBp       360.2000  XLON           592104614996916000
 04/03/2026        15:59:31  948     GBp       360.6000  CHIX           592104614997065000
 04/03/2026        15:59:31  711     GBp       360.6000  XLON           606178396028119000
 04/03/2026        16:00:43  1140    GBp       361.2000  XLON           606178396028185000
 04/03/2026        16:05:00  817     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           606178396028369000
 04/03/2026        16:05:21  869     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606178396028387000
 04/03/2026        16:05:21  725     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614997344000
 04/03/2026        16:05:49  281     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614997367000
 04/03/2026        16:08:57  1063    GBp       361.6000  XLON           592104614997530000
 04/03/2026        16:09:03  826     GBp       361.4000  CHIX           606178396028573000
 04/03/2026        16:10:17  851     GBp       361.2000  CHIX           606178396028641000
 04/03/2026        16:10:18  889     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614997606000
 04/03/2026        16:14:05  711     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614997828000
 04/03/2026        16:14:05  66      GBp       361.0000  CHIX           606178396028854000
 04/03/2026        16:14:38  637     GBp       361.0000  AQXE           606178396028880000
 04/03/2026        16:14:38  123     GBp       361.0000  AQXE           606178396028880000
 04/03/2026        16:15:42  713     GBp       361.0000  XLON           592104614997925000
 04/03/2026        16:15:52  918     GBp       360.6000  CHIX           606178396028958000
 04/03/2026        16:17:14  403     GBp       361.2000  BATE           606178396029029000
 04/03/2026        16:17:14  319     GBp       361.2000  XLON           606178396029029000
 04/03/2026        16:18:10  731     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           592104614998057000
 04/03/2026        16:18:10  731     GBp       361.6000  CHIX           606178396029075000
 04/03/2026        16:19:01  749     GBp       361.6000  BATE           592104614998106000
 04/03/2026        16:19:52  1027    GBp       361.6000  XLON           592104614998154000

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Airtel Africa - Investor Relations

 Alastair Jones                                  +44 7464 830 011

 Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com            +44 207 493 9315
 (mailto:Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com)

 

 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 (http://www.airtel.africa)

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