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Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, through Singapore Telecom International Pte Ltd, notified Airtel Africa PLC of a disposal of voting rights. This reduced their total voting rights in Airtel Africa PLC from a previous position of 3.94% to 2.517%, representing 94,593,705 voting rights. The threshold was crossed on November 6, 2023, and Airtel Africa PLC was notified on March 14, 2024.
| Date | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Time | 14:41:08 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 0750H |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BKDRYJ47
Issuer Name
AIRTEL AFRICA PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
City of registered office (if applicable)
Singapore
Country of registered office (if applicable)
Singapore
4. Details of the shareholder
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Name |
City of registered office |
Country of registered office |
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Singapore Telecom International Pte Ltd |
Singapore |
Singapore |
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
06-Nov-2023
6. Date on which Issuer notified
14-Mar-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
2.517000 |
0.000000 |
2.517000 |
94593705 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
3.940000 |
0.000000 |
3.940000 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) |
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BKDRYJ47 |
0 |
94593705 |
0.000000 |
2.517000 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
94593705 |
2.517000% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited |
Singapore Telecommunications Limited * |
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Singapore Telecommunications Limited |
Singapore Telecom International Pte Ltd |
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10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
* For the purposes of DTR 5.8.3, Singapore Telecommunications Limited reported the disposal of voting rights which triggered this notification to Temasek on 13 March 2024.
Temasek has an aggregate interest (direct and indirect) of more than 50% of the voting shares of Singapore Telecommunications Limited. In turn, Singapore Telecommunications Limited holds 100% of the voting shares of Singapore Telecom International Pte Ltd.
The shareholding percentages in this notice are calculated on the basis of 3,758,151,504 issued ordinary shares in the capital of Airtel, as disclosed in the issuer's latest annual report published on 9 June 2023. In this notification, figures are rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places. Any discrepancies in aggregated figures are due to rounding.
12. Date of Completion
14 March 2024
13. Place Of Completion
Singapore