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Airtel Africa plc announced it purchased a total of 770,323 ordinary shares from Barclays Capital Securities Limited between 17 August 2026 and 21 August 2026, as part of its share buyback programme. During this period, daily purchases ranged from 17,976 to 260,530 shares, with prices between 319.6000 GBp and 327.8000 GBp, and these purchased shares will be cancelled. Since the programme commenced on 22 May 2026, the Company has acquired 19,108,955 ordinary shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 336.61 GBp.
| Date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:01 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 8862R |
Airtel Africa plc
('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')
Transaction in Own Shares
London and Lagos, 25 August 2026: Airtel Africa announces that in the period 17 August 2026 to 21 August 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of USD 0.50 each from Barclays Capital Securities Limited ("Barclays") pursuant to the authority granted by its shareholders as part of its share buyback programme, details of which were announced on 22 May 2026.
Aggregate information:
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Date of purchase |
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased |
Lowest price paid per share (GBp) |
Highest price paid per share (GBp) |
Volume weighted average price paid (GBp) |
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17/08/2026 |
244436 |
321.8000 |
327.0000 |
324.4279 |
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18/08/2026 |
17976 |
326.2000 |
326.4000 |
326.3748 |
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19/08/2026 |
34315 |
325.2000 |
327.8000 |
326.7220 |
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20/08/2026 |
213066 |
322.8000 |
327.4000 |
325.6384 |
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21/08/2026 |
260530 |
319.6000 |
326.0000 |
323.8528 |
The purchased ordinary shares will be cancelled.
Since the commencement of the buyback programme with Barclays Capital Securities Limited announced on 22 May 2026, the Company has purchased 19,108,955 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 336.61 GBp per ordinary share.
A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8862R_1-2026-8-24.pdf
Enquiries
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Airtel Africa - Investor Relations Alastair Jones |
+44 7464 830 011 +44 207 493 9315 |
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Airtel Africa - GroupCompany Secretary Simon O'Hara
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+44 207 493 9315
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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.