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Transaction in Own Shares and share buyback update
Transaction in Own Shares and share buyback update.
About this update from Airtel Africa Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \n \nAirtel Africa plc\n \n('Airtel Africa', or the 'Company')\n \nTransaction in Own Shares and share buyback update\n \nLondon and Lagos, 28 March 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 23 December 2024.\nAggregate information:\n\n\n\n\nDate of purchase\n\n\n27 March 2025\n\n\n\n\nAggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:\n\n\n350,000\n\n\n\n\nLowest price paid per share (GBp):\n\n\n164.10p\n\n\n\n\nHighest price paid per share (GBp):\n\n\n166.10p\n\n\n\n\nVolume weighted average price paid (GBp):\n\n\n165.09p\n\n\n\n\n \nThe purchased ordinary shares will be cancelled.\n \nShare buy-back update\n \nThe company announces that in future, all shares repurchased under this tranche of the share buy-back programme will be held in treasury for use in connection with an employee share incentive scheme.\n \nAggregate information on shares purchased according to trading venues:\n \n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\nVolume\nWeighted\naverage price\n\n\nAggregated volume\n\n\nLowest price\nper share\n\n\nHighest price\nper share\n\n\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\n\n\n165.18\n\n\n169,291\n\n\n164.10\n\n\n166.10\n\n\n\n\nBATS Europe\n\n\n164.89\n\n\n44,800\n\n\n164.10\n\n\n165.40\n\n\n\n\nCHI-X Europe\n\n\n165.13\n\n\n89,923\n\n\n164.20\n\n\n166.00\n\n\n\n\nAquis Exchange\n\n\n164.97\n\n\n23,270\n\n\n164.60\n\n\n165.70\n\n\n\n\nTurquoise\n\n\n164.78\n\n\n22,716\n\n\n164.10\n\n\n165.60\n\n\n\n\n \nSince the commencement of the share buy-back programme announced on 23 December 2024, the Company has purchased 18,786,828 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a volume weighted average price of 124.7876 GBp per ordinary share.\n \nThe table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Barclays Capital Securities Limited as part of the buy-back programme.\n \nIndividual transactions:\n \n\n\n\n\nTransaction Date\n\n\nTime\n\n\nVolume\n\n\nCurrency\n\n\nPrice\n\n\nTrading Venue\n\n\nTransaction Reference\n\n\n\n\n27/03/2025\n\n\n08:05:00\n\n\n2018\n\n\nGBp\n\n\n165.7000\n\n\nXLON\n\n\n606186535604684000\n\n\n\n\n27/03/2025\n...