Airtel Africa Total Voting Rights and Capital Update August 2026
Airtel Africa Plc filed a Total Voting Rights and Capital disclosure with the Nigerian Exchange and London Stock Exchange on 3 August 2026. The filing details the company's issued share capital and total voting rights as at the close of business on 31 July 2026.
Airtel Africa Plc (NGX: AIRTELAFRI) has notified the market of its total voting rights and issued share capital position as at 31 July 2026, in compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R.
As at that date, the company's total issued share capital stood at 3,639,696,802 ordinary shares, each carrying a nominal value of USD 0.50 per share and one vote per share. Of this total, 6,136,678 ordinary shares are held in treasury and carry no voting rights.
The total number of voting rights available to shareholders — which serves as the denominator for calculating notifiable interest thresholds under FCA rules — is 3,632,760,281.
The gap of 6,936,521 shares between the issued capital and voting rights figure is accounted for by the 6,136,678 treasury shares and an additional 799,843 unsettled share purchases yet to be cancelled under the company's ongoing share buyback programme, which was announced on 22 May 2026.
The filing was approved for release in Nigeria and signed by Simon O'Hara, Group Company Secretary.
