Share capital reduction confirmation

Airtel Africa PLC

15 August 2023

 

Airtel Africa plc

("Airtel Africa", or the "Group")

Share capital reduction confirmation

London and Lagos, 15 August 2023: Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today announces that the cancellation and extinction of all of its deferred shares of USD $0.50 nominal value each (the "Capital Reduction"), which was approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 4 July 2023, was  today sanctioned by the High Court of England and Wales (the "High Court").

The effect of the Capital Reduction is to create additional distributable reserves which will be available to the Company going forward and may be used to facilitate returns to shareholders in the future, whether in the form of dividends, distributions or purchases of the Company's own shares.

The order of the High Court confirming the Capital Reduction (the "Court Order"), and the statement of capital approved by the High Court in connection with the same, will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Capital Reduction will become effective upon the registration of the Court Order by the Registrar of Companies, which is expected to take place shortly.

The Company confirms that, following the Capital Reduction, the issued share capital of the Company will be 3,758,151,504 ordinary shares of USD $0.50 nominal value each, carrying one vote each. There are no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company therefore will be 3,758,151,504.

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