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RNS Number : 7173X

Airtel Africa PLC

20 December 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                         Airtel Africa plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                (LEI: 254900ZNZDQL6OWQH623) 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                         Bharti Overseas Private Limited 
 City and country of registered office                        Delhi, India 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           18 December 2019 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               20 December 2019 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer(vii) 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                 11.03%              NIL                    11.03%        3,758,151,504 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                10.42%              NIL                    10.42% 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                              % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                            Direct                      Indirect                      Direct                  Indirect 
                      (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive          (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                          2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                            (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                            (DTR5.2.1) 
                                             ----------------------------- 
 GB00BKDRYJ47       NIL                       414,571,861                    NIL                        11.03% 
                   ------------------------  -----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                           414,571,861                                             11.03% 
                   -------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                            Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date(x)      Conversion Period(xi)                rights that may                   rights 
  instrument                                                           be acquired if 
                                                                       the instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 NIL                NIL          NIL                                  NIL                               NIL 
                   -----------  -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                      NIL                               NIL 
                                -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/               Physical or              Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date(x)           Conversion              cash                     voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)             settlement(xii) 
              ----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 NIL           NIL               NIL                     NIL                      NIL                   NIL 
              ----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
                                                         SUBTOTAL 8.B.2           NIL                   NIL 
                                                        -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                        X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
        Name(xv)           % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                             if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                            is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                           notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                   than the notifiable 
                                                        threshold 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Bharti Overseas 
  Private Limited 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Bharti Global Limited    3.25%                                          3.25% 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Indian Continent 
  Investment Limited      7.78%                                          7.78% 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 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(xvi) 
 Bharti Overseas Pvt. Limited holds 100% of voting rights in Bharti Global 
  Limited, which in turn holds 100% of voting rights in Indian Continent 
  Investment Limited. 
  The shareholding percentages in this notice are calculated on the basis 
  of 3,758,151,504 issued ordinary shares in the capital of Airtel Africa 
  plc. In this notification, figures are rounded to the nearest 2 decimal 
  places. Any discrepancies in aggregated figures are due to rounding. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, United Kingdom 
 Date of completion    20 December 2019 
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