Airtel Africa Regulatory News (AAF)

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 underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Airtel Africa plc

(LEI: 254900ZNZDQL6OWQH623)

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 obligationiv

Name

Bharti Overseas Private Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Delhi, India

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 crossed or reachedvi:

18 December 2019

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 rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

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 reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (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 financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

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 financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

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) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher 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 informationxvi

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