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RNS Number : 5505A Playtech PLC 24 May 2023
Playtech plc
('Playtech' or the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting
Playtech plc (LSE: PTEC) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM),
held today, 24 May 2023, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 set
out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 26 April 2023, were duly
passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Ordinary resolution number 13
did not meet the required 50% threshold and therefore was not approved.
Special resolutions numbers 14, 15 and 16 did not meet the required 75%
threshold and therefore were not approved.
For information, the votes cast were as follows:
Resolutions* For % Against % Votes cast Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld) Votes Withheld
Votes cast
1. Accounts and Reports 252,060,692 100.00% 1,724 0.00% 252,062,416 17,914,445
2. Remuneration Report 206,807,047 81.65% 46,468,278 18.35% 253,275,325 16,701,536
3. Re-Appoint the Auditors 253,022,458 99.90% 252,909 0.10% 253,275,367 16,701,494
4. Auditors' Remuneration 253,127,057 99.94% 148,438 0.06% 253,275,495 16,701,366
5. Re-Elect Brian Mattingley 213,659,385 84.36% 39,614,333 15.64% 253,273,718 16,703,143
6. Re-Elect Ian Penrose 205,776,766 81.25% 47,497,151 18.75% 253,273,917 16,702,944
7. Re-Elect Anna Massion 231,103,575 91.25% 22,170,343 8.75% 253,273,918 16,702,943
9. Re-Elect Linda Marston-Weston 246,978,490 97.51% 6,295,228 2.49% 253,273,718 16,703,143
10. Elect Samy Reeb 269,961,673 100.00% 5,015 0.00% 269,966,688 10,173
11. Elect Chris McGinnis 245,167,676 96.80% 8,107,242 3.20% 253,274,918 16,701,943
12. Re-Elect Mor Weizer 245,480,018 96.92% 7,794,900 3.08% 253,274,918 16,701,943
13. Directors' Power to Allot Shares 119,554,931 44.28% 150,413,207 55.72% 269,968,138 8,723
14. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights 118,187,568 43.93% 150,862,031 56.07% 269,049,599 927,262
15. Further Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights 118,612,032 43.94% 151,353,936 56.06% 269,965,968 10,893
16. Make Market Purchases of Own Shares 135,625,931 50.30% 134,015,451 49.70% 269,641,382 335,479
* As previously announced, ordinary resolution number 8 was withdrawn.
Resolution numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16
Playtech will consult with those shareholders who voted against resolution
numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16, to understand their specific concerns. In
accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish a
further statement detailing the outcome of its shareholder engagement in
relation to these resolutions, including any actions taken as a result, within
six months of the 2023 AGM.
At 24 May 2023, the issued share capital of the Company was 309,294,243
ordinary shares of no par value.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions (other than
those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will be available for viewing at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)
The proxy figures for the resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's
corporate website - www.playtech.com (http://www.playtech.com) .
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For further information please contact:
Playtech plc +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
Lucy Legh, Jack Gault
About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over
7,000 employees across 20 countries.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering
business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform
technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including,
casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is
the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated
platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing
expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions
across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and
online.
Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and
newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across
the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B
basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino
groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly
owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in
online and retail in Italy.
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