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RNS Number : 3650A  888 Holdings plc  23 May 2023

 

23 May 2023

 

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

 

Results of AGM 23 May 2023

 

888 (LSE: 888), one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies with
internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, is
pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held in London on 23
May 2023, all resolutions were passed on a poll by shareholders.

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the
meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

 

 Ordinary Resolutions                                                            For          % of Total Votes Cast  Against     % of Total Votes Cast  Vote withheld
 1. To receive the Annual Report & Accounts 2022                                 226,378,744  99.92%                 179,732     0.08%                  271,094
 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than that part          213,768,154  94.24%                 13,059,458  5.76%                  1,958
 containing the Remuneration Policy)
 3.   To re-elect Jon Mendelsohn as a Director                                   222,767,985  98.21%                 4,057,807   1.79%                  3,778
 4.    To re-elect Anne de Kerckhove as a Director                               217,928,669  96.08%                 8,899,526   3.92%                  1,375
 5.   To re-elect Mark Summerfield as a Director                                 221,742,033  97.76%                 5,086,162   2.24%                  1,375
 6.   To re-elect Limor Ganot as a Director                                      223,625,710  98.59%                 3,202,485   1.41%                  1,375
 7.   To re-elect Yariv Dafna as a Director                                      207,373,577  91.42%                 19,452,215  8.58%                  3,778
 8.   To elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a Director                                 226,583,663  99.89%                 244,532     0.11%                  1,375
 9.   To elect Andria Vidler as a Director                                       226,557,478  99.91%                 206,214     0.09%                  65,878
 10. To elect Ori Shaked as a Director                                           225,037,596  99.21%                 1,785,399   0.79%                  6,575
 11. To re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP and EY Limited, Gibraltar, as the         226,444,802  99.83%                 384,767     0.17%                  1
 Company's Auditors
 12. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the Auditors  226,467,395  99.84%                 359,771     0.16%                  2,404
 13. To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares, as set out in the        205,305,296  90.51%                 21,524,274  9.49%                  0
 Notice of Meeting
 14. To authorise the establishment of the 888 Holdings Plc Long Term Incentive  226,468,619  99.84%                 356,590     0.16%                  4,361
 Plan
 Special Resolutions
 15. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's        226,528,405  99.89%                 243,090     0.11%                  58,075
 ordinary shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting
 16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash       207,704,933  91.57%                 19,115,659  8.43%                  8,978

without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of
 Meeting
 17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash       207,647,775  91.55%                 19,178,017  8.45%                  3,778

in connection with an eligible acquisition or specified capital investment
 without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of
 Meeting
 18. To amend the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association.              207,714,009  91.58%                 19,092,187  8.42%                  23,374

 

 

NOTES:

1 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
The "For" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.

2 The total number of ordinary shares in issue on Tuesday 23 May 2023 was
448,539,120. The Company does not currently hold any ordinary shares as
Treasury Shares.

3 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

4 The total number of votes cast at the AGM (i.e. For, Against and Withheld)
was 226,829,570, ordinary shares representing a 51% turnout.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the UK's
National Storage Mechanism for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

Enquiries and further information:

 888 Holdings Plc                                +44(0) 800 029 3050
 Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer

 Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary              corporate.secretary@888williamhill.com
                                                 (mailto:corporate.secretary@888williamhill.com)

 Media

                                                 888@hudsonsandler.com (mailto:888@hudsonsandler.com)
 Hudson Sandler                                  +44(0) 207 796 4133

 Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards

 

 

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is
one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and
operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr
Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands
in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

 

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group
operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 people
globally.

 

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting
and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's
day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology
and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming
entertainment to customers worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/ (http://corporate.888.com/)

 

 

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