REG - Entain PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

EntainAnnouncement

04/11/2021 16:15

RNS Number : 4128R
  
Entain PLC
  
04 November 2021
  
 











4 November 2021
Entain plc
("Entain" or "Company")
 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Or Persons Closely Associated
 
Exercise of Options under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") 
 
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 3 November 2021 as set out below:
 




Director / PDMR


Shares held prior to dealing


Nature of Transaction


Number of Shares over which option exercised


Number of shares sold to cover exercise price and taxes 


Price shares sold in the market


Total Shares held after Transactions




Rob Wood
CFO and Deputy CEO


25,500*


Vesting of Conditional Share Award
 


 
27,519


 
12,967


 
£20.31


 
40,052*




Robert Hoskin
Chief Governance Officer


12,496*


Exercise of vested options


 
56,939


 
Nil


 
Nil


 
69,435*




Sandeep Tiku 
Chief Operating Officer


8,972


Vesting of Conditional Share Award


 
16,853


 
7,222


 
£20.31


 
18,603




 
 
Following the above transactions the Directors' / PDMR's personal shareholdings in the Company have increased as follows:
 




Director / PDMR


Number of Shares before the Transactions


Number of Shares after the Transactions




Rob Wood


25,500*


40,052*




Robert Hoskin


12,496*


69,435*




Sandeep Tiku


8,972


18,603




 
 
Entain Directors hold in aggregate 294,112 Shares (including those of their persons closely associated) equivalent to 0.05% of the Company's issued share capital. 
 
*Includes shares held by persons closely associated with the Director / PDMR.
 
 
 
Enquiries:
 




Company Secretary
Emily Carey
Investor Relations


secretary@entaingroup.com 


 




David Lloyd-Seed, Group Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications


investors@entaingroup.com 




Powerscourt


entain@powerscourt-group.com 




Rob Greening / Elly Williamson


Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
 




LEI:213800GNI3K45LQR8L28
 
About Entain plc
Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world's largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports Brands include bwin, Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and Sportingbet; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis. The Group has also entered into a joint-venture with MGM Resorts to capitalise on the sports betting and gaming opportunity in the US, through BetMGM. Entain provides the technology which powers BetMGM and exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK with licenses in a total of 27 regulated markets. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI, is AA rated by MSCI and is included in Bloomberg's 50 global leaders in sustainability. The Group has set Science Based Targets, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives, focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in technology and community projects. 
 
For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com 
 
 
 
 
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Rob Wood




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Entain plc




b)


LEI


213800GNI3K45LQR8L28




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

 
IM00B5VQMV65




b)


Nature of the transaction


Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


27,519




 




d)


Aggregated information




-


Aggregated volume




-


Price




 


 
27,519 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


Nil consideration




e)


Date of the transaction


3 November 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
 
 
 
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Robert Hoskin




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Governance Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Entain plc




b)


LEI


213800GNI3K45LQR8L28




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

 
IM00B5VQMV65




b)


Nature of the transaction


Exercise of Options under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


 56,939




 




d)


Aggregated information




-


Aggregated volume




-


Price




 


 
56,939 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


Nil consideration




e)


Date of the transaction


3 November 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Sandeep Tiku




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Operating Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Entain plc




b)


LEI


213800GNI3K45LQR8L28




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

 
IM00B5VQMV65




b)


Nature of the transaction


Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


16,853
 




 




d)


Aggregated information




-


Aggregated volume




-


Price




 


 
16,853 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


Nil consideration




e)


Date of the transaction


3 November 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Rob Wood




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Entain plc




b)


LEI


213800GNI3K45LQR8L28




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

 
IM00B5VQMV65




b)


Nature of the transaction


Share Sale




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




£20.31


12,967




 




d)


Aggregated information




-


Aggregated volume




-


Price




 


 
12,967 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


£20.31 per share




e)


Date of the transaction


3 November 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)




 
 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Sandeep Tiku




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Operating Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Entain plc




b)


LEI


213800GNI3K45LQR8L28




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code


Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

 
IM00B5VQMV65




b)


Nature of the transaction


Share sale




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




£20.31


7,222
 




 




d)


Aggregated information




-


Aggregated volume




-


Price




 


 
7,222 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


£20.31




e)


Date of the transaction


3 November 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)




 

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