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RNS Number : 3354A  Entain PLC  14 August 2024

14 August 2024

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group" or "Company")

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
("PDMR")

Or Persons Closely Associated ('PCA')

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces
the purchases of Entain ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the
Company ("Shares") as set out below:

 

 Name & Role                       Shares held prior to dealing  Nature of transaction  Number Shares purchased  Date of purchase of Shares  Purchase price (pence per share)  Total Shares held after dealing

 Eminence Capital, LP              37,154,030                    Share purchase         3,489,983                12/08/2024                  570.46p                           40,644,013

 Eminence Capital, LP

Share purchase

                                   40,644,013                                           555,333                  13/08/2024                  579.67p                           41,199,346

 PCA of Ricky Sandler (Director)

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements
of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms
part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

 Enquiries

 Company Secretary - Entain                                                                                                                                         secretary@entaingroup.com
 plc                                                                                                                                                 (mailto:secretary@entaingroup.com)

 Investor Relations - Entain plc                                                                                                                                investors@entaingroup.com (mailto:investors@entaingroup.com)

 Media - Entain plc                                                                                                                                  media@entaingroup.com (mailto:media@entaingroup.com)

 Sodali & Co                                                                                                                                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

                                                                                                                                                   entain@sodali.com (mailto:entain@sodali.com)
 Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums

 

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 BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds,
Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands
include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, 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 a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and
iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology and capabilities which power
BetMGM as well as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its
in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK and is the only
global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating
markets operating in over 30 territories.

Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by
MSCI. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com
(http://www.entaingroup.com/) .

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Eminence Capital, LP
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              PCA of Ricky Chad Sandler, a Non-Executive Director of the issuer
 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Share purchase
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  570.46p    3,489,983

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      3,489,983 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

 
570.46p consideration

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      12 August 2024
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     AQXA, AQXD, AQXE, BATD, BATE, CHID, CHIX, LIQU, SGMX, TRQM, TRQX, XLON, XPOL

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

3,489,983 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

570.46p consideration

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

AQXA, AQXD, AQXE, BATD, BATE, CHID, CHIX, LIQU, SGMX, TRQM, TRQX, XLON, XPOL

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Eminence Capital, LP
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              PCA of Ricky Chad Sandler, a Non-Executive Director of the issuer
 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Share purchase
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  579.67p    555,333

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      555,333 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

 
579.67p consideration

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      13 August 2024
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     AQXA, AQXD, AQXE, BATD, BATE, CHID, CHIX, LIQU, SGMX, TRQM, TRQX, XLON, XPOL,
                                                                  BATP, TRQA, GSEI, SGMY, EUCC, HRSI

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

555,333 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

579.67p consideration

 

e)

Date of the transaction

13 August 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

AQXA, AQXD, AQXE, BATD, BATE, CHID, CHIX, LIQU, SGMX, TRQM, TRQX, XLON, XPOL,
BATP, TRQA, GSEI, SGMY, EUCC, HRSI

 

 

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