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30/04/2026 13:30

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RNS Number : 6189C  Entain PLC  30 April 2026

30 April 2026

Entain plc

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

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

Or Persons Closely Associated

Awards granted under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces
that the following awards over Entain ordinary shares of €0.01 each
("Shares") were granted to Executive Directors of the Company under the Rules
of the LTIP on 30 April 2026 as set out below:

 

 Name           Role                     Number of Shares subject to the Award
 Stella David   Chief Executive Officer  725,967
 Michael Snape  Chief Financial Officer  413,913

 

The LTIP awards will normally vest on 30 April 2029, subject to 1) continuous
employment; and 2) the satisfaction of the performance conditions set by the
Company's Remuneration Committee on 23 March 2026. The performance conditions
are detailed below. The post tax number of shares vesting from these awards
are subject to a two-year post vest, holding period.

 

The Company confirms the performance condition targets that apply to the
awards are:

 

 Performance Measure                           Weighting  Threshold                             Maximum
 TSR bespoke peer group(1)                     25%        Median                                75(th) percentile
 2028 Adjusted Cash Flow                       25%        £450m                                 £525m
 2028 Adjusted diluted EPS                     25%        74p                                   89p
 Digital market growth compared to the market  25%        The targets set for this measure are commercially sensitive and will be
                                                          released at the point of vesting.

 

1.     The TSR bespoke peer group comprising of: Caesars Entertainment,
Codere, DraftKings, Evolution Gaming, Flutter Entertainment, La Française des
Jeux, Lottomatica Group, MGM Resorts, Penn Entertainment, Rank Group,
SuperGroup, Tabcorp Holdings, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with
this Schedule.

 

25% of the award will vest at threshold performance and 100% of the award will
vest at maximum performance. There will be straight line vesting between these
points. Each element operates independently.

 

The Remuneration Committee has full discretion to ensure that the level of
vesting is appropriate based on the overall performance of the Group and the
shareholder and employee experience.

 

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                      secretary@entaingroup.com (mailto:secretary@entaingroup.com)

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

 Media - Entain plc                      media@entaingroup.com

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

 Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums   entain@sodali.com

 

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 and SuperSport; Gaming brands include
Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and
PartyCasino. The Group operates the TAB NZ brand as part of a long-term
strategic partnership with TAB New Zealand. 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, being AAA rated by MSCI, and a member of S&P
Global Sustainability Yearbook and the FTSE4Good. For more information see the
Group's website: www.entaingroup.com
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 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Stella David
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       725,967

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      725,967 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      30/04/2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

725,967 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

30/04/2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Michael Snape
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Financial 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil        413,913

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      413,913 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      30/04/2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

413,913 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

30/04/2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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