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RNS Number : 1594Q  Entain PLC  24 June 2022

24 June 2022

 

 

 

Entain plc

("Entain", the "Company")

 

2022 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

At Entain's AGM held today, all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice
of AGM dated 19 May 2022, were approved.

 

The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:

 

 Ordinary Resolutions                                                  Total        For                             Against                        Withheld
 Number                                                                Votes Cast   Number       % of shares voted  Number      % of shares voted  Number
                                                                       455,935,183  455,857,463  99.98              77,720      0.02               203,550

 1. To receive the Company's annual report and

 audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021

 2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2021             451,802,969  444,888,475  98.47              6,914,494   1.53               4,335,764
 3. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                                  456,123,596  453,437,572  99.41              2,686,024   0.59               15,137
 4. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration     456,125,378  456,030,195  99.98              95,183      0.02               13,355
 5. To re-elect David Satz as Director                                 456,126,469  456,021,322  99.98              105,147     0.02               12,264
 6. To re-elect Robert Hoskin as Director                              456,126,171  455,857,275  99.94              268,896     0.06               12,562
 7. To re-elect Stella David as Director                               456,126,043  445,582,924  97.69              10,543,119  2.31               12,690
 8. To re-elect Vicky Jarman as Director                               456,126,639  456,005,916  99.97              120,723     0.03               12,094
 9. To re-elect Mark Gregory as Director                               456,126,079  449,451,754  98.54              6,674,325   1.46               12,654
 10. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director                                  456,126,260  453,592,074  99.44              2,534,186   0.56               12,473
 11. To re-elect Jette Nygaard-Andersen as Director                    456,126,631  455,856,474  99.94              270,157     0.06               12,102
 12. To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director                          456,126,668  421,083,745  92.32              35,042,923  7.68               12,065
 13. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director                            456,126,026  447,144,472  98.03              8,981,554   1.97               12,707
 14. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director                         456,126,197  449,421,281  98.53              6,704,916   1.47               12,536
                                                                       456,123,896  448,337,200  98.29              7,786,696   1.71               14,837

 15. To approve the Entain plc Free Share Plan

 16. To approve the Entain plc Employee Share Purchase Plan            456,124,437  454,965,447  99.75              1,158,990   0.25               14,296
 17. Authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares             453,541,436  447,948,231  98.77              5,593,205   1.23               2,597,297
 Special Resolutions
 18. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights       454,696,487  454,182,238  99.89              514,249     0.11               1,442,246

 19. To approve the specific disapplication of pre-emption rights for  455,224,068  446,525,795  98.09              8,698,273   1.91               914,665
 acquisitions and other capital investments

 20. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares        455,796,271  452,997,010  99.39              2,799,261   0.61               342,462

 

Note: As at 24 June 2022 Entain has 588,781,989 ordinary shares of €0.01
each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 588,781,989.

 

LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

 

Enquiries:

 Company Secretary - Entain plc                           Tel: +44 (0) 203 938 000
 Emily Carey                                              secretary@entaingroup.com (mailto:secretary@entaingroup.com)

 Investor Relations - Entain plc                          investors@entaingroup.com (mailto:investors@entaingroup.com)
 David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications Officer      david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com (mailto:david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com)
 Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations                 davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com (mailto:davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com)
 Callum Sims, IR Manager                                  callum.sims@entaingroup.com (mailto:callum.sims@entaingroup.com)

 Media - Entain plc                                       media@entaingroup.com (mailto:media@entaingroup.com)
 Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate Communications      lisa.attenborough@entaingroup.com (mailto:lisa.attenborough@entaingroup.com)
 Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press Office              jay.dossetter@entaingroup.com (mailto:jay.dossetter@entaingroup.com)
 Jodie Hitch, PR Manager                                  jodie.hitch@entaingroup.com (mailto:jodie.hitch@entaingroup.com)

 

About Entain plc

Entain (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,
Sportingbet and Sports Interaction; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, 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 with operations
in a total of 31 regulated or regulating territories. Entain is a leader in
ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has
set a science-based target, 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
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