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RNS Number : 4137X  Entain PLC  25 April 2023

25 April 2023

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group")

 

2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

At Entain's AGM held today all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice
of AGM dated 9 March 2023 were approved.

 

 Ordinary Resolutions                                                           Total        For                             Against                        Withheld
 Number                                                                         Votes Cast   Number       % of shares voted  Number      % of shares voted  Number
 1. To receive the Company's annual report and                                  466,908,371  466,456,570  99.90              451,801     0.10               5,359,473

 audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
 2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2022                      470,127,499  461,233,616  98.11              8,893,883   1.89               2,140,345
 3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy                               470,121,767  440,043,910  93.60              30,077,857  6.40               2,146,077
 4. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                                           470,125,983  470,008,488  99.98              117,495     0.02               2,141,861
 5. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration              470,127,741  470,037,667  99.98              90,074      0.02               2,140,103
 6. To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director                                    467,958,094  456,339,607  97.52              11,618,487  2.48               4,309,750
 7. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director                                      470,126,445  465,345,310  98.98              4,781,135   1.02               2,141,399
 8. To re-elect Stella David as Director                                        470,126,172  464,902,803  98.89              5,223,369   1.11               2,141,672
 9. To re-elect Robert Hoskin as Director                                       470,126,845  469,041,902  99.77              1,084,943   0.23               2,140,999
 10. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director                                  467,159,082  462,750,527  99.06              4,408,555   0.94               5,108,762
 11. To re-elect Jette Nygaard-Andersen as Director                             470,131,642  469,526,803  99.87              604,839     0.13               2,136,202
 12. To re-elect David Satz as Director                                         470,126,845  469,658,877  99.90              467,968     0.10               2,140,999
 13. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director                                           470,126,845  465,691,272  99.06              4,435,573   0.94               2,140,999
 14. To elect Rahul Welde as Director                                           470,126,173  469,653,253  99.90              472,920     0.10               2,141,671
 15. To approve amendments to the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan      470,124,036  446,571,040  94.99              23,552,996  5.01               2,142,327
 16. To authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares                   470,129,666  464,114,095  98.72              6,015,571   1.28               2,138,178
 Special Resolutions
 17. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights                469,120,036  468,151,564  99.79              968,472     0.21               3,147,808
 18. To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and   469,760,314  468,786,233  99.79              974,081     0.21               2,507,530
 other capital investment
 19. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares                 469,843,358  465,726,811  99.12              4,116,547   0.88               2,424,486
 20. To approve the revised Articles of Association                             470,126,618  448,926,392  95.49              21,200,226  4.51               2,141,226

 

Note: As at 25 April 2023 Entain has 588,850,728 ordinary shares of €0.01
each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 588,850,728.

 

Enquiries:

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

 Emily Carey                                               emily.carey@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)

 Aimee Remey, VP US Investor Relations                     aimee.remey@entaingroup.com (mailto:aimee.remey@entaingroup.com)

 Callum Sims, IR Manager                                   callum.sims@entaingroup.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 and SuperSport; 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 40 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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