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RNS Number : 8852L  Entain PLC  24 April 2024

24 April 2024

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group")

2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces
that, at its AGM which was held today, all resolutions as set out in the
Company's notice of AGM dated 22 March 2024 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                                  538,165,285  538,101,881  99.99              63,404      0.01               3,051,720

 audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023
 2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2023                      541,206,492  512,689,660  94.73              28,516,832  5.27               10,513
 3. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                                           541,209,294  538,291,979  99.46              2,917,315   0.54               7,711
 4. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration              541,207,985  541,127,611  99.99              80,374      0.01               9,021
 5. To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director                                    511,417,342  484,020,011  94.64              27,397,331  5.36               29,799,663
 6. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director                                      511,417,568  511,053,689  99.93              363,879     0.07               29,799,438
 7. To re-elect Stella David as Director                                        541,209,473  536,864,613  99.20              4,344,860   0.80               7,533
 8. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director                                   508,580,434  487,749,610  95.90              20,830,824  4.10               32,636,571
 9. To re-elect David Satz as Director                                          511,418,256  511,142,000  99.95              276,256     0.05               29,798,750
 10. To re-elect Rahul Welde as Director                                        511,417,084  506,412,994  99.02              5,004,090   0.98               29,799,922
 11. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director                                           541,208,377  529,506,085  97.84              11,702,292  2.16               8,629
 12. To elect Amanda Brown as Director                                          511,417,252  511,114,510  99.94              302,742     0.06               29,799,754
 13. To elect Ronald J. Kramer as Director                                      541,198,910  458,192,823  84.66              83,006,087  15.34              18,094
 14. To elect Ricky Sandler as Director                                         541,210,029  524,506,632  96.91              16,703,397  3.09               6,975
 15. To authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares                   541,177,717  521,485,547  96.36              19,692,170  3.64               39,289
 Special Resolutions
 16. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights                540,600,021  539,590,555  99.81              1,009,466   0.19               616,985
 17. To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and   541,178,292  537,332,719  99.29              3,845,573   0.71               38,713
 other capital investment
 18. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares                 541,050,941  538,117,220  99.46              2,933,721   0.54               166,064

 

Note: As at 24 April 2024 Entain has 638,958,354 ordinary shares of €0.01
each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 638,958,354.

 

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

 Media - Powerscourt                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums   entain@powerscourt-group.com

 

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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. 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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