REG - Evoke PLC - Extension of Firm Offer Deadline

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RNS Number : 7827E  Evoke PLC  18 May 2026

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

18 May 2026

evoke plc

("evoke" or the "Company")

Extension of Firm Offer Deadline

On 20 April 2026, evoke announced that it was in discussions with Bally's
Intralot S.A. ("Bally's Intralot") regarding a possible offer for the entire
issued and to be issued share capital of the Company at a price of 50 pence
per share (the "Proposal").

Constructive discussions are continuing between the parties in relation to the
Proposal, which is expected to comprise an all-share combination with a
partial cash alternative.

Accordingly, Bally's Intralot has requested, and the evoke Board has agreed
to, an extension to the date by which Bally's Intralot is required either to
announce a firm intention to make an offer for the Company or to announce that
it does not intend to make an offer. Such announcement must now be made by not
later than 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 8 June 2026. This revised deadline can
be extended with the consent of the Company.

A further announcement will be made when appropriate.

Bally's Intralot has confirmed that any firm offer, if made, would be subject
to customary conditions and approvals and that it reserves the right to vary
the terms of any such offer, including the price, the form and mix of
consideration and the structure of the transaction.

There can be no certainty that an offer will be made nor as to the terms on
which any offer might be made.

This announcement has been made with the consent of the Bally's Intralot
Board.

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on
behalf of the Company is Fredrik Ekdahl.

 

For further information, please contact:

evoke

Per Widerström, CEO

Sean Wilkins, CFO

James Finney, Director of IR

Tel: +44 (0) 800 029 3050

Media - Hudson Sandler

Alex Brennan / Hattie Dreyfus / Andy Richards

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133

Morgan Stanley

Laurence Hopkins

Ben Grindley

Paolo Della Rovere

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7425 8000

Rothschild & Co.

Edward Duckett

Daniel Ross

Ashley Gillard

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7280 5000

The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code") does not apply to the
Company as it is registered in Gibraltar. As a result, a takeover offer for
the Company will not be regulated by the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers
(the "Panel"). The Company's articles of association contain certain
provisions requiring the Company to use its reasonable endeavours to apply the
rules of the Code to a takeover offer for the Company (except where not in the
best interest of the Company to do so), although these do not provide the full
protections afforded by the Code and the enforcement of such provisions is the
responsibility of the Company, not the Panel. Accordingly, shareholders of the
Company are reminded that the Panel does not have responsibility, in relation
to the Company, for ensuring compliance with the Code and is not able to
answer shareholders' questions in that regard.

Publication on website

A copy of this announcement will be available at www.evokeplc.com, by no later
than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the date of this
announcement. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is
not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Further information

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to buy
or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or sell or an invitation to
purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in
any jurisdiction. The release, publication or distribution of this
announcement in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in, into or from
certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such
jurisdictions should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley"), which is
authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and regulated by the
PRA and the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") in the United Kingdom, is
acting exclusively for evoke and for no one else in connection with the
possible offer and neither Morgan Stanley nor any of its affiliates, nor their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents will be responsible to
anyone other than evoke for providing the protections afforded to its clients
or for providing advice in relation to the possible offer, the contents of
this announcement or any other matters referred to in this announcement.

N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild & Co"), which is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United
Kingdom, is acting exclusively for evoke and for no one else in connection
with the subject matter of this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than evoke for providing the protections afforded to its clients
or for providing advice in connection with the subject matter of this
announcement.

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