REG - Flutter Entertainmnt - Results of Extraordinary General Meeting

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21/04/2020 16:05

RNS Number : 3821K
  
Flutter Entertainment PLC
  
21 April 2020
  
 

21 April 2020
Flutter Entertainment plc (the "Company")
Results of Extraordinary General Meeting
 
The Company announces that the following resolutions were approved at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on Tuesday, 21 April 2020. The Extraordinary General Meeting and resolutions 1-5 passed at it are in connection with the recommended all share combination of the Company and The Stars Group Inc.
 
All resolutions as set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting were duly passed on a poll. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:



Resolutions


Votes For1


Votes Against


Total votes 


Votes Withheld2








No. of shares


%


No. of shares


%


No. of shares 


No. of shares




1. To approve the recommended all-share combination
 between the Company and The Stars Group Inc. (the "Combination")


49,123,486


99.19


401,953


0.81


49,548,888


23,449




2. To authorise the directors to allot shares in connection with the Combination


49,523,620


99.99


254


0.01


49,548,888


25,014




3. To increase the maximum number of directors of the Company


49,392,741


99.73


131,312


0.27


49,548,888


24,835




4. To approve the capitalisation of the Company's merger reserve account balance following the Combination


49,123,486


99.19


401,398


0.81


49,548,888


24,004




5. To approve a reduction in the company capital of the Company*


49,119,605


99.18


404,333


0.82


49,548,888


24,950




6. To amend the articles of association to reduce
 the quorum for general meetings*


49,519,856


99.99


2,308


0.01


49,548,888


26,724



* Denotes Special Resolutions 
NOTES:
1 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. The "For" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion. 
2 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution. 
3 The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury Shares, on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 was 78,396,099.
 
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, which was included in the circular sent to shareholders on 27 March 2020. This is  available for inspection at the UK's National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, and at Euronext Dublin (see below) and on the Company's website at www.flutter.com/investors/proposed-combination-with-the-stars-group.    
 
A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and forwarded to Euronext Dublin and available for inspection at: 
 
Company Announcements Office
Euronext Dublin 
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
 
Completion of the Combination remains subject to approval by TSG shareholders and certain regulatory approvals and the Company expects the Combination to complete in early May 2020.
 
Edward Traynor 
Company Secretary
Flutter Entertainment plc


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