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RNS Number : 4297S  Playtech PLC  15 November 2021

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION.

 

THE COMPANY HAS PUBLISHED A CIRCULAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION. ANY
VOTING DECISIONS BY SHAREHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION SHOULD BE
MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CIRCULAR.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

15 November 2021

 

 

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

 

 

Further to the announcement made on 29 September 2021 in relation to the
proposed all-cash sale of its financial trading division ("Finalto") to Gopher
Investments (the "Transaction"), Playtech plc ("Playtech" or "the Company")
has today posted a circular to shareholders (the "Circular") together with a
form of proxy.

 

The Transaction is conditional, inter alia, on certain regulatory approvals
and the approval of Playtech's shareholders. Accordingly, the Circular
contains a notice convening a General Meeting of the Company which is to be
held at 10 a.m. on 1 December 2021 (the "General Meeting") at which an
ordinary resolution (the "Resolution") will be proposed for Playtech's
shareholders to approve the Transaction (the "Notice of General Meeting").

 

The Board considers the Transaction (and the Resolution necessary to implement
the Transaction) to be in the best interests of Playtech and its shareholders
as a whole. Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends that shareholders
vote in favour of the Resolution to be proposed at the General Meeting.

 

Given the evolving nature of the Covid-19 situation and the possibility for
circumstances to change before the date of the General Meeting such that
larger gatherings indoors are no longer permissible and the Board is required
to run the General Meeting as a closed meeting, shareholders are encouraged to
appoint the Chair of the General Meeting as their proxy. Further information
on how to vote by proxy can be found in the Notice of General Meeting.

 

The Circular and the Notice of General Meeting have been submitted to the
Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism (the "NSM") and are
available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

The Circular and the Notice of General Meeting will also be available for
viewing on Playtech's website at http://playtech-ir.production.investis.com/
(http://playtech-ir.production.investis.com/) .

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Playtech
plc                                                                                                                                      +44
(0) 1624 645 954

Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis

James Newman, Director of Corporate Affairs

 

UBS Investment Bank (Financial Adviser and Joint Sponsor to Playtech)
                               +44 (0) 20 7567 8000

Rahul Luthra / Ben Crystal / Sandip Dhillon

 

Goodbody Stockbrokers (Corporate Broker and Joint Sponsor to Playtech)
                          +353 1 667 0400

Piers Coombs / Charlotte Craigie / Stephen Kane

 

Headland (PR adviser to
Playtech)
+44 (0) 20 3805 4822

Lucy Legh / Stephen Malthouse / Jack Gault

 

 

 

 

About Playtech

 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange, Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading
industries with c.6,400 employees across 24 countries.

 

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering
business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform
technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including,
casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is
the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated
platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing
expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions
across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and
online.

 

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and
newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across
the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B
basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino
groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly
owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in
online and retail in Italy.

 

Important Notice

 

UBS AG London Branch is authorised and regulated by the Financial Market
Supervisory Authority in Switzerland. It is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority and subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct
Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority in the
United Kingdom. UBS AG London Branch is acting exclusively as financial
adviser to Playtech plc and no one else in connection with the process. In
connection with such matters, UBS AG London Branch will not regard any other
person as its client, nor will it be responsible to any other person for
providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the process, the contents of this announcement or any other matter
referred to herein.

 

Goodbody is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, and is
also subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Goodbody is
acting exclusively for Playtech and for no one else in connection with the
process and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of
this announcement) as a client in relation to the process or any other matter
referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Playtech for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for
giving advice in relation to the process or any other matter referred to in
this Announcement.

 

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