REG - Playtech PLC - Result of AGM

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26/05/2021 15:40

RNS Number : 9362Z
  
Playtech PLC
  
26 May 2021
  
 

Playtech plc (the "Company")
 
Results of Annual General Meeting
 
Playtech plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today, 26 May 2021, Ordinary resolutions nos. 1 to 12 set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 29 April 2021, were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Special resolution no. 15 was also passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Special resolutions nos. 13 and 14 did not meet the required 75% threshold and therefore were not approved. 
For information, the votes cast were as follows:




Resolutions


For


% Votes cast


Against


% Votes cast


Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)


Votes Withheld




1.  Report and accounts      


234,623,689


100.00


0.00


0.00


234,623,689


    654,662




2.  Remuneration Policy


177,453,581


75.47


57,668,932


24.53


235,122,513


   155,838




3.  Remuneration Report


161,331,310


69.18


71,887,800


30.82


233,219,110


2,059,240




4.  Reappoint the auditors


232,363,370


98.76


2,914,533


1.24


235,277,903


           448




5.  Re-Elect Claire Milne


150,063,889


64.72


81,809,161


35.28


231,873,050


       3,405,300




6.  Re-Elect John Jackson


141,634,745


60.20


93,643,139


39.80


235,277,884


          466




7.  Re-Elect Ian Penrose   


170,388,588


72.42


64,889,297


27.58


235,277,885


         466 




8.  Re-Elect Anna Massion    


179,054,310


76.11


56,223,574


23.89


235,277,884


         466




9.  Re-Elect John Krumins    


179,270,632


76.20


56,007,252


23.80


235,277,884


        466




10.        Re-Elect Andrew Smith


233,684,149


99.32


1,593,735


0.68


235,277,884


        466




11.        Re-Elect Moran Weizer 


234,430,081


99.64


847,503


0.36


235,277,584


        766




12.        Directors Power to allot shares


173,068,800


73.56


62,208,176


26.44


235,276,976


       375




13.       Disapplication of Pre-Emption rights


150,515,196


63.98


84,761,805


36.02


235,277,001


      350




14.        Further disapplication of Pre-Emption rights


148,407,843


63.08


86,869,158


36.92


235,277,001


    350




15.        Market purchase of own shares


179,075,319


76.33


55,522,354


23.67


234,597,673


679,677




 
The Board notes that certain resolutions were passed with the necessary majority but received less than 80% of votes in favour. Playtech aspires to high levels of shareholder and stakeholder engagement and will consult with those shareholders who voted against these resolutions to understand their specific concerns. The Company will provide an update on this in the coming months in line with the UK Corporate Governance Code.
At 26 May 2021, the issued share capital of the Company was 306,356,693 ordinary shares of no par value (excluding 2,937,550 shares held as treasury shares).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 
 
The proxy figures for the resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's corporate website - www.playtech.com 
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For further information please contact:
Playtech plc                                                      +44 (0) 16 2464 5954
Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & 
Strategic Analysis
James Newman, Director of Corporate Affairs
 
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)                     +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
Lucy Legh, Stephen Malthouse
 
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, 
Playtech's Financials Division, Finalto, is a technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and operates both on a B2B and B2C basis.
 

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