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RNS Number : 5505A  Playtech PLC  24 May 2023

Playtech plc

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Playtech plc (LSE: PTEC) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM),
held today, 24 May 2023, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 set
out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 26 April 2023, were duly
passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Ordinary resolution number 13
did not meet the required 50% threshold and therefore was not approved.
Special resolutions numbers 14, 15 and 16 did not meet the required 75%
threshold and therefore were not approved.

For information, the votes cast were as follows:

 Resolutions*                                      For          %            Against      % Votes cast  Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)  Votes Withheld

Votes cast
 1.  Accounts and Reports                          252,060,692  100.00%      1,724        0.00%         252,062,416                              17,914,445
 2.  Remuneration Report                           206,807,047  81.65%       46,468,278   18.35%        253,275,325                              16,701,536
 3.  Re-Appoint the Auditors                       253,022,458  99.90%       252,909      0.10%         253,275,367                              16,701,494
 4.  Auditors' Remuneration                        253,127,057  99.94%       148,438      0.06%         253,275,495                              16,701,366
 5.  Re-Elect Brian Mattingley                     213,659,385  84.36%       39,614,333   15.64%        253,273,718                              16,703,143
 6.  Re-Elect Ian Penrose                          205,776,766  81.25%       47,497,151   18.75%        253,273,917                              16,702,944
 7.  Re-Elect Anna Massion                         231,103,575  91.25%       22,170,343   8.75%         253,273,918                              16,702,943
 9.  Re-Elect Linda Marston-Weston                 246,978,490  97.51%       6,295,228    2.49%         253,273,718                              16,703,143
 10. Elect Samy Reeb                               269,961,673  100.00%      5,015        0.00%         269,966,688                              10,173
 11. Elect Chris McGinnis                          245,167,676  96.80%       8,107,242    3.20%         253,274,918                              16,701,943
 12. Re-Elect Mor Weizer                           245,480,018  96.92%       7,794,900    3.08%         253,274,918                              16,701,943
 13. Directors' Power to Allot Shares              119,554,931  44.28%       150,413,207  55.72%        269,968,138                              8,723
 14. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights          118,187,568  43.93%       150,862,031  56.07%        269,049,599                              927,262
 15. Further Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights  118,612,032  43.94%       151,353,936  56.06%        269,965,968                              10,893
 16. Make Market Purchases of Own Shares           135,625,931  50.30%       134,015,451  49.70%        269,641,382                              335,479

 

* As previously announced, ordinary resolution number 8 was withdrawn.

Resolution numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16

Playtech will consult with those shareholders who voted against resolution
numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16, to understand their specific concerns. In
accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish a
further statement detailing the outcome of its shareholder engagement in
relation to these resolutions, including any actions taken as a result, within
six months of the 2023 AGM.

At 24 May 2023, the issued share capital of the Company was 309,294,243
ordinary shares of no par value.

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
(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 (http://www.playtech.com) .

 

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For further information please contact:

 

 Playtech plc                                +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations
 Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)           +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Lucy Legh, Jack Gault

 

About Playtech

 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over
7,000 employees across 20 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.

 

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