Entain plc
("Entain" or "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Or Persons Closely Associated
Exercise of Options under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 3 November 2021 as set out below:
Director / PDMR |
Shares held prior to dealing |
Nature of Transaction |
Number of Shares over which option exercised |
Number of shares sold to cover exercise price and taxes |
Price shares sold in the market |
Total Shares held after Transactions |
Rob Wood CFO and Deputy CEO |
25,500* |
Vesting of Conditional Share Award
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27,519 |
12,967 |
£20.31 |
40,052* |
Robert Hoskin Chief Governance Officer |
12,496* |
Exercise of vested options |
56,939 |
Nil |
Nil |
69,435* |
Sandeep Tiku Chief Operating Officer |
8,972 |
Vesting of Conditional Share Award |
16,853 |
7,222 |
£20.31 |
18,603 |
Following the above transactions the Directors' / PDMR's personal shareholdings in the Company have increased as follows:
Director / PDMR |
Number of Shares before the Transactions |
Number of Shares after the Transactions |
Rob Wood |
25,500* |
40,052* |
Robert Hoskin |
12,496* |
69,435* |
Sandeep Tiku |
8,972 |
18,603 |
Entain Directors hold in aggregate 294,112 Shares (including those of their persons closely associated) equivalent to 0.05% of the Company's issued share capital.
*Includes shares held by persons closely associated with the Director / PDMR.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary Emily Carey Investor Relations |
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David Lloyd-Seed, Group Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications |
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Powerscourt |
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Rob Greening / Elly Williamson |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
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LEI :213800GNI3K45LQR8L28
About Entain plc
Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world's largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports Brands include bwin, Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and Sportingbet; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis. The Group has also entered into a joint-venture with MGM Resorts to capitalise on the sports betting and gaming opportunity in the US, through BetMGM. Entain provides the technology which powers BetMGM and exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK with licenses in a total of 27 regulated markets. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI, is AA rated by MSCI and is included in Bloomberg's 50 global leaders in sustainability. The Group has set Science Based Targets, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives, focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in technology and community projects.
For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Rob Wood | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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27,519ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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e) | Date of the transaction | 3 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Robert Hoskin | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Governance Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of Options under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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56,939 ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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e) | Date of the transaction | 3 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Sandeep Tiku | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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16,853ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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e) | Date of the transaction | 3 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Rob Wood | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Share Sale | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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12,967ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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e) | Date of the transaction | 3 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Sandeep Tiku | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Share sale | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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7,222ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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e) | Date of the transaction | 3 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |