Director / PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0364P

Entain PLC

15 June 2022

 

15 June 2022

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR)

Or Persons Closely Associated

Exercise of Options/Awards under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 14 and 15 June 2022 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-Chief Executive Officer and Deputy CEO	40,052	Vesting of Conditional Share Award	203,404	98,781	£13.70	144,675
Robert Hoskin Chief Governance Officer	69,435	Exercise of vested options	186,725	Nil	Nil	256,160

Entain Directors hold in aggregate 558,191* Shares (including those of their persons closely associated) equivalent to 0.09% 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	[e-mail]
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief Investor Relations & Communications Officer	[e-mail]
Powerscourt	[e-mail]
Rob Greening / Nick Hayns	Tel: [phone]

LEI :213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

About Entain plc

Entain (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, Sportingbet and Sports Interaction; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, 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 a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology and capabilities which power BetMGM as well as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK with operations in a total of 31 regulated or regulating territories. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has set a science-based target, 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 Executive 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)	Price(s) Volume(s) N il  203,404
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	203,404 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil Consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):	40,052 shares
6	Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):	243,456 shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Hoskin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non - Executive Director
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)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil  186,725
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	186,725 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil Consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
5	Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):	69,435  shares
6	Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):	256,160 shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rob Wood
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive 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)	Price(s) Volume(s) £13.70 98,781
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	98,781 ordinary shares of €0.01 each £13.70 per share
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
5	Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):	40,052 shares
6	Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):	144,675 shares

 

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