Director/PDMR Shareholding

Entain PLC

16 June 2023

 

16 June 2023

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group" or "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
Or Persons Closely Associated

Share purchases by PDMRs, Vesting of Awards and Granting of Awards under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), and Vesting of an Award under the Annual and Deferred Bonus Plan ("ADBP")

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting gaming and interactive entertainment group, announces the purchases of Entain ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") as set out below:

Name & Role	Shares held prior to dealing	Nature of transaction	Number Shares purchased	Date of purchase of Shares	Purchase price (pence per share)	Total Shares held after dealing
Jette Nygaard- Andersen CEO	9,900	Share purchase	20,481	15/06/2023	1,210.22	30,381
J M Barry Gibson Chairman of the Board	28,185	Share purchase	1,651	14/06/2023	1,210.72	29,836
Brenda Gibson - Spouse of JM Barry Gibson	40,252	Share purchase	1,650	14/06/2023	1,211.93	41,902
Stella David Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	8,873	Share purchase	8,288	15/06/2023	1207.00	17,161

Entain also announces the acquisition of Shares under the Rules of the LTIP on 14 June 2023 as set out below:

Name & Role	Shares held prior to Transaction	Nature of Transaction	Number of Shares vested under award	Number of Shares sold to cover taxes	Price Shares sold in the market	Total Shares held after vesting
Robert Wood CFO & Deputy CEO	144,675	Vesting of Conditional Share Award	111,797	52,808	£12.096	203,664
Robert Hoskin Chief Governance Officer	256,160	Exercise of vested option	97,379	Nil	Nil	353,539

Entain also announces the acquisition of Shares under the Rules of the ADBP on 14 June 2023 as set out below:

Name & Role	Shares held prior to Transaction	Nature of Transaction	Number of Shares	Number of Shares sold to cover taxes	Price Shares sold in the market	Total Shares held after vesting
Robert Wood CFO & Deputy CEO	203,664	Vesting of deferred bonus award	39,560	18,687	£12.096	224,537

The Entain Directors hold in aggregate 758,356 Shares (including those of their closely associated persons) equivalent to 0.119% of the Company's issued share capital.

Entain also announces that the following awards over Shares were granted to Executive Directors of the Company on 16 June 2023 as set out below:

Name & Role	Plan	Number of Shares subject to the Award
Jette Nygaard-Andersen CEO	LTIP - 2023 grant	316,198
Robert Wood CFO & Deputy CEO	LTIP - 2023 grant	184,459

The LTIP awards will normally vest on 21 March 2026 subject to 1) continuous employment; and 2) the satisfaction of the relative Total Shareholder Return performance conditions set by the Company's Remuneration Committee.  These stretching performance conditions are detailed in the 2022 Directors' Remuneration Report in the Entain Annual Report which is available on the Entain corporate website at www.entaingroup.com.

The terms of these awards provide the Remuneration Committee with the ability to review the outcome at vesting and, if it concludes that participants would benefit from 'windfall gains', it will consider make appropriate adjustments to reflect this.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

Enquiries:

Company Secretary Investor Relations - Entain plc David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications Officer Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations Aimee Remey, VP US IR Callum Sims, IR Manager	[e-mail] [e-mail]
Media - Entain plc Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate Communications Jay Dossetter, Head of Corporate PR Jodie Hitch, PR Manager	[e-mail]
Media - Powerscourt Rob Greening/Nick Hayns/Sam Austrums	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

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 BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction and SuperSport; Gaming brands include 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 and is the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating markets operating in over 40 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	Jette Nygaard-Andersen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive 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 purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1210.22p  20,481
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	20,481 ordinary shares of €0.01 each 1210.22p consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange Aquis Exchange plc Cboe Europe Equities Turquoise

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	J M Barry Gibson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman of the Board
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 purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1210.72p  1,651
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,651 ordinary shares of €0.01 each 1210.72p
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Brenda Gibson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Spouse of Chairman of the Board
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 purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1211.93p  1,650
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,650 ordinary shares of €0.01 each 1211.93p
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Stella David
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Senior Independent 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	Share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1207.00p  8,288
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	8,288 ordinary shares of €0.01 each 1207.00p
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Wood
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive 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 Investment Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil  111,797
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	111,797 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2023
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 vested option under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Investment Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 97,379
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	97,379 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Wood
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive 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 award under the Entain plc Annual and Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 39,560
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	39,560 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	14 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jette Nygaard-Andersen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive 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	Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Investment Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 316,198
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	316,198 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	16 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Wood
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive 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	Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Investment Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil  184,459
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	184,459 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	16 June 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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