Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4137X

Entain PLC

25 April 2023

 

25 April 2023

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group")

2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

At Entain's AGM held today all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 9 March 2023 were approved.

Ordinary Resolutions	Total	For		Against		Withheld
Number	Votes Cast	Number	% of shares voted	Number	% of shares voted	Number
1.  To receive the Company's annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022	466,908,371	466,456,570	99.90	451,801	0.10	5,359,473
2.  To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2022	470,127,499	461,233,616	98.11	8,893,883	1.89	2,140,345
3.  To a pprove the Directors' remuneration policy	470,121,767	440,043,910	93.60	30,077,857	6.40	2,146,077
4.  To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	470,125,983	470,008,488	99.98	117,495	0.02	2,141,861
5.  To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	470,127,741	470,037,667	99.98	90,074	0.02	2,140,103
6.  To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director	467,958,094	456,339,607	97.52	11,618,487	2.48	4,309,750
7.  To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director	470,126,445	465,345,310	98.98	4,781,135	1.02	2,141,399
8.  To re-elect Stella David as Director	470,126,172	464,902,803	98.89	5,223,369	1.11	2,141,672
9.  To re-elect Robert Hoskin as Director	470,126,845	469,041,902	99.77	1,084,943	0.23	2,140,999
10.  To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director	467,159,082	462,750,527	99.06	4,408,555	0.94	5,108,762
11.  To re-elect Jette Nygaard-Andersen as Director	470,131,642	469,526,803	99.87	604,839	0.13	2,136,202
12.  To re-elect David Satz as Director	470,126,845	469,658,877	99.90	467,968	0.10	2,140,999
13.  To re-elect Rob Wood as Director	470,126,845	465,691,272	99.06	4,435,573	0.94	2,140,999
14.  To elect Rahul Welde as Director	470,126,173	469,653,253	99.90	472,920	0.10	2,141,671
15.  To approve amendments to the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan	470,124,036	446,571,040	94.99	23,552,996	5.01	2,142,327
16.  To authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares	470,129,666	464,114,095	98.72	6,015,571	1.28	2,138,178
Special Resolutions
17.  To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights	469,120,036	468,151,564	99.79	968,472	0.21	3,147,808
18.   To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investment	469,760,314	468,786,233	99.79	974,081	0.21	2,507,530
19.   To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares	469,843,358	465,726,811	99.12	4,116,547	0.88	2,424,486
20.  To approve the revised Articles of Association	470,126,618	448,926,392	95.49	21,200,226	4.51	2,141,226

Note:   As at 25 April 2023 Entain has  588,850,728   ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is   588,850,728.

Enquiries:

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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

 

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