Result of AGM

888 Holdings plc

23 May 2023

 

23 May 2023

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

Results of AGM 23 May 2023

888 (LSE: 888), one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held in London on 23 May 2023, all resolutions were passed on a poll by shareholders.

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

Ordinary Resolutions	For	% of Total Votes Cast	Against	% of Total Votes Cast	Vote withheld
1. To receive the Annual Report & Accounts 2022	226,378,744	99.92%	179,732	0.08%	271,094
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than that part containing the Remuneration Policy)	213,768,154	94.24%	13,059,458	5.76%	1,958
3.   To re-elect Jon Mendelsohn as a Director	222,767,985	98.21%	4,057,807	1.79%	3,778
4.    To re-elect Anne de Kerckhove as a Director	217,928,669	96.08%	8,899,526	3.92%	1,375
5.   To re-elect Mark Summerfield as a Director	221,742,033	97.76%	5,086,162	2.24%	1,375
6.   To re-elect Limor Ganot as a Director	223,625,710	98.59%	3,202,485	1.41%	1,375
7.   To re-elect Yariv Dafna as a Director	207,373,577	91.42%	19,452,215	8.58%	3,778
8.   To elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a Director	226,583,663	99.89%	244,532	0.11%	1,375
9.   To elect Andria Vidler as a Director	226,557,478	99.91%	206,214	0.09%	65,878
10. To elect Ori Shaked as a Director	225,037,596	99.21%	1,785,399	0.79%	6,575
11. To re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP and EY Limited, Gibraltar, as the Company's Auditors	226,444,802	99.83%	384,767	0.17%	1
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the Auditors	226,467,395	99.84%	359,771	0.16%	2,404
13. To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting	205,305,296	90.51%	21,524,274	9.49%	0
14. To authorise the establishment of the 888 Holdings Plc Long Term Incentive Plan	226,468,619	99.84%	356,590	0.16%	4,361
Special Resolutions
15. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting	226,528,405	99.89%	243,090	0.11%	58,075
16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of Meeting	207,704,933	91.57%	19,115,659	8.43%	8,978
17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash in connection with an eligible acquisition or specified capital investment without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of Meeting	207,647,775	91.55%	19,178,017	8.45%	3,778
18. To amend the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association.	207,714,009	91.58%	19,092,187	8.42%	23,374

NOTES:

1 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. The "For" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.

2 The total number of ordinary shares in issue on Tuesday 23 May 2023 was 448,539,120. The Company does not currently hold any ordinary shares as Treasury Shares.

3 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

4 The total number of votes cast at the AGM (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 226,829,570, ordinary shares representing a 51% turnout.

A copy of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Enquiries and further information:

888 Holdings Plc	[phone]
Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary	[e-mail]
Media	[e-mail]
Hudson Sandler Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards	[phone]

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 people globally.

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming entertainment to customers worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

 

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