Result of AGM

Playtech PLC

24 May 2023

 

Playtech plc 

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

Playtech plc (LSE: PTEC) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today, 24 May 2023, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 26 April 2023, were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Ordinary resolution number 13 did not meet the required 50% threshold and therefore was not approved. Special resolutions numbers 14, 15 and 16 did not meet the required 75% threshold and therefore were not approved.

For information, the votes cast were as follows:

Resolutions*	For	% Votes cast	Against	% Votes cast	Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)	Votes Withheld
1.  Accounts and Reports	252,060,692	100.00%	1,724	0.00%	252,062,416	17,914,445
2.  Remuneration Report	206,807,047	81.65%	46,468,278	18.35%	253,275,325	16,701,536
3.  Re-Appoint the Auditors	253,022,458	99.90%	252,909	0.10%	253,275,367	16,701,494
4.  Auditors' Remuneration	253,127,057	99.94%	148,438	0.06%	253,275,495	16,701,366
5.  Re-Elect Brian Mattingley	213,659,385	84.36%	39,614,333	15.64%	253,273,718	16,703,143
6.  Re-Elect Ian Penrose	205,776,766	81.25%	47,497,151	18.75%	253,273,917	16,702,944
7.  Re-Elect Anna Massion	231,103,575	91.25%	22,170,343	8.75%	253,273,918	16,702,943
9.  Re-Elect Linda Marston-Weston	246,978,490	97.51%	6,295,228	2.49%	253,273,718	16,703,143
10. Elect Samy Reeb	269,961,673	100.00%	5,015	0.00%	269,966,688	10,173
11. Elect Chris McGinnis	245,167,676	96.80%	8,107,242	3.20%	253,274,918	16,701,943
12. Re-Elect Mor Weizer	245,480,018	96.92%	7,794,900	3.08%	253,274,918	16,701,943
13. Directors' Power to Allot Shares	119,554,931	44.28%	150,413,207	55.72%	269,968,138	8,723
14. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights	118,187,568	43.93%	150,862,031	56.07%	269,049,599	927,262
15. Further Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights	118,612,032	43.94%	151,353,936	56.06%	269,965,968	10,893
16. Make Market Purchases of Own Shares	135,625,931	50.30%	134,015,451	49.70%	269,641,382	335,479

* As previously announced, ordinary resolution number 8 was withdrawn.

Resolution numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16

Playtech will consult with those shareholders who voted against resolution numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16, to understand their specific concerns. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish a further statement detailing the outcome of its shareholder engagement in relation to these resolutions, including any actions taken as a result, within six months of the 2023 AGM.

At 24 May 2023, the issued share capital of the Company was 309,294,243 ordinary shares of no par value.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The proxy figures for the resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's corporate website - www.playtech.com.  

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For further information please contact:

Playtech plc	[phone]
Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)	[phone]
Lucy Legh, Jack Gault

About Playtech 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy.

 

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