TIDMENT

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                   Total         For                     Against                Withheld 
  Resolutions 
 Number                     Votes Cast    Number        % of      Number       % of      Number 
                                                         shares                 shares 
                                                         voted                  voted 
                           ------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 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 EUR0.01 each in issue and the total

number of voting rights is   588,850,728. 

Enquiries:

 
Company Secretary                                        secretary@entaingroup.com 
 
 Emily Carey                                           emily.carey@entaingroup.com 
 
 Investor Relations - Entain plc                         investors@entaingroup.com 
 
 David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications      david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com 
 Officer                                              davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com 
 Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations              aimee.remey@entaingroup.com 
 Aimee Remey, VP US Investor Relations                 callum.sims@entaingroup.com 
 C allum Sims, IR Manager 
 
 
 

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

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