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Flutter Entertainment PLC

27 April 2023

27 April 2023

Flutter Entertainment plc (the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting 2023

The Company announces that the following resolutions were approved at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday, 27 April 2023.

All resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a poll.

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

 
 Resolutions                                     Votes For(1)         Votes Against        Total          Votes 
                                                                                         votes(2)      Withheld(3) 
                                               No. of        %       No. of       %       No. of      No. of shares 
                                                shares               shares               shares 
                                            ------------  -------  ----------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 1. Following a review of the Company's 
  affairs, to receive and consider the 
  Company's Financial Statements for 
  the year ended 31 December 2022 and 
  the reports of the Directors and 
  External 
  Auditor thereon                            111,060,608   99.93     79,095     0.07    111,521,834      376,858 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 2. To receive and consider the 
  Remuneration 
  Committee Chair's Statement and the 
  Annual Report on Remuneration for 
  the year ended 31 December 2022            106,821,444    95.8    4,683,506    4.2    111,521,834       11,611 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 3. To receive and consider the 2023 
  Directors' Remuneration Policy             92,625,016    90.55    9,671,255   9.45    111,521,834     9,220,290 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 4(a). The election of Paul 
  Edgecliffe-Johnson 
  as a Director                              111,291,115   99.81     216,216    0.19    111,521,834       9,230 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 4(b). The election of Carolan Lennon 
  as a Director                              111,268,190   99.79     238,958    0.21    111,521,834       9,413 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(a). Re-election of Nancy Cruickshank 
  as a Director                              109,714,592   98.39    1,792,548   1.61    111,521,834       9,421 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(b). Re-election of Nancy Dubuc as 
  a Director                                 108,776,934   97.55    2,730,206   2.45    111,521,834       9,421 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(c). Re-election of Richard Flint 
  as a Director                              111,224,370   99.75     282,770    0.25    111,521,834       9,421 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(d). Re-election of Alfred F. Hurley 
  Jr as a Director                           97,387,697    95.19    4,925,482   4.81    111,521,834     9,203,382 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(e). Re-election of Peter Jackson 
  as a Director                              111,308,914   99.82     197,426    0.18    111,521,834       10,221 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(f). Re-election of. Holly Keller 
  Koeppel as a Director                      108,065,847   96.91    3,440,493   3.09    111,521,834       10,221 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(g). Re-election of David Lazzarato 
  as a Director                              110,514,025   99.39     678,097    0.61    111,521,834      324,439 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(h). Re-election of Gary McGann as 
  a Director                                 102,222,083   93.36    7,270,014   6.64    111,521,834     2,024,464 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(i). Re-election of Atif Rafiq as 
  a Director                                 111,256,961   99.78     249,379    0.22    111,521,834       10,221 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 5(j). Re-election of Mary Turner as 
  a Director                                 110,344,016   98.96    1,162,324   1.04    111,521,834       10,221 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 6. Authority to the Directors to set 
  the remuneration of the External Auditor   110,805,441   99.37     705,896    0.63    111,521,834       5,224 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 7. Authority to call extraordinary 
  general meetings on 14 clear days' 
  notice *                                   107,355,732   96.27    4,155,605   3.73    111,521,834       5,224 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 8. Authority to allot shares                108,067,503   96.91    3,444,181   3.09    111,521,834       4,877 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 9A. Dis-application of pre-emption 
  rights*                                    109,938,669   99.89     116,891    0.11    111,521,834     1,461,001 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 9B. Dis-application of pre-emption 
  rights in connection with an acquisition 
  or specified capital investment*           109,545,456   99.54     510,104    0.46    111,521,834     1,461,001 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 10. Authority to purchase own shares*       110,815,636   99.39     684,842    0.61    111,521,834       16,083 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 11. Authority to reissue Treasury 
  Shares*                                    111,506,682   99.99      4,216     0.01    111,521,834       5,663 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 12. To approve the establishment of 
  the Flutter Entertainment plc 2023 
  LTIP                                       93,969,628    91.86    8,323,758   8.14    111,521,834     9,223,175 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 13. To approve the amendment to the 
  rules of the Flutter Entertainment 
  plc 2016 Restricted Share Plan             104,024,563   93.30    7,464,508   6.70    111,521,834       27,490 
                                            ------------  -------              ------  ------------  --------------- 
 14. To approve the proposed updates 
  to the Articles of Association*            111,510,229   99.99       115      0.01    111,521,834       6,217 
                                            ------------  -------              ------                --------------- 
 
 
 
 
 

* Denotes Special Resolutions

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 Thursday, 27 April 2023 was 176,445817. 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 111,521,834 ordinary shares representing a 63.20% turnout.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available for inspection at the UK's National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism , and at Euronext Dublin (see below) and on the Company's website at www.flutter.com/investors/shareholder-centre/agm .

A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and at: https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling

Edward Traynor

Company Secretary

Flutter Entertainment plc

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