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Entain PLC
24 April 2024
 

24 April 2024

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group")

2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces that, at its AGM which was held today, all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 22 March 2024 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 2023 

538,165,285

538,101,881

99.99

63,404

0.01

3,051,720

2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2023

541,206,492

512,689,660

94.73

28,516,832

5.27

10,513

3. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor

541,209,294

538,291,979

99.46

2,917,315

0.54

7,711

4. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration

541,207,985

541,127,611

99.99

80,374

0.01

9,021

5. To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director

511,417,342

484,020,011

94.64

27,397,331

5.36

29,799,663

6. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director

511,417,568

511,053,689

99.93

363,879

0.07

29,799,438

7. To re-elect Stella David as Director

541,209,473

536,864,613

99.20

4,344,860

0.80

7,533

8. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director

508,580,434

487,749,610

95.90

20,830,824

4.10

32,636,571

9. To re-elect David Satz as Director

511,418,256

511,142,000

99.95

276,256

0.05

29,798,750

10. To re-elect Rahul Welde as Director

511,417,084

506,412,994

99.02

5,004,090

0.98

29,799,922

11. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director

541,208,377

529,506,085

97.84

11,702,292

2.16

8,629

12. To elect Amanda Brown as Director

511,417,252

511,114,510

99.94

302,742

0.06

29,799,754

13. To elect Ronald J. Kramer as Director

541,198,910

458,192,823

84.66

83,006,087

15.34

18,094

14. To elect Ricky Sandler as Director

541,210,029

524,506,632

96.91

16,703,397

3.09

6,975

15. To authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares

541,177,717

521,485,547

96.36

19,692,170

3.64

39,289

Special Resolutions







16. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights 

540,600,021

539,590,555

99.81

1,009,466

0.19

616,985

17. To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investment

541,178,292

537,332,719

99.29

3,845,573

0.71

38,713

18. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares

541,050,941

538,117,220

99.46

2,933,721

0.54

166,064

 

Note: As at 24 April 2024 Entain has 638,958,354 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 638,958,354.

 

Enquiries:

Company Secretary

 

Investor Relations - Entain plc

 

secretary@entaingroup.com

 

investors@entaingroup.com

 

Media - Entain plc

media@entaingroup.com

 

Media - Powerscourt

 

Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 

entain@powerscourt-group.com

 

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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, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; 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 30 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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