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 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 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 approve 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 €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 588,850,728.
Contact Company Secretary Investor Relations - Entain plc | ⠀ [email protected] |
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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