Entain PLC — AGM Information 2022

Jun 24, 2022

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Entain PLC

24 June 2022

24 June 2022

Entain plc

("Entain", the "Company")

2022 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

At Entain's AGM held today, all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 19 May 2022, were approved. 

The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:

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 2021	455,935,183	455,857,463	99.98	77,720	0.02	203,550
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2021	451,802,969	444,888,475	98.47	6,914,494	1.53	4,335,764
3. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	456,123,596	453,437,572	99.41	2,686,024	0.59	15,137
4. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	456,125,378	456,030,195	99.98	95,183	0.02	13,355
5. To re-elect David Satz as Director	456,126,469	456,021,322	99.98	105,147	0.02	12,264
6. To re-elect Robert Hoskin as Director	456,126,171	455,857,275	99.94	268,896	0.06	12,562
7. To re-elect Stella David as Director	456,126,043	445,582,924	97.69	10,543,119	2.31	12,690
8. To re-elect Vicky Jarman as Director	456,126,639	456,005,916	99.97	120,723	0.03	12,094
9. To re-elect Mark Gregory as Director	456,126,079	449,451,754	98.54	6,674,325	1.46	12,654
10. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director	456,126,260	453,592,074	99.44	2,534,186	0.56	12,473
11. To re-elect Jette Nygaard-Andersen as Director	456,126,631	455,856,474	99.94	270,157	0.06	12,102
12. To re-elect J M Barry Gibson as Director	456,126,668	421,083,745	92.32	35,042,923	7.68	12,065
13. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director	456,126,026	447,144,472	98.03	8,981,554	1.97	12,707
14. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director	456,126,197	449,421,281	98.53	6,704,916	1.47	12,536
15. To approve the Entain plc Free Share Plan	456,123,896	448,337,200	98.29	7,786,696	1.71	14,837
16. To approve the Entain plc Employee Share Purchase Plan	456,124,437	454,965,447	99.75	1,158,990	0.25	14,296
17. Authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares	453,541,436	447,948,231	98.77	5,593,205	1.23	2,597,297
Special Resolutions
18. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights	454,696,487	454,182,238	99.89	514,249	0.11	1,442,246
19. To approve the specific disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investments	455,224,068	446,525,795	98.09	8,698,273	1.91	914,665
20. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares	455,796,271	452,997,010	99.39	2,799,261	0.61	342,462

Note: As at 24 June 2022 Entain has 588,781,989 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 588,781,989.

LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

Enquiries:

Company Secretary - Entain plc	Tel: +44 (0) 203 938 000
Emily Carey	secretary@entaingroup.com
Investor Relations - Entain plc	investors@entaingroup.com
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications Officer	david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com
Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations	davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com
Callum Sims, IR Manager	callum.sims@entaingroup.com
Media - Entain plc	media@entaingroup.com
Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate Communications	lisa.attenborough@entaingroup.com
Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press Office	jay.dossetter@entaingroup.com
Jodie Hitch, PR Manager	jodie.hitch@entaingroup.com

About Entain plc

Entain (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 bwin, Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet and Sports Interaction; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, 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 with operations in a total of 31 regulated or regulating 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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