Last checked at 24 Jun 2022 13:12
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 |
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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