Result of AGM

888 Holdings plc
23 May 2023
 

 

23 May 2023

 

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

 

Results of AGM 23 May 2023

 

888 (LSE: 888), one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held in London on 23 May 2023, all resolutions were passed on a poll by shareholders.

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

 

Ordinary Resolutions

For

% of Total Votes Cast

Against

% of Total Votes Cast

Vote withheld

1. To receive the Annual Report & Accounts 2022

226,378,744

99.92%

179,732

0.08%

271,094

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than that part containing the Remuneration Policy)

213,768,154

94.24%

13,059,458

5.76%

1,958

3.   To re-elect Jon Mendelsohn as a Director

222,767,985

98.21%

4,057,807

1.79%

3,778

4.    To re-elect Anne de Kerckhove as a Director

217,928,669

96.08%

8,899,526

3.92%

1,375

5.   To re-elect Mark Summerfield as a Director

221,742,033

97.76%

5,086,162

2.24%

1,375

6.   To re-elect Limor Ganot as a Director

223,625,710

98.59%

3,202,485

1.41%

1,375

7.   To re-elect Yariv Dafna as a Director

207,373,577

91.42%

19,452,215

8.58%

3,778

8.   To elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a Director

226,583,663

99.89%

244,532

0.11%

1,375

9.   To elect Andria Vidler as a Director

226,557,478

99.91%

206,214

0.09%

65,878

10. To elect Ori Shaked as a Director

225,037,596

99.21%

1,785,399

0.79%

6,575

11. To re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP and EY Limited, Gibraltar, as the Company's Auditors

226,444,802

99.83%

384,767

0.17%

1

12. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the Auditors

226,467,395

99.84%

359,771

0.16%

2,404

13. To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting

205,305,296

90.51%

21,524,274

9.49%

0

14. To authorise the establishment of the 888 Holdings Plc Long Term Incentive Plan

226,468,619

99.84%

356,590

0.16%

4,361

Special Resolutions






15. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares, as set out in the Notice of Meeting

226,528,405

99.89%

243,090

0.11%

58,075

16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash
without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of Meeting

207,704,933

91.57%

19,115,659

8.43%

8,978

17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash
in connection with an eligible acquisition or specified capital investment without first offering them to shareholders, as set out in the Notice of Meeting

207,647,775

91.55%

19,178,017

8.45%

3,778

18. To amend the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association.

207,714,009

91.58%

19,092,187

8.42%

23,374

 

 

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 Tuesday 23 May 2023 was 448,539,120. 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 226,829,570, ordinary shares representing a 51% turnout.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

Enquiries and further information:

888 Holdings Plc

+44(0) 800 029 3050

Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary

 

corporate.secretary@888williamhill.com

 

 

Media

 

 

 

888@hudsonsandler.com

Hudson Sandler

Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards

+44(0) 207 796 4133

 

 

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

 

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 people globally.

 

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming entertainment to customers worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

 

 

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