Director / PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0364P
Entain PLC
15 June 2022
 

15 June 2022

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Company")

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR)

Or Persons Closely Associated

 

 

Exercise of Options/Awards under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

 

 

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 14 and 15 June 2022 as set out below:

 

Director / PDMR

Shares held prior to dealing

Nature of Transaction

Number of Shares over which option exercised

Number of shares sold to cover exercise price and taxes

Price shares sold in the market

Total Shares held after Transactions

Rob Wood-Chief Executive Officer and Deputy CEO

40,052

Vesting of Conditional Share Award

203,404

98,781

 

£13.70

144,675

Robert Hoskin

Chief Governance Officer

69,435

Exercise of vested options

186,725

Nil

Nil

256,160

 

Entain Directors hold in aggregate 558,191* Shares (including those of their persons closely associated) equivalent to 0.09% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

*Includes shares held by persons closely associated with the Director / PDMR.

 

Enquiries:

 

Company Secretary

Emily Carey

Investor Relations

secretary@entaingroup.com


David Lloyd-Seed, Chief Investor Relations & Communications Officer

investors@entaingroup.com

Powerscourt

entain@powerscourt-group.com

Rob Greening / Nick Hayns

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 

LEI :213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

 

 

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  

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Rob Wood

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer and Deputy CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Entain plc

b)

LEI

213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

IM00B5VQMV65

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

N il

 203,404



d)

Aggregated information

-

Aggregated volume

-

Price

 

203,404 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


Nil Consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

14 June 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

5

Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):

40,052 shares

6

Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):

 

243,456 shares

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Robert Hoskin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non - Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Entain plc

b)

LEI

213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

IM00B5VQMV65

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

 186,725



d)

Aggregated information

-

Aggregated volume

-

Price

 

186,725 ordinary shares of €0.01 each


Nil Consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

14 June 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

5

Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):

69,435  shares

6

Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):

 

256,160 shares

 

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Rob Wood

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer and Deputy CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Entain plc

b)

LEI

213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each 

IM00B5VQMV65

b)

Nature of the transaction

Share Sale

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£13.70

98,781



d)

Aggregated information

-

Aggregated volume

-

Price

 

98,781 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

£13.70 per share

e)

Date of the transaction

15 June 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

5

Beneficial shareholding before the transaction (including shares held by associated persons):

40,052 shares

6

Beneficial shareholding after the transaction (including shares held by your associated persons):

 

144,675 shares

 

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