Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1594Q
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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