Director/PDMR Shareholding

Entain PLC

30 April 2026

 

30 April 2026

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group" or "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Or Persons Closely Associated

Awards granted under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces that the following awards over Entain ordinary shares of €0.01 each ("Shares") were granted to Executive Directors of the Company under the Rules of the LTIP on 30 April 2026 as set out below:

Name	Role	Number of Shares subject to the Award
Stella David	Chief Executive Officer	725,967
Michael Snape	Chief Financial Officer	413,913

The LTIP awards will normally vest on 30 April 2029, subject to 1) continuous employment; and 2) the satisfaction of the performance conditions set by the Company's Remuneration Committee on 23 March 2026. The performance conditions are detailed below. The post tax number of shares vesting from these awards are subject to a two-year post vest, holding period.

The Company confirms the performance condition targets that apply to the awards are:

Performance Measure	Weighting	Threshold	Maximum
TSR bespoke peer group1	25%	Median	75th percentile
2028 Adjusted Cash Flow	25%	£450m	£525m
2028 Adjusted diluted EPS	25%	74p	89p
Digital market growth compared to the market	25%	The targets set for this measure are commercially sensitive and will be released at the point of vesting.

1.     The TSR bespoke peer group comprising of: Caesars Entertainment, Codere, DraftKings, Evolution Gaming, Flutter Entertainment, La Française des Jeux, Lottomatica Group, MGM Resorts, Penn Entertainment, Rank Group, SuperGroup, Tabcorp Holdings, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Schedule.

25% of the award will vest at threshold performance and 100% of the award will vest at maximum performance. There will be straight line vesting between these points. Each element operates independently.

The Remuneration Committee has full discretion to ensure that the level of vesting is appropriate based on the overall performance of the Group and the shareholder and employee experience.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Enquiries:

Company Secretary Investor Relations - Entain plc Media - Entain plc	[e-mail] [e-mail]  [e-mail]
Sodali & Co Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

About Entain plc

Entain plc (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 BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS and SuperSport; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group operates the TAB NZ brand as part of a long-term strategic partnership with TAB New Zealand. 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 and is the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating markets operating in over 30 territories.

Entain is a leader in ESG, being AAA rated by MSCI, and a member of S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook and the FTSE4Good. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Stella David
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
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	Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 725,967
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	725,967 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	30/04/2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Snape
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
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	Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil  413,913
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	413,913 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration
e)	Date of the transaction	30/04/2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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