Return of approximately €1.8bn to shareholders
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 April 2025
Playtech plc
("Playtech" or the "Company")
Return of approximately €1.8 billion to shareholders
Further to the announcement earlier today regarding the completion of the sale of Snaitech S.p.A. by Playtech's group, Playtech plc (LSE: PTEC) is pleased to announce a special dividend of €5.73 per ordinary share (the "Special Dividend").
The Special Dividend will be paid on 12 June 2025 to shareholders who appear on the register on 9 May 2025 (the "Record Date"). The Company's ordinary shares will be marked as ex-dividend on 8 May 2025.
Shareholders should note that the default payment currency is Euro, though shareholders will be entitled to elect to have their Special Dividend paid in Sterling. The last day for currency elections in respect of the Special Dividend to be registered is 27 May 2025. For uncertificated shareholders, currency elections should be submitted via CREST in the usual manner. Certificated shareholders should either: (i) complete and return the personalised currency election form that has been, or will be, delivered (by mail or otherwise) to them; or (ii) access and download a currency election form from the Company's website at https://www.investors.playtech.com/shareholder-centre/dividend-information, and complete and return this. Completed Special Dividend currency election forms should be sent to the Company's registrar, Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited c/o The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY. Shareholders who wish to submit a currency election in respect of their Special Dividend should note that such election must be in respect of their full Special Dividend entitlement, and that they will not be permitted to elect for their Special Dividend to be paid in a combination of Euro and Sterling.
Sterling currency elections previously registered by shareholders in respect of dividends paid, or to be paid, by the Company will, unless changed or revoked prior to 27 May 2025, remain in place in respect of the Special Dividend (to the extent that the relevant shareholder appears on the register on the Record Date). However, the Company retains the discretion in respect of any future dividends not to offer shareholders the right to elect to receive those dividends in Sterling rather than the default currency, Euro.
The Company will announce the Sterling dividend rate in respect of the Special Dividend on 3 June 2025.
Key Dates
The expected timetable for the Special Dividend is set out below:
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Ordinary shares marked ex-Special Dividend |
8.00 a.m. on 8 May 2025 |
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Record time and date for entitlement to the Special Dividend |
6.00 p.m. on 9 May 2025 |
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Last day for currency elections to be registered/received |
27 May 20251 |
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Announcement of Sterling dividend rate |
3 June 2025 |
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Payment of Special Dividend to shareholders (by CREST payment or by cheque) |
12 June 2025 |
Notes:
References to time in this document are to London time. All dates are subject to change. If any of the above times or dates change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to shareholders by an announcement on a RIS.
1 Currency election forms received by Computershare after this date will not be processed and the associated dividend will be paid in the default payment currency, Euro.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning where defined in the Company's RNS announcement dated 9 April 2025, unless otherwise defined herein.
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For further information contact:
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Playtech plc Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations |
+44 (0) 20 3805 4822
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Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) Lucy Legh, Jack Gault |
+44 (0) 20 3805 4822 |
About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and with a listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,300 employees across 19 countries.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.
Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data-driven gambling technology across the online and retail value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading online and retail operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries.
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