Entain plc
(“Entain” or “Group” or “Company”)
2025 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) Results
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces that, at its AGM which was held today, all resolutions as set out in the Company’s notice of AGM dated 21 March 2025 were approved.
| 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 2024 | 490,225,390 | 488,911,086 | 99.73 | 1,314,304 | 0.27 | 4,164,392 |
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for 2024 | 494,368,977 | 481,683,028 | 97.43 | 12,685,949 | 2.57 | 20,805 |
3.To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 490,510,648 | 490,428,786 | 99.98 | 81,862 | 0.02 | 3,879,134 |
4. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration | 494,362,283 | 494,241,977 | 99.98 | 120,306 | 0.02 | 27,499 |
5. To re-elect Pierre Bouchut as Director | 474,149,315 | 464,630,846 | 97.99 | 9,518,469 | 2.01 | 20,240,465 |
6. To re-elect Stella David as Director | 494,358,992 | 491,883,010 | 99.50 | 2,475,982 | 0.50 | 30,790 |
7. To re-elect Amanda Brown as Director | 474,257,229 | 465,603,411 | 98.18 | 8,653,818 | 1.82 | 20,132,551 |
8. To re-elect Virginia McDowell as Director | 474,256,656 | 466,723,657 | 98.41 | 7,532,999 | 1.59 | 20,133,124 |
9. To re-elect Ricky Sandler as Director | 494,340,972 | 474,097,585 | 95.90 | 20,243,387 | 4.10 | 48,808 |
10. To re-elect David Satz as Director | 474,257,325 | 473,968,801 | 99.94 | 288,524 | 0.06 | 20,132,457 |
11. To re-elect Rahul Welde as Director | 474,257,165 | 469,705,082 | 99.04 | 4,552,083 | 0.96 | 20,132,615 |
12. To re-elect Rob Wood as Director | 474,257,055 | 473,766,133 | 99.90 | 490,922 | 0.10 | 20,132,727 |
13. To elect Helen Ashton as Director | 474,256,073 | 474,103,340 | 99.97 | 152,733 | 0.03 | 20,133,709 |
14. To authorise the Directors to allot the Company's shares | 494,369,463 | 471,042,462 | 95.28 | 23,327,001 | 4.72 | 20,319 |
Special Resolutions | ||||||
15. To approve the general disapplication of pre-emption rights | 493,692,030 | 492,172,399 | 99.69 | 1,519,631 | 0.31 | 697,752 |
16. To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investment | 494,359,044 | 492,826,490 | 99.69 | 1,532,554 | 0.31 | 30,738 |
17. To authorise the Directors to acquire the Company's shares | 494,225,963 | 494,089,938 | 99.97 | 136,025 | 0.03 | 163,819 |
18. To approve the revised Articles of Association | 494,356,503 | 494,203,297 | 99.97 | 153,206 | 0.03 | 33,276 |
Note: As at 23 April 2025 Entain has 639,541,342 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 639,541,342.
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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, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AAA rated by MSCI. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com