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RNS Number : 0539A  Entain PLC  10 March 2025

10 March 2025

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") and
under the Annual and Deferred Bonus Plan ("ADBP")

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 10 March 2025 as set out below:

 

 Name          Role                  Number of Shares subject to the Award
 Stella David  Interim CEO           562,810
 Robert Wood   CFO & Deputy CEO      328,236

 

The LTIP awards will normally vest on 10 March 2028, subject to 1) continuous
employment; and 2) the satisfaction of the relative Total Shareholder Return
performance conditions set by the Company's Remuneration Committee on 13
February 2025.  More detail about these stretching performance conditions can
be found in the 2024 Directors' Remuneration Report in the 2024 Entain Annual
Report which will be available on the Entain corporate website
at www.entaingroup.com (http://www.entaingroup.com/) from 21 March 2025
onwards.  The post tax number of shares vesting from these awards are subject
to a two-year, post vest, holding period.

 

The terms of these awards provide the Remuneration Committee with the ability
to review the outcome at vesting and, if it concludes that participants would
benefit from 'windfall gains', it will consider making appropriate adjustments
to reflect this.

 

Entain also announces that the following award over Shares was granted to an
Executive Director of the Company under the Rules of the ADBP on 10 March 2025
as set out below:

 

 Name          Role                  Number of Shares subject to the Award
 Stella David  Interim CEO           96,794
 Robert Wood   CFO & Deputy CEO      67,757

 

In the Company's remuneration policy, 50% of the Executive Directors' annual
bonus is deferred in shares.  The above deferred bonus awards have therefore
been granted in respect of the Interim CEO, the CFO & Deputy CEO's annual
bonus for the 2024 financial year.  These awards will normally vest on 10
March 2028, being the third anniversary of the award date, subject to
continued employment.

 

 

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                      secretary@entaingroup.com (mailto:secretary@entaingroup.com)

 Investor Relations - Entain plc        investors@entaingroup.com (mailto:investors@entaingroup.com)

 Media - Entain plc                     media@entaingroup.com

 Sodali & Co                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums   entain@sodali.com

 

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, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AAA rated by
MSCI. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com
(https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.entaingroup.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CEmily.Carey%40entaingroup.com%7C89986aa3574b4384d55c08db10dbbe93%7C60c43c0a64ac4050bf3e31e1cdfffdeb%7C0%7C0%7C638122308205799396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XNdgGlXYdOaFRljkqU6Ae%2BTjlt%2B4xA90bacwAGAunqc%3D&reserved=0)

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Stella David
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Interim 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  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        562,810

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      562,810 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      10/03/2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

562,810 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

10/03/2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Robert Wood
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Financial Officer and Deputy 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  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        328,236

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      328,236 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      10/03/2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

328,236 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

10/03/2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Stella David
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Interim 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc Annual and Deferred Bonus
                                                                  Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil        96,794

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      96,794 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      10/03/2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

96,794 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

10/03/2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Robert Wood
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Financial Officer and Deputy 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  Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each

 
     Identification code

                                                                  IM00B5VQMV65
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of conditional shares under the Entain plc Annual and Deferred Bonus
                                                                  Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       67,757

 
 d)  Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      67,757 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

                                                            Nil consideration
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      10/03/2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume
 -  Price

 

 

67,757 ordinary shares of €0.01 each

Nil consideration

e)

Date of the transaction

10/03/2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

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