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RNS Number : 5129P  Playtech PLC  22 May 2024

Playtech plc

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Playtech (LSE: PTEC) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held
today on 22 May 2024, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 12 and 14 set out in
the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 April 2024, were duly passed by
shareholders by means of a poll vote. Special resolution number 16 was also
passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Ordinary resolution number 13
did not meet the required 'simple majority' (more than 50%) threshold and,
therefore, was not approved. Special resolution number 15 did not meet the
required 75% threshold and, therefore, was not approved.

For information, the votes cast were as follows:

 Resolutions                               For            %            Against        % Votes cast  Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)  Votes Withheld

Votes cast
 1.  Accounts and Reports                   239,470,662   100.00%       1,000         0.00%          239,471,662                              1,129,400
 2.  Remuneration                           226,467,621   99.05%        2,181,212     0.95%          228,648,833                              11,952,229

 Policy
 3.  Remuneration Report                    230,784,686   96.04%        9,519,223     3.96%          240,303,909                              297,153
 4.  Re-Appoint the Auditors                236,859,379   98.54%        3,499,466     1.46%          240,358,845                              242,217
 5.  Auditors' Remuneration                 240,302,514   99.98%        56,331        0.02%          240,358,845                              242,217
 6.  Re-Elect Brian Mattingley              226,603,434   94.28%        13,745,685    5.72%          240,349,119                              251,943
 7.  Re-Elect Ian Penrose                   236,111,689   98.24%        4,237,431     1.76%          240,349,120                              251,942
 8.  Re-Elect Anna Massion                  218,248,726   95.45%        10,410,798    4.55%          228,659,524                              11,941,538
 9.  Re-Elect Linda                         239,870,215   99.80%        486,906       0.20%          240,357,121                              243,941

 Marston-Weston
 10. Re-Elect Samy Reeb                     240,020,811   99.86%        328,310       0.14%          240,349,121                              251,941
 11. Re-Elect Chris McGinnis                240,187,415   99.93%        169,706       0.07%          240,357,121                              243,941
 12. Re-Elect Mor Weizer                    240,190,826   99.93%        158,295       0.07%          240,349,121                              251,941
 13. Directors' Power to Allot Shares       98,763,324    41.09%        141,595,647   58.91%         240,358,971                              242,091
 14. Restricted Share Plan                  239,086,871   99.47%        1,269,882     0.53%          240,356,753                              244,309
 15. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights   99,109,106    41.41%        140,219,914   58.59%         239,329,020                              1,272,042
 16. Make Market Purchases of Own Shares    240,167,442   99.99%        18,629        0.01%          240,186,071                              414,991

 

 

Resolution numbers 13 and 15

Playtech will consult with those shareholders who voted against resolution
numbers 13 and 15, to understand their specific concerns. In accordance with
the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish a further statement
detailing the outcome of its shareholder engagement in relation to these
resolutions, including any actions taken as a result, within six months of the
2024 AGM.

At 22 May 2024, the issued share capital of the Company was 309,294,243
ordinary shares of no par value.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions (other than
those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will be available for viewing at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

The proxy figures for the resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's
corporate website - www.playtech.com (http://www.playtech.com) .

 

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For further information please contact:

 

 Playtech plc                                +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations
 Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)           +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Lucy Legh, Jack Gault

 

About Playtech

 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over
7,700 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, virtual sports, 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 retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B
basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino
groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly
owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in
online and retail in Italy.

 

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