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
|
%
Votes cast
|
Against
|
% Votes
cast
|
Total
Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
1. Accounts and
Reports
|
239,470,662
|
100.00%
|
1,000
|
0.00%
|
239,471,662
|
1,129,400
|
|
2. Remuneration
Policy
|
226,467,621
|
99.05%
|
2,181,212
|
0.95%
|
228,648,833
|
11,952,229
|
|
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
Marston-Weston
|
239,870,215
|
99.80%
|
486,906
|
0.20%
|
240,357,121
|
243,941
|
|
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.
The proxy figures for the
resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's corporate
website - www.playtech.com.
- ENDS
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For further information please contact:
|
Playtech plc
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+44 (0) 20 3805 4822
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|
Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor
Relations
|
|
|
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)
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+44 (0) 20 3805 4822
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Lucy Legh, Jack Gault
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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.