17 December 2024
Entain
plc
("Entain"
or "Group" or "Company")
Block
Listing Application
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global
sports betting and gaming group, announces that an application has
been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and to the
London Stock Exchange for the block listing of 3,000,000 new
ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company to be
admitted to the Equity Shares (Commercial Companies) category of
the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's main market for listed securities, in order to satisfy
the regular issue of shares from time to time under the Company's
2017 Long Term Incentive Plan and Annual Deferred Bonus Plan
(2,000,000 new ordinary shares) as well as the UK Sharesave Plan
and International Sharesave Plan (1,000,000 new ordinary
shares).
The shares will, when issued, rank
pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
Admission is expected to occur on 18 December 2024.
As at 13 December 2024 Entain has
639,305,206 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total
number of voting rights is 639,305,206.
Enquiries:
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 AA rated by MSCI. For more
information see the Group's website:
www.entaingroup.com