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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 3, 2024

 

 

Flutter Entertainment plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   001-37403   98-1782229
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

290 Park Ave South, 14th Floor

New York, New York

    10010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 930-0950

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.09 per share   FLUT   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 3, 2024, Flutter Entertainment plc (the “Company”) released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) regarding the submission to the Company of a notification on Standard Form TR-1 (Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings), which is furnished as Exhibits 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The RNS Announcement was made in order to comply with disclosure requirements pursuant to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    RNS Announcement dated June 3, 2024
104    The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Flutter Entertainment plc
    (Registrant)
Date: June 3, 2024     By:  

/s/ Edward Traynor

    Name:   Edward Traynor
    Title:   General Counsel and Company Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

 

IE00BWT6H894

Issuer Name

 

Flutter Entertainment plc

UK or Non-UK Issuer

 

Non-UK

 

2. Reason for Notification

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

 

BlackRock, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

USA

 

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

30-May-2024

 

6. Date on which Issuer notified

 

31-May-2024

 

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

     

% of voting

rights attached to

shares (total of

8.A)

  

% of voting rights

through financial

instruments (total

of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

  

Total of both in

% (8.A + 8.B)

  

Total

number of

voting rights

held in

issuer


                     

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

   Below 5%    Below 5%    Below 5%    Below 5%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)    4.930000    0.600000    5.530000     

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/Type of

shares ISIN

code(if possible)

  

Number of direct

voting rights

(DTR5.1)

  

Number of indirect

voting rights

(DTR5.2.1)

  

% of direct

voting rights

(DTR5.1)

  

% of indirect

voting rights

(DTR5.2.1)

IE00BWT6H894         Below 5%         Below 5%
Sub Total 8.A    Below 5%         Below 5%     

 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 

Type of financial

instrument

   Expiration date   

Exercise/conversion

period

  

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/converted

  

% of voting

rights

Securities Lending              Below 5%    Below 5%
Sub Total 8.B1         Below 5%    Below 5%

 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 

Type of

financial

instrument

  

Expiration

date

   Exercise/conversion
period
  

Physical or cash

settlement

  

Number of

voting rights

  

% of voting

rights

CFD              Cash    Below 5%   

Below

5%

Sub Total 8.B2         Below 5%   

Below

5%


9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
 
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

Ultimate

controlling person

  

Name of controlled

undertaking

  

% of voting

rights if it

equals or is

higher than the

notifiable

threshold

  

% of voting rights

through financial
instruments if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable

threshold

  

Total of both if

it equals or is

higher than

the notifiable

threshold

       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock

(Singapore)

Holdco Pte. Ltd.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock HK

Holdco Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock Lux

Finco S.a.r.l.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock Japan

Holdings GK

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)   

BlackRock Japan

Co., Ltd.

              


         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)   

Trident Merger,

LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)   

BlackRock

Investment

Management, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock Holdco

3, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

Cayman 1 LP

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

Finco Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

IV Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock Group

Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock Finance

Europe Limited

              


         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 3)   

BlackRock

Investment

Management (UK)

Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BlackRock

Australia Holdco

Pty. Ltd.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 4)   

BlackRock

Investment

Management

(Australia)

Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

              


         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock Holdco

3, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

Cayman 1 LP

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

Finco Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

IV Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock Group

Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 5)   

BlackRock

International

Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock Holdco

4, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock Holdco

6, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock

Delaware

Holdings Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 6)   

BlackRock

Institutional Trust

Company,

              


         
    

National

Association

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock Holdco

4, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock Holdco

6, LLC

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock

Delaware

Holdings Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 7)   

BlackRock Fund

Advisors

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 8)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 8)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

              
       
BlackRock,    BR Jersey               


         
Inc. (Chain 9)   

International

Holdings L.P.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock

(Singapore)

Holdco Pte. Ltd.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock HK

Holdco Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 9)   

BlackRock Asset

Management

North Asia Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock Holdco

3, LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

Cayman 1 LP

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

Finco Limited

              
       
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

IV Limited

              
       
BlackRock,    BlackRock Group               


         
Inc. (Chain 10)    Limited             
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock Finance

Europe Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock

(Netherlands)

B.V.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 10)   

BlackRock Asset

Management

Deutschland AG

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)   

BlackRock Canada

Holdings ULC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 11)   

BlackRock Asset

Management

Canada Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 12)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 12)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 12)   

BlackRock Capital

Holdings, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock,    BlackRock               


         
Inc. (Chain 12)    Advisors, LLC             
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock Holdco

2, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock Holdco

3, LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

Cayman 1 LP

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

Finco Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

Cayman West Bay

IV Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock Group

Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock Finance

Europe Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 13)   

BlackRock

Advisors (UK)

Limited

            
         
BlackRock,    BlackRock Holdco               


         
Inc. (Chain 14)    2, Inc.             
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)   

BlackRock

Financial

Management, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)   

BlackRock

International

Holdings, Inc.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)   

BR Jersey

International

Holdings L.P.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)   

BlackRock

(Singapore)

Holdco Pte. Ltd.

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 14)   

BlackRock

(Singapore)

Limited

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)   

Trident Merger,

LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)   

BlackRock

Investment

Management, LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)   

Amethyst

Intermediate, LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)   

Aperio Holdings,

LLC

            
         
BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 15)    Aperio Group, LLC               
10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 


The number and % of voting rights held

 

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

 

11. Additional Information

 

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

 

Jana Blumenstein

 

020 7743 3650

 

12. Date of Completion

 

31st May 2024

 

13. Place Of Completion

 

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

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