Playtech PLC
('Playtech' or the 'Company')
Result of General Meeting
Further to Playtech's announcement on 1 December 2020, the Company held a General Meeting today in the Isle of Man to consider amendments to the articles of association of the Company to facilitate the proposed migration of its tax residency to the United Kingdom.
Playtech is pleased to confirm that the proposed resolution at today's General Meeting has now been formally approved by shareholders.
For information, the votes cast were as follows:
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Resolution |
For |
% Votes Cast |
Against |
% Votes Cast |
Total votes cast (excl. Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld |
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To approve the proposed amendments to the articles of association |
211,882,188 |
92.20 |
17,923,986 |
7.80 |
229,806,174 |
2,432 |
At 18 December 2020, the issued share capital of the Company was 299,328,354 ordinary shares of no par value (excluding 9,965,889 shares held as treasury shares).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolution 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
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For further information please contact:
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Playtech plc
Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis
James Newman, Director of Corporate Affairs
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+44 (0) 1624 645 954 |
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Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)
Lucy Legh, Stephen Malthouse |
+44 (0) 20 3805 4822 |
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About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading industries.
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,
Playtech's Financials Division, named TradeTech Group, is a technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and operates both on a B2B and B2C basis.
Playtech has in total c.6,400 employees across 24 countries and is headquartered in the Isle of Man.
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