888 Holdings plc Result of AGM (3650A)

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RNS Number : 3650A

888 Holdings plc

23 May 2023

23 May 2023

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

Results of AGM 23 May 2023

888 (LSE: 888), one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held in London on 23 May 2023, all resolutions were passed on a poll by shareholders.

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

 
 Ordinary Resolutions               For           % of      Against     % of Total    Vote withheld 
                                                   Total                 Votes Cast 
                                                   Votes 
                                                   Cast 
 1. To receive the Annual 
  Report & Accounts 2022            226,378,744   99.92%   179,732      0.08%         271,094 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report (other 
  than that part containing 
  the Remuneration Policy)          213,768,154   94.24%   13,059,458   5.76%         1,958 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 3. To re-elect Jon Mendelsohn 
  as a Director                     222,767,985   98.21%   4,057,807    1.79%         3,778 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 4. To re-elect Anne de 
  Kerckhove as a Director           217,928,669   96.08%   8,899,526    3.92%         1,375 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 5. To re-elect Mark Summerfield 
  as a Director                     221,742,033   97.76%   5,086,162    2.24%         1,375 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 6. To re-elect Limor 
  Ganot as a Director               223,625,710   98.59%   3,202,485    1.41%         1,375 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 7. To re-elect Yariv 
  Dafna as a Director               207,373,577   91.42%   19,452,215   8.58%         3,778 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 8. To elect Andrea Gisle 
  Joosen as a Director              226,583,663   99.89%   244,532      0.11%         1,375 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 9. To elect Andria Vidler 
  as a Director                     226,557,478   99.91%   206,214      0.09%         65,878 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 10. To elect Ori Shaked 
  as a Director                     225,037,596   99.21%   1,785,399    0.79%         6,575 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 11. To re-appoint Ernst 
  and Young LLP and EY 
  Limited, Gibraltar, as 
  the Company's Auditors            226,444,802   99.83%   384,767      0.17%         1 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 12. To authorise the 
  Audit Committee to agree 
  the remuneration of the 
  Auditors                          226,467,395   99.84%   359,771      0.16%         2,404 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 13. To renew the Directors' 
  authority to issue shares, 
  as set out in the Notice 
  of Meeting                        205,305,296   90.51%   21,524,274   9.49%         0 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 14. To authorise the 
  establishment of the 
  888 Holdings Plc Long 
  Term Incentive Plan               226,468,619   99.84%   356,590      0.16%         4,361 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 Special Resolutions 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 15. To authorise the 
  Directors to make market 
  purchases of the Company's 
  ordinary shares, as set 
  out in the Notice of 
  Meeting                           226,528,405   99.89%   243,090      0.11%         58,075 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 16. To renew the Directors' 
  authority to allot equity 
  securities for cash 
  without first offering 
  them to shareholders, 
  as set out in the Notice 
  of Meeting                        207,704,933   91.57%   19,115,659   8.43%         8,978 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 17. To renew the Directors' 
  authority to allot equity 
  securities for cash 
  in connection with an 
  eligible acquisition 
  or specified capital 
  investment without first 
  offering them to shareholders, 
  as set out in the Notice 
  of Meeting                        207,647,775   91.55%   19,178,017   8.45%         3,778 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 18. To amend the Company's 
  Memorandum and Articles 
  of Association.                   207,714,009   91.58%   19,092,187   8.42%         23,374 
                                   ------------  -------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 

NOTES:

1 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. The "For" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.

2 The total number of ordinary shares in issue on Tuesday 23 May 2023 was 448,539,120. The Company does not currently hold any ordinary shares as Treasury Shares.

3 A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

4 The total number of votes cast at the AGM (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 226,829,570, ordinary shares representing a 51% turnout.

A copy of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Enquiries and further information:

 
 888 Holdings Plc                                  [phone] 
 Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer 
  Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary                 [e-mail] 
 
 
   Media 
                                                     [e-mail] 
 Hudson Sandler 
  Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards    [phone] 
 

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 people globally.

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming entertainment to customers worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

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