Entain PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8800V)

TIDMENT

RNS Number : 8800V

Entain PLC

06 December 2023

6 December 2023

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group" or "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

Or Persons Closely Associated

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting gaming and interactive entertainment group, announces the purchase of Entain ordinary shares of EUR0.01 each in the capital of the Company (" Shares ") as set out below:

 
 Name &       Shares        Nature            Number       Date of      Purchase      Total 
  Role         held prior    of transaction    Shares       purchase     price         Shares 
               to dealing                      purchased    of Shares    (pence        held after 
                                                                         per share)    dealing 
 J M Barry 
  Gibson 
  Chairman 
  of the 
  Board       123,500       Share purchase    9,000        06/12/2023   809.24        132,500 
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The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

Enquiries:

 
Company Secretary - Entain plc                     [e-mail] 
 James Morris 
 
 Investor Relations - Entain plc                   [e-mail] 
 David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications 
 Officer 
 Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations 
 A imee Remey, VP US Investor Relations 
 C allum Sims, IR Manager 
 
  Media - Entain plc                                   [e-mail] 
  Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate 
  Communications 
  Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press 
  Office 
  Jodie Hitch, PR Manager 
 
  Powerscourt                                      Tel: [phone] 
  R ob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums         [e-mail] 
 

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, Supersport and TAB NZ; Gaming Brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. 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 40 territories.

Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has set a science-based target, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives, focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in technology and community

projects. For more information see the Group's website :   www.entaingroup.com 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                                          J M Barry Gibson 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                               Chairman of the Board 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                                Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                          Entain plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                           213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Ordinary shares of Entain plc of EUR0.01 each 
       Identification code 
                                                                     IM00B5VQMV65 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                                     Share purchase 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                        Price(s)  Volume(s) 
                                                                     809.24p   9,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information-  Aggregated volume 
       -  Price                                                       9,000 ordinary shares of EUR0.01 each 
 
                                                                      809.24p consideration 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                                       6 December 2023 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange 
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