Playtech PLC Notice of Annual General Meeting (8292V)

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RNS Number : 8292V

Playtech PLC

11 April 2019

Playtech plc

('Playtech' or 'the Company')

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Update on Board Succession Planning

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Playtech announces that its 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held at The Sefton Hotel, Harris Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man at 10.00 am on Wednesday 15 May 2019.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the AGM notice and Annual Report have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available to view at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on the Company's website www.investors.playtech.com/annual-reports.

Update on Board Succession Planning

Since the Company's last Annual General Meeting, Playtech Chairman Alan Jackson has overseen a significant evolution of the Company's Board, resulting in the appointment of four new Independent Non-Executive Directors. He will now turn his attentions to overseeing an orderly succession process to identify a new Chairman for the Group, allowing for a period of stability and integration. This will be a full and thorough process which will include consideration of internal and external candidates.

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For further information please contact:

 
 Playtech plc 
 
  Chris McGinnis, Director of 
  Investor Relations and Strategic 
  Analysis 
 
  James Newman, Director of Corporate 
  Affairs                                [phone] 
 
 Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) 
 
  Stephen Malthouse, Chloe Francklin     [phone] 
 
 

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. As of June 2018, through the acquisition of Snaitech, Playtech directly owns and operates the leading sports betting and gaming brand in online and retail in Italy, Snai. Snaitech operates a B2B2C model as a service provider to franchisees in the retail market while operating the leading brand, Snai directly online as a B2C business.

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.5,800 employees across 17 countries and is headquartered in the Isle of Man.

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