17 September 2024
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 and gaming group, announces the purchases of Entain ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") as set out below:
| Name & Role | Shares held prior to dealing | Nature of transaction | Number Shares purchased | Date of purchase of Shares | Purchase price (pence per share) | Total Shares held after dealing
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| Gavin Isaacs CEO | Nil | Share purchase | 103,700 | 13/09/2024 | 733.00 | 103,700 |
| Peter David - Spouse of Stella David | 275,376 | Share purchase | 137,129 | 13/09/2024 | 729.20 | 412,505 |
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Enquiries:
| Company Secretary
Investor Relations - Entain plc
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| Media - Entain plc | media@entaingroup.com
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Sodali & Co Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446 entain@sodali.com |
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 30 territories.
Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Gavin Isaacs | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Share purchase | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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103,700 ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 September 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Peter David | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Spouse of Stella David - Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Entain plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of Entain plc of €0.01 each IM00B5VQMV65 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Share purchase | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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137,129 ordinary shares of €0.01 each
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 September 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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