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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
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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
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3. To re-elect Jon Mendelsohn
as a Director 222,767,985 98.21% 4,057,807 1.79% 3,778
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4. To re-elect Anne de
Kerckhove as a Director 217,928,669 96.08% 8,899,526 3.92% 1,375
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5. To re-elect Mark Summerfield
as a Director 221,742,033 97.76% 5,086,162 2.24% 1,375
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6. To re-elect Limor
Ganot as a Director 223,625,710 98.59% 3,202,485 1.41% 1,375
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7. To re-elect Yariv
Dafna as a Director 207,373,577 91.42% 19,452,215 8.58% 3,778
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8. To elect Andrea Gisle
Joosen as a Director 226,583,663 99.89% 244,532 0.11% 1,375
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9. To elect Andria Vidler
as a Director 226,557,478 99.91% 206,214 0.09% 65,878
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10. To elect Ori Shaked
as a Director 225,037,596 99.21% 1,785,399 0.79% 6,575
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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
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12. To authorise the
Audit Committee to agree
the remuneration of the
Auditors 226,467,395 99.84% 359,771 0.16% 2,404
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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
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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
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Special Resolutions
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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
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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
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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
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18. To amend the Company's
Memorandum and Articles
of Association. 207,714,009 91.58% 19,092,187 8.42% 23,374
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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 +44(0) 800 029 3050
Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary corporate.secretary@888williamhill.com
Media
888@hudsonsandler.com
Hudson Sandler
Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards +44(0) 207 796 4133
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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