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Paddy Power Betfair plc

15 May 2019

15 May 2019

Paddy Power Betfair plc (the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting 2019

The Company announces that the following resolutions were approved at its Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 15 May 2019. All Board Directors were in attendance.

All resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a poll. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

 
 Resolutions                              Votes For(1)           Votes Against        Total votes    Votes Withheld(2) 
                                      No. of shares     %     No. of shares    %     No. of shares     No. of shares 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 1. Following a review of the 
  Company's affairs, to receive and 
  consider the Company's Financial 
  Statements for the year ended 31 
  December 2018 and the reports of 
  the Directors and External 
  Auditor thereon                        48,242,088   99.98          10,522   0.02      48,489,765             237,155 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 2. To declare a final dividend for 
  the year ended 31 December 2018 
  of 133 pence per ordinary 
  share                                  48,486,469   99.99             983   0.01      48,489,763               2,311 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 3. To receive and consider the 
  Directors' Remuneration Report 
  for the year ended 31 December 
  2018                                   46,411,553   99.52         223,080   0.48      46,789,761             155,128 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 4. Election of Jonathan Hill as a 
  Director                               48,440,717   99.91          44,465   0.09      48,489,763               4,581 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(a). Re-election of Jan Bolz as a 
  Director                               48,387,434   99.80          96,597   0.20      48,489,763               5,732 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(b). Re-election of Zillah 
  Byng-Thorne as a Director              44,397,389   91.57       4,087,767   8.43      48,489,788               4,632 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(c). Re-election of Michael 
  Cawley as a Director                   43,787,761   90.31       4,697,569   9.69      48,489,762               4,432 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(d). Re-election of Ian Dyson as 
  a Director                             47,091,441   97.14       1,387,520   2.86      48,489,762              10,801 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(e). Re-election of Peter Jackson 
  as a Director                          48,471,841   99.97          14,270   0.03      48,489,763               3,652 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(f). Re-election of Gary McGann 
  as a Director                          47,435,521   97.83       1,050,409   2.17      48,489,762               3,832 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(g). Re-election of Peter Rigby 
  as a Director                          48,462,876   99.95          22,634   0.05      48,489,762               4,252 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 5(h). Re-election of Emer Timmons 
  as a Director                          48,308,314   99.63         177,617   0.37      48,489,763               3,832 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 6. Authority to the Directors to 
  set the remuneration of the 
  External Auditor                       48,319,399   99.66         166,903   0.34      48,489,763               3,461 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 7. Authority to call extraordinary 
  general meetings on 14 clear 
  days' notice*                          45,893,757   95.45       2,187,650   4.55      48,489,763             408,356 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 8.Authority to allot shares             48,377,902   99.78         108,288   0.22      48,489,763               3,573 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 9. Dis-application of pre-emption 
  rights*                                48,444,879   99.92          38,434   0.08      48,489,763               6,450 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 10. Authority to purchase own 
  shares*                                48,299,971   99.62         182,001   0.38      48,489,762               7,790 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 11. Authority to reissue Treasury 
  Shares*                                48,474,861   99.98           7,765   0.02      48,489,763               7,137 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 12. Authority to change the name 
  of the Company*                        48,369,148   99.76         115,437   0.24      48,489,481               4,896 
                                     --------------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------  ------------------ 
 

* Denotes Special Resolutions

NOTES:

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

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

(3) The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury Shares, on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 was 80,096,915.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the UK's National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, and at Euronext Dublin (see below) and on the Company's website at www.paddypowerbetfair.com/investor-relations.

A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the UK's National Storage Mechanism for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and forwarded to Euronext Dublin and available for inspection at:

Company Announcements Office

Euronext Dublin

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Edward Traynor

Company Secretary

Paddy Power Betfair plc

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