2 February 2024
Entain
plc
("Entain"
or "Group")
New Board
Committee
Entain plc, the global sports
betting and gaming group, announces the formation of its Capital
Allocation Committee to provide additional oversight over its
portfolio of assets, capital allocation and capital
structure.
Barry Gibson will chair the new
Committee with Pierre Bouchut and Ricky Sandler being appointed as
members.
The Committee's terms of reference
are available on the Group's website -
Board committees | Entain (entaingroup.com)
This notification is made pursuant
to LR 9.6.11R of the UK Listing Rules.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary - Entain
plc
James Morris
Investor Relations - Entain
plc
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR &
Communications Officer
Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor
Relations
Aimee Remey,
VP US Investor Relations
Callum Sims,
IR Manager
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secretary@entaingroup.com
investors@entaingroup.com
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Media - Entain plc
Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate
Communications
Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press
Office
Jodie Hitch, PR Manager
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media@entaingroup.com
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Powerscourt
Rob
Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums
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Tel: +44
(0) 20 7250 1446
entain@powerscourt-group.com
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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
Notes for Editors
The Entain Board consists
of:
· J M
Barry Gibson, Chairman of the Board
· Stella
David, Interim Chief Executive Officer
· Rob
Wood, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO
· Pierre
Bouchut, Senior Independent Director
· Virginia McDowell, Independent Non-Executive
Director
· David
Satz, Independent Non-Executive Director
· Rahul
Welde, Independent Non-Executive Director
· Amanda
Brown, Independent Non-Executive Director
· Ricky
Sandler, Non-Executive Director
Following these changes membership
of the Board Committees is:
Audit
Committee
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People & Governance
Committee
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Sustainability &
Compliance Committee
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Remuneration
Committee
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Capital Allocation
Committee
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Pierre
Bouchut
(Chair)
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Barry
Gibson
(Chair)
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Virginia
McDowell (Chair)
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Virginia
McDowell
(Chair)
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Barry
Gibson (Chair)
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David
Satz
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Virginia
McDowell
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Barry
Gibson
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Rahul
Welde
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Pierre
Bouchut
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Rahul Welde
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Rahul Welde
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David Satz
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Amanda Brown
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Ricky
Sandler
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Ricky
Sandler
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