6 February 2020
GVC Holdings PLC
("GVC", the "Company")
Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") Result
Further to GVC's announcement on 10 January 2020, the Company held the EGM in Gibraltar today to consider the proposal to relocate the Company's place of management and control and consequently its tax residence to the United Kingdom, and the adoption of new articles of association of the Company to facilitate this relocation. The special resolution dealing with this proposal as set out in the Company's notice of EGM dated 10 January 2020, was approved.
The proxy votes lodged in respect of the EGM special resolution were as follows:
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Special Resolution |
Total |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
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Votes Cast |
Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
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To relocate the tax residence to the UK and adopt new articles |
481,464,490 |
481,356,880 |
99.98 |
107,610 |
0.02 |
5,744 |
Note: As at 6 February 2020, GVC has 582,739,946 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue and the total number of voting rights is 582,739,946.
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LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28
Enquiries:
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GVC Holdings PLC |
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Robert Hoskin, Company Secretary |
Tel: +350 200 78700 |
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Powerscourt |
Tel: 0207 250 1446 |
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Rob Greening / Elly Williamson |
About GVC
GVC Holdings PLC 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 bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and Sportingbet; Games Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all of 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 also entered into a joint-venture with MGM Resorts to capitalise on the sports-betting and gaming opportunity in the US. The Group, incorporated in the Isle of Man, is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index and has licences in more than 20 countries, across five continents.
For more information see the Group's website: www.gvc-plc.com
