15 May 2025

Entain plc

("Entain", the "Company")

Board Appointments

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, announces the following appointments with immediate effect:

·    Michael Goldberg¹ as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Capital Allocation Committee; and

·    Edmond Mesrobian² as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Sustainability & Compliance Committee.   

Pierre Bouchut, Interim Chair of Entain, said: "On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Michael and Edmond to Entain. Michael is a high calibre individual with deep knowledge of the sports and gaming industry as well as having a proven track record in investment management and creating shareholder value. Edmond brings extensive product and technology experience, particularly in executing transformational strategies, driving growth and innovation. I am confident that their appointments will add significant value to the Board, complementing our existing dynamics and further enhancing the Board's ability to deliver growth and the execution of our strategy."

The Board has determined that Michael Goldberg and Edmond Mesrobian are independent. In making that determination, the Board has concluded that there are no other relationships or circumstances which are likely to affect their judgement, and that any relationships or circumstances which could appear to do so, are not considered to be material.

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Supplementary Information

Michael Goldberg¹

Michael is an experienced investor with deep expertise in sports and gaming. He previously held investment management leadership roles at Elliott Management and Corvex Management and has a demonstrable track record of creating value at portfolio companies through enhanced strategic decision making, capital allocation, and corporate governance.

Professional qualifications: Master of Business Administration at Columbia Business School, New York and a Batchelor of Arts in Economics & Political Science at Columbia University, Columbia College, New York.

Edmond Mesrobian²

Edmond is an experienced Chief Technology Officer ("CTO") with a breadth of product and technology experience across global consumer businesses. He has held CTO roles at Nordstrom Inc, Tesco plc and Expedia, Inc. He currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO).

Professional qualifications: PhD & Master of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

There are no details which are required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 (2) to (6).

Notes for Editors

1.     The appointments of Michael Goldberg and Edmond Mesrobian as Independent Non-Executive Directors were made by the Board on the recommendation of the People & Governance Committee.

2.     The annual fee payable to Michael Goldberg and Edmond Mesrobian as Independent Non-Executive Directors is £95,000.

3.     Michael Goldberg and Edmond Mesrobian have been issued with a Letter of Appointment, which may be viewed by contacting the Company Secretary.

4.     Following the above changes, the composition of the Entain board will be as follows:

·      Pierre Bouchut, Interim Chair of the Board, Chair of the People & Governance Committee and Chair of the Capital Allocation Committee

·      Stella David, Chief Executive Officer 

·      Rob Wood, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO

·      David Satz, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Sustainability & Compliance Committee

·      Helen Ashton, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

·      Amanda Brown, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

·      Virginia McDowell, Independent Non-Executive Director and Designated Workforce Director

·      Rahul Welde, Independent Non-Executive Director

·      Ricky Sandler, Non-Executive Director

·      Michael Goldberg, Independent Non-Executive Director

·      Edmond Mesrobian, Independent Non-Executive Director

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 AAA rated by MSCI. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com

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