UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 14, 2024
Flutter Entertainment plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ireland |
001-37403 |
Not Applicable | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| Belfield Office Park, Beech Hill Road Clonskeagh, Dublin 4 Ireland |
D04 V972 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: +353 (87) 223 2455
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.09 per share | FLUT | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 14, 2024, Flutter Entertainment plc released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) regarding a block listing application for its ordinary shares, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The RNS Announcement was made in order to comply with disclosure requirements pursuant to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | RNS Announcement dated March 14, 2024 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Flutter Entertainment plc | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Edward Traynor | ||||
| Name: | Edward Traynor | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
14 March 2024
Flutter Entertainment plc (the “Company”)
Block Listing Application
A block listing application has been made, in aggregate, for 290,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.09 each in the Company, pursuant to:
| (i) | Flutter Entertainment plc 2015 Deferred Share Incentive Plan; |
| (ii) | Flutter Entertainment plc 2015 Medium Term Incentive Plan; |
| (iii) | Flutter Entertainment plc 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan; |
| (iv) | Flutter Entertainment plc Sharesave Scheme; |
| (v) | Flutter Entertainment plc Restricted Share Plan; |
| (vi) | Betfair Group Plc 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan; |
| (vii) | Betfair Group Plc Deferred Share Incentive Plan; |
| (viii) | Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Stock Option Plan; and |
| (ix) | The Stars Group Inc. Equity Incentive Plan |
to be admitted to (i) listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and (ii) trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities.
Admission is expected to become effective on 15 March 2024.
When issued all of the above shares will be fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.
Enquiries:
Edward Traynor
Company Secretary
+353 (87) 2232455