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): April 2, 2024
Flutter Entertainment plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ireland |
001-37403 |
98-1782229 | ||
| (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.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading |
Name of each exchange | ||
| 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 April 2, 2024, Flutter Entertainment plc released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) regarding its total voting rights, 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 April 2, 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: April 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ Edward Traynor | ||||
| Name: | Edward Traynor | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
2 April 2024
Flutter Entertainment plc (the “Company”)
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with DTR 5.6.1 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR), the Company confirms that the total number of ordinary shares in issue as at 31 March 2024 was 177,445,195 with a nominal value of €0.09 each, with each share carrying the right to one vote.
The figure which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, therefore is 177,445,195.
Fiona Gildea
Deputy Company Secretary
Flutter Entertainment plc