UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 6, 2024, Flutter Entertainment plc (the “Company”) released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) regarding the submission to the Company of a notification on Standard Form TR-1 (Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings), 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 |
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| 99.1 | RNS Announcement dated September 6, 2024 | |
| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
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: September 6, 2024 | By: | /s/ Edward Traynor | ||||
| Name: | Edward Traynor | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
IE00BWT6H894
Issuer Name
Flutter Entertainment Public Limited Company
UK or Non-UK Issuer
Non-UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Barclays PLC
City of registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
03-Sep-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
05-Sep-2024
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer | |||||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | Below minimum threshold | Below minimum threshold | Below minimum threshold | Below minimum threshold | ||||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.190000 | 2.330000 | 6.520000 | |||||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/Type of shares ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | ||||
| IE00BWT6H894 | Below minimum threshold | Below minimum threshold | ||||||
| Sub Total 8.A | Below minimum threshold | Below minimum threshold | ||||||
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights | ||||
| Sub Total 8.B1 | ||||||||
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights | |||||
| Sub Total 8.B2 | ||||||||||
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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| Ultimate controlling person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | ||||
| Barclays PLC | Barclays Bank PLC | |||||||
| Barclays PLC | Barclays Capital Securities Limited | |||||||
| Barclays PLC | Barclays Capital Inc. | |||||||
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
Full chain of controlled undertaking:
Barclays PLC
Barclays Bank PLC (100%)
Barclays PLC
Barclays Bank PLC (100%)
Barclays Capital Securities Limited (100%)
Barclays PLC
Barclays Bank PLC (100%)
Barclays US Holdings Limited (100%)
Barclays US LLC (100%)
Barclays Group US Inc. (100%)
Barclays Capital Inc. (100%)
Trading Book exemption applied.
12. Date of Completion
05-Sep-2024
13. Place Of Completion
London
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