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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): September 5, 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)

 

290 Park Ave South, 14th Floor

New York, New York

   10010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 930-0950

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.):

 

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 September 5, 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

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    RNS Announcement dated September 5, 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 5, 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

 

Name

  

City of registered

office

  

Country of registered

office

Barclays Capital Securities Limited   London   United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

02-Sep-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

04-Sep-2024

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

      4.190000        2.330000        6.520000        11599711  

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

      5.160000        2.770000        7.930000     

 

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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

         7454113          4.190000  

Sub Total 8.A

      7454113           4.190000 %   

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		  

Right to Recall

    n/a    n/a      1002865        0.560000  

Sub Total 8.B1

         1002865        0.560000 % 

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		  

Portfolio Swap

    12/11/2024 – 04/08/2031    n/a    Cash      3041699        1.710000  

Equity Swap

    03/09/2025    n/a    Cash      98000        0.060000  

CFD

    n/a    n/a    Cash      3034        0.000000  

Sub Total 8.B2

         3142733        1.770000 % 

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      3.290000           5.230000 % 

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%)

12. Date of Completion

04-Sep-2024

13. Place Of Completion

London

 

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