The Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of La Française des Jeux was held on Thursday 23 April under the chairmanship of Ms Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer. Shareholders were able to cast their votes at the Shareholders’ Meeting upon presentation of an admission card. Shareholders who were unable to attend the meeting in person were able to vote by post, by proxy or via the secure Votaccess platform ahead of the Shareholders’ Meeting. The meeting was also broadcast live on the Company’s website.
The Shareholders’ Meeting overwhelmingly approved all the resolutions submitted to a vote, including in particular:
Continuation of the liquidity agreement – Implementation of the share buyback programme
The Shareholders’ Meeting approved, in its 14th resolution, a new share buyback programme.
A description of this programme is set out in the 2025 Universal Registration Document (Chapter 7.2.4.1), filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) on 20 March 2026 and available on FDJ’s website (www.groupefdj.com).
The Board of Directors decided, at its meeting of 3 March 2026 and subject to the adoption of the 14th resolution by the Shareholders’ Meeting, to implement this programme in order to continue the liquidity agreement entered into with Exane.
The voting results are set out in the appendix to this press release.
Appendix 1: Quorum for ordinary and extraordinary resolutions
Final General Quorum – Ordinary General Meeting (FDJ UNITED)
| Number of shares forming the share capital | 185,270,000 |
| Number of voting rights excluded from the vote | 78,149,016 |
| Total number of shares carrying voting rights | 184,775,943 |
| Required quorum (1/5 of voting shares) | 36,955,188 |
Percentage represented: 66.52%
It represents 122,920,719 shares represented by 16,009 shareholders.
Breakdown of shareholders present, represented or voting by post
| Participation method | Shareholders | Shares | Voting rights |
| Postal votes | 6,625 | 96,790,292 | 75,701,892 |
| Proxies to the Chair | 8,710 | 21,984,732 | 42,141,513 |
| Present | 192 | 249,991 | 251,805 |
| Proxies | 482 | 3,895,704 | 7,658,704 |
| Total | 16,009 | 122,920,719 | 125,753,914 |
Appendix 2: Consolidated result of the vote, resolution by resolution
Voting on resolutions – General results
Shares and voting rights present, represented or voting by post
| Time | Resolution | Type | For | Against | Abstention | Total votes | For % | Against % |
| 5:06:26 PM | 1 | ORD | 203,482,752 | 209,208 | 210,970 | 203,902,930 | 99.90% | 0.10% |
| 5:07:10 PM | 2 | ORD | 203,619,289 | 69,256 | 214,385 | 203,902,930 | 99.97% | 0.03% |
| 5:07:37 PM | 3 | ORD | 184,658,730 | 4,747,437 | 14,496,763 | 203,902,930 | 97.49% | 2.51% |
| 5:08:06 PM | 4 | ORD | 125,404,939 | 115,324 | 233,651 | 125,753,914 | 99.91% | 0.09% |
| 5:08:37 PM | 5 | ORD | 185,455,804 | 3,848,674 | 14,598,452 | 203,902,930 | 97.97% | 2.03% |
| 5:09:02 PM | 6 | ORD | 185,056,969 | 4,249,013 | 14,596,948 | 203,902,930 | 97.76% | 2.24% |
| 5:09:30 PM | 7 | ORD | 185,937,616 | 3,221,255 | 14,744,059 | 203,902,930 | 98.30% | 1.70% |
| 5:10:01 PM | 8 | ORD | 187,916,534 | 15,773,829 | 212,567 | 203,902,930 | 92.26% | 7.74% |
| 5:10:31 PM | 9 | ORD | 187,534,718 | 16,169,517 | 198,695 | 203,902,930 | 92.06% | 7.94% |
| 5:11:01 PM | 10 | ORD | 187,719,587 | 15,949,254 | 234,089 | 203,902,930 | 92.17% | 7.83% |
| 5:11:33 PM | 11 | ORD | 187,896,938 | 15,739,283 | 266,709 | 203,902,930 | 92.27% | 7.73% |
| 5:12:01 PM | 12 | ORD | 188,269,762 | 15,400,725 | 232,443 | 203,902,930 | 92.44% | 7.56% |
| 5:12:27 PM | 13 | ORD | 188,684,842 | 14,985,053 | 233,035 | 203,902,930 | 92.64% | 7.36% |
| 5:12:55 PM | 14 | ORD | 188,972,172 | 406,139 | 14,524,619 | 203,902,930 | 99.79% | 0.21% |
| 5:13:38 PM | 15 | EXT | 188,830,884 | 608,992 | 14,463,111 | 203,902,987 | 99.68% | 0.32% |
| 5:14:15 PM | 16 | ORD | 203,390,870 | 199,387 | 312,673 | 203,902,930 | 99.90% | 0.10% |
About FDJ UNITED
FDJ UNITED is a leading betting and gaming operator in Europe, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in over ten regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition: lottery games in France and Ireland via an extensive point-of-sale network and also online; sports betting at points of sale in France; and online games open to competition (sports and horse-race betting, poker and online casino games, in markets where these activities are authorised). FDJ UNITED has placed responsibility at the heart of its strategy and promotes recreational betting. The Group is listed on the regulated market Euronext Paris (FDJU) and included in the SBF 120, Euronext 100, EN EZ ESG L 80, STOXX Europe 600 and FTSE Euro indices.
For more information, visit www.fdjunited.com
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