Flutter Entertainment PLC Update on Kentucky legal proceedings (0817J)
December 17 2020 - 11:48AM
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Flutter Entertainment PLC
17 December 2020
17 December 2020
Flutter Entertainment plc ("Flutter")
Update on Kentucky legal proceedings
The Kentucky Supreme Court has today ruled on legal proceedings
that were originally brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in
2010 against certain subsidiaries of The Stars Group ("TSG") prior
to its combination with the Flutter Group.
The Kentucky Supreme Court judgement has reinstated an award of
damages against TSG made in 2015 by a Kentucky trial court judge.
That 2015 ruling had subsequently been vacated in its entirety by
the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2018. The outcome of today's
Kentucky Supreme Court ruling is that the $870 million judgement
against TSG has been reinstated with compounding interest of 12%
per annum.
As previously disclosed, the gross gaming revenues that TSG
generated in Kentucky during the relevant period were approximately
$18 million. There are a number of legal processes available to
Flutter and having taken legal advice, Flutter is confident that
any amount it ultimately becomes liable to pay will be a limited
proportion of the reinstated judgement.
Flutter is wholly surprised by today's ruling and strongly
disputes the basis of this judgement which, it believes, runs
contrary to the modern US legal precedent. This litigation had
sought recovery of alleged losses by Kentucky residents during a
period between 2006 and 2011 relying on a centuries-old
statute.
Together with its legal advisors Flutter is currently reviewing
its position. No liability was previously recognised by either TSG
or Flutter in relation to this. Flutter's balance sheet remains
robust.
Contacts:
Investor Relations:
David Jennings, Group Director of Investor
Relations & FP&A + 353 87 951 3560
Ciara O'Mullane, Investor Relations + 353 87 947 7862
Liam Kealy, Investor Relations + 353 87 665 2014
Press:
Fi Thorne, Corporate Affairs + 44 75 2111 4787
Lindsay Dunford, Corporate Affairs + 44 79 3197 2959
Billy Murphy, Drury / Porter Novelli + 353 1 260 5000
James Murgatroyd, Finsbury + 44 20 7251 3801
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