Paddy Power Betfair has completed changing its name to Flutter Entertainment after shareholders overwhelmingly backed the name change earlier this month. The name change is effective immediately.
The company’s rebrand was first announced in March this year and earlier this month shareholder approved the change at its AGM, where 99.76% of the total votes backed the measure.
Starting today (May 28, 2019) operator’s shares trade as Flutter Entertainment plc under the ticker symbol FLTR on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin.
“While we are changing our name, most things aren’t going to change today. We have a fantastic group of challenger brands operating around the world that enable six million customers to bring entertainment to life,’ said CEO Peter Jackson in a published statement.
Brands owned by the company include Paddy Power, Betfair, Sportsbet, FanDuel, TVG and Adjarabet.
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