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The Stars Group Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results

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November 7, 2018

The Stars Group Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results Reading Time: 24 minutes

The Stars Group Inc. today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 and provided certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

“This was a landmark quarter during a transformative year for the company as we begin to deliver on our vision to become the world’s favorite iGaming destination,” stated Rafi Ashkenazi, The Stars Group’s Chief Executive Officer. “We completed our acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming, which was cleared by the CMA in October, making us the leader in the UK online betting and gaming market. We also launched BetEasy in Australia and sports betting in New Jersey.”

“We are pleased with our quarterly results, which reflect both continued organic growth from our International business and contributions from both BetEasy and Sky Betting & Gaming, despite unfavorable sporting results during the period,” said Mr. Ashkenazi.

“As we continue our transformation and look towards 2019, we are excited to take advantage of the opportunities ahead of us by leveraging our leading positions in attractive markets, strong brands, technology and operating expertise,” concluded Mr. Ashkenazi.

Third Quarter 2018 Summary

Consolidated

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except percentages and per share amounts)	2018	2017	% Change	2018	2017	% Change
Total Revenue	571,983	329,443	73.6%	1,376,386	952,065	44.6%
Gross Profit	442,757	266,966	65.8%	1,083,259	774,460	39.9%
Operating Income	70,901	118,724	(40.3%)	185,832	335,128	(44.5%)
Net Earnings (loss)	9,730	75,874	(87.2%)	(70,733)	212,110	(133.3%)
Adjusted Net Earnings ¹	119,500	119,595	(0.1%)	389,285	346,990	12.2%
Adjusted EBITDA ¹	198,252	155,767	27.3%	541,545	453,305	19.5%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin ¹	34.7%	47.3%	(26.7%)	39.3%	47.6%	(17.4%)
Diluted (loss) earnings per Common Share ($/Share)	0.06	0.37	(84.9%)	(0.34)	1.05	(132.3%)
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share ($/Share) ¹	0.45	0.58	(23.8%)	1.67	1.71	(2.2%)

Net cash flows from operating activities	73,227	144,870	(49.5%)	369,307	370,843	(0.4%)
Free Cash Flow ¹	(26,723)	95,306	(128.0%)	140,392	255,028	(45.0%)

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¹ Non-IFRS measure. For important information on The Stars Group’s non-IFRS measures, see below under “Non-IFRS Measures” and the tables under “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures”.

Total Revenues – Revenues for the quarter increased 73.6% year-over-year primarily as a result of the contribution of revenue from the acquisitions of Sky Betting & Gaming (“SBG”) and BetEasy, as well as organic growth in the International segment.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin – Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased 27.3% year-over-year, primarily driven by the impact of the acquisitions of SBG and BetEasy and by increased gross profit from organic growth within the International segment. Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the quarter decreased 26.7% year-over-year, primarily driven by the higher contribution from the Betting and Gaming verticals within each segment.
Consolidated Debt and Cash – The total principal amount owing on long-term debt outstanding at the end of the quarter was $5.65 billion with a carrying value of $5.52 billion. The Stars Group ended the third quarter of 2018 with approximately $419 million in operational cash on its balance sheet, which translated into Net Debt of $5.1 billion. Subsequent to the quarter end, on October 24, 2018, The Stars Group fully repaid the $100 million outstanding on its revolving credit facility using cash on its balance sheet.
U.S. Sports Betting Update – On August 10, 2018, The Stars Group and Mount Airy Casino Resort announced a partnership to enter Pennsylvania’s online sports wagering and gaming market, where The Stars Group will offer to customers in Pennsylvania its online poker, casino (including slots and tables) and sports wagering products. On September 13, 2018, The Stars Group launched its BetStars online sports betting brand in New Jersey through its partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel. The offering, which is initially available through mobile, provides New Jersey customers with an innovative and robust mobile-led sportsbook alongside The Stars Group’s already existing online poker and casino offerings available through the PokerStarsNJ and PokerStars Casino NJ brands.
Sky Betting & Gaming Update – On July 10, 2018, The Stars Group completed the previously announced Sky Betting & Gaming acquisition for $4.7 billion, and on October 11, 2018, the UK Competition & Markets Authority cleared the acquisition, allowing The Stars Group to begin executing on its integration plans. As it relates to the previously announced expected synergies of at least $70 million, The Stars Group currently believes that approximately 53% will relate to headcount and other staff costs, 23% to purchasing costs and 24% to other cost savings. In addition, The Stars Group currently estimates that it may achieve approximately $5 million of such synergies before year end, followed by a further $50 million in 2019 and an additional $15 million in 2020. The Stars Group continues to expect approximately $85 million in implementation costs to achieve those synergies, with the majority of such costs being incurred in 2019.

International

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except otherwise noted)	2018	2017	% Change	2018	2017	% Change
Stakes	233,694	163,844	42.6%	705,251	451,699	56.1%
Betting Net Win Margin (%)	9.0%	7.1%	26.1%	8.1%	6.1%	33.4%

Revenue
Poker	212,832	221,393	(3.9%)	675,688	642,946	5.1%
Gaming	107,602	83,474	28.9%	316,253	243,959	29.6%
Betting	21,030	11,688	79.9%	57,351	27,541	108.2%
Other ²	10,982	12,888	(14.8%)	35,155	37,619	(6.5%)
Total Revenue	352,446	329,443	7.0%	1,084,447	952,065	13.9%

Gross Profit	287,522	266,966	7.7%	873,444	774,460	12.8%
Gross Profit Margin (%)	81.6%	81.0%	0.7%	80.5%	81.3%	(1.0%)

General and administrative	111,295	95,250	16.8%	319,668	276,798	15.5%
Sales and marketing	31,912	32,624	(2.2%)	119,136	97,914	21.7%
Research and development	6,808	6,030	12.9%	22,985	18,513	24.2%
Operating Income	137,507	133,062	3.3%	411,655	381,235	8.0%

Adjusted EBITDA ¹	182,228	162,880	11.9%	533,025	478,264	11.4%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%) ¹	51.7%	49.4%	4.6%	49.2%	50.2%	(2.2%)

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² Other revenue includes $1.0 million that the Corporation excluded from its consolidated results as it related to certain non-gaming related transactions with the United Kingdom segment.

Poker – Poker revenue for the quarter was $212.8 million, or a decrease of approximately 3.9% year-over-year. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, Poker revenues for the quarter would have increased by 0.3%. The reported decrease was primarily driven by foreign exchange fluctuations, the cessation of operations in certain markets, notably Australia in September 2017, and cross selling to other verticals (particularly during the FIFA World Cup), and offset by, among other things, the Stars Rewards loyalty program (introduced during the quarter ended September 30, 2017) and the introduction of shared poker liquidity in France and Spain in the first quarter and Portugal in the second quarter.
Gaming – Gaming revenue for the quarter was $107.6 million, or an increase of 28.9% year-over-year. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, Gaming revenues for the quarter would have increased by 32.5%. The reported increase was primarily the result of product and content improvements to PokerStars Casino, including the introduction of over 250 new casino games since the beginning of the year and the launch of PokerStars Casino in certain new markets. This was partially offset by, among other things, the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates.
Betting – Betting revenue for the quarter was $21.0 million, or an increase of 79.9% year-over-year. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, Betting revenues for the quarter would have increased by 86.5%. The reported increase was primarily the result of increases in Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin. These increases were primarily driven by increased wagering activity due to product and content improvements to BetStars, the launch of BetStars in certain new markets, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin – Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased 11.9% year-over-year, primarily driven by increased revenue and gross profit across all segments as noted above. Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the quarter increased 4.6% year-over-year, primarily driven by increased revenues combined with operational leverage from additional product and content improvements and a decline in sales and marketing expenses in the quarter.
Quarterly Real-Money Active Uniques (QAUs) – QAUs were 2.0 million, which represents a decrease of 3.1% year-over-year. This decrease was primarily the result of the cessation of real-money online poker operations in certain markets, notably Australia in September 2017, and The Stars Group’s continued strategy of focusing on high-value customers (primarily recreational players), as offset by the growth and expansion of the real-money casino and betting product offerings.
Quarterly Net Yield (QNY) – QNY was $167, an increase of 11.3% year-over-year, and QNY excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates was $174, an increase of 16.0% year-over-year. QNY is a non-IFRS measure.
Net Deposits – Net Deposits were $335 million, an increase of 4.1% year-over-year. The increase was primarily driven by the implementation of the Stars Rewards loyalty program and continued focus on high-value customers (primarily recreational players), foreign exchange fluctuations and continued development of the casino and betting product offerings.
Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin – Stakes were $233.7 million, an increase of 42.6% year-over-year, and Betting Net Win Margin was 9.0%, an increase of 1.9 percentage points year-over-year. The increases in the quarter were primarily due to product and content improvements to BetStars driving incremental QAUs, the launch of BetStars in certain new markets, and the World Cup. The Betting Net Win Margin for the International segment is less exposed to the English Premier League and UK horse racing, and as such, was not impacted to the same extent by the operator-unfavorable results The Stars Group experienced within the United Kingdom segment as a whole.

United Kingdom

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except otherwise noted)	2018	2017	% Change	2018	2017	% Change
Stakes	1,221,854	—	—	1,221,854	—	—
Betting Net Win Margin (%)	7.0%	—	—	7.0%	—	—

Revenue
Poker	2,884	—	—	2,884	—	—
Gaming	73,318	—	—	73,318	—	—
Betting	85,189	—	—	85,189	—	—
Other	6,989	—	—	6,989	—	—
Total Revenue	168,380	—	—	168,380	—	—

Gross Profit	121,226	—	—	121,226	—	—
Gross Profit Margin (%)	72.0%	—	—	72.0%	—	—
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General and administrative	104,697	—	—	104,697	—	—
Sales and marketing ²	40,224	—	—	40,224	—	—
Research and development	4,940	—	—	4,940	—	—
Operating Loss	(28,635)	—	—	(28,635)	—	—

Adjusted EBITDA ¹	27,943	—	—	27,943	—	—
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%) ¹	16.6%	—	—	16.6%	—	—

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² Sales and marketing expense includes $1.0 million that the Corporation excluded from its consolidated results as it related to certain non-gaming related transactions with the United Kingdom segment.

Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin – Revenue from July 10, 2018 through the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2018, was $168.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the same period were $27.9 million and 16.6%, respectively. Revenue for the period was primarily impacted by low Betting Net Win Margin when compared to historical averages driven by particularly operator-unfavorable sports results. This was partially offset by strong Stakes during the period, due to strong growth in QAUs. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBTIDA Margin were similarly impacted by the low Betting Net Win Margin and were also impacted by marketing investment for the start of the European football season.
Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin – Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin from July 10, 2018 through the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2018 were $1.22 billion and 7.0%, respectively. The Betting Net Win Margin can vary significantly from quarter to quarter; however, over the long term, the Corporation believes that these margins tend to become more predictable. The Betting Net Win Margin is below SBG’s expected long-term average of approximately 9% primarily as a result of operator-unfavorable results in English Premier League football and horse racing, which collectively represent a significant portion of Stakes. The Stars Group believes that had Betting Net Win Margin been 9% during the period, Betting revenue would have been $110.0 million as opposed to $85.2 million.

Australia

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except otherwise noted)	2018	2017	% Change	2018	2017	% Change
Stakes	825,438	—	—	1,693,164	—	—
Betting Net Win Margin (%)	6.3%	—	—	7.4%	—	—

Revenue
Betting	52,157	—	—	124,559	—	—
Total Revenue	52,157	—	—	124,559	—	—

Gross Profit	35,154	—	—	89,589	—	—
Gross Profit Margin (%)	67.4%	—	—	71.9%	—	—

General and administrative	39,963	—	—	84,588	—	—
Sales and marketing	21,050	—	—	37,523	—	—
Research and development	114	—	—	1,098	—	—
Operating Loss	(25,973)	—	—	(33,620)	—	—

Adjusted EBITDA ¹	(4,764)	—	—	7,861	—	—
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%) ¹	(9.1%)	—	—	6.3%	—	—

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Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin – Revenue for the quarter was $52.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the same period were $(4.8) million and (9.1)%, respectively. Revenue for the quarter was impacted by low Betting Net Win Margin when compared to historical averages driven by particularly operator-unfavorable sports results.
Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin – Stakes and Betting Net Win Margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 were $825.4 million and 6.3%, respectively. The Betting Net Win Margin can vary significantly from quarter to quarter; however, over the long term, the Corporation believes that these margins tend to become more predictable. The Betting Net Win Margin is below BetEasy’s long-term average of 8.5% primarily as a result of operator-unfavorable results in horse racing, which represents a significant portion of Stakes. The Stars Group believes that had Betting Net Win Margin been 8.5% during the quarter, Betting revenue would have been $70.2 million as opposed to $52.2 million.

For additional information regarding The Stars Group’s reporting segments and major lines of operations, please see The Stars Group’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 (the “Q3 2018 Financial Statements”), including note 6 therein, and management’s discussion and analysis thereon (the “Q3 2018 MD&A”).

Historic Supplemental Information and 2019 Update

Due to its recent acquisitions of SBG and BetEasy and to provide additional clarity with respect to the historical performance of The Stars Group’s business on a proforma basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and presented based on The Stars Group’s current reporting segments and lines of operations, see the information below under the heading “Supplementary Information”. Certain of this information contains non-IFRS measures. For important information on The Stars Group’s non-IFRS measures, see below under “Non-IFRS Measures” and the tables under “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures”.

In addition, to provide further clarity with respect to the potential impact of such acquisitions on its full year 2019 results, The Stars Group is also providing information for certain financial items:

Depreciation and amortization excluding purchase price allocation amortization of between $65 and $75 million;
Cash interest expense of between $295 and $305 million;
Effective tax rate (applied to Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense and non-purchase price allocation related depreciation and amortization) of between 8.0 and 10.0%; and
Diluted Shares of between 274 and 278 million.

These unaudited expected financial items are based on certain accounting assumptions and reflect management’s view of current and future market and business conditions, including assumptions of (i) no material impairment or write-down of the assets to which this depreciation and amortization relates, (ii) no material change in the prevailing EURIBOR or LIBOR rates as at September 30, 2018 and no material adverse impact on applicable hedging counterparties, (iii) no material change in the mix of taxable income by jurisdiction, in the rate of corporate tax or tax regimes in the jurisdictions in which The Stars Group currently operates and no material change in the geographies where The Stars Group currently offers its products, (iv) no material increases or decreases in The Stars Group’s issued and outstanding shares, (v) no other material regulatory events, and (vi) no material foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, particularly against the Euro, Great Britain pound sterling and Australian dollar.

Supplementary information

	Proforma Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia²	Corporate³	Consolidated
Stakes	233.7	1,404.7	825.4	—	2,463.8
Betting Net Win Margin	9.0%	7.3%	6.3%	—	7.1%

Revenue
Poker	212.8	3.2	—	—	216.0
Gaming	107.6	83.9	—	—	191.5
Betting	21.0	102.3	52.2	—	175.5
Other	11.0	8.4	—	(1.0)	18.4
Total	352.4	197.8	52.2	(1.0)	601.4

Operating Income (loss)	137.5	(67.9)	(26.0)	(12.0)	31.6

Adjusted EBITDA¹	182.2	37.5	(4.8)	(7.2)	207.7
Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹	51.7%	19.0%	(9.1%)	—	34.5%

QAUs (millions)	2.0	2.0	0.3	—	4.3

	Proforma Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
In millions of U.S. Dollars		International	United Kingdom	Australia²	Corporate	Consolidated
Stakes		163.8	1,207.6	437.1	—	1,808.5
Betting Net Win Margin		7.1%	9.0%	9.1%	—	8.8%

Revenue
Poker		221.4	3.6	—	—	225.0
Gaming		83.5	72.8	—	—	156.3
Betting		11.7	108.4	39.7	—	159.8
Other		12.8	6.6	—	—	19.4
Total		329.4	191.4	39.7	—	560.5

Operating Income (loss)		133.1	(24.7)	(10.0)	(14.3)	84.1

Adjusted EBITDA¹		162.9	54.7	(2.9)	(7.1)	207.6
Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹		49.4%	28.6%	(7.3%)	—	37.0%

QAUs (millions)		2.1	1.6	0.1	—	3.8

	Proforma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia²	Corporate³	Consolidated
Stakes	705.3	4,194.9	1,982.2		6,882.4
Betting Net Win Margin	8.1%	8.9%	7.6%	—	8.4%

Revenue
Poker	675.7	10.5	—	—	686.2
Gaming	316.2	244.2	—	—	560.4
Betting	57.3	372.0	150.4	—	579.7
Other	35.2	27.2	—	(1.0)	61.4
Total	1,084.4	653.9	150.4	(1.0)	1,887.7

Operating Income (loss)	411.7	(177.8)	(35.4)	(163.5)	35.0

Adjusted EBITDA¹	533.0	161.4	13.5	(27.3)	680.6
Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹	49.2%	24.7%	9.0%	—	36.1%

	Proforma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia²	Corporate	Consolidated
Stakes	451.7	3,728.6	1,194.5	—	5,374.8
Betting Net Win Margin	6.1%	8.5%	9.2%	—	8.4%

Revenue
Poker	643.0	10.6	—	—	653.6
Gaming	244.0	206.4	—	—	450.4
Betting	27.5	315.8	109.5	—	452.8
Other	37.6	18.6	—	—	56.2
Total	952.1	551.4	109.5	—	1,613.0

Operating Income (loss)	381.2	(80.0)	(16.2)	(46.1)	238.9

Adjusted EBITDA¹	478.3	161.0	3.5	(25.0)	617.8
Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹	50.2%	29.2%	3.2%	—	38.3%

FX Rates	Mar. 31,	Jun. 30,	Sept. 30,	Mar. 31,	Jun. 30,	Sept. 30,
Average for the three months ended	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018
GBP to USD	1.2393	1.2786	1.3087	1.3917	1.3616	1.3035
AUD to USD	0.7579	0.7508	0.7890	0.7861	0.7572	0.7393

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²The Australia segment supplementary information includes the results of operations of William Hill Australia beginning with its acquisition on April 24, 2018. In August 2018, The Stars Group substantially completed its migration of customers and platforms and integration of William Hill Australia into BetEasy.

³ Other revenue includes $1.0 million that the Corporation excluded from its consolidated results as it related to certain non-gaming related transactions with the United Kingdom segment.

Financial Statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Additional Information

The Stars Group’s Q3 2018 Financial Statements, Q3 2018 MD&A, and additional information relating to The Stars Group and its business, can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, Edgar at www.sec.gov and The Stars Group’s website at www.starsgroup.com. The financial information presented in this news releases was derived from the Q3 2018 Financial Statements.

In addition to press releases, securities filings and public conference calls and webcasts, The Stars Group intends to use its investor relations page on its website as a means of disclosing material information to its investors and others and for complying with its disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws. Accordingly, investors and others should monitor the website in addition to following The Stars Group’s press releases, securities filings and public conference calls and webcasts. This list may be updated from time to time.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Stars Group will host a conference call today, November 7, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended 2018 and related matters, and provide additional detail with respect to the information in this news release, its webcast presentation, its Q3 2018 Financial Statements and Q3 2018 MD&A, as well as certain additional historical supplemental financial information, including on a proforma basis for the SBG and BetEasy acquisitions. To access via tele-conference, please dial +1 855-327-6838 or +1-631-891-4304 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The playback will be made available two hours after the event at +1-844-512-2921 or +1 412-317-6671. The Conference ID number is 10005822. To access the webcast please use the following link: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=132084

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures

The tables below present reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share to net (loss) earnings, which is the nearest IFRS measure:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)	International	United Kingdom	Australia	Corporate	Consolidated
Net earnings (loss)	137,507	(28,635)	(25,973)	(73,169)	9,730

Income tax recovery	—	—	—	13,189	13,189
Net financing charges	—	—	—	(74,360)	(74,360)

Operating income (loss)	137,507	(28,635)	(25,973)	(11,998)	70,901

Depreciation and amortization	34,398	53,642	10,855	43	98,938
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Acquisition-related costs and deal contingent forwards	—	—	—	1,667	1,667
Stock-based compensation	—	—	—	3,154	3,154
Loss from investments and associates	123	—	—	—	123
Impairment of intangibles assets and assets held for sale	3,869	—	—	—	3,869
Other costs	6,331	2,936	10,354	(21)	19,600
Total adjusting items	10,323	2,936	10,354	4,800	28,413

Adjusted EBITDA	182,228	27,943	(4,764)	(7,155)	198,252

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)	International	United Kingdom	Australia	Corporate	Consolidated
Net earnings (loss)	412,723	(28,635)	(33,620)	(421,201)	(70,733)

Income tax recovery	—	—	—	15,438	15,438
Net financing charges	—	—	—	(273,071)	(273,071)
Net earnings from associates	1,068	—	—	—	1,068

Operating income (loss)	411,655	(28,635)	(33,620)	(163,568)	185,832

Depreciation and amortization	108,354	53,642	20,723	62	182,781
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Acquisition-related costs and deal contingent forwards	—	—	—	112,485	112,485
Stock-based compensation	—	—	—	8,802	8,802
Loss from investments and associates	370	—	—	—	370
Impairment of intangibles assets and assets held for sale	4,943	—	—	—	4,943
Other costs	7,703	2,936	20,758	14,935	46,332
Total adjusting items	13,016	2,936	20,758	136,222	172,932

Adjusted EBITDA	533,025	27,943	7,861	(27,284)	541,545

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)	International	United Kingdom	Australia	Corporate	Consolidated
Net earnings (loss)	130,493	—	—	(54,619)	75,874

Income tax recovery	—	—	—	(2,186)	(2,186)
Net financing charges	—	—	—	(38,095)	(38,095)
Net loss from associates	(2,569)	—	—	—	(2,569)
		—	—
Operating income (loss)	133,062	—	—	(14,338)	118,724

Depreciation and amortization	36,626	—	—	5	36,631
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Stock-based compensation	—	—	—	3,298	3,298
Gain from investments	(8,920)	—	—	—	(8,920)
Reversal of impairment of intangibles assets and assets held for sale	(1,117)	—	—	—	(1,117)
Other costs	3,229	—	—	3,922	7,151
Total adjusting items	(6,808)	—	—	7,220	412

Adjusted EBITDA	162,880	—	—	(7,113)	155,767

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)	International	United Kingdom	Australia	Corporate	Consolidated
Net earnings (loss)	378,666	—	—	(166,556)	212,110

Income tax recovery	—	—	—	(856)	(856)
Net financing charges	—	—	—	(119,593)	(119,593)
Net loss from associates	(2,569)	—	—	—	(2,569)

Operating income (loss)	381,235	—	—	(46,107)	335,128

Depreciation and amortization	108,814	—	—	152	108,966
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Stock-based compensation				7,914	7,914
Gain from investments	(9,137)	—	—	(4,429)	(13,566)
Reversal of impairment of intangibles assets and assets held for sale	(6,162)	—	—	(2,267)	(8,429)
Other costs	3,514	—	—	19,778	23,292
Total adjusting items	(11,785)	—	—	20,996	9,211

Adjusted EBITDA	478,264	—	—	(24,959)	453,305

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)	2018	2017	2018	2017
Net (loss) earnings	9,730	75,874	(70,733)	212,110
Income tax (recovery) expense	(13,189)	2,186	(15,438)	856
Net loss (earnings) before tax	(3,459)	78,060	(86,171)	212,966
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:	—	—	—	—
Interest accretion	8,984	10,767	30,064	35,708
Loss on debt extinguishment	18,521	—	143,497	—
Re-measurement of contingent consideration	5,056	—	8,753	—
Re-measurement of derivatives	(11,300)	—	(11,300)	—
Ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges	(11,949)	—	(11,949)	—
Acquisition-related costs and deal contingent forwards	1,667	—	112,485	—
Amortization of acquisition intangibles	92,107	31,077	154,965	93,227
Stock based compensation	3,154	3,298	8,802	7,914
(Gain) loss from investments and associates	123	(6,353)	(698)	(10,998)
Impairment (reversal of impairment) of intangibles assets and assets held for sale	3,869	(1,117)	4,943	(8,429)
Other costs (income)	19,600	7,151	46,332	23,292
Income tax impact of the above	(6,873)	(3,288)	(10,438)	(6,690)
Adjusted net earnings	119,500	119,595	389,285	346,990
Adjusted net earnings attributable to
Shareholders of The Stars Group Inc.	119,961	119,595	389,430	346,990
Non-controlling interest	(461)	—	(145)	—
	—	—	—	—
Weighted average diluted number of shares	269,526,633	204,800,009	232,640,294	202,796,952
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share attributable to Shareholders of The Stars Group Inc	0.45	0.58	1.67	1.71

The table below presents certain items comprising “Other costs” in the reconciliation tables above:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
In thousands of U.S. Dollars	$000’s	$000’s	$000’s	$000’s
Integration costs	17,088	—	28,555	—
Financial (income) expenses	(4,948)	2,839	(2,899)	3,062
Termination of employment agreements	4,486	1,358	6,544	4,166
AMF and other investigation professional fees	(888)	(1,265)	3,771	3,888
Lobbying (US and Non-US) and other legal expenses	4,260	2,916	9,918	12,233
Non-recurring professional fees	1,423	664	1,976	2,168
Retention bonuses	25	41	259	1,271
Loss on disposal of assets	—	338	41	599
Austria gaming duty	(3,679)	—	(3,679)	(5,000)
Termination of affiliate agreements	—	—	—	407
Other	1,833	260	1,846	498
Other costs	19,600	7,151	46,332	23,292

The tables below present reconciliations of proforma Adjusted EBITDA to operating income (loss), which is the nearest IFRS measure:

	Proforma Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia¹	Corporate	Consolidated
Operating income (loss)	137.5	(67.9)	(26.0)	(12.0)	31.6

Depreciation and amortization	34.4	102.5	10.9	—	147.8
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Acquisition related costs	—	2.9	10.3	1.7	14.9
Impairment of intangible assets	3.9	—	—	—	3.9
Other Adjustments	6.4	—	—	3.1	9.5
Total adjusting items	10.3	2.9	10.3	4.8	28.3

Adjusted EBITDA	182.2	37.5	(4.8)	(7.2)	207.7

	Proforma Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia¹	Corporate	Consolidated
Operating income (loss)	133.1	(24.7)	(10.0)	(14.3)	84.1

Depreciation and amortization	36.6	79.4	6.0	—	122.0
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Impairment of intangible assets	(1.1)	—	—	—	(1.1)
Other Adjustments	(5.7)	—	1.1	7.2	2.6
Total adjusting items	(6.8)	—	1.1	7.2	1.5

Adjusted EBITDA	162.9	54.7	(2.9)	(7.1)	207.6

	Proforma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia¹	Corporate	Consolidated
Operating income (loss)	411.7	(177.8)	(35.4)	(163.5)	35.0

Depreciation and amortization	108.4	269.9	25.6	—	403.9
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Acquisition related costs	—	2.9	10.3	112.5	125.7
Impairment of intangible assets	4.8	—	—	—	4.8
Transaction related costs	—	66.4	—	—	66.4
Other Adjustments	8.1	—	13.0	23.7	44.8
Total adjusting items	12.9	69.3	23.3	136.2	241.7

Adjusted EBITDA	533.0	161.4	13.5	(27.3)	680.6

	Proforma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
In millions of U.S. Dollars	International	United Kingdom	Australia¹	Corporate	Consolidated
Operating income (loss)	381.2	(80.0)	(16.2)	(46.1)	238.9

Depreciation and amortization	108.8	232.9	17.1	0.2	359.0
Add (deduct) the impact of the following:
Impairment of intangible assets	(6.1)	8.1	—	(2.3)	(0.3)
Other Adjustments	(5.6)	—	2.6	23.2	20.2
Total adjusting items	(11.7)	8.1	2.6	20.9	19.9

Adjusted EBITDA	478.3	161.0	3.5	(25.0)	617.8

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¹The Australia segment supplementary information includes the results of operations of William Hill Australia beginning with its acquisition on April 24, 2018. In August 2018, The Stars Group substantially completed its migration of customers and platforms and integration of William Hill Australia into BetEasy.

The table below presents a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to net cash flows from operating activities, which is the nearest IFRS measure:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars	2018	2017	2018	2017
Net cash inflows from operating activities	73,227	144,870	369,307	370,843
Customer deposit liability movement	1,552	(2,884)	(12,349)	22,398
	74,779	141,986	356,958	393,241
Capital Expenditure:
Additions to deferred development costs	(16,496)	(6,275)	(32,686)	(16,701)
Additions to property and equipment	(9,530)	(3,253)	(18,791)	(5,507)
Additions to intangible assets	(4,426)	(565)	(16,268)	(1,484)
Interest paid	(62,113)	(30,556)	(128,391)	(95,620)
Debt principal repayments	(8,937)	(6,031)	(20,430)	(18,901)
Free Cash Flow	(26,723)	95,306	140,392	255,028

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net Debt:

In thousands of U.S. Dollars	As at September 30, 2018
Current portion of long-term debt	35,750
Long-term debt	5,483,900
Less: Cash and cash equivalents – operational	418,896
Net Debt	5,100,754

For additional information on The Stars Group’s non-IFRS measures, see below and the Q3 2018 MD&A, including under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”, “Limitations of Key Metrics, Other Data and Non-IFRS Measures” and “Key Metrics and Non-IFRS Measures”.

About The Stars Group

The Stars Group is a global leader in the online and mobile gaming and interactive entertainment industries, entertaining millions of customers across its online real- and play-money poker, gaming and betting product offerings, which are delivered through both mobile and desktop applications and the web. The Stars Group offers these products directly or indirectly under several ultimately owned or licensed gaming and related consumer businesses and brands, including, among others, PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, BetEasy, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, Sky Poker, and Oddschecker, as well as live poker tour and events brands, including the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship, European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour, Asia Pacific Poker Tour, PokerStars Festival and PokerStars MEGASTACK. The Stars Group is one of the world’s most licensed online gaming operators with its subsidiaries collectively holding licenses or approvals in 19 jurisdictions throughout the world, including in Europe, Australia, and the Americas. The Stars Group’s vision is to become the world’s favorite iGaming destination and its mission is to provide its customers with winning moments.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, certain financial and operational expectations and projections, such as certain future operational and growth plans and strategies, and certain financial items relating to the full year 2019 results. Forward-looking statements and information can, but may not always, be identified by the use of words such as “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intend”, “could”, “might”, “would”, “should”, “believe”, “objective”, “ongoing”, “imply”, “assumes”, “goal”, “likely” and similar references to future periods or the negatives of these words or variations or synonyms of these words or comparable terminology and similar expressions. These statements and information, other than statements of historical fact, are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including market and economic conditions, business prospects or opportunities, future plans and strategies, projections, technological developments, anticipated events and trends and regulatory changes that affect The Stars Group, its subsidiaries, and its and their respective customers and industries. Although The Stars Group and management believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these assumptions or estimates are accurate or that any of these expectations will prove accurate. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business, regulatory, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies that could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Specific risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the heavily regulated industry in which The Stars Group carries on its business; risks associated with interactive entertainment and online and mobile gaming generally; current and future laws or regulations and new interpretations of existing laws or regulations, or potential prohibitions, with respect to interactive entertainment or online gaming or activities related to or necessary for the operation and offering of online gaming; potential changes to the gaming regulatory framework; legal and regulatory requirements; ability to obtain, maintain and comply with all applicable and required licenses, permits and certifications to offer, operate and market its product offerings, including difficulties or delays in the same; significant barriers to entry; competition and the competitive environment within addressable markets and industries; impact of inability to complete future or announced acquisitions or to integrate businesses successfully, including, without limitation, Sky Betting & Gaming and BetEasy; The Stars Group’s substantial indebtedness requires that it use a significant portion of its cash flow to make debt service payments; The Stars Group’s secured credit facilities contain covenants and other restrictions that may limit its flexibility in operating its business; risks associated with advancements in technology, including artificial intelligence; ability to develop and enhance existing product offerings and new commercially viable product offerings; ability to mitigate foreign exchange and currency risks; ability to mitigate tax risks and adverse tax consequences, including, without limitation, changes in tax laws or administrative policies relating to tax and the imposition of new or additional taxes, such as value-added and point of consumption taxes, and gaming duties; The Stars Group’s exposure to greater than anticipated tax liability; risks of foreign operations generally; protection of proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; ability to recruit and retain management and other qualified personnel, including key technical, sales and marketing personnel; defects in product offerings; losses due to fraudulent activities; management of growth; contract awards; potential financial opportunities in addressable markets and with respect to individual contracts; ability of technology infrastructure to meet applicable demand and reliance on online and mobile telecommunications operators; systems, networks, telecommunications or service disruptions or failures or cyber-attacks and failure to protect customer data, including personal and financial information; regulations and laws that may be adopted with respect to the Internet and electronic commerce or that may otherwise impact The Stars Group in the jurisdictions where it is currently doing business or intends to do business, particularly those related to online gaming or that could impact the ability to provide online product offerings, including, without limitation, as it relates to payment processing; ability to obtain additional financing or to complete any refinancing on reasonable terms or at all; customer and operator preferences and changes in the economy; dependency on customers’ acceptance of its product offerings; consolidation within the gaming industry; litigation costs and outcomes; expansion within existing and into new markets; relationships with vendors and distributors; natural events; contractual relationships of Sky Betting & Gaming or The Stars Group with Sky plc and/or its subsidiaries; counterparty risks; failure of systems and controls of The Stars Group to restrict access to its products; reliance on scheduling and live broadcasting of major sporting events; macroeconomic conditions and trends in the gaming and betting industry; bookmaking risks; an ability to realize projected financial increases attributable to acquisitions and The Stars Group’s business strategies; and an ability to realize all or any of The Stars Group’s estimated synergies and cost savings in connection with acquisitions, including, without limitation, the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming and the Australian acquisitions. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect The Stars Group; however, these factors as well as other applicable risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those identified in The Stars Group’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2017, including under the heading “Risk Factors and Uncertainties”, in the June 21, 2018 prospectus supplement to the short form base shelf prospectus dated January 16, 2018 under the heading “Risk Factors”, and in the Q3 2018 MD&A, including under the headings “Risk Factors and Uncertainties”, “Limitations of Key Metrics, Other Data and Non-IFRS Measures” and “Key Metrics and Non-IFRS Measures”, each available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, EDGAR at www.sec.gov and The Stars Group’s website at www.starsgroup.com, and in other filings that The Stars Group has made and may make in the future with applicable securities authorities in the future, should be considered carefully. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. Any forward-looking statement or information in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Any forward-looking statement or information speaks only as of the date hereof, and The Stars Group undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Non-IFRS Measures

This news release references non-IFRS financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Earnings, Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and the numerator of QNY. The Stars Group believes these non-IFRS financial measures will provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of its business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating its business. Although management believes these financial measures are important in evaluating The Stars Group, they are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. They are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS. These measures may be different from non-IFRS financial measures used by other companies, limiting its usefulness for comparison purposes. Moreover, presentation of certain of these measures is provided for year-over-year comparison purposes, and investors should be cautioned that the effect of the adjustments thereto provided herein have an actual effect on The Stars Group’s operating results. In addition to QNY, which is defined below under “Key Metrics and Other Data”, The Stars Group provides the following non-IFRS measures in this news release:

Adjusted EBITDA means net earnings before financial expenses, income taxes expense (recovery), depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring, net earnings (loss) on associate and certain other items as set out in the reconciliation tables under “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures” above.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin means Adjusted EBITDA as a proportion of total revenue.

Adjusted Net Earnings means net earnings before interest accretion, amortization of intangible assets resulting from purchase price allocations following acquisitions, stock-based compensation, restructuring, net earnings (loss) on associate, and certain other items. In addition, beginning with the Q3 2018 MD&A, adjustments are made for (i) the re-measurement of contingent consideration, which was previously included in, and adjusted for through, interest accretion, but starting with the Q3 2018 Financial Statements it is now a separate line item, (ii) the re-measurement of embedded derivatives and ineffectiveness on cash flow hedges, each of which are new line items in the Q3 2018 Financial Statements, and (iii) certain non-recurring tax adjustments and settlements. Each adjustment to net earnings is then adjusted for the tax impact, where applicable, in the respective jurisdiction to which the adjustment relates, as set out in the reconciliation tables under “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures” above.

Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share means Adjusted Net Earnings attributable to the Shareholders of The Stars Group Inc. divided by Diluted Shares. Diluted Shares means the weighted average number of Common Shares on a fully diluted basis, including options, other equity-based awards, warrants and the preferred shares of The Stars Group. The effects of anti-dilutive potential Common Shares are ignored in calculating Diluted Shares. Diluted Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share may differ from diluted shares used in the calculation of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share where the dilutive effects of the potential Common Shares differ. See note 9 in the Q3 2018 Financial Statements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, Diluted Shares used for the calculation of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share equalled 269,526,633 and 232,640,294, respectively, compared with 204,800,009 and 202,796,952 for the same periods in 2017, respectively.

Free Cash Flow means net cash flows from operating activities after adding back customer deposit liability movements, and after capital expenditures and debt servicing cash flows (excluding voluntary prepayments), as set out in the reconciliation tables under “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to Nearest IFRS Measures” above. The Corporation believes that removing movements in customer deposit liabilities provides a more meaningful understanding of its free cash flows as customer deposits are not available funds for the Corporation to use for financial or operational purposes.

Net Debt means total long-term debt less operational cash.

To show the foreign exchange impact due to translation and purchasing power the Corporation calculates revenue on a constant currency basis, by translating the International segment’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 using the prior year’s monthly exchange rates for its local source currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which The Stars Group believes is a useful metric that facilitates comparison to its historical performance.

For additional information on The Stars Group’s non-IFRS measures, see above and the Q3 2018 MD&A, including under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”, “Limitations of Key Metrics, Other Data and Non-IFRS Measures” and “Key Metrics and Non-IFRS Measures”.

Key Metrics and Other Data

The Stars Group provides the following key metrics in this news release:

QAUs for the International and Australia reporting segments means active unique customers (online, mobile and desktop client) who (i) made a deposit or transferred funds into their real-money account with The Stars Group at any time, and (ii) generated real-money online rake or placed a real-money online bet or wager on during the applicable quarterly period. The Stars Group defines “active unique customer” as a customer who played or used one of its real-money offerings at least once during the period, and excludes duplicate counting, even if that customer is active across multiple lines of operation (Poker, Gaming and/or Betting, as applicable) within the applicable reporting segment. The definition of QAUs excludes customer activity from certain low-stakes, non-raked real-money poker games, but includes real-money activity by customers using funds (cash and cash equivalents) deposited by The Stars Group into such customers’ previously funded accounts as promotions to increase their lifetime value.

QAUs for the United Kingdom reporting segment (which currently includes the Sky Betting & Gaming business operations only) means active unique customers (online and mobile) who have settled a Stake or made a wager on any betting or gaming product within the relevant period. The Stars Group defines unique for the United Kingdom reporting segment as a customer who played at least once on one of its real-money offerings during the period, and excludes duplicate counting, even if that customer is active across more than one line of operation. For the purpose of the three months ended September 30, 2018, QAUs for the United Kingdom reporting segment also include the applicable pre-acquisition period.

QNY means combined revenue for The Stars Group’s lines of operation (i.e., Poker, Gaming and/or Betting, as applicable), excluding Other revenues, as reported during the applicable quarterly period (or as adjusted to the extent any accounting reallocations are made in later periods) divided by the total QAUs during the same period. The United Kingdom reporting segment’s definition of QNY includes revenue noted in the definition above for the full financial quarter, including the pre-acquisition period. QNY is a non-IFRS measure. The Stars Group does not provide a reconciliation for the numerator of QNY as the revenue components thereof are set forth in this news release.

Net Deposits means the aggregate of gross deposits or transfer of funds made by customers into their real-money online accounts less withdrawals or transfer of funds by such customers from such accounts, in each case during the applicable quarterly period. Gross deposits exclude (i) any deposits, transfers or other payments made by such customers into The Stars Group’s play-money and social gaming offerings, and (ii) any real-money funds (cash and cash equivalents) deposited by The Stars Group into such customers’ previously funded accounts as promotions to increase their lifetime value.

Stakes means betting amounts wagered on The Stars Group’s applicable online betting product offerings, and is also an industry term that represents the aggregate amount of funds wagered by customers within the Betting line of operation for the period specified.

Betting Net Win Margin is calculated as Betting revenue as a proportion of Stakes.

The Stars Group is in the process of the integration and migration of customers and platforms with respect to the Australian acquisitions (which management believes is substantially complete as of the date hereof), the integration of Sky Betting & Gaming, and the implementation of its new operating and reporting segments, and once complete, The Stars Group may revise or remove currently presented key metrics or non-IFRS measures or report certain additional or other key metrics or non-IFRS measures in the future.

For additional information on The Stars Group’s key metrics and other data, see the Q3 2018 MD&A, including under the headings “Limitations of Key Metrics, Other Data and Non-IFRS Measures”, “Key Metrics and Non-IFRS Measures” and “Segment Results of Operations”.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

		Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars (except per share amounts)		2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenues		571,983		329,443		1,376,386		952,065
Cost of revenue		(129,226)		(62,477)		(293,127)		(177,605)
Gross profit		442,757		266,966		1,083,259		774,460
General and administrative		(267,463)		(109,096)		(671,556)		(322,344)
Sales and marketing		(92,531)		(33,116)		(196,848)		(98,475)
Research and development		(11,862)		(6,030)		(29,023)		(18,513)
Operating income		70,901		118,724		185,832		335,128
Net financing charges		(74,360)		(38,095)		(273,071)		(119,593)
Net earnings from associates		—		(2,569)		1,068		(2,569)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes		(3,459)		78,060		(86,171)		212,966
Income tax recovery		13,189		(2,186)		15,438		(856)
Net (loss) earnings		9,730		75,874		(70,733)		212,110
Net (loss) earnings attributable to
Shareholders of The Stars Group Inc.		15,127		76,082		(63,067)		211,987
Non-controlling interest		(5,397)		(208)		(7,666)		123
Net (loss) earnings		9,730		75,874		(70,733)		212,110
(Loss) earnings per Common Share (U.S. dollars)
Basic	$	0.06	$	0.52	$	(0.34)	$	1.45
Diluted	$	0.06	$	0.37	$	(0.34)	$	1.05
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (thousands)
Basic		257,322		147,351		186,517		146,537
Diluted		269,527		204,800		186,517		202,797

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

	As at September 30,	As at December 31,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars	2018	2017
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents – operational	418,896	283,225
Cash and cash equivalents – customer deposits	327,765	227,098
Total cash and cash equivalents	746,661	510,323
Restricted cash advances and collateral	10,696	7,862
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,816	29,695
Current investments – customer deposits	104,125	122,668
Accounts receivable	154,102	100,409
Income tax receivable	29,643	16,540
Derivatives	—	2,037
Total current assets	1,096,043	789,534
Non-current assets
Restricted cash advances and collateral	10,700	45,834
Prepaid expenses and other non-current assets	27,496	26,551
Non-current accounts receivable	12,430	11,818
Property and equipment	76,745	44,837
Income tax receivable	11,805	14,061
Deferred income taxes	6,597	5,141
Derivatives	32,904	—
Goodwill and intangible assets	10,205,886	4,477,350
Total non-current assets	10,384,563	4,625,592
Total assets	11,480,606	5,415,126
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and other liabilities	434,087	194,187
Customer deposits	429,574	349,766
Current provisions	31,853	17,590
Derivatives	14,136	—
Income tax payable	91,864	35,941
Due to related parties	2,028	—
Current portion of long-term debt	35,750	4,990
Total current liabilities	1,039,292	602,474
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	5,483,900	2,353,579
Long-term provisions	4,268	3,093
Derivatives	21,093	111,762
Other long-term liabilities	91,521	—
Due to related parties	34,267	—
Income tax payable	12,825	24,277
Deferred income taxes	594,297	16,510
Total non-current liabilities	6,242,171	2,509,221
Total liabilities	7,281,463	3,111,695
EQUITY
Share capital	4,095,038	1,884,219
Reserves	(442,234)	(142,340)
Retained earnings	542,146	561,519
Equity attributable to the Shareholders of The Stars Group Inc.	4,194,950	2,303,398
Non-controlling interest	4,193	33
Total equity	4,199,143	2,303,431
Total liabilities and equity	11,480,606	5,415,126

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of U.S. Dollars	2018	2017
Operating activities
Net (loss) earnings	(70,733)	212,110
Add (deduct):
Income tax (recovery) expense recognized in net earnings	(15,438)	856
Net financing charges	273,071	118,824
Depreciation and amortization	182,781	108,966
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign exchange	58,954	(9,891)
Unrealized loss (gain) on investments	584	(9,332)
Impairment (reversal of impairment) of intangible assets and assets held for sale	4,901	(8,430)
Net (earnings) loss from associates	(1,068)	2,569
Realized loss (gain) on current investments and promissory note	420	(9,155)
Income taxes paid	(27,182)	(8,941)
Changes in non-cash operating elements of working capital	(49,805)	(10,284)
Customer deposit liability movement	12,349	(22,398)
Other	473	5,949
Net cash inflows from operating activities	369,307	370,843
Investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired	(1,865,262)	(6,516)
Additions to intangible assets	(16,268)	(1,484)
Additions to property and equipment	(18,791)	(5,507)
Additions to deferred development costs	(32,686)	(16,701)
Net sale of investments utilizing customer deposits	18,543	4,466
Cash movement from (to) restricted cash	35,000	—
Settlement of promissory note	—	8,084
Net investment in associates	1,068	(2,000)
Proceeds on disposal of interest in associate classified as held for sale	—	16,127
Other	(1,074)	(6,577)
Net cash outflows from investing activities	(1,879,470)	(10,108)
Financing activities
Issuance of Common Shares	717,250	—
Transaction costs on issuance of Common Shares	(32,312)	—
Issuance of Common Shares in relation to stock options	30,572	9,921
Redemption of SBG preferred shares and payment of shareholder loan on acquisition	(674,286)	—
Issuance of long-term debt	5,957,976	—
Repayment of long-term debt	(2,865,456)	(133,901)
Repayment of long-term debt assumed on business combination	(1,079,729)	—
Interest paid	(36,559)	(4,719)
Transaction costs on long-term debt	31,730	—
Net proceeds on related party debt	(128,391)	(95,620)
Payment of deferred consideration	—	(197,510)
Settlement of derivatives	(125,822)	13,904
Acquisition of further interest in subsidiaries	(48,240)	—
Settlement of margin	—	(7,602)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest	12,060	—
Net cash inflows (outflows) from financing activities	1,758,793	(415,527)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	248,630	(54,792)
Unrealized foreign exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents	(12,292)	14,298
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period	510,323	267,684
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

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Flutter Entertainment: Q2 2025 Update

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August 8, 2025

George Miller

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Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT; LSE: FLTR) (“Flutter”) the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator today announces Q2 results, and increased 2025 guidance.

Key financial highlights:

In $ millions except where stated otherwise	Three months ended June 30,
In $ millions except where stated otherwise	2025	2024	YOY

Average monthly players (AMPs) (‘000s)¹	15,978	14,344	+11%
Revenue	4,187	3,611	+16%
Net income	37	297	(88)%
Net income margin	0.9%	8.2%	(730)bps
Adjusted EBITDA²	919	738	+25%
Adjusted EBITDA margin²	21.9%	20.4%	+150bps
Earnings per share ($)	0.59	1.45	(59)%
Adjusted earnings per share ($)²	2.95	2.04	+45%
Net cash provided by operating activities	359	323	+11%
Free Cash Flow²	156	171	(9)%
Leverage ratio² (December 2024 2.2x)	3.2x
Leverage ratio including Snai²	3.0x

Q2 2025 overview

Adjusted EBITDA growth of 25% driven by 11% AMP and 16% revenue growth, as our US business continues to scale rapidly. Net income decline of 88% impacted by a non-cash charge related to the movement in the Fox Option valuation³, increased non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles and an increased income taxes expense
US: growth underpinned by sustained strength in pre-2024 launch states⁴ with FanDuel’s lead in iGaming extended; US revenue +17% (sportsbook +11% and iGaming +42%). Adjusted EBITDA of $400m includes the benefit of favorable sports results and strong operating leverage
International: revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth of 15% and 13% respectively, includes the benefit of Snai and NSX acquisitions. Excellent iGaming revenue growth of 27% driven by UK and Ireland (“UKI”), Southern Europe and Africa (“SEA”) and Asia Pacific (“APAC”). Sportsbook revenue growth of 4% reflects a very strong performance in the 2024 European Football Championships (“Euros”) in the prior year, and less favorable year-over-year sports results
Earnings per share decreased by $0.86 reflecting the non-cash movements noted above, with adjusted earnings per share increasing by $0.91 driven by strong adjusted EBITDA growth
Net cash provided by operating activities grew +11% while free cash flow² was 9% lower mainly due to an increase in capital expenditure from the Snai acquisition and increased technology investment across the Group

Updated full year 2025 guidance

2025 outlook⁵ is increased to include (i) the impact of US sports results⁶, (ii) the impact of US gaming tax changes, (iii) renegotiated US market access savings, and (iv) the impact of new state timings.

Group revenue and adjusted EBITDA are now expected to be $17.26bn and $3.295bn at the midpoint representing 23% and 40% year-over-year growth, respectively.

Peter Jackson, CEO, commented:

“I am pleased with the excellent underlying performance we have delivered in the second quarter alongside the good progress made on a number of key strategic initiatives. Revenue grew by 16% year-on-year, as we continue to build scale positions in the most attractive markets through strong organic growth and value creating M&A. Since Q1, Flutter gained additional US index inclusion and accelerated ownership of FanDuel to 100%. We also became the largest operator in Italy with the addition of Snai; established a scale position in Brazil through NSX; and successfully executed two transformative customer migrations. Such varied achievements in one quarter are a great reflection of our teams’ focus and ability to execute effectively, leaving us well positioned for the second half of the year.”

Shareholder Letter

To our shareholders

I am delighted to report a great set of results and meaningful strategic progress during the quarter. We experienced strong year-over-year growth with revenue 16% ahead, adjusted EBITDA 25% higher and cash from operating activities $36m higher than last year’s quarter. Net income, which reduced by 88%, was impacted by increased non-cash charges year-over-year. These included an increase in amortization of acquired intangibles, an increase in income tax expense, and a large swing in the Fox option charge driven by an increase in FanDuel’s valuation.

Before I provide an update on the excellent operational performance across our US and International businesses, there are some key areas of strategic progress I would like to share. Following our move to a US primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in May last year, Flutter has now become a well-established business within US capital markets, demonstrated by our inclusion in two major share indices: CRSP and Russell. Positioning Flutter closer to its primary market in the US was a core objective of our US listing, and the inclusion in these indices demonstrates the clear benefits of this strategy, with the vast majority of our trading volumes now passing through NYSE. We believe we also remain well-placed for admission to other major US indices.

We progressed another key strategic objective in July with the extension of our US market access partnership with Boyd to 2038. This is a great example of our position as an “and” business, able to deploy capital to various uses to drive value creation. In addition to increasing our ownership of FanDuel to 100% at an attractive valuation, this transaction also secures US state market access at much more favorable terms. This supports our conviction that market access efficiency, alongside other cost levers, can help to offset regulatory and tax changes that may affect FanDuel in the future and gives us further confidence in the delivery of our long-term adjusted EBITDA margin targets.

On the US regulatory front, while some state legislative sessions concluded with announced tax increases, I believe our sector is making meaningful progress in encouraging law-makers to adopt a balanced approach. As we have noted in the past, our substantial US scale positions us well to mitigate tax changes and benefit from the market share gains market leaders such as FanDuel have experienced when regulatory changes are introduced. We were, however, disappointed to see the state of Illinois introduce a wager fee on July 1, which we believe unfairly impacts our recreational, lower-handle customers. As previously announced, starting September 1, we will introduce a 50 cent fee on each bet placed in Illinois to help mitigate the significantly higher operating costs in the state. The approach taken by the state of Illinois is very much an outlier when compared with our broad International portfolio, and we believe it risks driving customers to the unregulated market offering limited consumer protections and no state revenue generation. We are confident, as evidenced by the majority approach to date, that law-makers will recognize the importance of adopting a balanced tax strategy which promotes market growth and investment.

The event contracts landscape continues to develop at pace. We have two decades’ experience of operating the world’s largest betting exchange, the Betfair Exchange, which shares similar characteristics with event contracts, and this will help inform our views. We are closely monitoring regulatory developments, and are assessing the opportunities and potential participation strategies this may present for FanDuel.

In our International markets, the completion of the Snai and NSX transactions in the quarter have created a leadership position in Italy for Flutter and established a scale position in the newly regulated Brazilian market. Both acquisitions are driven by a clear strategic rationale to expand our footprint in attractive, regulated markets while leveraging the Flutter Edge to drive operational and product improvements.

In Italy, we are executing on our integration plans and have increasing confidence in our synergy targets. Snai has been consolidated within our SEA region under a well-formed organizational plan. We finished the quarter with 21.7% overall market share, and 30.2% of the online market⁷ in Italy. Looking ahead, our attention is now focused on bringing Snai customers onto SEA’s market leading online platform in the first half of 2026.

Finally, in Brazil, following the combination of NSX and Betfair Brazil, creating Flutter Brazil, our immediate focus has been on resourcing our newest region with the best talent from across Flutter. The Brazilian market remains highly competitive, and we retain a strong conviction that scale operators with the best products will win the largest share of the market. To that extent, our strategy is to elevate our Brazilian proposition, leveraging the Flutter Edge to deliver unit economics we can invest behind and scale meaningfully. We have targeted quick-wins in product and marketing, where immediate improvements have already been made to iGaming content, generosity capabilities and digital marketing effectiveness, while our sports product roadmap will ensure significant improvements are delivered to the customer proposition over the next twelve months.

US update

Turning to our US business, I was really pleased with our performance in Q2. I have previously highlighted that the inherent variability of sports results creates fluctuations around the average in the short-term, but that cumulatively, sports results will align to our expected outcomes over the long-term. Following the last two quarters with very unfavorable sports results in the US, Q2 saw favorable outcomes, with June in particular delivering the highest gross revenue margin month on record of 16.3%. This, alongside very strong iGaming growth, helped deliver total US revenue growth of 17%. We maintained our number one sportsbook position while extending our number one position in iGaming, closing the quarter with sportsbook GGR market share of 41%, a 44% NGR market share and a record 27% iGaming GGR market share⁸.

Our phenomenal iGaming performance is clear evidence of our strategy at work, with Q2 AMP growth of 32% reflecting a consistent product roadmap tailored to casino-first customers, the fastest-growing segment in the market. iGaming customers continued to enjoy the site-wide jackpot functionality introduced in Q1 with over 200k jackpot wins since it was first introduced. We launched our FanDuel Rewards Club to all iGaming customers in April and also added the second installment of our exclusive Huff and Puff series. Leveraging the Flutter Edge via our proprietary iGaming platform, Q2 saw us add a record volume of new titles to the platform. These features resonated with casino-first customers driving increased player volumes and frequency.

In sportsbook, continued product improvements led to an increase in player frequency year-over-year which drove handle 7% higher. AMPs were 4% lower as we lapped our very successful North Carolina launch in the prior year when we drove significant population penetration during the opening months. We were pleased with customer activity during the NBA playoffs, with four separate seven-game series, including the finals, helping to drive better engagement than expected.

From a sportsbook product perspective, we continued to deliver innovative and highly engaging features to our customers during Q2. Harnessing our next generation pricing capability, we added Same Game Parlay+ (“SGP+”) and profit boost functionality to our Your Way feature during the NBA playoffs and have been really pleased with engagement.

Our market-leading SGP offering continues to see excellent customer engagement and underpinned a further structural gross revenue margin expansion of 70bps to 13.6% during the quarter. Building on the success of our Parlay Your Bracket offering during March Madness, we added similar features for both NHL and WNBA during Q2 and we also expanded our SGP live offering to tennis for the first time in the quarter helping to deliver a record Wimbledon for FanDuel. On MLB, our Batter Up feature which allows customers to parlay outcomes for the next three batters up was rolled out for all live games, together with an accompanying Quick Bets page launched in July which has been resonating well.

The strong live betting volumes we delivered during the quarter were supported by our product improvements, with live betting over half our handle in Q2 and SGP live its fastest growing component. A seamless live proposition, with optimized in-game settlement and minimized friction was key to our growth, underpinned by our best-in-class pricing and risk management capabilities.

International update

Our International performance continues to be positive, delivering year-over-year revenue growth of 15%, with the acquisitions of Snai and NSX contributing 11 percentage points of the increase. The organic growth of 4% is particularly pleasing when compared against a strong sportsbook performance in the prior year, which included the Euros and more favorable sports results. iGaming has underscored the organic growth in Q2, with exceptional growth achieved in Turkey and continued excellent momentum in SisaI’s Italian online business and in India. In addition, we delivered impressive double digit growth in UKI despite implementing slots restrictions in line with the UK Gambling Act Review requirements.

We continue to see good product delivery, driven by our focus on the Flutter Edge, which is helping deliver innovation across our business. In July, we launched Flutter’s first bingo network following the successful partnership between Sisal and tombola, which brings the latter’s innovative product and deep liquidity pool to Sisal’s Italian online bingo customers. The launch of MyCombo, our full Same Game Parlay proposition for Sisal Italy ahead of the new soccer season is a market-first and represents a step-change in product differentiation, made possible by our global scale and deep industry expertise.

We are making very good progress against the $300m operational cost saving program previously set out at our Investor Day in 2024. This quarter, we successfully completed the large-scale migration of Sky Bet, moving over nine million customers onto our shared UKI platform. Overall customer reaction to the new offering has been positive and early performance on iGaming has been very strong. Achieving this major milestone means we can now turn our attention to enhancing the core experience for our Sky Bet customers. This will include introducing a host of new exciting features, including a version of our SuperSub offering alongside new products powered by our next-generation pricing capability.

The PokerStars transformation is another significant part of the program, and we delivered our largest milestone to date in July, when PokerStars customers in Italy were migrated onto the shared SEA platform. The majority of the Pokerstars transformation savings will be recognized towards the end of the three year program in 2027, following the final planned migration off the PokerStars technology stack in the second half of 2026.

The migrations of Sky Bet and PokerStars in Italy mark significant progress in our transformation journey, unlocking efficiencies, helping us simplify and shape our organizational structures for the future, providing further scale benefits and positioning us to deliver enhanced experiences for our customers. The strategic cost transformation program is a great example of underlying cost discipline, and we will continue to strive for further optimization and efficiencies in the business.

Final thoughts and outlook

As I reflect on the progress we’ve made so far this year, I am particularly proud that our growth is being achieved in a sustainable way. In May, FanDuel launched an innovative safer gambling tool. The Real-Time Check-In feature uses machine learning to detect risk and generate personalized interventions at the point of play. This industry leading feature builds on work pioneered in our Australian business, and reflects our commitment to leverage data and technology to protect our customers.

Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, our strong performance in the first half of 2025 underlines the strength of Flutter’s fundamentals. I feel confident as I consider our positioning heading into the second half of 2025. Our performance in Q2 positions us well to deliver on our strategic objectives and execute strongly throughout the content rich calendars for NFL, NBA and European soccer during the remainder of the year.

Sincerely,

Peter Jackson
Flutter CEO

Detailed financial review

In $ millions unless stated, unaudited	US			International			Group
Three months ended June 30,	2025	2024	YoY	2025	2024	YoY	2025	2024	YoY
Average monthly players (‘000s)	3,519	3,466	+2%	12,459	10,878	+15%	15,978	14,344	+11%
Handle	11,699	10,976	+7%	7,970	7,422	+7%	19,669	18,398	+7%
Net revenue margin	10.4%	10.0%	+40bps	13.1%	13.4%	(30)bps	11.5%	11.4%	+10bps

Sportsbook revenue	1,219	1,099	+11%	1,041	997	+4%	2,260	2,096	+8%
iGaming revenue	507	357	+42%	1,268	997	+27%	1,775	1,354	+31%
Other revenue	65	71	(8)%	87	90	(3)%	152	161	(6)%
Total revenue	1,791	1,527	+17%	2,396	2,084	+15%	4,187	3,611	+16%

Cost of sales	(968)	(839)	+15%	(1,104)	(894)	+23%
Technology, research and development expenses	(86)	(73)	+18%	(107)	(106)	+1%
Sales and marketing expenses	(219)	(253)	(13)%	(376)	(358)	+5%
General and administrative expenses	(118)	(102)	+16%	(218)	(203)	+7%
Reportable segment adjusted EBITDA	400	260	+54%	591	523	+13%

Unallocated corporate overhead⁹							(72)	(45)	+60%
Group adjusted EBITDA							919	738	+25%
Adjusted EBITDA margin	22.3%	17.0%	+530bps	24.7%	25.1%	(40)bps	21.9%	20.4%	+150bps

Group

The Group delivered a strong second quarter with AMP¹ and revenue growth of 11% and 16% respectively, driven by continued US momentum and a robust underlying performance within International further enhanced by the addition of the Snai and NSX businesses.

Net income of $37m reduced by $260m from $297m in Q2 2024 after including:

(i) a non-cash loss in the fair value of the Fox Option liability of $81m (Q2 2024: $91m gain)

(ii) a non-cash charge for the amortization of acquired intangibles of $209m (Q2 2024: $147m) with the Snai and NSX acquisitions and the cost transformation programs in PokerStars and Sky Bet driving a year-over-year increase

(iii) an income tax charge of $168m (Q2 2024: $53m), with the year-over-year increase primarily driven by the utilization of historic US deferred tax assets in Q2 2024 and an income tax expense related to the Betfair Brazil business reorganization in Q2 2025

(iv) restructuring, integration and transaction costs of $89m (Q2 2024: $38m) with the the year-over-year increase primarily driven by costs incurred in relation to the Snai and NSX acquisitions and subsequent integrations, and the cost transformation programs in PokerStars and Sky Bet

Adjusted EBITDA of $919m grew 25% with adjusted EBITDA margin² 150bps higher principally attributable to the expansion of our US business.

Earnings per share decreased by $0.86 to $0.59 inclusive of the impacts to net income described above, and partially offset by an $80m reduction in redeemable non-controllable interest charge (increasing earnings per share by $0.45) driven by a temporary reduction in the Maxbet redemption value.

Adjusted earnings per share increased by $0.91 to $2.95 driven by the strong adjusted EBITDA growth and the reduction in redeemable non-controlling interest charge.

The Group’s net cash provided by operating activities grew 11% underpinned by the second quarter adjusted EBITDA growth outlined above, partly offset by increased income tax payments. Free cash flow was 9% lower due to an increase in capital expenditure from the Snai acquisition, and technology investment across the Group which continues to pay dividends as we harness the Flutter Edge and continue to innovate at pace.

US Q2 AMPs of 3.5m grew 2% year-over-year as we lapped the benefit of the North Carolina launch in March during the prior year. (Pre-2024 state AMPs +5%, pre-2022 state AMPs +7%). Revenue grew 17% including sportsbook revenue growth of 11% and iGaming revenue growth of 42%.

Sportsbook revenue growth was driven by an increase in player frequency together with improved structural revenue margin as handle grew 7%, with live betting representing over half of handle during the quarter, and net revenue margin increasing by 40 basis points year-over-year to 10.4%.

The increase in net revenue margin included:

Structural revenue margin expansion of 70bps to 13.6% enabled by our market-leading pricing and risk management capabilities delivering continued increased penetration of parlay bets
An adverse sports results impact year-over-year of 30 basis points with the gross revenue impact of sports results in Q2 2025 being less favorable than the prior year (Q2 2025: 80bps favorable, Q2 2024: 110bps favorable). This converted to a small revenue benefit year over year (Q2 2025: $90m, Q2 2024: $80m)
Promotional spend of 4% which was broadly in-line with the prior year

iGaming revenue grew 42% underpinned by AMP growth of 32% and an increase in player frequency year-over-year.

Adjusted EBITDA was $400m (Q2 2024 $260m) with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.3%, up 530bps year-over-year supported by continued strong operating leverage across the business.

Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue was 54.0%. Cost of sales in both the current and prior year included the benefit from positive sports results. The year-over-year reduction of 90bps was primarily due to the benefit of payment processing cost initiatives deployed in H2 2024, partly offset by increased taxes in Illinois year-over-year.

Sales and marketing expenses were 13% lower, driven by heightened investment in the North Carolina launch in the prior year and a greater proportion of expenditure for 2025 expected to be incurred during H2 than in the prior year. The 440bps reduction year-over-year as a percentage of revenue to 12.2% also reflected continued good operating leverage in pre-2024 states. Technology, research and development costs were $13m higher year-over-year, primarily as a result of the scaling of data storage and processing costs. General and administrative costs were $16m higher as a result of finance and legal costs, together with the impact of increased headcount in key support functions.

International

International revenue was 15% higher year-over year (up 12% on a constant currency¹⁰ basis, “cc”) with 15% AMP growth. The inclusion of the Snai and NSX acquisitions contributed 11 percentage points of the year-over-year revenue growth.

Sportsbook revenue was 4% higher year-over-year (+2% cc), with the inclusion of Snai and NSX acquisitions contributing 9 percentage points of the year-over-year growth. Sportsbook handle grew 7% year-over-year, with Snai and NSX contributing 9 percentage points of growth. This offset the impact of a strong 2024 comparative period containing the Euros, which accounted for 6% of handle in Q2 2024.

Net revenue margin decreased by 30 basis points year-over-year to 13.1%:

Structural revenue margin of 16.3% was broadly flat year-over-year, as growth driven by our superior pricing capabilities was offset by the impact of faster growth in regions with lower structural revenue margins including SEA, Brazil and CEE
An adverse sports results impact year-over-year of 90 basis points with sports results in Q2 2025 less favorable than the prior year period (Q2 2025: 30bps favorable, Q2 2024 120bps favorable)
A year-over-year reduction in promotional spend of 60 basis points to 3.6% of handle

iGaming revenue was 27% higher year-over-year (+23% cc), with Snai and NSX contributing 13 percentage points of growth. On an organic basis, SEA growth of 24% comprised Sisal Italy online growth of 36% and Turkey growth of 87%. UKI grew 17% (+10% cc) year-over-year, APAC experienced growth of 24% (+27% cc) in India and CEE grew 13% (+10% cc), driven by performance in Georgia.

In $ millions except percentages, unaudited	Three months ended June 30,
International revenue by region	2025	2024	YoY		YoY CC
UK and Ireland	936	928	+1	%	(5	)%
Southern Europe and Africa	657	390	+68	%	+63	%
Asia Pacific	402	385	+4	%	+7	%
Central and Eastern Europe	138	128	+8	%	+5	%
Brazil	44	18	+144	%	+175	%
Other regions	219	235	(7	)%	(9	)%
International total revenue	2,396	2,084	+15	%	+12	%

Revenue performance across our International regions year-over-year was as follows:

UKI revenue grew 1% (-5% cc) with sportsbook revenue down 12% (-17% cc) driven by a 3% reduction in handle (-8% cc) impacted by the Euros which accounted for 10% of overall handle in the prior year, combined with an adverse 190bps swing in sports results. iGaming growth of 17% (+10% cc) was delivered through continued product enhancements and generosity optimization which offset the impact of the Gambling Act Review-led player restrictions implemented during the quarter
SEA revenue grew 68% (+63% cc) with the inclusion of Snai contributing 52 percentage points of the growth. Sportsbook revenue was up 64% (+57% cc) including Snai which contributed 61 percentage points of the growth. Organic sportsbook revenue growth was impacted by the Euros which accounted for 8% of handle in Q2 2024, and an adverse swing in sports results of 100bps which offset continued structural gross revenue margin expansion. iGaming revenue grew 70% (+67% cc) with Snai contributing 46 percentage points of growth. SEA Italian revenue¹¹ grew 67%, with Snai contributing 59 percentage points of growth (sportsbook was up 65% with Snai contributing 62 percentage points of growth and iGaming was up 67% with Snai contributing 55 percentage points of growth). Turkey growth was also strong with revenue growing 87% (+124% cc). This growth was attributable to strong AMP growth, improved online penetration and an expansion in the products offered within the market
APAC revenue grew 4% (+7% cc) with sportsbook growth in Australia of 3% (+6% cc) where a handle reduction of 6% (-3% in cc) was more than offset by the benefits of optimized generosity and favorable sports results year-over-year. iGaming growth in India of 24% (+27% cc) was driven by 15% growth in AMPs and improved monetization through pricing and generosity optimizations
CEE revenue grew by 8% (+5% cc) with iGaming growth of 13% (+10% cc). This was largely driven by iGaming revenue growth of 26% year-over-year in Georgia, which offset a sportsbook revenue reduction of 15% (-19% cc) primarily attributable to the Euros which accounted for 14% of handle in 2024
Brazil revenue grew by 144% (+175% cc), benefiting from the acquisition of NSX which contributed 185 percentage points of growth. Betfair Brazil revenue declined year-over-year driven by adverse sports results in the quarter and the continuing impact of the customer re-registration friction post regulation.
Other regions revenue was 7% lower (-9% cc) due to the impact of some smaller market exits and regulatory change

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 13% year-over-year (+10% cc) with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing 7 percentage points of growth year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin, before including Snai and NSX, expanded by 70 basis points to 25.9%. Inclusive of Snai and NSX, adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 24.7%, a 40 basis point reduction, reflective of our investment phase in Brazil.

Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue increased by 320 basis points to 46.1%, with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing 170 basis points of the year-over-year increase. The remaining 150 basis point organic increase was due to increased taxes in CEE and in Betfair Brazil, along with a continued shift in revenue mix in favor of iGaming which generally incurs higher third party costs than sportsbook.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $18m or 5% year-over-year with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing $37m or 10 percentage points of the increase. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing reduced by 150 basis points to 15.7%, with savings from Euros-related marketing spend in Q2 2024 more than offsetting increased investment in Italy to support conversion of our retail customer base to online, and our growth plans in Turkey and Brazil.

Technology, research and development costs were $1m or 1% higher year-over-year with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing $5m or 5 percentage points of the increase. General and administrative costs were $15m or 7% higher with the inclusion of Snai and NSX contributing $14m or 7 percentage points of the increase. Operating leverage has been achieved across both technology, research and development costs, and general and administrative costs, with improvements of 60bps to each, bringing them to 4.5% and 9.1% of revenue for the quarter, respectively.

Unallocated corporate overhead⁹ increased by $27m or 60% year-over-year. This was driven by a $14m charge related to foreign exchange movements, primarily due to a non-cash revaluation of related monetary items on the Group balance sheet. The remaining increase is broadly split across inflationary pay increases, investment in Flutter Edge initiatives primarily Flutter Studios and shared technology.

Capital structure

Available cash increased $154m quarter-on-quarter, closing at approximately $1.7bn. The $3,216m increase in total debt to $9,952m at June 30, 2025 from $6,736m at December 31, 2024 reflects the financing for the Snai and NSX acquisitions. Net debt was $8,522m at the end of Q2 2025, with a leverage ratio² of 3.2x at June 30, 2025 (2.2x at December 31, 2024). The leverage ratio² was 3.0x based on the last 12 months adjusted EBITDA including Snai.

The purchase of Boyd’s 5% interest in FanDuel for $1.76bn¹² was completed on July 31, 2025 and financed by extending the existing Term Loan B and Euro, Sterling and Dollar Senior Notes at attractive terms. We therefore expect our leverage to increase in the near term but then reduce rapidly given the highly visible and profitable growth opportunities that exist across the Group. We remain committed to our medium-term leverage ratio target of 2.0-2.5x.

The share repurchase program, continued in Q2 2025 with 1.25 million shares repurchased in the quarter for a consideration of $300m excluding excise duties ($296m was paid for the program in the quarter). We are highly disciplined allocators of capital and we expect to return up to $1bn of cash to shareholders through the program during 2025, and up to $5bn of cash to shareholders over a three to four year period, whilst also maintaining the flexibility to invest significant amounts of capital both organically and inorganically. The Boyd deal is a great example of both this flexible approach and the value we believe we can create.

Guidance

Full year 2025 guidance is now increased for the following adjustments (i) the impact of US sports results, (ii) the impact of US tax changes, (iii) renegotiated US market access savings, and (iv) the impact of new state timings.

The changes to the midpoints of our previous guidance are summarized in the table below:

	US		International		Corporate	Group
($ in millions)	Revenue	Adjusted EBITDA	Revenue	Adjusted EBITDA	Adjusted EBITDA	Revenue	Adjusted EBITDA
US existing states	7,440	1,220
US new states	(40)	(90)
Previous Guidance	7,400	1,130	9,680	2,300	(250)	17,080	3,180

US sports results (May-Jun)⁶	140	100				140	100
Boyd market access	0	35				0	35
NJ, IL and LA tax impacts	30	(40)				30	(40)
New state timing	10	20				10	20
Change	180	115	0	0	0	180	115

Revised Guidance⁴	7,580	1,245	9,680	2,300	(250)	17,260	3,295
US existing states	7,610	1,315
US new states	(30)	(70)

Our updated outlook for 2025 now includes the following midpoints:

Group: revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $17.26bn and $3.295bn representing 23% and 40% year-over-year growth, respectively.

US: revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $7.58bn and $1.245bn, representing year-over-year growth of 31% and 146%, respectively. We expect revenue of approximately $2.6bn and approximately $580m of adjusted EBITDA to arise in Q4.

This comprises increased guidance for both existing and new states as follows:

Existing states

Revenue of $7.61bn and adjusted EBITDA of $1.315bn, with year-over-year growth of 31% and 159%, respectively
Increased from previous guidance primarily due to the benefit of May and June sports results of $140m revenue, $100m adjusted EBITDA
H2 2025 gaming tax costs include the previously announced changes in Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana net of anticipated direct mitigation
- Illinois transaction fee: net cost of $5m with gross cost of $35m mitigated by $30m in other revenue from the proposed FanDuel transaction fee
- New Jersey and Louisiana: net cost of $35m with gross cost of $45m and approximately 20% mitigation through locally optimized promotional and marketing spend
- Maryland gross cost of $10m was already included within our guidance set out in May and therefore does not represent a change to that previous guidance
The benefit of Boyd market access savings of $35m are therefore expected to almost entirely mitigate the net impact of incremental gaming tax costs of $40m above in H2

New states

Now expect negative revenue of $30m and adjusted EBITDA cost of $70m due to slightly later launch timings versus previous expectations (previous guidance -$40m revenue and -$90m adjusted EBITDA)

International: Foreign currency changes since our previous guidance are not material and therefore revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $9.68bn and $2.30bn is re-affirmed, representing year-over-year growth of 17% and 11% respectively.

Unallocated corporate overhead: cost guidance of $250m is unchanged.

Other items: also remain unchanged, with the exception of Interest expense, which now includes the financing costs associated with the Boyd transaction.

	Updated 2025 guidance			Previous guidance
	Low	Midpoint	High	Midpoint
Group revenue	$16.81bn	$17.26bn	$17.71bn	$17.08bn
Group adjusted EBITDA	$3.075bn	$3.295bn	$3.515bn	$3.18bn

US existing state⁴ revenue	$7.36bn	$7.61bn	$7.86bn	$7.44bn
US existing state adjusted EBITDA	$1.195bn	$1.315bn	$1.435bn	$1.220bn
US new states revenue cost	Approximately ($30m)			($40m)
US new states adjusted EBITDA	Approximately ($70m)			($90m)
US total revenue	$7.33bn	$7.58bn	$7.83bn	$7.40bn
US total adjusted EBITDA	$1.125bn	$1.245bn	$1.365bn	$1.13bn

International revenue	$9.48bn	$9.68bn	$9.88bn	$9.68bn
International adjusted EBITDA	$2.20bn	$2.30bn	$2.40bn	$2.30bn

Unallocated corporate overhead	Approximately $250m			$250m
Interest expense, net	$525m	$535m	$545m	$490m
Depreciation and amortization excl. acquired intangibles	Approximately $670m			$670m
Capital expenditure¹²	Approximately $820m			$820m
Share repurchases	Up to $1bn			Up to $1bn

Guidance is provided (i) on the basis that sports results are in line with our expected margin for the remainder of the year, (ii) at stated foreign exchange rates¹³ and (iii) on the basis of a consistent regulatory and tax framework except where otherwise stated.

A reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure cannot be provided without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the adjusting items necessary for such a reconciliation to be prepared of items that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted.

This announcement contains inside information as defined under assimilated Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, which is part of the laws of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended). The person responsible for arranging release of this information on behalf of Flutter is Edward Traynor, Company Secretary of Flutter.

Conference call:

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our current expectations as to future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. These statements include, but are not limited, to statements related to our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our operations, our liquidity and capital resources, the conditions in our industry and our growth strategy. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe(s),” ”expect(s),” “potential,” “continue(s),” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “seek(s),” “predict(s),” “intend(s),” “trends,” “plan(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipates,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “aspire,” “will likely result,” and or the negative version of these words or other comparable words of a future or forward looking nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Such factors include, among others: Flutter’s ability to effectively compete in the global entertainment and gaming industries; Flutter’s ability to retain existing customers and to successfully acquire new customers; Adverse changes to the regulation (including taxation) of online betting and iGaming; Flutter’s ability to accurately determine the odds in relation to any particular event exposes us to trading, liability management and pricing risk; Flutter’s ability to develop new product offerings; Flutter’s ability to successfully acquire and integrate new businesses; Flutter’s ability to maintain relationships with third-parties; Flutter’s ability to maintain its reputation; Public sentiment towards online betting and iGaming generally; The potential impact of general economic conditions, including inflation, tariffs and/or trade disputes, fluctuating interest rates and instability in the banking system, on Flutter’s liquidity, operations and personnel; Flutter’s ability to obtain and maintain licenses with gaming authorities; The failure of additional jurisdictions to legalize and regulate online betting and iGaming; Flutter’s ability to comply with complex, varied and evolving U.S. and international laws and regulations relating to its business; Flutter’s ability to raise financing in the future; Flutter’s success in retaining or recruiting officers, key employees or directors; Litigation and the ability to adequately protect Flutter’s intellectual property rights; The impact of data security breaches or cyber-attacks on Flutter’s systems; and Flutter’s ability to remediate material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.

Additional factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 4, 2025 and other periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Flutter Entertainment plc

Flutter is the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator, with a market leading position in the US and across the world. Our ambition is to leverage our size and our challenger mindset to change our industry for the better. By Changing the Game, we believe we can deliver long-term growth while promoting a positive, sustainable future for all our stakeholders. We are well-placed to do so through the distinctive, global advantages of the Flutter Edge, which gives our brands access to group-wide benefits, as well as our clear vision for sustainability through our Positive Impact Plan.

Flutter operates a diverse portfolio of leading online sports betting and iGaming brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, Snai, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games, Adjarabet and Betnacional. We are the industry leader with $14,048m of revenue globally for fiscal 2024, up 19% YoY, and $4,187m of revenue globally for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

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Notes

1	Average Monthly Players (“AMPs”) is defined as the average over the applicable reporting period of the total number of players who have placed and/or wagered a stake and/or contributed to rake or tournament fees during the month. This measure does not include individuals who have only used new player or player retention incentives, and this measure is for online players only and excludes retail player activity. In circumstances where a player uses multiple product categories within one brand, we are generally able to identify that it is the same player who is using multiple product categories and therefore count this player as only one AMP at the Group level while also counting this player as one AMP for each separate product category that the player is using. As a result, the sum of the AMPs presented at the product category level is greater than the total AMPs presented at the Group level. See Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Operational Metrics” of Flutter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025 for additional information regarding how we calculate AMPs data, including a discussion regarding duplication of players that exists in such data.
2	Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, last twelve months adjusted EBITDA including Snai, Free Cash Flow, net debt, leverage ratio, leverage ratio including Snai, constant currency, adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” sections of this announcement for definitions of these measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Due to rounding, these numbers may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
3	Fox has an option to acquire an 18.6% equity interest in FanDuel (the Fox Option). Gains or losses in the fair value of the Fox Option primarily due to changes in the fair value of FanDuel during the reporting period are recorded in Other income (expense), net. See Part II, “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Fair Value Measurements” of Flutter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025 for additional information regarding the Fox Option.
4	US analysis by state cohort includes the states and provinces by FanDuel launch date. Pre-2024, states include: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Ontario, Louisiana, Wyoming, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky.
5	A reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure cannot be provided without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the adjusting items necessary for such a reconciliation to be prepared of items that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted.
6	Q1 impact: revenue $230m unfavorable, adjusted EBITDA $150m unfavorable, Q2 impact: revenue $90m favorable, adjusted EBITDA $70m favorable (April impact $50m revenue unfavorable, $30m adjusted EBITDA unfavorable. May/June impact: revenue $140m favorable, adjusted EBITDA $100m favorable). Impact of sports results year to date to the end of June: revenue $140m unfavorable and adjusted EBITDA $80m unfavorable. Impacts include an estimate for the benefit of recycling.
7	Italian market position and share based on regulator GGR data from Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli.
8	US market position based on available market share data for states in which FanDuel is active. Online sportsbook market share is the gross gaming revenue (GGR) and net gaming revenue (NGR) market share of our FanDuel brand for the three months to June 30, 2025 in the states in which FanDuel was live (excluding Tennessee as they no longer report this data), based on published gaming regulator reports in those states. iGaming market share is the GGR market share of FanDuel for the three months to June 30, 2025 in the states in which FanDuel was live, based on published gaming regulator reports in those states. US iGaming GGR market share including PokerStars US (which is reported in the International segment) for the three months to June 30, 2025 was 28%.
9	Unallocated corporate overhead includes shared technology, research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to a specific segment.
10	Constant currency growth rates are calculated by retranslating the non-US dollar denominated component of Q2 2024 at Q2 2025 exchange rates. See reconciliation below.
11	In addition to Q2 Italian revenue reported within SEA, there was also Italian revenue in the quarter generated across tombola (reported in UKI) and Betfair (reported in Other regions).
12	Consideration comprises approximately $1.56bn attributable to the acquisition of Boyd’s 5% stake in FanDuel and approximately $0.2bn attributable to the revision of various existing commercial terms. The amount of $0.2bn will be reflected as a cash outflow within net cash provided by operating activities during Q3 2025
13	Capital expenditure is defined as payments for the purchase of property and equipment, the purchase of intangible assets and capitalized software.
14	The impact of changes in foreign exchange rates versus those used in the guidance issued on May 7, 2025 is not significant with movements in EUR and GBP offsetting at an International segment adjusted EBITDA level. Therefore, foreign exchange rates assumed for 2025 guidance remain unchanged versus those used for guidance issued on May 7, 2025 of USD:GBP of 0.746, USD:EUR of 0.878 and USD:AUD of 1.563.

Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures

This press release includes Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted Earnings Per Share (“Adjusted EPS”), leverage ratio, leverage ratio including Snai, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and constant currency which are non-GAAP financial measures that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are presented solely as supplemental disclosures to reported GAAP measures because we believe that these non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance, similar to measures reported by its publicly-listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by analysts, lenders, financial institutional and investors as measures of performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted EPS, leverage ratio, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted Depreciation are not intended to be substitutes for any GAAP financial measures, and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry.

Constant currency reflects certain operating results on a constant-currency basis in order to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results without regard to the impact of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. The term foreign currency exchange rates refer to the exchange rates used to translate our operating results for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar, into U.S. Dollars. Because we are a global company, foreign currency exchange rates used for translation may have a significant effect on our reported results. In general, our financial results are affected positively by a weaker U.S. Dollar and are affected negatively by a stronger U.S. Dollar. References to operating results on a constant-currency basis mean operating results without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We believe the disclosure of constant-currency results is helpful to investors because it facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our results by increasing the transparency of our underlying performance by excluding the impact of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. We calculate constant currency revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA by translating prior-period revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA, as applicable, using the average exchange rates from the current period rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect in the prior period.

Last twelve months (“LTM”) net income is defined on a Group basis as net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, minus net income for six months ended June 30, 2024 and plus net income for six months ended June 30, 2025.

LTM net income including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM net income plus Snai’s net income for the ten months ended April 30, 2025 prior to the completion of acquisition. Snai’s historical condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). We have made adjustments to conform Snai’s financial information prepared under IFRS to U.S. GAAP.

LTM adjusted net income including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM adjusted net income, after adjusting for the following:

•	Transaction fees and associated costs and restructuring and integration costs related to the acquisition assumed to have incurred prior to or soon after the acquisition date of January 1, 2024, and therefore are reversed from the twelve months result ended June 30, 2025.
•	New debt financing required to complete the acquisition of Snai is assumed to have occurred on January 1, 2024. The additional interest expense recognized is calculated, together with the associated hedge impact and the amortization of related debts issuance costs. For the new debt at floating rate, we have assumed the actual 3 months SOFR rates for Q2 2025 was constant from July 2024 to April 2025.
•	Intangible assets are assumed to be recorded at their estimated fair value as of January 1, 2024, and are amortized over their estimated useful lives from that date along with the consequent deferred tax benefit. The amortization expense relating to the historical fair value uplift on Snai’s intangible assets acquired by Playtech in 2018, together with the deferred tax benefit are reversed.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined on a Group basis as net income (loss) before income taxes; other income, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; impairment of PPE and intangible assets and share based compensation expense.

LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM adjusted net income including Snai before income taxes; other expense, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; transaction fees and associated costs; and restructuring and integration costs.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue, respectively.

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders is defined as net income (loss) as adjusted for after-tax effects of transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; gaming taxes dispute, amortization of acquired intangibles, accelerated amortization, loss (gain) on settlement of long-term debt; impairment of PPE and intangible assets; financing related fees not eligible for capitalization; gain from disposal of businesses, fair value (gain)/loss on derivative instruments, fair value (gain)/loss on contingent consideration, fair value (gain)/loss on Fox Option Liability and fair value (gain)/loss on investment, and share-based compensation.

Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders by the number of diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding in the period.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as measures of overall operating performance, indicators of our performance, considered in isolation, or construed as alternatives to operating profit (loss), net income (loss) measures or earnings per share, or as alternatives to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, as measures of liquidity, or as alternatives to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP.

Management has historically used these measures when evaluating operating performance because we believe that they provide additional perspective on the financial performance of our core business.

Adjusted EBITDA has further limitations as an analytical tool. Some of these limitations are:

•	it does not reflect the Group’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditure or contractual commitments;
•	it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Group’s working capital needs;
•	it does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Group’s debt;
•	it does not reflect share-based compensation expense which is primarily a non-cash charge that is part of our employee compensation;
•	although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
•	it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in the Group’s statements of cash flows; and
•	the further adjustments made in calculating Adjusted EBITDA are those that management consider not to be representative of the underlying operations of the Group and therefore are subjective in nature.

Net debt is defined as total debt, excluding premiums, discounts, and deferred financing expense, and the effect of foreign exchange that is economically hedged as a result of our cross-currency interest rate swaps reflecting the net cash outflow on maturity less cash and cash equivalents.

Leverage ratio is defined as net debt divided by last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate our financial leverage. We present net debt to Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is more representative of our financial position as it is reflective of our ability to cover our net debt obligations with results from our core operations, and is an indicator of our ability to obtain additional capital resources for our future cash needs. We believe net debt is a meaningful financial measure that may assist investors in understanding our financial condition and recognizing underlying trends in our capital structure. The Leverage Ratio is not a substitute for, and should be used in conjunction with, GAAP financial ratios. Other companies may calculate leverage ratios differently.

Leverage ratio including Snai is defined as net debt divided by LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less payments for property and equipment, intangible assets and capitalized software. We believe that excluding these items from free cash flow better portrays our ability to generate cash, as such items are not indicative of our operating performance for the period. This non-GAAP measure may be useful to investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental measure of our cash performance, but should not be considered in isolation, as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to operating cash flows presented in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow does not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Our calculation of Free Cash Flow may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

Adjusted depreciation is defined as depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of acquired intangibles.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in millions except share and per share amounts)	As of June 30,	As of December 31,
($ in millions except share and per share amounts)	2025	2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,691	1,531
Cash and cash equivalents – restricted	79	48
Player deposits – cash and cash equivalents	1,745	1,930
Player deposits – investments	30	130
Accounts receivable, net	161	98
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	665	607
Asset held for sale	23	—
Total current assets	4,394	4,344
Investments	7	6
Property and equipment, net	602	493
Operating lease right-of-use assets	562	507
Intangible assets, net	7,545	5,364
Goodwill	16,487	13,352
Deferred tax assets	182	267
Other non-current assets	95	175
Total assets	29,874	24,508
Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	350	266
Player deposit liability	1,712	1,940
Operating lease liabilities	122	119
Long-term debt due within one year	70	53
Other current liabilities	2,371	2,212
Liability held for sale	1	—
Total current liabilities	4,626	4,590
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	486	428
Long-term debt	9,882	6,683
Deferred tax liabilities	1,093	605
Other non-current liabilities	1,145	935
Total liabilities	17,232	13,241
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests	2,236	1,808
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary share (Authorized 3,000,000,000 shares of €0.09 ($0.11) par value each; issued June 30, 2025: 176,370,705 shares; December 31, 2024: 177,895,367 shares)	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	1,810	1,611
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(880)	(1,927)
Retained earnings	9,249	9,573
Total Flutter Shareholders’ Equity	10,215	9,293
Non-controlling interests	191	166
Total shareholders’ equity	10,406	9,459
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and shareholders’ equity	29,874	24,508

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

($ in millions except share and per share amounts)	Three months ended June 30,
	2025	2024
Revenue	4,187	3,611
Cost of sales	(2,228)	(1,835)
Gross profit	1,959	1,776
Technology, research and development expenses	(256)	(216)
Sales and marketing expenses	(789)	(746)
General and administrative expenses	(525)	(445)
Operating profit	389	369
Other (expense) income, net	(74)	89
Interest expense, net	(110)	(108)
Income before income taxes	205	350
Income tax expense	(168)	(53)
Net income	37	297
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests	12	18
Adjustment of redeemable non-controlling interest to redemption value	(80)	18
Net income attributable to Flutter shareholders	105	261
Earnings per share
Basic	0.59	1.47
Diluted	0.59	1.45
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	(67)	(10)
Fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to the income statement	65	12
Changes in excluded components of fair value hedge	(1)	—
Foreign exchange (loss) gain on net investment hedges	(30)	50
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on translation of the net assets of foreign currency denominated entities	778	(60)
Fair value movements on available for sale debt instruments	—	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	745	(7)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Flutter shareholders	711	(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest and redeemable non-controlling interest	34	(4)
Total comprehensive income	782	290

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows¹

	Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2025	2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	37	297
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	369	272
Change in fair value of derivatives	—	(7)
Non-cash interest expense, net	2	17
Non-cash operating lease expense	28	33
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net	(25)	2
Loss (gain) on disposals	3	(1)
Share-based compensation – equity classified	70	57
Share-based compensation – liability classified	2	2
Other expense (income), net	81	(91)
Deferred tax benefit	(17)	(35)
Loss on extinguishment	14	5
Change in contingent consideration	—	(3)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Player deposits	104	(2)
Accounts receivable	37	(3)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	58	19
Accounts payable	(90)	(28)
Other liabilities	(53)	(115)
Player deposit liability	(235)	(59)
Operating leases liabilities	(26)	(37)
Net cash provided by operating activities	359	323
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(37)	(28)
Purchases of intangible assets	(9)	(40)
Capitalized software	(157)	(84)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(2,688)	(25)
Cash settlement of derivatives designated in net investment hedge	17	—
Other advances	9	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,865)	(177)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issue of ordinary share upon exercise of options	3	7
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt (net of transactions costs)	6,004	1,045
Repayment of long-term debt	(3,130)	(1,095)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(5)	(6)
Payment of contingent consideration	—	—
Repurchase of ordinary shares and taxes withheld and paid on employee share awards	(339)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,533	(49)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	27	97
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – Beginning of the period	3,393	3,157
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) on cash and cash equivalents	95	(19)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of the period	3,515	3,235

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash comprise of:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,691	1,526
Cash and cash equivalents – restricted	79	25
Player deposits – cash & cash equivalents	1,745	1,684
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of the period	3,515	3,235

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	126	108
Income tax paid (net of refunds)	231	86
Operating cash flows from operating leases	44	43

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchase of intangible assets with accrued expense²	77	—
Capitalized software with accrued expense²	8	—
Purchase of property and equipment with accrued expense²	8	—
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	9	54
Adjustments to lease balances as a result of remeasurement	1	(1)
Business acquisitions (including contingent consideration)	331	2
Repurchase of ordinary shares with accrued expense²	11	—
Non-cash issuance of common stock upon exercise of options²	29	—
Non-cash transaction costs on issuance of long-term debt²	17	—

1.	The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2025 is derived by subtracting the cash flows from the three months ended March 31, 2025 from the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025. As such it does not reflect the settlement of pre-existing relationships for which Flutter has recognized an asset.
2.	Figures represent the closing position at the end of the reporting period and not the movement during the period

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income, the most comparable GAAP measure.

	Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2025	2024
Net income	37	297
Add back:
Income taxes	168	53
Other income (expense), net	74	(89)
Interest expense, net	110	108
Depreciation and amortization	369	272
Share-based compensation expense	72	59
Transaction fees and associated costs ¹	19	16
Restructuring and integration costs ²	70	22
Group Adjusted EBITDA	919	738

Group Revenue	4,187	3,611
*Group Adjusted EBITDA Margin*	*21.9*%	*20.4*%

Fees primarily associated with (i) 2025 transaction costs related to Snaitech and NSX acquisitions; and (ii) 2024 advisory fees related to implementation of internal controls, information system changes and other strategic advisory related to the change in the primary listing of the Group.

Costs primarily relate to various restructuring and other strategic initiatives to drive synergies. The programs are expected to run until 2027. These actions include efforts to consolidate and integrate our technology infrastructure, back-office functions and relocate certain operations to lower cost locations. It also includes business process re-engineering cost, planning and design of target operating models for the Group’s enabling functions and discovery and planning related to the Group’s anticipated migration to a new enterprise resource planning system. The costs primarily include severance expenses, advisory fees and temporary staffing costs.

Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders

See below a reconciliation of Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders to net income/ (loss), the most comparable GAAP measure.

	Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2025	2024
Net income	37	297
Less:
Transaction fees and associated costs	19	16
Restructuring and integration costs	70	22
Amortization of acquired intangibles	209	147
Share-based compensation	72	59
Loss on settlement of long-term debt	14	5
Financing related fees not eligible for capitalization	1	—
Fair value (gain) / loss on derivative instruments	—	(7)
Fair value (gain) / loss on contingent consideration	—	(3)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Fox Option Liability	81	(91)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Investment	—	—
Tax impact of above adjustments¹	(45)	(42)
Adjusted net income	458	403
Less:
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests²	12	18
Adjustment of redeemable non-controlling interest³	(80)	18
Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders	526	367
Weighted average number of shares	179	180

1.	Tax rates used in calculated adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders is the statutory tax rate applicable to the geographies in which the adjustments were incurred.
2.	Represents net loss attributed to the non-controlling interest in Sisal and the redeemable non-controlling interest in FanDuel, MaxBet, Junglee and NSX.
3.	Represents the adjustment made to the carrying value of the redeemable non-controlling interests in Junglee and MaxBet to account for the higher of (i) the initial carrying amount adjusted for cumulative earnings allocations, or (ii) redemption value at each reporting date through retained earnings.

Adjusted earnings per share reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to diluted earnings per share, the most comparable GAAP measure.

	Three months ended June 30,
$	2025	2024
Earnings per share to Flutter shareholders	0.59	1.45
Add/ (Less):
Transaction fees and associated costs	0.11	0.09
Restructuring and integration costs	0.39	0.12
Amortization of acquired intangibles	1.17	0.82
Share-based compensation	0.40	0.33
Loss on settlement of long-term debt	0.08	0.03
Financing related fees not eligible for capitalization	0.01	—
Fair value (gain) / loss on derivative instruments	—	(0.04)
Fair value (gain) / loss on contingent consideration	—	(0.02)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Fox Option Liability	0.45	(0.51)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Investment	—	—
Tax impact of above adjustments	(0.25)	(0.23)
Adjusted earnings per share	2.95	2.04

Last twelve months adjusted EBITDA

See below a reconciliation of LTM adjusted EBITDA to net income for the year ended December 31, 2024.

($ in millions) Unaudited	Year ended December 31, 2024	Six months ended June 30, 2024	Six months ended June 30, 2025	Twelve months ended June 30, 2025
Net income	162	120	372	414
Add back:
Income taxes	(146)	68	187	(27)
Other expense (income), net	434	85	(142)	207
Interest expense, net	419	220	195	394
Depreciation and amortization	1,097	569	663	1,191
Share-based compensation expense	202	100	129	231
Transaction fees and associated costs	54	45	20	29
Restructuring and integration costs	135	45	111	201
LTM adjusted EBITDA	2,357	1,252	1,535	2,640
Net debt				8,522
Leverage ratio				3.2x

See below a reconciliation of LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai to net income for the year ended December 31, 2024. These figures have been adjusted to include the relevant amounts for Snai during the pre-acquisition period as though it formed part of the Group since July 1, 2024.

($ in millions) Unaudited	Twelve months ended June 30, 2025
Net income for Fiscal 2024	162
Less: Net income for six months ended June 30, 2024	(120)
Add: Net income for six months ended June 30, 2025	372
LTM net income	414
Snai’s net income for the ten months ended April 30, 2025	73
LTM net income including Snai	487

Transaction costs	(17)
Interest expense	(137)
Additional amortization expense (net of deferred tax impact)	(64)
Reversal of previous PPA amortization expense (net of deferred tax impact)	12
LTM adjusted net income including Snai	281

Add:
Income taxes	8
Other expense, net	210
Interest expense, net	526
Depreciation and amortization	1,319
Share-based compensation expense	275
Transaction fees and associated costs	52
Restructuring and integration costs	201
LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai	2,872
Net debt	8,522
Leverage ratio including Snai	3.0x

Net debt reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of net debt to long-term debt, the most comparable GAAP measure.

($ in millions)	As of June 30, 2025	As of December 31, 2024
Long-term debt	9,882	6,683
Long-term debt due within one year	70	53
Total Debt	9,952	6,736

Add:
Transactions costs, premiums or discount included in the carrying value of debt	86	52
Less:
Unrealized foreign exchange on translation of foreign currency debt¹	175	(97)
Cash and cash equivalents	(1,691)	(1,531)
Net Debt	8,522	5,160

1.	Representing the adjustment for foreign exchange that is economically hedged as a result of our cross-currency interest rate swaps to reflect the net cash outflow on maturity.

Free Cash Flow reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable GAAP measure.

	Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2025	2024
Net cash provided by operating activities	359	323
Less cash impact of:
Purchases of property and equipment	(37)	(28)
Purchases of intangible assets	(9)	(40)
Capitalized software	(157)	(84)
Free Cash Flow	156	171

Constant currency growth rate reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of constant currency growth rates to nominal currency growth rates, the most comparable GAAP measure.

($ millions except percentages)

Three months ended June 30,

Unaudited

2025

2024

YOY

2025

2024

YOY

FX impact

Revenue

1,791

1,527

+17%

(2)

1,525

+17%

International

2,396

2,084

+15%

2,148

+12%

Group

4,187

3,611

+16%

3,673

+14%

Adjusted EBITDA

400

260

+54%

(3)

257

+56%

International

591

523

+13%

539

+10%

Unallocated corporate overhead

(72)

(45)

+60%

(5)

(49)

+46%

Group

919

738

+25%

747

+23%

See below a reconciliation of other reported constant currency revenue growth rates to nominal currency growth rates.

	Three months ended June 30, 2025
Unaudited	YoY		YoY		YoY
	Nom		FX impact		CC
International sportsbook revenue	+4	%	+2	%	+2	%
International iGaming revenue	+27	%	+4	%	+23	%
UKI sportsbook revenue	(12	)%	+5	%	(17	)%
UKI iGaming revenue	+17	%	+7	%	+10	%
SEA sportsbook revenue	+64	%	+7	%	+57	%
SEA iGaming revenue	+70	%	+3	%	+67	%
APAC sportsbook revenue	+3	%	(3	)%	+6	%
APAC iGaming revenue	+24	%	(3	)%	+27	%
CEE sportsbook revenue	(15	)%	+4	%	(19	)%
CEE iGaming revenue	+13	%	+3	%	+10	%

International adjusted EBITDA	+13	%	+3	%	+10	%

International revenue by region

($ millions except percentages)	Three months ended June 30,
Unaudited	2025	2024	YoY		YoY		YoY
			Nom		FX impact		CC
UK and Ireland	936	928	+1	%	+6	%	(5	)%
Southern Europe and Africa	657	390	+68	%	+5	%	+63	%
Asia Pacific	402	385	+4	%	(3	)%	+7	%
Central and Eastern Europe	138	128	+8	%	+3	%	+5	%
Brazil	44	18	+144	%	(31	)%	+175	%
Other regions	219	235	(7	)%	+2	%	(9	)%
Total segment revenue	2,396	2,084	+15	%	+3	%	+12	%

Reconciliation of supplementary non GAAP information: Adjusted depreciation and amortization

($ millions)	Three months ended June 30, 2025				Three months ended June 30, 2024
Unaudited	US	Intl	Corp	Total	US	Intl	Corp	Total
Depreciation and Amortization	34	324	11	369	28	236	8	272
Less: Amortization of acquired intangibles	(4)	(205)	—	(209)	(4)	(143)	—	(147)
Adjusted depreciation and amortization¹	30	118	11	160	24	93	8	125

1.	Adjusted depreciation and amortization is defined as depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of acquired intangibles
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Spinomenal has released 4 Horsemen III: Inferno to complement the wildly popular Mythology series. 4 Horsemen III: Inferno invites players into an apocalyptic hellscape where the reels are engulfed by a scorched wasteland under burning skies. A relentlessly surging and dark soundtrack creates an atmosphere thick with tension. The Horsemen return, Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, each carrying their own Free Spins feature, which is triggered with three or more full-sized Scattered Free Spins symbols.

Following the success of Money Coming and Money Coming – Expanded Bets, leading content provider TaDa Gaming has released Money Coming 2. A straightforward 3×1 grid with a bonus reel for Multipliers and a single payline means Money Coming 2 is all about the numbers. With no symbols, just numbers or blank positions on the first three reels, when the numbers land they are added sequentially to make the payout.

Relax Gaming, the award-winning iGaming aggregator and supplier of unique content, has launched Conquer Babylon, a bold release inspired by the ancient wonders of Mesopotamia. Set amidst the towering structures of Babylon, the high-volatility 6×8 slot offers up to 262,144 ways to win, combining immersive visuals with powerful bonus features and a maximum win of 15,000 times the stake.

Get your mops out, this ship is one big floating mess! Only the dirtiest of sailors can sail the seven seas aboard Nolimit City’s latest release, Seamen. If you’re 6ft tall, love the open sea and have a taste for working with seamen, then join the White Pearl today! This ship is used to carrying some big loads.

Gaming Corps – a publicly-listed game development company based in Sweden, has unveiled its latest instant win title: Bass Rewards. Packed with colourful fish and serious prize potential, the game takes players on the fishing trip of a lifetime. In Bass Rewards, every catch counts – inviting players to bait their hook and fish for fortune across a grid swimming with characterful catch.

Amusnet has released its latest video slot game, Tiki Tiki Boo Boo. With a colourful theme and invigorating soundtrack, Tiki Tiki Boo Boo is the perfect summer adventure, complemented by a bunch of special features to guarantee an unforgettable experience. The video slot’s toppling reels mechanics and its 243 ways to pay make the game a fun alternative to slots with standard paylines.

Blueprint Gaming™ has strengthened its long-term partnership with globally renowned operator bet365 through the exclusive release of bet365 Kong 3 Even Bigger Bonus. The 6×4, 4,096-way to win slot provides an intriguing update to the beloved Kong series, with revamped cash harvests and a new-look bonus trail.

Spinomenal has launched its mythology-themed Majestic Zeus slot. Set at the foothills of Mount Olympus, Majestic Zeus welcomes players to a Grecian world where the rewards are potentially as large as the mountains themselves. The 5×3 frame is nestled between two towering columns adorned with Grecian goddesses. A thunderous, powerful musical score evokes the might of Zeus and heightens the entertainment.

Just Slots has announced the launch of its latest title, ‘Unholy Mystery’. Building on strong momentum, this marks Just Slots’ fifth release since the breakout success of their debut game, Sugar Heaven. Following the ominous world of their last release, Book of Arcane 100, Unholy Mystery gives the theme a playful twist by blending dark undertones with a party-like atmosphere and a bold visual style that feels like a monster birthday jamboree.

TaDa Gaming has released Fortune Gems 500, a thrilling 3+1 reel video slot that dazzles with elegant visuals and dynamic rewards. Its core innovation lies in the special fourth reel, which randomly displays multiplier values up to 500x or a powerful Ex NUDGE symbol.

Playson welcomes the return of its lucky leprechaun in the charming new release, 4 Pots Riches: Hold and Win, with the mischievous figure on hand to elevate wins with a host of enriched features. The highlight is the Super Pot Bonus Game, which is triggered by the Super Clover Bonus Symbol.

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