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Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), one of Europe's leading betting and gaming operators, has announced that it has successfully placed an inaugural three-tranche bond issue for an amount of €1.5 billion maturing in 6 years, 9 years and 12 years: €500 million of bonds maturing on 21 November 2030, with an annual coupon of 3.000%. €500 million of bonds maturing on 21 November 2033, with an annual coupon of 3.375%. €500 million of bonds maturing on 21 November 2036,...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ), one of Europe's leading betting and gaming operators, will meet investors over the next days with a view to launching its first bond issue, subject to market conditions. FDJ recall that, on 7 November, Moody's assigned the Group a long-term credit rating of Baa1 - stable outlook. With a total value of €1.5 billion, in 3 tranches with maturity of 6, 9 and 12 years, the bond issue would be used to refinance most of the €2 billion bridging loan,...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), France's leading gambling operator, announces its results for H1 2023. Stéphane Pallez , Chairwoman and CEO of the FDJ Group, said: "FDJ recorded solid results in the first half of the year, driven by a good increase in stakes in our network of 30,000 points of sale, a sustained dynamic in digital stakes and the integration of new activities. I am also delighted with the acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland, the operator of the...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ) a signé un accord pour l’acquisition de Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), qui détient les droits exclusifs pour opérer la loterie nationale irlandaise jusqu’en 2034. FDJ acquiert la totalité du capital de Premier Lotteries Ireland pour une valeur d’entreprise de 350 millions d’euros. A cette occasion, Stéphane Pallez, Présidente directrice générale du groupe FDJ, a déclaré : « Je suis fière d'accueillir Premier...

IGT Signs Cross-Licensing Agreement with FDJ Gaming Solutions France for eInstant Content PR Newswire LONDON, June 29, 2023 LONDON , June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE:IGT) today announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Services Limited, has signed a cross-licensing agreement with FDJ Gaming Solutions France ("FGS"), a subsidiary of FDJ Group which delivers B2B betting services, distribution services and interactive services for the gaming industry....

Regulatory News: FDJ’s Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting was held this Thursday, 27 April, chaired by Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ (Paris:FDJ). Shareholders could vote at the General Meeting upon presentation of an admission card. Shareholders who were unable to attend the meeting in person could vote by post, by proxy or via the secure Votaccess platform prior to the General Meeting. At the General Meeting, all the resolutions submitted to a vote by shareholders...

Regulatory News: The FDJ Group (Paris:FDJ) is rated by Moody's ESG Solutions, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments and data. For 2022, it received a rating of 72/100, stable compared to the previous year. 1 This rating confirms FDJ's position among the best-performing companies with regard to extra-financial criteria and reflects the relevance of the Group's CSR policy. Thus, FDJ ranks 20 th out of almost 5,000 companies worldwide monitored by Moody's ESG...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ)(Paris:FDJ), France’s leading gaming operator, announced its Q1 2023 revenue. Stéphane Pallez , Chairwoman and CEO of the FDJ Group, said: "The first quarter of 2023 was marked by the continued good financial and extra-financial performance of the FDJ Group. Our revenue is up more than 5%, driven by both our network of 30,000 points of sale and a good dynamic in our digital business. We are also very proud to have maintained an excellent...

Regulatory News: The shareholders of La Française des Jeux (Paris:FDJ) are notified that an Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. on 27 April 2023 at the Palais des Congrès, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Shareholders who wouldn’t be able to physically attend the meeting will be able to follow the General Meeting live on the company’s website at www.groupefdj.com . The preliminary notice convening the meeting and including the agenda, draft resolutions...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), France’s leading gaming operator, announces its results for 2022 and confirms its outlook for 2023 as a whole. Stéphane Pallez , Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ Group, said: “FDJ recorded very strong results for the year as a whole, marked by an increase in all of our business activities, supported by significant growth in our 30,000 points of sale and sustained momentum online. This good performance benefits all our stakeholders, in...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), France's leading gaming operator, announces its 2023 financial communication calendar. Event Date Results 2022 February, Wednesday 15 – premarket Quiet period from January, Wednesday 11 Revenue Q1 2023 April, Wednesday 19 – aftermarket Quiet period from April, Monday 3 AGM April, Thursday 27 PM Results H1 2023 July, Thursday 27 – aftermarket Quiet period from June, Monday 26 Revenue 9M 2023 October, Thursday 19 – aftermarket...

Regulatory News: In the context of the dispute pending before the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence between FDJ (Paris:FDJ) and Soficoma concerning the share ownership of 3% of the Company’s share capital, the Court of Appeal has, in a decision dated 17 November 2022, confirmed the terms of the judgment of the Commercial Court of Marseille dated 23 May 2019 that found that Soficoma was required to sell its 5,730,000 shares to the Company for a price of 15,647,940 €, that Soficoma had lost...

Regulatory News: FDJ (Paris:FDJ) is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition of Aleda, a France-based company specialized in point-of-sale (PoS) systems and processing solutions. The completion of this transaction was subject to the agreement of the French Competition Authority, which authorized the operation under conditions on the 14 th of November 2022. About La Française des Jeux (FDJ Group) France’s national lottery and leading gaming operator, the #2 lottery in Europe and #4...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ) will hold its 2022 Investor Day this afternoon, during which the Group will present its strategic, ESG, operational and financial goals. “Our excellent 2022 performance, which exceeded our expectations thanks to continued momentum in online sales and the rebound in the point-of-sale business, allows us to confirm our medium-term growth and profitability objectives despite a more uncertain macro-economic context. We will continue to...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the ZEturf group, which operates online horse-race betting as well as online sports betting under the ZEbet brand. This agreement follows FDJ’s announcement on 19 September 2022 that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with ZEturf. Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ Group, commented: “I’m delighted that we’ve signed an agreement to acquire the ZEturf group, a...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), France’s leading gaming operator, announces its Q3 2022 revenue and its outlook for 2022. Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of the FDJ Group, said: "The strong momentum recorded by the Group at the beginning of the year continued into the third quarter. We are particularly pleased with the return of our point-of-sale network to a healthy business dynamic, with quarterly stakes up by 6%. Our digital business continues to attract a...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (Paris:FDJ) announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire ZEturf group. This acquisition is part of FDJ Group’s strategy to bolster its presence in France’s competitive online gaming market, notably in areas where it does not yet operate, horse-race betting and poker. Founded in 2001, ZEturf group operates in the online horse-race betting market and in the online sports betting market under the ZEbet brand. ZEturf has around one...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (Paris:FDJ), France’s leading gambling operator, announces its results for H1 2022. Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of the FDJ Group, said: "The second quarter confirmed the positive trend at the start of the year, notably for the Lottery. Our business grew over the half year, both at points of sale and in digital. Given the deterioration in the global economic environment, the Group remains cautious but confident in its outlook, based on its...

Regulatory News: La Française des Jeux (Paris:FDJ) has announced its acquisition of L’Addition, a French company specialising in payment management, PoS systems and management services for the café/hotel/restaurant (CHR) sector. This transaction follows the acquisition, finalised in mid-July, of Aleda, a major provider of such solutions for the tobacconist and newsagent network. It contributes to the development of FDJ Group’s Payment and Services business, which aims to become France’s...

Regulatory News: FDJ’s (Paris:FDJ) Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting was held this Tuesday, 26 April, chaired by Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ. Shareholders could vote at the General Meeting upon presentation of an admission card. Shareholders who were unable to attend the meeting in person could vote by post, by proxy or via the secure Votaccess platform prior to the General Meeting. At the General Meeting, all the resolutions submitted to a vote by shareholders...