On 14 December 2020, SAZKA Group a.s. and SAZKA Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited (formerly Emma Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited) (both of them being ultimately controlled by VALEA FOUNDATION), entered into an agreement for the transfer of shares from SAZKA Group a.s. to SAZKA Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited (formerly Emma Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited), which did not result in a change to the total number of shares or voting rights in OPAP S.A. indirectly controlled by VALEA FOUNDATION and the entities controlled by, and acting in concert with, VALEA FOUNDATION.
Moreover, it is noted that, as of 15 December 2020, VALEA FOUNDATION and the other entities referred to below indirectly control, based on their concerted action, in total 43.12% of the total share capital and voting rights in OPAP S.A.:
VALEA FOUNDATION |
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Valea Holding AG |
KKCG Holding AG |
KKCG AG |
SAZKA Group a.s. |
SAZKA Delta Management Ltd (formerly Emma Delta Management Ltd) |
SAZKA Delta AIF Variable Capital Investment Company Ltd (formerly Emma Delta Variable Capital Investment Company Ltd) |
SAZKA Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited (formerly Emma Delta Hellenic Holdings Limited) |
SAZKA Group is one of the largest pan-European lottery operators. Its businesses run lotteries in all the major continental European countries where lotteries are privately operated, including the Czech Republic, Greece, Austria, Italy, and Cyprus. Its businesses focus on the lottery segment, including numerical lotteries (draw-based games) and instant lotteries (scratch cards), while also providing complementary products in sports-betting and digital-only games. They sell their products both through extensive retail networks and digital platforms. All its lottery operators are members of the World Lottery Association and the European Lottery Association and operate in accordance with their codes of practice.
Lena Thakkar Head of IR and PR SAZKA Group, 1 Connaught Place, London W2 2ET M: +44 (0) 7494 175 105 E: [email protected]