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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 29, 2025

 

 

Flutter Entertainment plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   001-37403   98-1782229
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

One Madison Avenue

New York, New York

  10010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 930-0950

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.09 per share    FLUT    New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 29, 2025, Flutter Entertainment plc (the “Company”) released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) regarding the submission to the Company of a notification on Standard Form TR-1 (Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings), which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The RNS Announcement was made in order to comply with disclosure requirements pursuant to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    RNS Announcement dated October 29, 2025
104    The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

Flutter Entertainment plc

(Registrant)

 

Date: October 29, 2025     By:  

/s/ Edward Traynor

    Name:   Edward Traynor
    Title:   Group Company Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

1.

Issuer Details

ISIN

IE00BWT6H894

Issuer Name

Flutter Entertainment Public Limited Company

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

 

2.

Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 

3.

Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Candle Lake Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

Camana Bay, George Town

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Cayman Islands

 

4.

Details of the shareholder

 

Name

  

City of registered office

  

Country of registered office

LBS Limited    George Town, Grand Cayman    Cayman Islands

 

5.

Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

23-Oct-2025

 

6.

Date on which Issuer notified

28-Oct-2025


7.

Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

     % of voting
rights attached to
shares (total of 8.A)
     % of voting rights
through financial
instruments (total
of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
     Total of both in
% (8.A + 8.B)
     Total number of
voting rights
held in issuer
 

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     9.767155        0.292961        10.060116        17689726  

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

     5.066098        0.000000        5.066098     

 

8.

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

8A.

Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

   Number of direct
voting rights
(DTR5.1)
     Number of indirect
voting rights
(DTR5.2.1)
     % of direct voting
rights (DTR5.1)
    % of indirect
voting rights
(DTR5.2.1)
 

IE00BWT6H894

     17174582        0        9.767155       0.000000  

Sub Total 8.A

     17174582           9.767155  

 

8B1.

Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 

Type of financial instrument

   Expiration
date
   Exercise/conversion
period
   Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
   % of voting
rights
Sub Total 8.B1         

 

8B2.

Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 

Type of financial instrument

   Expiration date    Exercise/conversion
period
     Physical or
cash
settlement
     Number of
voting rights
     % of voting
rights
 

Total Return Swap

   October 23, 2026         Cash        515144        0.292961  

Sub Total 8.B2

        515144        0.292961


9.

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

Ultimate controlling person

   Name of
controlled
undertaking
   % of voting rights
if it equals or is
higher than the
notifiable
threshold
     % of voting rights
through financial
instruments if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
     Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
 

Kenneth Bryan Dart

        0.000000        0.000000        0.000000

Kenneth Bryan Dart

   Candle Lake Limited      9.767155        0.000000        9.767155

Kenneth Bryan Dart

        0.000000        0.000000        0.000000

Kenneth Bryan Dart

   Portfolio Services Ltd      0.000000        0.000000        0.000000

Kenneth Bryan Dart

   LBS Limited      0.000000        0.000000        0.000000

 

10.

In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

   

The number and % of voting rights held

 

   

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

   

 

11.

Additional Information

Candle Lake Limited is directly owned by Kenneth B. Dart. LBS Limited is wholly owned by Portfolio Services Ltd., all the shares of Portfolio Services Ltd are owned by Kenneth B. Dart.

 

12.

Date of Completion

28-Oct-2025

 

13.

Place Of Completion

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands