Company: BRSL
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001619762-25-000007
Chunk: 78

Company: Brightstar Lottery PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 9
Chunk 78
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 (1) percent threshold thereafter (up or down).

Section 793 of the CA 2006 gives the Parent the power to require persons whom it knows have, or whom it has reasonable cause to believe have, or within the previous three (3) years have had, any ownership interest in any shares of the Parent to disclose specified information regarding those shares. Failure to provide the information requested within the prescribed period (or knowingly or recklessly providing false information) after the date the notice is sent can result in criminal or civil sanctions being imposed against the person in default.

Under the Articles, if any shareholder, or any other person appearing to be interested in the Parent’s shares held by such shareholder, fails to give the Parent the information required by a Section 793 notice, then the Board may withdraw voting rights and place restrictions on the rights to receive dividends, and transfer of such shares (including any shares allotted or issued after the date of the Section 793 notice in respect of those shares).

Changes in share capital

The Articles authorize the Company to allot (with or without conferring rights of renunciation), issue, grant options over or otherwise deal with or dispose of shares in the capital of the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the capital of the Company to such persons, at such times and upon such terms as the directors may decide, provided that no share may be issued at a discount. Pursuant to a shareholder resolution passed on May 14, 2024, for a

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period expiring (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed) at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if sooner, on August 13, 2025, directors are authorized to:

(i) allot ordinary shares in the Parent, or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert or exchange any security into shares in the Parent, up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount (i. e., par value) of U. S. $6,682,741.60 and up to an aggregate nominal amount of U. S. $6,682,741.60 where the allotment is in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue;

(ii) allot Special Voting Shares and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, Special Voting Shares, up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of $133.70; and

(iii) exclude pre-emption rights: first, in relation to offers of equity securities by way of