# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001635327
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-201778
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 9272
**Document Hash:** c844300714301e9ccb7cda4d1a5990e0
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-201778.hdr.sgml**: 20250912

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-201778

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250912

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250912

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250912

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Flutter Entertainment plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001635327
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** L2
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37403
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251310029

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 353872641566

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Stars Group Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170731

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Amaya Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150302

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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): September 12, 2025

## Flutter Entertainment plc

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

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| **One Madison Avenue**<br> **New York, New York<br>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **10010**<br> **(Zip Code)** |

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

#### (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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.09 per share | FLUT | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**  |

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On September 12, 2025, Flutter Entertainment plc (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Stefan Bomhard to the Board as a non-executive director, effective as of October 1, 2025. Mr. Bomhard has not been appointed as a member of a Board committee at this time.

The Board has determined that Mr. Bomhard is an independent director in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

Mr. Bomhard, age 58, has served as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Imperial Brands plc ("Imperial Brands"), a global consumer-focused company in the tobacco and nicotine industry, since July 2020. Mr. Bomhard will retire as Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Brands on October 1, 2025 and will continue to serve as a director until December 31, 2025. Prior to his time at Imperial Brands, Mr. Bomhard served as the Chief Executive Officer of Inchcape PLC ("Inchcape"), a global distribution and retail leader in the premium and luxury automotive sectors, from April 2015 until June 2020. Prior to Inchcape, Mr. Bomhard was president of Bacardi Limited's European region and was also responsible for Bacardi's Global commercial organization and Global Travel Retail. Additional previous roles held by Mr. Bomhard include Chief Commercial Officer of Cadbury plc and Chief Operating Officer of Unilever Food Solutions Europe. This followed senior management and sales and marketing positions at Diageo (Burger King) and Procter & Gamble. Additionally, Mr. Bomhard currently serves as a non-executive director of Compass Group plc. Mr. Bomhard holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Middlesex University, a bachelor's degree from Reutlingen University and a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Bradford.

Mr. Bomhard will receive compensation consistent with the Company's fee schedule for non-executive directors. The current schedule is described in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2025.

Mr. Bomhard does not have any family relationships with any executive officer or director of the Company or its affiliates. There are no arrangements or understandings with the Company, or any other persons, under which Mr. Bomhard was elected to serve as a director of the Company. In addition, Mr. Bomhard is not party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure.**  |

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On September 12, 2025, Flutter Entertainment plc released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the "RNS Announcement") regarding Mr. Bomhard's appointment, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit<br>No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [RNS Announcement dated September 12, 2025](d71855dex991.htm) |
| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |

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#### 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Flutter Entertainment plc** | **Flutter Entertainment plc** |
|  | (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| Date: September 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Fiona Gildea |
|  | Name: | Fiona Gildea |
|  | Title: | Deputy Company Secretary and |
|  |  | Head of Governance |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1** 

Flutter Entertainment plc

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

New York, September 12, 2025: Flutter Entertainment plc ("Flutter" or the "Company") (NYSE:FLUT; LSE:FLTR), announces today that the Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Stefan Bomhard as a non-executive director, effective as of October 1, 2025.

Mr. Bomhard has held several senior executive positions across a number of industries, most recently as a member of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Brands plc. Prior to this, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Inchcape PLC and held a number of worldwide senior positions at Bacardi Limited, Cadbury plc, Unilever Food Solutions Europe, Diageo plc (Burger King) and Procter & Gamble. He currently serves as a non-executive director of Compass Group plc.

Commenting on Stefan Bomhard's appointment, John Bryant, Chair of the Board, said "Following an extensive search as part of our on-going Board renewal process, I am delighted to welcome Stefan as a non-executive director. Stefan has significant experience working in international environments, particularly in the operation, sales and marketing of well-known consumer brands. We look forward to Stefan joining the Board and contributing to Flutter's future."

The Board has determined that Mr. Bomhard is an independent director in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

For more information:

Edward Traynor

Company Secretary

+353872232455