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Hestview Limited Notes to the financial statements 23. Events after the balance sheet date (continued) Concurrently, on 7 August 2025 the Group entered into Fourth Incremental Assumption Agreement (the “Fourth incremental Assumption Agreement”) further amending its existing Credit Agreement dated November 24, 2023. This amendment pravided for an additional $500 million of Term Loan B borrowings (the “Fourth. Incremental Term 8 Loans”), which: * mature on 4 June 2032; ¢ bear interest, at the Borrower's option, at either (i) Adjusted Term SOFR + 2.00% (subject to a 0. 50% floor) or (ii) ABR + 1.00% (subject to a 1.00% ABR floor); and, * require quarterly amortization of 0.25% of the original principal amount, with the remaining batance due at maturity. The aggregate principal amount available under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement also increased by £50 mittion. The Notes, the Third Incremental Term B Loans and the Fourth Incremental Term B Loans are guaranteed on a-senior secured basis by the Company and other guarantors (together “the Guarantors}, who are also the Guarantors of the existing notes and the credit facilities of the Group as on 31 December 2024. - : N Ouring 2025, as part of a strategic initiative, it was annourg€d the Campany’s sportsbettirm™ would transfer to a newly established fellow Group compagy, SBG Sports (Malta) Limited. Fo will provide support services and licence intellectual propereio fellow Group companies. trading activities will decrease from 2026 onwards. gperations under the Skybet brand owing this transfer, the Company nagement expects the Company's The Directors are not aware of any other matter or circumstance occurring since 31 December 2024 up to the date of these financial statements that has significantly or may significantly affect the operations of the Company, the results. of those nneratiane or the ctatre af affaire af tho Caomnany in cuhcequent financial vears
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The £2bn lawyer tax – should Rachel Reeves tax LLPs?

Doctors, lawyers, accountants, fund managers, and other high earning professionals are often members of partnerships and LLPs. They’re not employees – and so there’s no 15% employer national insurance. This creates a big tax saving. The Times is reporting that Rachel Reeves is considering changing this – and that it could raise £2bn. UPDATE evening […]
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Hestview Limited Notes to the financial statements 23. Events after the balance sheet date (continued) Concurrently, on 7 August 2025 the Group entered into Fourth Incremental Assumption Agreement (the “Fourth incremental Assumption Agreement”) further amending its existing Credit Agreement dated November 24, 2023. This amendment pravided for an additional $500 million of Term Loan B borrowings (the “Fourth. Incremental Term 8 Loans”), which: * mature on 4 June 2032; ¢ bear interest, at the Borrower's option, at either (i) Adjusted Term SOFR + 2.00% (subject to a 0. 50% floor) or (ii) ABR + 1.00% (subject to a 1.00% ABR floor); and, * require quarterly amortization of 0.25% of the original principal amount, with the remaining batance due at maturity. The aggregate principal amount available under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement also increased by £50 mittion. The Notes, the Third Incremental Term B Loans and the Fourth Incremental Term B Loans are guaranteed on a-senior secured basis by the Company and other guarantors (together “the Guarantors}, who are also the Guarantors of the existing notes and the credit facilities of the Group as on 31 December 2024. - : N Ouring 2025, as part of a strategic initiative, it was annourg€d the Campany’s sportsbettirm™ would transfer to a newly established fellow Group compagy, SBG Sports (Malta) Limited. Fo will provide support services and licence intellectual propereio fellow Group companies. trading activities will decrease from 2026 onwards. gperations under the Skybet brand owing this transfer, the Company nagement expects the Company's The Directors are not aware of any other matter or circumstance occurring since 31 December 2024 up to the date of these financial statements that has significantly or may significantly affect the operations of the Company, the results. of those nneratiane or the ctatre af affaire af tho Caomnany in cuhcequent financial vears
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Betting on tax avoidance – is Sky Bet avoiding £55m tax per year?

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The Budget 2025 tax calculator

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Appendix A —Director’s Statement of Affairs and List of Creditors The Joint Administrators have been notified of additional unsecured creditor claims beyond those included in the Director's Stalement of Affairs. In accordance with Rule 3.35 (i)(i) and R3.35 (2) and (3) IR16 a list of creditors has been provided The Faorvis Mazars Joint Administrators pass no comment on the creditors list below and provide this list with the sole purpose of complying with their interpretation of the relevant sections of [R16 Company Creditor - Schedule B - Creditors PPE Madpro Limited (Registered Number - 12597000) Key Name Address Amount Of Debt £ CADOGO Ange'o (PTC) Lemited ga Samuel Karns House, & 11 St Georges Strect, Douglas. Isic of Mar IM? 1AL 1,000.060.00 eM Revenue & Customs x00 Pus 2 eeravonal LUND foo! New ofree. square, Londo, 38 SIEKNOW codes Trasspertect Legal 33 Arigate House. London. EC3N 14H unknown CT0001 The Depanment of Health and Social Care Ministenal Correspondence and Public Enquiries Uni. 39 Viciona Street, London. SWtH OEU 148.045.993.00 6 entries totalling 188,262,228.88
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Hestview Limited Notes to the financial statements 23. Events after the balance sheet date (continued) Concurrently, on 7 August 2025 the Group entered into Fourth Incremental Assumption Agreement (the “Fourth incremental Assumption Agreement”) further amending its existing Credit Agreement dated November 24, 2023. This amendment pravided for an additional $500 million of Term Loan B borrowings (the “Fourth. Incremental Term 8 Loans”), which: * mature on 4 June 2032; ¢ bear interest, at the Borrower's option, at either (i) Adjusted Term SOFR + 2.00% (subject to a 0. 50% floor) or (ii) ABR + 1.00% (subject to a 1.00% ABR floor); and, * require quarterly amortization of 0.25% of the original principal amount, with the remaining batance due at maturity. The aggregate principal amount available under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement also increased by £50 mittion. The Notes, the Third Incremental Term B Loans and the Fourth Incremental Term B Loans are guaranteed on a-senior secured basis by the Company and other guarantors (together “the Guarantors}, who are also the Guarantors of the existing notes and the credit facilities of the Group as on 31 December 2024. - : N Ouring 2025, as part of a strategic initiative, it was annourg€d the Campany’s sportsbettirm™ would transfer to a newly established fellow Group compagy, SBG Sports (Malta) Limited. Fo will provide support services and licence intellectual propereio fellow Group companies. trading activities will decrease from 2026 onwards. gperations under the Skybet brand owing this transfer, the Company nagement expects the Company's The Directors are not aware of any other matter or circumstance occurring since 31 December 2024 up to the date of these financial statements that has significantly or may significantly affect the operations of the Company, the results. of those nneratiane or the ctatre af affaire af tho Caomnany in cuhcequent financial vears
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= Qa HOME WORLD UK COMPANIES TECH MARKETS CLIMATE OPINION LEX WORK& CAREERS LIFE& ARTS HTS! PINANCIAL TIMES | subscribe TM FT Digital Edition Portfolio UK tax + AddtomyFT Rachel Reeves plans Budget tax raid on expensive homes UK chancellor predicted to plump for ‘least worst option’ of creating higher council tax bands in England
Nov 2, 2025 Policy

Council tax on ‘expensive homes’ – but most of the money comes from the not-so-rich

The FT has reported that Rachel Reeves is planning a “Budget tax raid on the owners of expensive homes”, expected to raise around £4bn. But less than a 20% of that revenue comes from homes in the top council tax band, while roughly 80% comes from the much larger group of homes in the second-highest […]
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Nov 12, 2025 Policy

The Budget 2025 tax calculator

This online calculator calculates your tax on employment, self-employed or partnership income, and shows how it changes under a variety of Budget proposals. It charts the marginal and effective tax rate at all income levels, and shows where you fall on that chart. The charts show that teachers, doctors and others earning fairly ordinary salaries […]

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