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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
Nov 18, 2025 Investigations

Betting on tax avoidance – is Sky Bet avoiding £55m tax per year?

ITV News has just broadcast an investigation: gambling company Sky Bet has migrated its business to Malta to avoid around £55m of tax each year. We provided technical support for the investigation, and this report goes into further detail of what precisely Sky Bet has done. Sky Bet provides a vague explanation of why they […]
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Oct 20, 2025 Analysis

Criminalising tax avoidance – I’ve changed my mind

We’ve investigated many tax avoidance schemes. None of them had any technical merit – indeed many were closer to tax evasion than tax avoidance. All of the schemes, without exception, should have been disclosed to HMRC under DOTAS – the rules requiring up-front disclosure of tax avoidance schemes. None of them were. The whole point […]

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