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Gamma Topco Clarification Regarding Lottomatica Potential IPO

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Gamma Topco S.à r.l. (“Topco”), the direct parent company of Lottomatica Group S.p.A. (“Lottomatica Group” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announces that, in the context of the potential listing of ordinary shares of the capital of Lottomatica Group (the “Shares”) on Euronext Milan, Topco expects to offer for sale a portion of the Shares it currently holds. The use of the proceeds from the potential sale of such Shares by Topco is expected to include the repayment of the €150 million intercompany loan from Gamma Bondco S.à r.l., a wholly owned subsidiary of Topco.

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This announcement is not a prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (the “Prospectus Regulation”).

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