evoke plc shareholders voted today to approve a recommended all-share acquisition by Bally’s Intralot S.A., according to a press release statement.

At the Court Meeting, 30 shareholders representing 99.91% of votes cast approved the scheme of arrangement, with 268,206,379 shares voted in favor and 236,504 shares against. The votes in favor represented 59.55% of evoke’s issued ordinary share capital.

At the General Meeting, shareholders passed a special resolution to implement the scheme and amend evoke’s articles of association. The resolution received 268,443,403 votes in favor, representing 99.63% of votes cast, with 988,762 votes against.

The total number of evoke shares in issue at the voting record time was 450,403,766.

The meetings were held pursuant to a scheme document published on July 21, 2026. Intralot and evoke announced the agreement on the acquisition terms on June 5, 2026.

The approval satisfies conditions 2(a) and 2(b) of the scheme. Several conditions relating to antitrust and regulatory approvals have also been satisfied, according to the statement.

The court hearing to sanction the scheme is expected in the final quarter of 2026 or first quarter of 2027, subject to satisfaction or waiver of remaining conditions. If the court sanctions the scheme, it is expected to become effective in the final quarter of 2026 or first quarter of 2027.

The acquisition is being implemented through a scheme of arrangement under Part VIII of the Gibraltar Companies Act 2014. Evoke is registered in Gibraltar, and the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers does not apply to the company.