Brightstar Lottery PLC filings document the regulatory disclosures of a foreign private issuer operating a global lottery technology and services business. Form 20-F and annual report materials describe the company's business overview, financial performance, sustainability reporting, principal risks and uncertainties, governance, directors' remuneration, and consolidated and parent financial statements.
Form 6-K current reports cover AGM notices and proxy materials, audited annual reports, quarterly and annual results releases, dividends, ordinary share repurchases held in treasury, senior secured multicurrency revolving credit facilities, and board and governance updates. The filings also disclose capital-structure matters, credit covenants, guarantees and collateral arrangements, and risk factors tied to Brightstar's lottery operations.
Brightstar Lottery PLC held its 2026 annual general meeting where shareholders voted on 22 resolutions, all of which were approved. Investors received and adopted the 2025 annual report and accounts and approved the directors’ remuneration report.
Shareholders re‑elected the full board, including Alberto Dessy, Marco Sala and others, with strong support, though Lorenzo Pellicioli received a sizeable opposing vote. They reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorised the board to set audit fees and make political donations and expenditure up to £100,000 in total.
Resolutions authorised directors to allot shares, disapply pre‑emption rights (including for acquisitions and specified capital investments), and allow off‑market share repurchases. Shareholders also approved new articles of association and an amended loyalty plan. As of the May 8, 2026 record date, the company had 184,926,948 ordinary shares and 210,367,260 special voting shares outstanding, plus 50,000 sterling non‑voting shares.
Brightstar Lottery PLC: Lazard Asset Management reports a passive Schedule 13G ownership stake. Lazard Asset Management LLC states it beneficially owns 9,060,606 shares of Brightstar Lottery PLC common equity, representing 4.9% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole voting and dispositive power over those shares. The filing is signed by Kyle DiGangi on 05/15/2026.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Dessy Alberto reported equity compensation activity involving company shares and restricted share units. On May 12, 2026, Alberto exercised 14,801 restricted share units into ordinary shares and had 2,393 ordinary shares withheld to cover tax liabilities, a non-market disposition.
Following these transactions, Alberto directly owned 100,851 ordinary shares. In addition, Alberto received a new grant of 17,316 restricted share units, each representing a contingent right to one ordinary share that vests on May 11, 2027. The units exercised on this date had vested on May 12, 2026 and had no expiration date.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Drago Enrico reported routine equity compensation activity. On May 12, 2026, he exercised 14,801 Restricted Share Units, receiving the same number of ordinary shares, while 1,890 ordinary shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities. Following these transactions, he directly owned 64,076 ordinary shares. He also received a new grant of 17,316 Restricted Share Units, each representing a contingent right to one ordinary share that vests on May 11, 2027.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Hunter Ashley Maurene reported compensation-related equity activity involving Ordinary Shares and Restricted Share Units (RSUs). On May 12, 2026, 14,801 RSUs were exercised into ordinary shares, while 2,230 shares were withheld at $11.55 per share to cover tax liabilities. After these transactions, the filing shows 38,143 Ordinary Shares held directly. Maurene also received a new award of 17,316 RSUs, each representing a contingent right to one ordinary share. Existing RSUs vest on May 12, 2026, and the newly granted RSUs vest on May 11, 2027, with no expiration date. The activity reflects option and RSU mechanics rather than open-market buying or selling.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director James F. McCann reported compensation-related equity transactions. On May 12, 2026, he exercised 16,280 restricted share units into ordinary shares. In connection with this, 1,594 ordinary shares were withheld at $11.55 per share to cover tax liabilities, which is not an open-market sale.
Following these transactions, McCann directly holds 119,762 ordinary shares. He was also granted 19,048 new restricted share units, each representing the right to receive one ordinary share, which vest on May 11, 2027 and have no expiration date. Overall, these are routine equity award vesting, tax withholding, and a new grant.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Heather Jane McGregor reported compensation-related share movements. She exercised 14,801 restricted share units into ordinary shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share and received a new award of 17,316 restricted share units.
To cover tax obligations on this vesting, 2,073 ordinary shares were withheld at $11.55 per share, which is a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, she holds 67,573 ordinary shares directly, plus 17,316 restricted share units that represent a right to receive the same number of ordinary shares upon future vesting.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Maria Pinelli reported routine equity compensation activity involving ordinary shares and restricted share units. She exercised derivative awards covering 14,801 ordinary shares, with 625 shares withheld to cover tax liabilities at a reference price of $11.55 per share.
After these transactions, she directly holds 41,279 ordinary shares. Previously outstanding restricted share units covering 14,801 ordinary shares were fully converted, and she received a new grant of 17,316 restricted share units, each representing one ordinary share upon vesting. The new restricted share units vest on May 11, 2027, while an existing award is scheduled to vest on May 12, 2026.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Ravich Samantha Fay reported compensation-related share movements. On May 12, 2026, 14,801 restricted share units were exercised into ordinary shares, with 1,564 shares withheld at $11.55 to cover tax liabilities. Following these transactions, Fay directly owned 67,594 ordinary shares.
In addition, Fay received a new award of 17,316 restricted share units, each representing a right to one ordinary share. One RSU award vests on May 12, 2026, and the new grant vests on May 11, 2027. These actions reflect equity compensation and tax withholding rather than open-market buying or selling.
Brightstar Lottery PLC director Tondato Da Ruos Gian Mario exercised equity awards and had shares withheld for taxes. On May 12, 2026, 14,801 restricted share units converted into the same number of ordinary shares, while 3,431 ordinary shares were withheld at $11.55 per share to cover tax liabilities.
After these transactions, he directly held 111,058 ordinary shares. He also received a new grant of 17,316 restricted share units, each representing a contingent right to one ordinary share that vests on May 11, 2027, while the RSUs exercised on this date vest on May 12, 2026.