---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-300531"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLUT"
cik: "0001635327"
company_name: "Flutter Entertainment plc"
filed_at: "2025-11-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T16:30:19.177338+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UK tax hikes to cost Flutter $320M EBITDA in FY2026, $540M in FY2027

## Summary
- UK iGaming duty rises 19pp to 40% from April 2026; sports betting (ex-horse) up 10pp to 25% from April 2027.
- Before mitigation, impact ~$320M in FY2026 and ~$540M in FY2027 on adjusted EBITDA.
- First-order mitigation (marketing/opex cuts) expected ~20% of gross impact in first 6 months, rising to ~40%.
- Net EBITDA impact estimated at $235M in FY2026 and $339M in FY2027 after first-order mitigation.
- CEO warns tax hike strengthens illegal operators and cites Netherlands precedent where tax rise cut government receipts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-300531
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLUT
- cik: 0001635327
- company_name: Flutter Entertainment plc
- filed_at: 2025-11-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312525300531/0001193125-25-300531-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312525300531/d25993d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-300531
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-300531.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-300531.txt

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