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Playtika Holding Corp

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 9, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 9, 2024

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(In millions, unless specified otherwise)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of business and organization

Playtika Holding Corp. (“Playtika”) and its subsidiaries (together with Playtika, the “Company”) is one of the world’s leading developers of mobile games creating fun, innovative experiences that entertain and engage its users. It has built best-in-class live game operations services and a proprietary technology platform to support its portfolio of games which enable it to drive strong user engagement and monetization. The Company’s games are free-to-play, and the Company seeks to provide novel, curated in-game content and offers to its users, at optimal points in their game journeys to drive user engagement and monetization.

Basis of presentation and consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and include Playtika and all subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby (i) affiliates that are more than 50% owned are consolidated; (ii) investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are generally accounted for using the equity method where the Company has determined that it has significant influence over the entities; and (iii) investments in affiliates of 20% or less are generally accounted for at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.

The significant accounting policies referenced in the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2023 have been applied consistently in these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been recorded within the accompanying financial statements, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. For further information, reference is made to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions. The Company’s management believes that the estimates, judgments and assumptions used are reasonable based upon information available at the time they are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of credit risk and significant customers

Financial instruments, which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and derivative contracts. The Company’s investment policy imposes certain maturity limits on the Company’s portfolio and restricts the permitted investments to the purchase of bank deposits and highly rated fixed income securities.

Apple, Facebook and Google are significant distribution, marketing, promotion and payment platforms for the Company's games. A significant portion of the Company’s revenues has been generated from players who accessed the Company's games through these platforms. Therefore, the Company's accounts receivable are derived mainly from sales through these three platforms. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers.

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The following table summarizes the major accounts receivable of the Company as a percentage of the total accounts receivable as of the dates indicated:

March 31,2024December 31,2023
Apple57%56%
Google27%28%
Facebook4%4%

Accounts receivable are recorded at their transaction amounts and do not bear interest. The Company bases its allowance for credit losses on management's best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company's existing accounts receivable based on historical collection experience and current and expected future economic and market conditions.

Employee related benefits

Appreciation and retention plan

In August 2019, the Company adopted the Playtika Holding Corp. Retention Plan (the “2021-2024 Retention Plan”) in order to retain key employees and reward them for contributing to the success of the Company. Under the 2021-2024 Retention Plan, eligible employees may be granted retention units that let them receive their pro-rata portion of a retention pool of $25 million per year for each of the plan years, and may also be granted appreciation units, which allow the employee to receive their pro-rata portion of an appreciation pool calculated as a specified percentage of Adjusted EBITDA for each of the plan years.

The value of each unit of the 2021-2024 Retention Plan has been amortized into compensation expense using the straight-line method, which will result in the recognition of compensation costs in the same years as the underlying EBITDA used in the plan measurement is earned.

The Company recognized compensation expenses in respect of retention bonus and appreciation unit awards under its appreciation and retention plans of $22.9 million and $29.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Derivative instruments

The Company uses interest rate swap contracts to reduce its exposure to fluctuating interest rates associated with the Company’s variable rate debt, and to effectively increase the portion of debt upon which the Company pays a fixed interest rate. The Company’s interest rate swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), involving the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreement, without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. These hedges are highly effective in offsetting changes in the Company’s future expected cash flows due to the fluctuation of the Company’s variable rate debt.

The Company monitors the effectiveness of its hedges on a quarterly basis, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The Company performed a regression analysis at inception of the hedging relationship and at period end in which it compared the change in the fair value of the swap transaction and the change in fair value of a hypothetical interest rate swap having terms that identically match the terms of the debt's interest rate payments based on historical swap rates. The Company believes that the hedging instruments are expected to be highly effective at offsetting changes in the hedged transactions attributable to the risk being hedged. For each future reporting period, the Company will continue performing retrospective and prospective assessments of hedge effectiveness in a single regression analysis by updating the regression analysis that was prepared at inception of the hedging relationship.

The Company uses foreign currency derivative contracts to reduce its exposure to fluctuating exchange rates between the United States dollar (as the Company’s functional currency) and certain expense lines denominated in Euros (“EUR”), Israeli Shekels (“ILS”), Polish Zloty (“PLN”) and Romanian Leu (“RON”). The Company’s derivative contracts are designated as

-7- cash flow hedges under ASC 815. The Company monitors the effectiveness of its hedges on a quarterly basis, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and expects these hedges to remain highly effective at offsetting fluctuations in exchange rates through their respective maturity dates. See Note 5, Derivative Instruments, for additional discussion.

The fair value of derivative financial instruments is recognized as an asset or liability at each balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income until the future underlying transactions occur. The fair value approximates the amount the Company would pay or receive if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. The inputs used to measure the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements and foreign currency derivative contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).

Investment in unconsolidated entities

The Company holds certain equity investments in various unconsolidated entities that, based upon the structure of the investment, are not within the scope of equity investment accounting that would lead to the consolidation conclusions above. Instead, these investments fall within the scope of ASC 321, Investments - Equity Securities. As permitted within that guidance, the Company has elected to account for these investments at cost less impairment, adjusted for changes in fair value from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer as of the respective transaction dates. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded an impairment of $7.0 million related to one of its investments in an unconsolidated entity. No change to the carrying amounts were recorded in the three month ended March 31, 2023.

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders

For all periods presented herein, basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share reflects the effect of all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding by dividing net income by the weighted-average of all common and potentially dilutive shares outstanding. Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) are considered potentially dilutive as of the first day of the reporting period in which the underlying performance metric is achieved. In the event of a loss, diluted shares are not considered because of their anti-dilutive effect. The Company uses the treasury stock method on a grant-by-grant basis as the method for determining the dilutive effect of options, RSUs and PSUs. Under this method, it is assumed that the hypothetical proceeds received upon settlement are used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

NOTE 2. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in millions):

March 31,2024December 31,2023
Employees and related expenses$88.6$162.5
Accrued expenses76.393.9
Media buy61.754.5
Contingent consideration49.546.0
Deferred revenues43.946.0
Dividend payable37.1—
Tax accruals35.435.4
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$392.5$438.3

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NOTE 3. DEBT

March 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023
(in millions, except interest rates)MaturityInterestrateBook valueFace valueBook value
Term Loan20288.190%$1,819.6$1,847.8$1,822.8
Senior Notes20294.250%593.8600.0593.6
Revolving Credit Facility2026n/a———
Total debt2,413.42,447.82,416.4
Less: Current portion of long-term debt(16.2)(23.8)(16.8)
Long-term debt$2,397.2$2,424.0$2,399.6

Book value of debt in the table above is reported net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount of $34.4 million and $36.1 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Credit Agreement

The Company has a $1.9 billion senior secured first lien term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $600 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) (together, the “Credit Agreement”), maturing on March 11, 2028 and March 11, 2026, respectively. The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan with balance due at maturity.

The Revolving Credit Facility includes a maximum first-priority net senior secured leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant of 6.25 to 1.0. At March 31, 2024, the Company’s first-priority net senior secured leverage ratio was 1.05 to 1.0.

The Company was in compliance with its financial and other covenants under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2024.

On June 19, 2023, the Company amended the Credit Agreement pursuant to a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment amended the Credit Agreement to bear interest or incur fees and other amounts denominated in Dollars to be based on the Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable spread adjustment, rather than the previously permitted Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate, starting in the third quarter of 2023. The amendment did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or the effectiveness of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

The other significant terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement have not changed from what was disclosed in Note 12, Debt in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024.

Offering of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029

Indenture

On March 11, 2021, the Company issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% senior notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) under an indenture, dated March 11, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

Maturity and Interest

The Notes mature on March 15, 2029. Interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate of 4.250% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year.

The significant terms and conditions of the Notes have not changed from what was disclosed in Note 12, Debt in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024.

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NOTE 4. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS AND STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Overview of Stock Incentive Plan

On May 26, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Playtika Holding Corp. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”).

As of March 31, 2024, a total of 48,726,990 shares of the Company’s common stock had been allocated to awards granted under the Plan and 14,674,667 shares remained available for future grants.

Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock, payable on April 5, 2024 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2024. The dividend amount of $37.1 million is recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities at March 31, 2024.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:

Stock · Weighted · Weighted
OptionsAverageAverageIntrinsic
OutstandingRemainingExerciseValue
(in millions)Term (in years)Price(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 20241.77.6$17.72
Granted—$—
Exercised—
Cancelled(0.1)$17.89
Expired—$—
Outstanding at March 31, 20241.67.4$17.71$—
Exercisable at March 31, 20241.07.2$19.47$—

The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model for determining the estimated fair value of stock-based compensation related to stock options. The table below summarizes the assumptions used for the options granted in the first quarter of 2023. There wereno options granted in the first quarter of 2024.

Three months endedMarch 31,
2023
Risk-free interest rate3.79%
Expected dividend yield—
Expected term in years6.1
Expected volatility52.79%

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RSUs

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:

Weighted · Total Fair
Average · Value of
SharesGrant DateShares Vested
(in millions)Fair Value(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 202421.3$12.24
Granted0.2$7.26
Vested(1.1)$16.04$8.0
Cancelled(1.0)$13.10
Outstanding at March 31, 202419.4$11.93

PSUs

As of March 31, 2024, the Company estimated achievement of a target less than 100% for the PSUs associated with the 2024 tranche, consistent with the Company’s current forecasted performance for 2024, and a target of 50% for the PSUs associated with the 2025 tranche.

The following table summarizes the Company’s PSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:

Weighted · Total Fair
Average · Value of
Shares(1) · Grant Date · Shares Vested
(in millions) · Fair Value · (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 20242.2$9.72
Granted—$—
Vested*$9.72*
Cancelled(0.7)$9.72
Outstanding at March 31, 20241.5$9.72

(1) The number of PSUs outstanding represent the total number of PSUs granted to each recipient eligible to vest if the Company meets its highest specified performance goals for the applicable period.

  • Represents an amount less than 0.1 or $0.1

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs as reported by award type (in millions):

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
Stock options$0.8$0.3
RSUs25.927.1
PSUs(2.5)2.4
Total stock-based compensation costs$24.2$29.8

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The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs, net of amounts capitalized, as reported on the Company’s consolidated statement of comprehensive income (in millions):

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
Research and development expenses$8.1$9.5
Sales and marketing expenses1.82.4
General and administrative expenses13.817.3
Total stock-based compensation costs, net of amounts capitalized$23.7$29.2

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized $0.5 million and $0.6 million of stock-based compensation cost, respectively.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s total unrecognized stock-based compensation expenses related to stock options, RSUs and PSUs was approximately $4.1 million, $209.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The expense related to stock options, RSUs and PSUs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years,2.9 years and 1.8 years, respectively.

NOTE 5. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

In March 2021, the Company entered intotwo interest rate swap agreements, each with a notional value of $250 million. Each of these swap agreements is with a different financial institution as the counterparty to reduce the Company’s counterparty risk. Each swap requires the Company to pay a fixed interest rate of 0.9275% in exchange for receiving one-month LIBOR. The interest rate swap agreements settle monthly commencing in April 2021 through their termination dates on April 30, 2026. The estimated fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis. In June 2023 thesetwo interest rate swap agreements were amended so that effective July 31, 2023, the Company will pay a fixed interest rate of 0.85% in exchange for receiving one-month Term SOFR. The amendment did not impact the hedge effectiveness.

In January 2023, the Company entered intotwo interest rate swap agreements, each with a notional value of $250 million. Each of these swap agreements is with a different financial institution, and each swap requires the Company to pay a fixed interest rate of 3.435% in exchange for receiving one-month LIBOR forsix months and one-month Term SOFR afterwards. The interest rate swap agreements settle monthly commencing in February 2023 through their termination dates on February 28, 2028. The estimated fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis.

The aggregate fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements was an asset of $47.0 million as of March 31, 2024 and was recorded inprepaid expenses and other current assets and other non-current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets based upon the timing of the underlying expected cash flows.

Foreign currency hedge agreements

At March 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding derivative contracts to purchase certain foreign currencies, including EUR, ILS, RON, and PLN at future dates. The amount of future salary expenses the Company had hedged was approximately $192.9 million, and all contracts are expected to mature during the upcoming 12 months. The aggregate fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts was a net liability of $0.3 million as of March 31, 2024 and was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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The following table summarizes the volume of derivative instrument activity (in millions):

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
Derivative instruments - foreign currency derivative contracts$39.1$38.7
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps—500.0
Derivative instruments - others (non-hedging)—1.9

NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company accounts for fair value in accordance with ASC 820. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a three-tier hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying value of accounts receivable and payables and the Company's cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash approximates fair value due to the short time to expected payment or receipt of cash.

The following table summarizes the fair value measurement of the Company’s long-term debt (in millions):

March 31, 2024
Face ValueFair ValueFair Value Hierarchy
Term Loan$1,847.8$1,847.8Level 2
Senior Notes600.0519.0Level 2
Total debt$2,447.8$2,366.8
December 31, 2023
Face ValueFair ValueFair Value Hierarchy
Term Loan$1,852.5$1,847.9Level 2
Senior Notes600.0525.8Level 2
Total debt$2,452.5$2,373.7

The estimated fair value of the Company’s term loan is based upon the prices at which the Company’s debt traded in the days immediately preceding the balance sheet date. As the trading volume of the Company’s debt is low relative to the overall debt balance, the Company does not believe that the associated transactions represent an active market, and therefore this indication of value represents a level 2 fair value input.

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The following table sets forth the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in millions):

Fair Value at
Fair Value HierarchyMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Cash equivalents
Money market fundsLevel 1$491.5$524.4
Term depositsLevel 1199.6290.3
Commercial papersLevel 2203.9104.8
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative instruments - interest rate swapsLevel 2$27.8$25.3
Derivative instruments - foreign currency derivative contractsLevel 22.04.3
Other non-current assets
Derivative instruments - interest rate swapsLevel 2$19.2$15.2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Derivative instruments - foreign currency derivative contractsLevel 2$1.7$0.9
Other long-term liabilities, including employee related benefits
Derivative instruments - interest rate swapsLevel 2$—$4.4

The change in fair value of contingent consideration payable was valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), was included in the general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consisted of the following (in millions):

Balance as of January 1, 2024$66.8
Fair value adjustments based upon post-acquisition performance2.8
Balance as of March 31, 2024(1)$69.6

(1) Amount comprised of $67.2 million and $2.4 million for InnPlay and Youda Games acquisitions, respectively.

The carrying values of the Company’s cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the short duration of these financial instruments.

The Company estimates the fair value of interest rate swap contracts by discounting the future cash flows of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest payments based on market yield curves. The inputs used to measure the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820.

The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency contracts approximates the amount the Company would pay or receive if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. The inputs used to measure the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820.

The Company estimated the fair value of its contingent consideration liabilities using probability-weighted discounted cash flow analyses. These fair value measurements are based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements as defined in ASC 820. The extent to which the actual results differ from assumptions made within the probability-weighted analyses will result in adjustments to this liability in future periods.

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NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In November 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, Playtika, Ltd., sent an initial demand letter to Enigmatus s.r.o., a game developer in the Czech Republic, which owns various U.S. trademark registrations that resemble the Company’s Sloto-formative trademark names, demanding that it cease use of the trademark Slotopoly. In response, Enigmatus s.r.o. asserted that it was the owner of the Sloto-formative trademarks and denied that its game title infringed upon the Company’s trademarks. Enigmatus s.r.o. applied to register one of the Company’s trademarks in the United Kingdom and European Union, and the Company successfully opposed its applications. In December 2016, Enigmatus s.r.o., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit, Enigmatus, s.r.o. v. Playtika LTD and Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc., against Playtika, Ltd. and Caesars Interactive Entertainment LLC in the Federal Court of Canada asserting that the Company’s use of the Slotomania trademarks violates its proprietary and trademark rights. The plaintiff sought injunctive relief and monetary damages. Pleadings have been exchanged and documentary discovery completed. A hearing for summary trial was conducted between June 27-29, 2023. The Company has defended this case vigorously and will continue to do so. As the case is in preliminary stages, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

On November 23, 2021, the Company, its directors and certain of its officers were named in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Bar-Asher v. Playtika Holding Corp. et al.). The complaint is allegedly brought on behalf of a class of purchasers of the Company’s securities between January 15, 2021 and November 2, 2021, and alleges violations of federal securities laws arising out of alleged misstatements or omissions by the defendants during the alleged class period. On March 10, 2022, the court appointed LBMotion Ltd as lead plaintiff, and the plaintiff filed an amended complaint on May 6, 2022. The amended complaint alleges violations of Section 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and seeks, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs on behalf of the putative class. The amended complaint also added the companies that served as underwriters for the Company’s IPO as defendants in the lawsuit. On September 15, 2022, in accordance with local rules of the Court, the Company and other defendants in the case filed a letter notifying the Court of defendants’ service upon plaintiffs of, among other things, a notice of motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint and a memorandum of law in support of the defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint. On November 30, 2022, the Company filed with the Court a motion to dismiss. The Company’s motion to dismiss was granted with prejudice on March 18, 2024. However, on April 15, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal. As the appeals process has just begun, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company has defended this case vigorously and will continue to do so.

On November 4, 2022, the Company and certain of its directors were named in a derivative action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Bushansky v. Antokol., et al.). The complaint was brought on behalf of the Company by a putative stockholder alleging that the named directors were negligent in their oversight of the preparation of the Company’s Proxy Statement in alleged violation of federal securities laws and that those directors breached their fiduciary duties upon related allegations. The complaint also asserts claims for contribution and indemnification, and aiding and abetting. The complaint seeks, among other things, damages, disgorgement and restitution by the director defendants, and attorneys’ fees and costs. Based upon an agreement of plaintiff, the Company, and the other defendants, on February 13, 2023, the Court stayed this action until the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the class action case of Bar-Asher v. Playtika Holding Corp. When the motion to dismiss in the class action case of Bar-Asher v. Playtika Holding Corp. was granted as discussed above, this action was administratively closed. The Company does not expect this action to move forward until after the appeal of the class action case of Bar-Asher v. Playtika Holding Corp. has been decided. As this stage, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company intends to vigorously defend this case.

On May 17, 2022, Guy David Ben Yosef filed a Motion for Approval of a class action lawsuit in district court in Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel against Playtika Group Israel Ltd. (“PGI”), on behalf of all of PGI’s customers who made game token purchases in Israel as part of games marketed by PGI during theseven years preceding the filing of the motion and for all subsequent customers of such games who purchase tokens until the resolution of the claim. The Motion alleges that certain of the Company’s slot, poker and solitaire-themed games, including Slotomania, Caesars Slots, Solitaire Grand Harvest, House of Fun and Poker Heat, constitute illegal gambling and are prohibited under Israeli law and are misleading under Israeli consumer protection laws and alleges unjust enrichment. The Motion asserts damages of NIS 50 million. On January 12, 2023, PGI filed its response to the Motion for Approval. On March 5, 2023, the applicant submitted his reply to PGI’s

-15- response. A pre-trial hearing was held on May 4, 2023. The parties agreed to appoint a mediator to try and resolve the dispute. The first mediation meeting was held on August 16, 2023 and the second mediation meeting was held on January 7, 2024. The parties have agreed upon a settlement which is currently pending review by certain third parties and the expected range of loss is not material to the Company’s financial statements as a whole. If a mediated resolution is not reached the Company will continue defending this case vigorously.

On April 10, 2023, Playtika Holding UK II Limited, the Company’s controlling shareholder, and certain officers of the Company were sued (Kormos v Playtika Holding UK II Limited, et al.) in the Delaware Chancery Court. The lawsuit alleges generally that the defendants breached fiduciary duties owed to the Company and its stockholders with respect to the controlling shareholder’s indication of an interest in selling some or all of its shares, and the resulting strategic review process and self-tender offer. On August 18, 2023, defendants filed with the Court motions to dismiss the claims. A hearing on the motions to dismiss was held on November 21, 2023. On January 18, 2024, the court denied Playtika Holding UK II Limited’s motion to dismiss in an oral ruling. The court issued a written opinion on May 3, 2024 granting the motion to dismiss the claims against the Company’s officers. As the case is in preliminary stages, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

On November 13, 2023, plaintiff Gina v. Burt filed a lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiary, Playtika Ltd., in the Circuit Court of Coffee County, Tennessee, alleging that the Company’s social casino-themed games are unlawful gambling under Tennessee law. The lawsuit seeks to recover all amounts paid by Tennessee residents to the Company in connection with its games during the period beginningone year before the filing of the lawsuit until the case is resolved but excluding any residents who spent $75,000 or more during such time period. After the Company removed the case to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, plaintiff filed a motion to remand the case back to the Coffee County Circuit Court which the Company opposed. The Company also filed a motion to dismiss and a motion to compel arbitration. These motions have been briefed and are currently pending. As the case is in preliminary stages, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company intends to defend this case vigorously.

On March 8, 2023, plaintiff Gayla Hamilton Mills filed a lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiary, Playtika Ltd., in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Alabama, alleging that the Company’s casino-themed social games are unlawful gambling under Alabama law. The lawsuit seeks to recover all amounts paid by Alabama residents to the Company in connection with its games during the period beginningone year before the filing of the lawsuit until the case is resolved. After the Company removed the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, plaintiff dismissed the complaint and filed a very similar new complaint in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Alabama on August 25, 2023. The new complaint asserted the same cause of action and bases for relief, but limited the requested recovery to the amounts paid to the Company in connection with its games only by those Alabama residents who spent less than $75,000 during theone year before the filing of the lawsuit until the case is resolved. The Company timely removed the new complaint to the same U.S. district court on September 28, 2023. On October 20, 2023, the plaintiff filed a motion to remand the case back to the Franklin County Circuit Court which the Company opposed. A hearing on the motion to remand was held on March 20, 2024 and the parties are awaiting a ruling. As the case is in preliminary stages, the Company cannot estimate what impact, if any, the litigation may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company intends to defend this case vigorously.

On February 27, 2023, the company received a deficit notice from the Ben Gurion Airport Customs House concerning the purchase of a private aircraft. The deficit notice claims that the company's acquisition of the aircraft is an import into Israel, and, as a result, it was obliged to pay purchase tax and VAT for the acquisition. The company disputes that any tax or VAT is owed. On July 26, 2023, the Customs House's definitive response was received, with the deficit notice still intact. The current claimed amount of the deficit notice is approximately $3.6 million. The Company paid the deficit notice under protest and filed a claim with the district court on December 12, 2023. The Customs House submitted its statement of defense on April 17, 2024. The Company intends to pursue this case vigorously.

The Company received seven demands for arbitration in late 2022 and early 2023 alleging that its games constitute illegal gambling under applicable state law. These demands generally attempted to recover amounts spent by third parties on the Company’s games by relying on state gambling loss recovery statutes. All of these demands have either been dismissed or resolved, on an individual basis, at an immaterial value.

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NOTE 8. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by geographic location of the Company’s players and type of platform (in millions):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Geographic location
USA$440.2$461.3
EMEA121.6105.0
APAC44.246.1
Other45.243.8
Total$651.2$656.2

Revenues through third-party platforms and through the Company’s own direct-to-consumer platforms were as follows (in millions):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Third-party platforms$479.7$504.7
Direct-to-consumer platforms171.5151.5
Total revenues$651.2$656.2

Contract balances

Payments from players for virtual items are collected by platform providers or payment processors and remitted to the Company (net of the platform or clearing fees) generally within 30 days after the player transaction. The Company’s right to receive the payments collected by the platform providers or payment processors is recorded as an accounts receivable as the right to receive payment is unconditional. Deferred revenues, which represent a contract liability, represent mostly unrecognized fees billed for virtual items which have not yet been consumed at the balance sheet date. Platform fees paid to platform providers or payment processors and associated with deferred revenues represent a contract asset.

Balances of the Company’s contract assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):

March 31,2024December 31,2023
Accounts receivable$172.0$171.5
Contract assets (1)11.912.5
Contract liabilities (2)43.946.0

(1)Contract assets are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(2)Contract liabilities are included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities as “deferred revenues” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized $23.4 million of its contract liabilities that were outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

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Unsatisfied performance obligations

Substantially all of the Company’s unsatisfied performance obligations relate to contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

NOTE 9. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates its business asone operating segment andone reportable segment.

The Company’s long-lived assets, net, by country of domicile are as follows (in millions):

March 31,2024December 31,2023
Israel$89.9$94.0
USA69.464.8
Ukraine20.121.8
Other36.839.6
Total long-lived assets, net$216.2$220.2

NOTE 10. INTEREST AND OTHER, NET

Interest and other, net are as follows (in millions):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Interest expense$39.0$38.0
Interest income(13.0)(7.8)
Foreign currency translation differences, net(2.8)(1.8)
Other—0.2
Total interest and other, net$23.2$28.6

NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES

Three months endedMarch 31,
(in millions, except tax rate)20242023
Income before income taxes$74.9$123.8
Provision for income taxes$21.9$39.7
Effective tax rate29.2%32.1%

The effective tax rates were determined using a worldwide estimated annual effective tax rate and took discrete items into consideration. The difference between the effective tax rate and the 21% U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to tax positions that do not meet the more likely than not standard, the inclusion of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, and non-deductible stock-based compensation expense. The difference between the effective tax rate and the 21% U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to tax provisions that do not meet the more likely than not standard and the inclusion of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

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NOTE 12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following tables show a summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component for the three and three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):

Foreign Currency TranslationInterest Rate SwapsForeign Currency Derivative ContractsTotal
Balance as of January 1, 2024$(10.0)$27.8$2.8$20.6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(4.0)14.5(2.5)8.0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)—(6.2)(0.1)(6.3)
Balance as of March 31, 2024$(14.0)$36.1$0.2$22.3
Foreign Currency TranslationInterest Rate SwapsForeign Currency Derivative ContractsTotal
Balance as of January 1, 2023$(15.6)$37.7$(4.5)$17.6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications3.1(4.0)(2.0)(2.9)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)—(4.2)2.4(1.8)
Balance as of March 31, 2023$(12.5)$29.5$(4.1)$12.9

The amounts in the summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) tables, above, are net of tax expense/(benefits) as follows (in millions):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Interest rate swaps$2.5$(2.5)
Foreign currency derivative contracts(0.5)(0.1)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income for interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivative contracts were reclassified to interest expense and operating expenses, respectively, in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

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NOTE 13. NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders (in millions, except per share data):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Numerator:
Net income$53.0$84.1
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic370.5364.6
Stock-based compensation awards0.30.5
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted370.8365.1
Net income per share, basic$0.14$0.23
Net income per share, diluted$0.14$0.23

The Company uses the treasury stock method on a grant-by-grant basis as the method for determining the dilutive effect of options, RSUs and PSUs. Under this method, it is assumed that the hypothetical proceeds received upon settlement are used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the period. The following outstanding employee equity awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented (in millions):

Three months endedMarch 31,
20242023
Stock options1.63.2
RSUs19.912.9
Total21.516.1

In addition,1.5 million and 2.2 million PSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, because the minimum performance measures were not yet met.

NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company performed a review for subsequent events through the date of these financial statements.

On April 14, 2024, Iran launched a missile and drone attack at Israel, and on April 19, 2024, Israel launched a response attack on Iran. While this conflict has not had a direct material financial impact on the Company as of the date of this filing, the Company employs approximately 1,060 professionals in Israel which represents approximately 33% of our global workforce. The Company is actively monitoring the developments in this conflict. See further discussion in Risk Factors in Part II. Item 1A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

No other material items were noted for disclosure.

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