Playtika Holding Corp.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 7, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 7, 2025
PLTK$2.59+6.1%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
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Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORSUNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSDEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIESMINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESOTHER INFORMATIONCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-07.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORSUNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSDEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIESMINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESOTHER INFORMATIONThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current filing’s statement
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which factors could materially affect our business, financial condition, liquidity or future results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, prospects or stock price.
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We rely on third-party platforms, such as the iOS App Store, Facebook, and Google Play Store, to distribute our games and collect revenues generated on such platforms and rely on third-party payment service providers to collect revenues generated on our own platforms.
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Our games are primarily accessed and operated through platforms operated by Apple, Facebook and Google. A significant number of the virtual items that we sell to paying players are purchased using the payment processing systems of these platforms and, for the year ended December 31, 2024, 68.6% of our revenues were generated through the iOS App Store, Facebook, and Google Play Store. Consequently, our expansion and prospects depend on our continued relationships with these providers, and any other emerging platform providers that are widely adopted by our target players. We are subject to the standard terms and conditions that these platform providers have for application developers, which govern the content, promotion, distribution, operation of games and other applications on their platforms, as well as the terms of the payment processing services provided by the platforms, and which the platform providers can change unilaterally on short or without notice. Our business would be harmed if:
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•the platform providers discontinue or limit our access to their platforms;
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•governments or private parties, such as internet providers, impose bandwidth restrictions or increase charges or restrict or prohibit access to those platforms;
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•the platforms modify their algorithms, communication channels available to developers, respective terms of service or other policies;
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•the platforms adopt changes or updates to their technology that impede integration with other software systems or otherwise require us to modify our technology or update our games in order to ensure players can continue to access our games and content with ease;
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•the platforms elect or are required to change how they label free-to-play games or take payment for in-game purchases;
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•the platforms block or limit access to the genres of games that we provide in any jurisdiction;
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•the platforms impose restrictions or spending caps or make it more difficult for players to make in-game purchases of virtual items;
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•the platforms change how the personal information of players is made available to developers or develop or expand their own competitive offerings and/or practices; or
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•we are unable to comply with the platform providers’ terms of service.
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If our platform providers do not perform their obligations in accordance with our platform agreements, we could be adversely impacted. For example, in the past, some of these platform providers have been unavailable for short periods of time, unexpectedly changed their terms or conditions, or experienced issues with their features that permit our players to purchase virtual items. Additionally, we rely on third-party online payment service providers to process any payments generated on games accessed and operated on our own Direct-to-Consumer platforms. If any of these third-party service providers is unable to process payments, even for a short period of time, our business would be harmed. These platforms and our third-party online payment service providers may also experience security breaches or other issues with their functionalities. In addition, if we do not adhere to the terms and conditions of our platform providers, the platform providers may take actions to limit the operations of, suspend or remove our games from the platform, and/or we may be exposed to liability or litigation. As jurisdictions in which we operate and their regulatory bodies adopt or modify laws and regulations, our platform providers may adopt restrictive policies or take other adverse action against the Company and its games in connection with their interpretation and implementation of such laws and regulations. For example, in December 2023, the Company was informed
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-38- that Google was beginning to enforce an existing Play Store policy banning simulated gambling apps in thirteen countries across the Middle East and Asia: Algeria, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. As a result, Google blocked Slotomania and Caesars Slots in December 2023 and World Series of Poker in January 2024 from these countries. Similarly, in January 2024, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology reported that it had conducted a broad sweep of online gambling content on the Google and Apple platforms including non-gambling games that contained gambling-related elements. Shortly thereafter, Slotomania was blocked from the Google Play Store in Indonesia, although it has since been reinstated. We were also notified in December 2024 by a third-party platform that it would be challenging the offering of social casino games on its platform in the State of Washington. As a result, we elected to pull our games off of this platform altogether. While we currently were only offering certain poker-themed titles through this platform and did not suffer a material impact to our overall revenues from this action, our business and operating results could be materially impaired if other platforms that are more significant to our business take similar actions in the State of Washington or in other jurisdictions. As recently as July 2025, the Turkish Information Technologies and Communication Authority imposed a block on our domain which affected the functionality of a significant number of our games (including Bingo Blitz, Slotomania, Solitaire Grand Harvest, Caesars Casino, and World Series of Poker) on all platforms for users in Turkey and certain nearby regions. Although we are taking steps to oppose and try to reverse these types of actions and have not experienced a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations due to limited revenues we currently have on the affected platform or in the affected jurisdictions, if our platform providers, particularly the iOS App Store, Facebook, or Google Play Store, take these actions in jurisdictions that are significant to our operations, it would be harmful to our business.
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If any such events described above occur on a short-term or long-term basis, or if these third-party platforms and online payment service providers otherwise experience issues that impact the ability of players to download or access our games, access social features, or make in-game purchases, it would have a material adverse effect on our brands and reputation, as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Current report
Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital or to fund our operations, expose us to interest rate risk, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy, and prevent us from making debt service payments. In addition, we are subject to obligations and restrictive covenants under our debt instruments that may impair our ability to operate or with which we may not be able to maintain compliance.
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We are a highly leveraged company. In March 2021, we entered into a $1,900.0 million senior secured first lien term loan, which we refer to herein as the Term Loan. We also issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.250% senior notes due 2029 (our “Notes”) in a private offering pursuant to an indenture dated March 11, 2021 (the “Indenture”). As of December 31, 2024, we had $2,428.8 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness, in addition to $550.0 million available for borrowing under a $550.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which we refer to herein as the Revolving Credit Facility. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we made net principal payments of $23.8 million and paid $146.6 million for interest (net of hedges). The Credit Facilities were provided pursuant to a credit agreement, which we refer to herein as the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2019 and amended on March 11, 2021, by and among us, the lenders party thereto and UBS AG, Stamford Branch (as successor in interest to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch), as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended.
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Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences for us, including, but not limited to, the following:
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•limit our ability to borrow money for our working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions, research and development,strategic initiatives or other purposes;
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•make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations, and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including restrictive covenants, financial covenants and borrowing conditions, could result in an event of default under the agreements governing our indebtedness;
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•require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of interest and the repayment of our indebtedness,thereby reducing funds available to us for other purposes;
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•limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our operations or business and the industry in which we operate;
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•place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that are less leveraged and that, therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploring;
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•increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic industry and competitive conditions;
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•restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, engaging in development activities, introducing new technologies, or exploiting business opportunities;
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•potentially limit the amount of net interest expense that we and our subsidiaries can use in the future as a deduction against taxable income under applicable tax laws;
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•limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds, make investments or dispose of assets;
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•limit our ability to repurchase shares and pay cash dividends; and
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•expose us to the risk of increased interest rates.
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In addition, our Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility thereunder, and our Credit Agreement and the Indenture each contain restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interest, including our ability to,among other things:
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•incur additional debt under certain circumstances;
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•create or incur certain liens or permit them to exist;
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•enter into certain sale and lease-back transactions;
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•consolidate, merge or otherwise transfer, sell or dispose of our assets;
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•pay dividends, repurchase stock and make other certain restricted payments; or
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Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of substantially all of our indebtedness. In the event of such default, the lenders under our Credit Agreement could elect to terminate their commitments thereunder and cease making further loans, and both the lenders under our Credit Agreement and the trustee under the Notes could institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
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We may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, subject to the restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement and the Indenture. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks described above could intensify. Additionally, the Term Loan matures in March 2028, the Revolving Credit Facility matures in March 2026 and the Notes mature in March 2029. The Revolving Credit Facility maturity date was extended from March 2026 to September 2027 pursuant to an amendment to the Credit Agreement on April 23, 2025 subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions which remain outstanding. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our Credit Agreement or from new indebtedness in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay or refinance our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. For example, in connection with the acquisition of SuperPlay, Ltd.,the Company agreed to make future earnout payments of up to $1.250 billion, in the aggregate, based on the achievement of certain gross revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA targets during the calendar years 2025, 2026 and 2027, in each case, payable following the end of the applicable measurement period. Depending on the level of earnout achievement, if the earnout payments dramatically exceed our estimates of such payments, it is possible that the Company’s cash flows and available cash will be insufficient to fund these obligations, particularly if we are unable to satisfy the conditions to the extension of the Revolving Credit Facility before it matures in March 2026.
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Future developments in U.S. and Chinese laws may restrict our ability or willingness to operate as a publicly traded company in the United States for so long as Yuzhu Shi, who is a Chinese national, and Giant, which is a Chinese company, or other Chinese investors, continue to beneficially own a significant percentage of our outstanding shares of common stock. The relations between China and the United States are constantly changing. During his first term, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum directing the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to convene to discuss the risks faced by U.S. investors in Chinese companies and issued several executive orders restricting the operations of Chinese companies, such as the company that owns TikTok, in the United States. Additionally, in late 2020, the federal government passed legislation, such as the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, intended to protect American investments in Chinese companies and has proposed additional legislation intended to enhance the ability of American companies and technology to compete with Chinese technology. In March 2024, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act which effectively required the ban or divestment of TikTok by its Chinese shareholder by January 19, 2025. Although President Donald Trump granted TikTok extensions to address regulatory concerns, relations between China and the U.S. continue to be complex and uncertain. Former President Joseph R. Biden issued executive orders barring American investment into certain Chinese companies and initiating national security reviews of software applications linked to foreign adversaries such as China, and the U.S. government has sanctioned numerous Chinese nationals and added Chinese companies to the Department of Commerce Entity List. The Chinese government has taken similar measures, including passing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and imposing sanctions on American nationals and organizations. In addition, various equity-based research organizations have published reports on Chinese companies after examining their corporate governance practices, related party transactions, sales practices and financial statements, and these reports have led to special investigations and listing suspensions on U.S. national exchanges. While we are not a Chinese company, any similar scrutiny of us, regardless of its merit, could have an adverse effect upon our business, including our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and prospects. Additionally, should we be the subject of or indirectly covered by new legislation or executive orders addressed at protecting American investments in Chinese or Chinese-owned companies, our revenues and profitability would be materially reduced and our business and results of operations would be seriously harmed.
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Future developments in U.S. and Chinese laws may restrict our ability or willingness to operate as a publicly traded company in the United States for so long as Yuzhu Shi, who is a Chinese national, and Giant, which is a Chinese company, or other Chinese investors, continue to beneficially own a significant percentage of our outstanding shares of common stock. The relations between China and the United States are constantly changing. During his first term, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum directing the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to convene to discuss the risks faced by U.S. investors in Chinese companies and issued several executive orders restricting the operations of Chinese companies, such as the company that owns TikTok, in the United States. Additionally, in late 2020, the federal government passed legislation, such as the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, intended to protect American investments in Chinese companies and has proposed additional legislation intended to enhance the ability of American companies and technology to compete with Chinese technology. In March 2024, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act which effectively required the ban or divestment of TikTok by its Chinese shareholder by January 19, 2025. Although President Donald Trump granted TikTok extensions to address regulatory concerns, relations between China and the U.S. continue to be complex and uncertain. Former President Joseph R. Biden issued executive orders barring American investment into certain Chinese companies and initiating national security reviews of software applications linked to foreign adversaries such as China, and the U.S. government has sanctioned numerous Chinese nationals and added Chinese companies to the Department of Commerce Entity List. The Chinese government has taken similar measures, including passing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and imposing sanctions on American nationals and organizations. In
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Our current stock ownership by Chinese investors has caused us, and may in the future cause us, to become subject to new or additional laws and regulations in China. For example, in 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (the “NDRC”) released the Administrative Measures for the Review and Registration of Medium and Long-Term Foreign Debt of Enterprises (the “Foreign Debt Rules”). The Foreign Debt Rules require companies that are controlled by Chinese entities, including us, to notify and receive certain approvals from the NDRC before we can issue or materially amend the terms of certain indebtedness that is borrowed outside of China, including, for example, the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Foreign Debt Rules, the notifications must be delivered by our controlling stockholder, who we do not control, and approvals from the NDRC, if granted, can take up to several months to receive. As a result, for so long as we may be subject to the Foreign Debt Rules, the Foreign Debt Rules may significantly adversely impact our ability to incur new indebtedness or amend our existing indebtedness on competitive terms, on a timely basis, or at all, and may subject us to adverse consequences if we or our controlling stockholder do not comply with the applicable requirements thereunder. Similar rules may be implemented by China that could create additional risks to our ability to borrow or otherwise operate as a publicly traded company in the United States.
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Our current stock ownership by Chinese investors has caused us, and may in the future cause us, to become subject to new or additional laws and regulations in China. For example, in 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (the “NDRC”) released the Administrative Measures for the Review and Registration of Medium and Long-Term Foreign Debt of Enterprises (the “Foreign Debt Rules”). The Foreign Debt Rules require companies that are controlled by Chinese entities, including us, to notify and receive certain approvals from the NDRC before we can issue or materially amend the terms of certain indebtedness that is borrowed outside of China, including, for example, the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Foreign Debt Rules, the notifications must be delivered by our controlling stockholder, who we do not control, and approvals from the NDRC, if granted, can take up to several months to receive. As a result, for so long as we may be subject to the Foreign Debt Rules, the Foreign Debt Rules may significantly adversely impact our ability to incur new indebtedness or amend our existing indebtedness on competitive terms, on a timely basis, or at all, and may subject us to adverse consequences if we or our controlling stockholder do not comply with the applicable requirements thereunder. We are currently working with our controlling stockholder to seek the approval of the NDRC for the latest amendment to the Credit Agreement. The amendment provides that the extension of the maturity date for our Revolving Credit Facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including the approval of the NDRC for the amendment. If our controlling stockholder is unable to obtain such approval, the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility will not be extended under the latest amendment and the Revolving Credit Facility could terminate on March 11, 2026. Similar rules may be implemented by China that could create additional risks to our ability to borrow or otherwise operate as a publicly traded company in the United States.
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On May 9, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $150.0 million of our common stock. Under the repurchase program, repurchases can be made using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations. The repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the our discretion.
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On May 9, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $150.0 million of our common stock. Under the repurchase program, repurchases can be made using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations. The
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-43- addition, various equity-based research organizations have published reports on Chinese companies after examining their corporate governance practices, related party transactions, sales practices and financial statements, and these reports have led to special investigations and listing suspensions on U.S. national exchanges. While we are not a Chinese company, any similar scrutiny of us, regardless of its merit, could have an adverse effect upon our business, including our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and prospects. Additionally, should we be the subject of or indirectly covered by new legislation or executive orders addressed at protecting American investments in Chinese or Chinese-owned companies, our revenues and profitability would be materially reduced and our business and results of operations would be seriously harmed.
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-44- repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the our discretion.