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Textor could take Everton public if he succeeds with takeover
John Textor could eventually float Everton in the stock exchange as well as his Eagle Football Group according to a report in The Guardian, giving fans and other investors the chance to buy public shares in the Club.
Textor and a group of un-named partners believe they are less than three months away from completing a deal to buy Farhad Moshiri's 94.1% stake in the Club while they plan to take Eagle public in the United States later this month.
The Missouri-born entrepreneur hopes to raise around $400m from the initial public offering and Matt Hughes reports that they might also plan an IPO for the Blues down the road.
Currently, the only clubs to have gone public are Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur who trade on the NYSE and Arsenal whose shares are available on the ISDX market.
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2 Posted 14/09/2024 at 01:04:09
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3 Posted 14/09/2024 at 09:14:30
I was wondering about that as a shareholder myself. I'm an itinerant member of the Everton Shareholders Association — I say 'itinerant' because I neglect to renew my membership and don't seem to get any reminders.
I used to track the irregular meetings ESA had with Everton senior management but, with the latest revamp of the club's official website, the minutes from those meetings have now disappeared… replaced, I suspect, by the Fan Advisory Board, which includes a nominal shareholder seat.
But back to your questions: It's all conjecture at this stage, obviously, but I believe the individual shareholders have to be respected as it appears they have been throughout Moshiri's turbulent ownership, despite the progressive erosion of shareholder rights and privileges at the club itself, as set in motion by Kenwright years ago.
The value of individual privately traded Everton Shares has held up remarkably well through all the turmoil, as evidenced by this recent share auction.
The exact nature of the public offering would determine if more shares are issued, and what initial sale price is put on them. If there is a new share or rights issue, that's usually done on a pro rata basis with a number of new shares offered to existing shareholders.
What that share price might be relative to the remarkably robust £3,500 set in August is of course anyone's guess. And what it would do after public listing is of course a complete unknown.
4 Posted 14/09/2024 at 09:42:59
EFCSA may not send reminders as such but a gentle hint is usually included in their periodic emails.
As for share price, it puzzled me when 100,000 new shares were issued and the unit price barely fluctuated.
What happens to us minority shareholders if the club goes public is anyone's guess.
5 Posted 17/09/2024 at 17:38:36
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1 Posted 13/09/2024 at 13:59:58
It would be nice to own a tiny price of the Blues, and make us even closer to the team we support.