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"I believe you all should understand in your heart what the purpose of convening the general shareholders' meeting here today is. Therefore, I will not talk in circles with you here and go directly to the topic." As the current largest shareholder of Tottenham, As the main protagonist of this conference, George was the first to speak on stage. And George's speech also adhered to his usual style, which is to never be muddled when it is time to be straightforward: "In my opinion, most of the people here probably don't want to continue to be trapped in this junk stock of Tottenham and watch helplessly. Isn’t the property that I have saved with great difficulty constantly shrinking?
"As for my purpose, I believe you all know it in your heart, so I won't say more." Seeing that most people present nodded in agreement, George continued his speech with satisfaction, "And I also believe that, Everyone here must be hoping that I can offer you a high price to buy the Tottenham shares you hold, and preferably make some money in the process. 1 Don’t really want to sue me with a complaint? The government.”
George's guess is correct. Although Levy claimed in the announcement that the general meeting of shareholders was convened this time to solicit the opinions of all shareholders to see if everyone agreed with George's acquisition of Tottenham and whether to seek help and support from the British government. But in fact, just like Joe Lewis, the vast majority of Tottenham shareholders intend to use this topic as a guise to take a look at George's acquisition offer at this meeting. If the price is right, they may choose to sell the stock to George directly at this meeting.
As for applying for government support in the name of George's hostile takeover, most Tottenham shareholders present had never considered it from the beginning. You must know that the Nelson family has a very special status in the UK. If George, as the first heir, expresses his willingness to acquire Tottenham, the British government will generally not deny him this face in such a trivial matter. Therefore, Tottenham shareholders who are aware of this situation will not consider this option, and shareholders who have this intention are at an absolute disadvantage in holding shares, and it is difficult to get enough speeches at this meeting. right.
It can be said that George's acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur this time, after he secretly took care of the government, there is no possibility of failure. The only question is how much real money George will spend to buy Tottenham shares!
"...So, I don't intend to continue to whet your appetite or waste time, just announce the stock acquisition price here." George said as he took out a stack of documents from his briefcase. , "As of the closing of the London stock market yesterday, the listing price of Tottenham shares on the London Stock Exchange was approximately 42 pence per share. And I am now planning to purchase the Tottenham shares in your hands at a price of 80 pence per share. I don't know. , are everyone satisfied with the purchase price I offered?"
80p! This young man actually wanted to buy our shares at 80p per share! Is he crazy?
Sure enough, as soon as George's words came out of his mouth, an eight-magnitude earthquake was triggered in the venue. No one expected that George would spend such a large amount of money to acquire the Tottenham shares they held at a price that was nearly double the current market price!
You can't blame these people for being so shocked when they see that price tag. You know, if all these Tottenham shareholders sell their Tottenham shares to George at the current price, then George will have to spend at least nearly 80 million pounds to buy these shares. Including the 40 million pounds previously spent from Alan Sugar and the cost of collecting scattered shares from the stock market, George's expenditure on acquiring Tottenham will exceed 120 million pounds!
Using such an outrageous price to acquire a Premier League club that has been in the middle of the league all year round and does not have many well-known stars. This kind of thing was enough to make George a stupid person in the eyes of people in 2003. . You know, when Abramovich acquired Chelsea, the Russians only spent 140 million pounds (not counting the debt repayment), and Chelsea is better than Tottenham in terms of popularity and performance. The opponent is much better.
However, for George Nelson, who had already raised enough liquidity for this purpose, this expenditure had long been expected. After all, unlike Chelsea, where most of the shares are concentrated in the hands of Bates, as the world's first football club listed on the stock exchange, Tottenham's equity is very dispersed. Therefore, in order to complete the acquisition as soon as possible so that he can have enough time to reorganize the club and team, George can only use this method to get rid of these shareholders.
"The relevant procedures have been prepared by my subordinates, which are the documents in my hand now. If you think the price I gave is acceptable, then please sign your name on the agreement and mark The number of stocks you hold is enough." It seemed that the shareholders present were not given time to calm down and think. George, who had just dropped a bombshell, immediately broke the news again, "Of course, due to legal restrictions, this For this agreement to officially take effect, it needs to be approved by the government and allowed me to conduct a tender offer. I hope you can understand."
After hearing George's words, those Tottenham shareholders who were about to go on stage to receive an agreement nodded in agreement and expressed their understanding. After all, the British government's supervision of corporate acquisitions is very strict, and the relevant procedures are also very complicated, especially when it comes to dealing with foreign capital. Although for people like George, the government's supervision will be slightly relaxed and it will secretly provide him with a lot of conveniences, but others present are not aware of this matter, so they readily accept George's statement.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Viscount Nelson." Just when most of the Tottenham shareholders present were whispering, satisfied with the purchase price offered by George, and planning to sign their names on the agreement, a An inappropriate voice suddenly came out, "I want to know, what is your purpose of buying Tottenham? And, as we all know, you can be said to be very talented in the football coaching industry. This time you were able to raise so much money." It is indeed beyond the expectations of all of us here to have enough funds to operate such a large-scale acquisition, but there is no guarantee that after becoming the chairman of Tottenham Club, you will be able to do what you did when you were the acting head coach of Manchester United. Still able to perform well.”
"Oh? I really didn't expect that among these shareholders of Tottenham, there are actually people who care about the future development of the team." George, who was thinking so in his heart, took a closer look and found that the person who spoke turned out to be a famous Tottenham player and also a professional. England's top-flight goalscoring record holder, Jimmy Greaves.
"Mr. Greaves, I'm glad to see you here." For this legend, one of the greatest strikers in the history of English football and the top scorer in Tottenham's history, George naturally wanted to pay tribute to him on this occasion. The other party showed enough respect, "Your opinion makes sense. Yes, compared to the coaching position that has proven my ability with practical actions, I am indeed just a newcomer in the position of club president. But who can guarantee that , A person without similar experience will definitely not be able to do this job? You know, when I took over the coaching of Manchester United's first team from Sir Alex Ferguson, the outside world's evaluation of me was very similar to yours just now."
"Uh...I'm sorry, Mr. Viscount, I made a mistake this time." After hearing George's retort, Greaves was speechless and had no choice but to express his apology to George. Because he found that what the other party said did make sense - not to mention that neither Berlusconi nor Florentino had served as presidents of football clubs before becoming the presidents of AC Milan and Real Madrid. experience, but didn’t these two later build their respective clubs into world-famous top clubs?
Since there are these two successful cases first, and George has a miraculous performance of taking orders at the last moment but eventually leading the team to win the championship, Greaves naturally cannot say here that the ambitious George Nelson cannot do this. So next, Greaves, who had an explosive sense of responsibility, asked George questions about Tottenham's future development and team building plans, intending to see if the other party really had Tottenham, and the latter, who had already prepared, also Answer the questions truthfully, but keep the details secret on the grounds of confidentiality.
George was very satisfied with the persistent attitude shown by Greaves. Because there are still many shareholders like Greaves who care about the future of the club. Therefore, the more serious the other party becomes at this time, and if he can convince the other party in the process, then those shareholders who are in the same position as Greaves will probably be affected by this and sell their shares to him.
"Well, Mr. Viscount, you have successfully convinced me that I am willing to sell you my Tottenham shares." After getting a satisfactory answer from George, Greaves signed the agreement readily. He mentioned his name, "I believe that under your leadership, Tottenham will surpass Arsenal sooner or later and become the leader of London City!"
Under the call of Greaves, the legendary star, those shareholders who originally had doubts about George's acquisition of Tottenham and were in the same trenches as Greaves signed the agreement and agreed to transfer their shares to After watching the whole Q&A between the two, they were convinced that George was indeed a very reliable candidate for chairman.
All the preparations have been done so fully that even if the goddess of luck does not favor George, he can still achieve a considerable degree of success. At least, this is much better than the club still under the control of the old stingy Joe Lewis.
In this way, the negotiation meeting related to the acquisition of Tottenham's equity finally ended with George Nelson's overall victory. At this shareholder meeting, George purchased more than 50% of Tottenham shares for a total of 80 million pounds. This means that as long as the government passes the review of his acquisition, George's shareholding ratio in Tottenham Club will surge to 85%!
Next, as long as Levi, as a representative of Tottenham Club, notifies the London Stock Exchange and relevant government departments, stating that they do not believe that George's acquisition is a hostile takeover, that is, if they agree with him to launch the next step of the tender offer, Then this deal involving half of Tottenham's equity can be officially completed!
By then, George, who owns 85% of the shares, will have the power to delist Tottenham from the London Stock Exchange and become the new master of White Hart Lane!
