Prospectus sums, tax relief and Teenage Cancer

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I’ve had an initial read through the prospectus for yet another Newco, this time Rangers International Football Club plc, which “was incorporated with the intention of acquiring RFCL upon Admission in order to allow an investment in the Company to qualify for VCT and EIS tax relief”.

There can be no qualms from HMRC that anything has been hidden from them this time, incorporated to allow an investment to qualify for tax relief.  RFCL (Rangers Football Club Limited) is not eligible for VCT and EIS tax relief, so the incorporation of a new company was necessary.  HMRC provisions require VCT and EIS schemes to be used for genuine trading purposes, not as part of a tax avoidance scheme, so I’m sure the Newco’s lawyers have got all their details correct.

On the subject of getting details correct, the prospectus notes there are 33,415, 200 RFCL shares in issue.  It then goes on to list the shareholdings of entities which own over 3% of the company, and lists 36,385,200 shares in this category.  Shares held by entities with less than 3% of the company’s shares, such as the £700k-basic-per-annum-Ramsdens-Cup-flop McCoist, are on top of this 36million.

The prospectus also notes that if the issue is fully subscribed the new shareholders will own 63.3% of shares, not the 53.6% my calculator suggests (existing shares: 33.4152m, placing: 24.242875m, offer: 14.285714m).

Charlie Green is paying £2.5m for this issue, perhaps the cost of a calculator would have blown the budget.

Most curiously of all, the identity of those behind Blue Pitch Holdings, remains undeclared.

As you should know by now, the year ahead is an enormous one for the club.  Many among the support, and at the club, want to use our 125th year to reaffirm why we are more than just a football club – we are a humanitarian phenomenon.

You are going to hear a lot about this over the next 12 months but this week you, me and everyone else are called to assist Teenage Cancer Trust and Celtic Charity by supporting a totally unique opportunity.

One of the world’s genuine A-list celebrities is lending his talent to our cause.  Today, Rod Stewart’s new single, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, is released in aid of Celtic Charity and Teenage Cancer Trust.  You can download or buy a CD from Amazon, Play.com or, if you really want to, iTunes.

I want the objectives of the 125 4 125 campaign to succeed.  This is a year when the Celtic Movement can push ahead in a way no other club or group can.  The Rod Stewart brand gives us an opportunity to raise the profile of the larger campaign higher than the combines efforts of thousands of us online. He’s also a genuine, bleed-green fan with Celtic in his heart.

Encourage everyone you know to buy the single and get it as high up the charts this week as possible.  You Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas now.

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  1. NatKnow - "We welcome the paper-chase..." on

    Can I just say that Sportscene is an absolute jobby of a sports show. It’s got all the glamour of a wet week in Rhyl.

  2. Weefra

     

     

    The great waldo had to watch the hoops lift the spl trophy then the champions league run of form.

  3. praecepta

     

     

    Brilliant pmsl there

     

     

    Sipsini

     

     

    You are all safe enough ma two weans will vouch for that. :)))

     

     

    Weefra HH

  4. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Doc…,

     

    Ok the, hopefully it is, nobody tell me the score I want to be surprised

  5. Can’t be bothered with Sportscene and have watched the start of Match of the Day.

     

     

    Man City’s problems? That’s above my pay-grade, but something that struck me very clearly and which is a bigger part of the problem than I know how to articulate, is that when Wayne Rooney scored to make it 0-1 to Man United, the camera showed the crowd in the background of his celebration. It was wealthy looking Asian people wearing Man City scarves. They were elbowing each other to get the best shot of Rooney on their handheld devices.

     

     

    Why is this a problem? I don’t know exactly, but I’m sure it is.

  6. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    Anyone know when Rod started supporting Celtic….?

  7. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Lucky it wisnae Greig on the podium see in as how he’s crawled back into the limelight.

  8. praecepta

     

     

    Ha, something similar could be said about Dublin, how times have changed.

     

     

    Anyways, had a no to bad a day on the exchanges, if only St Etiene had managed to score, it would have been better by a fair bit.

     

     

    Christmas is paid for thanks to the double last night, I risked a few bob.

     

     

    The Strongest would have made the new year had they won tonight, had them in a treble with a couple of others who came in, but as ever, can’t win em all.

  9. neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

    21:03 on

     

    9 December, 2012

     

    Vmhan,

     

    ……..

     

    My haze or your yin ?

     

    V

  10. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Doc…,

     

    You know fine well I have a selective memory I choose no to remember the score, hope we never got beat :oD)))

  11. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Vmhan,

     

    You know I’m no fussy, fuzzy yes but no fussy, we a hazy have a look :oD)))

  12. St.Stivs,

     

     

    I posted an answer on the last thread ( page 28) to something you asked me about yesterday.

     

     

    Good luck.

  13. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    jude2005 is neil lennon \o/

     

     

    22:48 on 9 December, 2012

     

    67H

     

     

    !0th of Jan 1945!!

     

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    doc is neil lennon

     

     

    22:49 on 9 December, 2012

     

    67H

     

    Rod met Jock Stein in London, Jock told Rod all about Celtic, he has supported the club since then, early 70′s.

     

     

    you’reinmyheartCSC

     

     

    WOW …….. God bless Big Jock, and God bless Rod Stewart ………

     

     

    LOL……

  14. Anyone know if one of the historic figures paraded at Ibrox yesterday was Maurice Johnstone?

     

    Surely the most historically signing EVER made in 140 years!

     

     

    Notice Gordon Dalziel couldn’t make it either, must still be married to the same woman that made him unwanted at Ibrox in the first place.

  15. TET

     

     

    Had a weekend of last minute/ injury time goals that cost me a fortune (could have been in Sun Valley with Kojo and the bunnies).

     

     

    RvP cost me a £400 ‘trixie’ – bet City @6/1 in play draw with Milan @ 7/2 (were trailing 1-0) + Juve @ evens.

     

     

    Had Spurs @3/1 (2 late goals) – had Celtic @-2 (injury time goal) – ended up circa £5 in front for all my efforts!

     

     

    BackToTheDrawingBoardCFC!

  16. Canamalar, I’ve not been moon howling since last weekend old chap, so not sure of the lingo, it’s a wee bit hazy to me old Bhoy.

     

     

    Night all up at the back o 5am zzzzzzzzz

  17. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    Sorry, the LOL was for you, Jude 2005 ……… That show was just brilliant

  18. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Sportscene playing to form. We win we are on last?? WE loss or draw we are on first!!

  19. Jude 2005.

     

     

    Greig stated he was only back for the fans.

     

    He spoke volumes with that statement as is in he doesn’t trust the snake.

     

    More fools the huns that buy shares.hh

  20. Packy bonner talking shoite… Izzy caught out of position bombing forward.

     

    Ball went down our right side … Into the middle. And izzy and adam playing a more forward role yesterday.

  21. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    jude2005 is neil lennon \o/

     

     

    23:02 on

     

    9 December, 2012

     

     

    Sportscene playing to form. We win we are on last?? WE loss or draw we are on first!!

     

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    I stopped watching Sportscene about 5 years ago……….watch Channel67 nowadays

  22. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Rod was a Scotland fan because his father was.

     

    I heard it was Kenny Dalglish who was in the Scotland team,who turned Rod on to Celtic.

     

    See the game v Spartak.

  23. praecepta

     

     

    The only way I seem to make anything is accept very little profit, I usually only do singles and doubles, a treble or two and I always throw in a acca.

     

     

    Time after time it’s the singles and doubles that come in.

     

     

    Tis a human trait is the greed, that’s how the bookie always wins.

     

     

    The likes of Everton today would have bust quite a few on the inplay market, I keep telling myself that I need to stop, but, like any addiction, harder than it is.

     

     

    If I started to lose regular, I would stop, as I don’t have the disposable income to throw away, I start with a pot at the start of the season, if it goes, it’s gone, no more, I am strong that way, learned over the years that a 1% win is better than a 1% loss.

  24. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    TET,

     

    “I usually only do singles and doubles, a treble or two and I always throw in a acca”

     

    Love it :oD)))

     

    I ususally only gamble when I’m betting

  25. The Boy Jinky

     

     

    23:08 on 9 December, 2012

     

     

    I loved the way Neil set up the team against Killie.

     

     

    Efe and Victor are excellent footballers. Saturday we were set up so we could take risks.

     

     

    When Victor made that dash forward in the hope of scoring for Celtic against Benfica, all he done was expose us to a very threatening counter attack. Both Efe and Victor are special players that are the real deal.

     

     

    Domestically they will be allowed to do what they were doing on Saturday and be really encouraged to do it. Europe, well I never ever want to see Victor make that sort of run again. ;))

  26. canamalar

     

     

    Feck off :>)))

     

     

    I suppose I walked into it tho……..

     

     

    BTW, no betting shops over here, every bar would have a puggie, they pay out 200 euros, well they don’t, but they could.

     

     

    I have one account, can’t register another, I tried the other week, to register in the wifes name, but it was rejected as I was using my credit card.

     

     

    Big Brother sure is a watchin :>)))