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Unpacking the West Ham news cycle.

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Amanda Staveley’s bid for West Ham shares

Started Last Movement

Amanda Staveley’s consortium agreed to buy the Gold family’s 25% West Ham stake, but the resulting shareholder process produced an agreement for Daniel Křetínský to become the club’s largest single shareholder instead.

West Ham have confirmed the agreement, although the transactions are not yet complete.

No-Guff Summary

  • West Ham have confirmed Křetínský has agreed to acquire enough shares to become the club’s largest shareholder.
  • The reported split would give him 46%, with David Sullivan on 40% and Tripp Smith on 11%.
  • The transactions are not complete; Křetínský says he will address supporters after completion.
Development

BBC reports Křetínský agreement for 46% West Ham stake

BBC Sport reported that Daniel Křetínský had agreed a deal expected to lift his West Ham stake to 46% and make him the club’s largest single shareholder.

The proposed split would leave David Sullivan with 40% and Tripp Smith with 11%. It followed Amanda Staveley’s consortium agreeing to buy the Gold family’s 25% holding, which triggered the existing shareholders’ right to buy those shares instead.

At that point, this was an attributed report rather than club confirmation, and the transactions had not been shown as complete.

Sources

  • BBC Sport (opens in a new tab) — Reported that Daniel Křetínský had agreed a deal expected to increase his West Ham stake to 46%, making him the club’s largest single shareholder, with the transactions still to be completed.