Celtic Share Discussion Threads

[aughton 3] 15/2/2008 21:10

yanks showing an interest, directors adding, net debt coming down, smells like a takeover

[louie76] 15/2/2008 20:51

Can't see this moving much higher for a while...

[aughton 3] 15/2/2008 20:40

have been adding in last month, at least 50% upside from here

[louie76] 15/2/2008 20:33

Aughton 3
3 different classes of share. True market cap, very roughly £90mill.

[aughton 3] 15/2/2008 20:21

most of the turnover appears to be due to less income from transfer fees, net debt dropped significantly, market cap of under 60 million when Derby went for 55 million??? does not add up

[thwaiteuk] 15/2/2008 12:07

Interims out.

They still look pretty good despite being down on turnover and profit compared to last years exceptional year.

[thwaiteuk] 15/2/2008 08:28

From The Times

Peter Lawwell promises to back Gordon Strachan after Celtic make rich
list
Phil Gordon

Celtic are ready to hang on to their unique position in the top 20 of
the world's richest football clubs, by backing Gordon Strachan in his
efforts to replicate perennial Champions League membership just as
they prepare to bank another £3 million when they face Barcelona next
week.

The last 16 tie is worth at least that amount in ticket sales and
television revenue, as Celtic discovered last season when they faced
AC Milan at the same stage. The Champions League run last season
contributed hugely to Celtic's financial rise that saw them post a
record profit and a turnover of £75.2 million, which allowed them to
move up to seventeenth place in the Deloitte Football Money League.

Celtic are the only Scottish club to make it into that elite group and
also the only club to come from outside the "big five" countries of
Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France.

The revenue-based league table was for the 2006-07 season and the
indications are that Celtic could move towards even bigger sums this
season. Rangers featured in last year's table, thanks to their own run
to the last 16 of the Champions League in 2005-06 when Celtic failed
to qualify at all, but drop out in the latest standings.

Peter Lawwell, the chief executive, hailed Celtic's financial success
and stressed the club would continue to support Strachan as he builds
a team to achieve success on the field, with Champions League
qualification increasingly vital in maintaining high levels of
profitability.

"It is a fantastic achievement for Celtic to be the seventeen7th in
the world in terms of turnover," Lawwell said. "This demonstrates the
level of financial commitment from our supporters around the world,
together with the highly successful management of the club's
commercial activity and excellent on-field success.

"To be the only club in the world in this league table outwith the top
five footballing nations is particularly pleasing, when considering
the insignificant value of media rights in Scotland compared to these
other nations. The benefit of such turnover levels is clearly that
this has given us the opportunity to invest in the team on the field,
something which we will continue to do."

The difference between Celtic and the rest of the top 20 is that they
receive huge revenues from television. Celtic's cut of the Scottish
Premier League's deal with Setanta is about £1.2 million. Broadcasting
revenue can be hiked by the Old Firm through Champions League screen
appearances. In essence, Celtic's rise in revenue is down to increased
merchandising. The club has capitalised on shirt sales in Japan with
the arrival of Shunsuke Nakamura and the fan base in Scotland and
Ireland has bought huge amounts of merchandise, too.

Lawwell paid tribute to those fans, and the 53,000 season-ticket
holders who put their money into Celtic. "We would like to take this
opportunity to thank our fans for their continued commitment and
support."

Real Madrid are in first position, with Manchester United second and
Barcelona third. A total of six English clubs feature in the top 20,
with four each from Germany and Italy, three Spanish sides and two
from France.

[thwaiteuk] 07/1/2008 16:08

A buy at 67p. Could be pushing through 70p this week.

[louie76] 07/1/2008 12:15

I had been looking for an entry.Fear I may have missed the boat.

[thwaiteuk] 07/1/2008 11:34

Now moving up nicely today.

[thwaiteuk] 07/1/2008 10:35

A lot of speculation as to where this is going now with directors upping their stakes over the new year.

[louie76] 21/12/2007 23:09

Surprised share price didn't surge on this news.Old news to insiders I suppose...

[gemini99] 21/12/2007 12:16

Celtic play Barcelona in CL knock-out stages

Fisher is a bilionaire. It could get interesting.

[louie76] 21/12/2007 12:08

Thinking of getting back in here!

[thwaiteuk] 20/12/2007 16:10

John J Fisher, the son of GAP Clothing founder, Donald George Fisher, has purchased a 3.24% share in Celtic.

Fisher, 46, is ranked 317th in Forbes Magazine's list of wealthy Americans.

Fisher is the co-owner of Major League Baseball team, Oakland Athletics and also donates to poor American schools.

BBC Scotland understands Fisher was previously interested in purchasing a share in Rangers and attended a recent match at Ibrox with Sir David Murray, but opted to invest in their rivals.

[mickinvest] 11/12/2007 09:53

Over the last few weeks, I sold all my shares here, I've slowly noticed a sea of change at the club as it tries to push itself towards the corporate hangerons.

The club no longer listens to the ordinary fans and wrongly thinks it will go on as present replacing the ordinary fan with corporate cash.

I'm sick of the way they treated fans with their direct debit problems resulting in many who had paid getting refused entry at the turnstyle and being told to visit the ticket office, I'm sick of being charged something like £12 booking fee for me and my sons CL tickets, my son is sick of the queues at half time where he can't get his drink and has to miss part of the game to get served, also sitting in a stadium with sicko stewards with no respect and no intention of assisting people, just there to look powerful, sick of signing players who feel no great passion for the club, and of fans being told they will be thrown out for singing, thrown out for bringing banners the suits don't like, this is no growing club, this is a club close to crisis when we hit a bad patch and then I'll really be sick :>(

Mick

[louie76] 04/12/2007 17:20

RNS Number:0589J
Celtic PLC
03 December 2007


CELTIC PLC

Total voting rights

3 December 2007

As a result of further conversions of Convertible Preferred Ordinary Shares of
100p ("CPO Shares") in the capital of Celtic plc during November 2007, the
Company's issued share capital at 30 November 2007 was as follows:

88,455,656 Ordinary Shares of 1p each
14,572,525 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Ordinary Shares of 100p each
16,798,943 Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares of 60 p each
436,768,776 Deferred Shares of 1p each

Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares do not carry voting rights. Deferred
Shares are not listed, are not transferable and carry no voting rights or
substantive economic rights.

The above figures for Ordinary Shares and CPO Shares may be used by shareholders
as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change their interest, under the
FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Between 1 September 2007, when the CPO Shares became convertible, and 30
November 2007 3,435,523 CPO Shares have been converted into 7,145,887 new
Ordinary Shares of 1p each and 336,406,413 Deferred Shares of 1p each. 5,066,095
of the new Ordinary Shares have been admitted to trading on AIM to date and
application has been made for the remaining 2,079,792 to be admitted to trading
on AIM with dealings expected to commence on 10 December 2007.

End.


C'MON THE HOOPS!

[thwaiteuk] 27/11/2007 12:45

Some land deals being done around Celtic Park in the build up to the Commonwealth Games.
------------------------------------------------------
Land and property adjacent to Celtic Park

Proposed Acquisition from, and Disposals to Celtic PLC

Purpose of Report:
To advise Committee on the Proposed acquisition of Strathy Park by the
Council and the terms of disposal to Celtic plc of the former Westthorn
Recreation Ground

Recommendations:
That Committee agrees :-
1. to the acquisition of Strathy Park from Celtic plc on the terms
agreed in this report
2. to the disposal of Westthorn Recreation Ground to Celtic plc on the
terms agreed in this
report
3. notes the progress made with the disposal of various Council owned
sites within the Celtic
'triangle' to Celtic plc
4. notes the progress made with the location of a new Coach Park to be
built within the
environs of the National Indoor Sports Arena.

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 A report to the Executive Committee by the Director of Regeneration
Service on 19 January 2007 agreed to the disposal of various Council
owned sites within the Celtic 'triangle' to Celtic plc. In addition the
terms of the lease to Celtic plc of the repositioned car park within the
environs of the National Indoor Sports Arena were agreed, as well as the
acquisition of Strathy Park from Celtic plc and the disposal of the
former Westthorn Recreation Ground to Celtic plc. The sites are shown on
the attached plan.

2. CURRENT POSITION

2.1 The detailed legal documentation for all these 4 issues is currently
ongoing and it is likely that this documentation will be completed by
the end of this calendar year.

2.2 The 2 issues that required to be resolved were the acquisition terms
of Strathy Park and the disposal terms of Westthorn Recreation Ground.

3. TERMS AGREED

3.1 Strathy Park
The ground has been independently valued in terms of the Committee
authority of 19 January by James Barr, Chartered Surveyors, and a market
value of £500,000 has been put on this area of ground by this company.
Both parties to the arbitration agreed to abide by the outcome of this
process subject to the usual representations that can be made. The
officers view is that this valuation is fair and reasonable in the
circumstances.

3.2 Westthorn Recreation Ground
The Council and the agents of Celtic plc have agreed that the valuation
of this site can be fairly stated as £675,000 given the number of units
which can be built on the site and the level of abnormal ground works
associated with the site. Other terms agreed are as follows:
• If the site is to be sold on by Celtic within 5 years from the date of
entry, the Council will be entitled to 50% of any uplift in value
• The Council will retain the right of servitude to its existing land
holdings(allotments) in terms of the original missives of lease
• Celtic will pay to the Council £10,000 as a contribution to its
expenses
• The date of entry will be mutually agreed between the parties

4. CONCLUSION
These matters have been ongoing for some considerable time and agreement
to these valuations will allow rapid development in an area which is in
and beside the site of the proposed Commonwealth Games Athletes Village.

[traderabc] 22/11/2007 18:33

So far this small cap is performing very well,the markets are getting hammered ,small caps more so and this one is staying strong,very impressive.

[thwaiteuk] 21/11/2007 18:14

And another one:

Celtic PLC
21 November 2007


Celtic plc

Significant shareholding

21 November 2007

Celtic plc has today, 21 November 2007, received notification on behalf of Mr
John Keane under DTR 5.1.2R that on 16 November 2007 Mr Keane acquired 1,426,000
Ordinary Shares of 1p each and 100,000 Convertible Preferred Ordinary Shares of
100p each in the capital of the Company.

Prior to the transactions Mr Keane was interested in 4.99% of the voting rights
in the Company, consisting of interests directly in 4,474,747 Ordinary Shares of
1p each (4.38% of voting rights) and indirectly in 625,000 Convertible Preferred
Ordinary Shares of 100 p each (0.61% of voting rights), calculated on the basis
of the issued voting capital announced at the end of October 2007.

Following the transactions, Mr Keane is interested in 6.488% of the voting
rights in the Company, consisting of direct interests in 5,900,747 Ordinary
Shares ( 5.78% of voting rights) and 100,000 Convertible Preferred Ordinary
Shares (0.098% of voting rights) in his own name and in the name of J Keane
Nominees, and an indirect interest in 625,000 Convertible Preferred Ordinary
Shares of 100p each (0.61% of voting rights ) in Hanom 1 Limited.

[mickinvest] 21/11/2007 17:26

Thats some top up and presume totally outside any convertible preference share conversion although will check later to confirm.

Mick

[thwaiteuk] 21/11/2007 17:23

Director buying:

Celtic Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number:2374I
Celtic PLC
21 November 2007


CELTIC PLC

Director Shareholding
21 November 2007

Celtic plc ("the Company") has been notified today, 21 November 2007, that Tom
Allison, a non-executive director of the Company, acquired 1,252,505 Ordinary
Shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company, at a price of 60 pence per
share on 16 November 2007.

Following the transaction, Mr Allison is interested, directly and through
connected persons in 1,757,505 Ordinary Shares representing 1.98% of the issued
capital in that class and 1.7 % of overall voting rights.

[louie76] 16/11/2007 15:47

Don't think so lqs .They have recently spent a lot of money upgrading the south stand internally.