Originally Posted by
NAE NOOKIE
Yes indeed, it would be very interesting to find out who these larger shareholders are.
There are 20 entries on the shareholders list shown as either 'investments' or 'nominees' ... they hold 11,857,000 shares. That's not unusual in itself, I would imagine many listed companies have shares owned by such bodies ... but with few exceptions they all have names referring local geography, which suggests at least some of them were only set up to buy Hibs shares ... after all, what normal investment vehicle would be daft enough to buy shares in a Scottish football club expecting a return on them for its anonymous members?
Having said that, there's the concern ... the only way a big return could be possible is if for example the land ER is built on was desired for construction and the owner received an offer he could't or didn't want to, refuse .... that would put anybody owning those 11,857,000 shares in a good position if money is their only concern.
I exempt 'North Castle Street' from this theory who amusingly own 10 shares :greengrin