Bolton Wanderers Director Eddie Davies is the new owner of Burnden Leisure PLC after securing 94% of the shares in the football club it was confirmed at the clubs Annual General Meeting on Monday evening.
As reported earlier in the month, the Isle Of Wight based businessman who attends Bolton games on a regular basis and was born in Little Lever takes the majority ownership of the football club he has supported since a child and a director of the club since late 1999.
The major item on the agenda was a £2.2m share issue submitted by Mr Davies to help pay off a bank loan which the club has had hanging over them and could have forced them to sell star players had Mr Davies not put the money in. 79% where in favour of this which now means that Davies who was awarded an OBE in 2000 will be the owner and Phil Gartside will remain as chairman.
I'm not really up to date on accountancy but full details can be found on the clubs official site from today www.bwfc.co.uk