KSE complete compulsory purchase of Arsenal shares, de-list from stock exchange

According to a news release on the NEX Exchange, KSE have completed the compulsory purchase of the remaining Arsenal shares, giving them a 100% shareholding in the club.

Stan Kroenke’s investment vehicle last month purchased Alisher Usmanov’s stake in the club for £550m, and under company law could then force the sale of all other shares, including those of long-term fans who had no desire or intention to sell.

We now wait and now what kind of an Arsenal world we’ll live in now that Kroenke has full control, and whether we’ll hear anything from them about their ambitions from the club above and beyond what was in the offer document.

Changes have taken place at boardroom level with the upcoming departure of Ivan Gazidis and the appointments of Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham as Head of Football and Managing Director respectively.

More boardroom shuffles are expected with Josh Kroenke, already a board member, expected to take a more hands on role, and some new arrivals and further departures would be no surprise.