Notice of Two Special General Meetings on 22nd December 2005 and a Request for Nominations for the Election of a Nominee to the Board of Brentford Football Club.
We are now in the final phase of negotiations to complete the acquisition of the majority shareholdings in Brentford FC Ltd (BFC), Griffin Park Stadium Ltd (GPSL) and Brentford Holdings Ltd. Information about the arrangements for the takeover is enclosed, together with the Agendas and Proxy voting forms for two Special General Meetings arranged for Thursday 22nd December.
Special General Meeting No.1
The Bees United Board has received a requisition signed by more than 10% of the members calling for a Special General Meeting to consider a resolution expressing no confidence in Graham Hall. Graham was elected by members in September 2004 as a Bees United nominee to serve on the Board of BFC.
The Special General Meeting No.1 will be held at 7.30pm on 22 December in Stripes at Griffin Park. A copy of the Agenda and a proxy voting form are enclosed, together with statements from the BIAS Committee in favour and from Graham Hall against the resolution.
Special General Meeting No.2
In view of the magnitude of the project to takeover the football club the Bees United Board want to offer our members the opportunity to discuss the arrangements and to express your support or otherwise for the acquisition.
To avoid the time, inconvenience and cost of arranging a separate occasion, the Board have called a Special General Meeting No.2 to be held at 8.00pm on 22 December in Stripes at Griffin Park. A copy of the Agenda and a proxy voting form are enclosed, together with information about the acquisition arrangements.
Election for a Supporter Director to the Board of Brentford Football Club
As outlined in the enclosed information the Bees United Board has decided that the BFC board will be restructured on completion of the acquisition of the majority shareholding in the football club in January. In preparation for this and with the agreement of Graham Hall the Bees United Board are now inviting nominations for candidates to stand in an election for one place as a Supporter Director nominated to serve on the newly constituted football club board.
The result will be decided on the basis of 'a single transferable vote system' and will be administered by the Electoral Reform Service. We are now seeking nominations from Bees United members who wish to stand as candidates in this election.
To be eligible to represent Bees United on the football club board you must:
1. Be a voting member of Bees United in good standing at 24 November 2005.
2. Submit a written application supported by two voting members of Bees United in good standing.
All applicants for this office will be entitled to furnish a written statement of up to 500 words to be included with the postal ballot forms to be sent to members and posted on the Bees United website. In addition each applicant will be required to sign the Brentford F.C. Code of Conduct for Brentford Football Club Directors and make a declaration of compliance with the Football Leagues' new "Fit and Proper Test for Football Club Directors" rules and guidance. These will be sent out to all applicants, in the meantime both the documents can be viewed on our Website here.
Bees United nominations to the board will be subject to the endorsement of the then existing board of directors of Brentford FC Limited. Bees United representatives on the club board are required to submit to re-election every three years.
The closing date for nominations is 31st December 2005. Please return your written application, signed by a proposer and a seconder, together with your written statement to:
The Secretary, Bees United, Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford, TW8 ONT
This is a busy, exciting and critical time in the history of the football club and the supporters trust. I hope you find the enclosed information helpful and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the SGMs on 22nd December.
Yours sincerely,
Bruce Powell, Secretary
Download the documents:
Notice of SGMs (pdf)
SGM No 1 Agenda (pdf)
SGM No 1 Proxy (pdf)
Statement by BIAS (pdf)
Statement by Graham Hall (pdf)
SGM No 2 Agenda (pdf)
SGM No 2 Proxy (pdf)
Briefing Note (pdf)
Circular to BFC Shareholders (pdf)
Supporter Elected Director (pdf)
Or All of the above (zipped pdf files)