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I have just joined the
Arsenal Fanshare scheme. So I now own a bit -
a very little bit - of
Arsenal Holdings Plc. Arsenal Holdings Plc own
Arsenal Football Club. I'm investing £50 a month - which after deducting 2% admin charge (£1) - that then puts £49 towards buying a Fanshare. Fanshare's are 1/100 of the price of a full share - currently £11,500 - so coming in at £115 each. That means every couple of months I'll be buying 1 Fanshare. At that rate in about 19 years I'd own 100 Fanshares and my membership status would be converted so that I'd receive a guaranteed place at the
AGM and the full voting rights for one share, equivalent to being a shareholder.