Castleford Tigers issue statement as new director with ‘significant control’ arrives
Castleford Tigers have released a statement addressing the news that a new director has taken ‘significant control’ of the club. A notification posted on Companies House on Thursday confirmed that Martin Jepson, an existing sponsor of the club, had joined as a director.
In taking significant control, it confirmed that Jepson had bought between 25 and 50 per cent of the shares in the club. Jepson is a founding partner of Ergo Real Estate, who have been a player and shirt sleeve sponsor for a number of years.
In a statement, Castleford said they would provide more details next week. It read: “Castleford Tigers would like to make the following statement surrounding the news of the addition of a new Director of the Club on Companies House.
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As many will be aware, the club has been actively looking for the right investors to come on board for a number of years. Although a new Director has been added to Companies House, we are not yet in a position to announce the full detail at this stage and we hope this is understood and appreciated by all. We are preparing for an official announcement and will be making a further statement by the end of next week. We look forward to sharing the full details of this positive news and we thank you for your continued support.”
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