London Irish became the first of the 12 Premier Rugby clubs to have its shares admitted to trading on ShareMark today (28th October).

Shares in London Irish Holdings Limited, the holding company of the Premiership rugby club, can be traded on ShareMark, the auction based market designed for small to medium-sized companies from today. Joining ShareMark will enable the club to develop its shareholder base and facilitate cost-effective dealing for investors.

Announcing the new arrangement, Brendan Mullin, Chairman of London Irish, said: “This is another important step in developing the club. We are pleased to be joining such an innovative market which enables our current shareholders to trade more easily while providing access for new investors including the many thousands of London Irish supporters in this country and overseas.”

Anyone interested will be able to buy and sell London Irish shares via ShareMark. The first auction will take place on 2nd December 2005, with monthly auctions on the first Friday of every month thereafter. Sharemark can be contacted as follows: telephone 0800 800 008 or via the internet at www.sharemark.co.uk or by post at The Share Centre,
PO Box 2000, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8ZB.

Posted: 10|29|05 at 9:27 am. Filed under: Finance & Insurance.