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...When the announcement was made last February, chair Bill Ford said it was “the start of a thrilling new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story”....
...The investigation has drawn scrutiny from rival teams and from US automaker Ford, which is planning to re-enter F1 in 2026 through a partnership with Red Bull....
...Each B share has 10 times the voting rights of a single A share. Ordinarily the B shares would convert into A shares on sale by the Glazers....
...The Glazers control the company through supervoting B shares, which do not trade on the open market....
...One issue around Ratcliffe’s plan to buy the B shares is that United stock exchange filings say the class B shares are “automatically and immediately” converted into class A shares on transfer from the Glazers...
...Ford has urged its Formula 1 partner Red Bull to be “transparent” in its investigation into allegations about team principal Christian Horner, with little more than two weeks to go until the first race of...
...Ford, which is planning to re-enter F1 in 2026 in partnership with Red Bull Racing, had called for the matter to be resolved quickly and in a “transparent” manner....
...The Ratcliffe deal allows the Glazers to retain overall control of the club while making at least $900mn from the sale of 25 per cent of their B shares, which carry more voting rights....
...Ford and Audi have agreed to join F1 from 2026, key endorsements from the automotive industry, and new races in Miami and Las Vegas illustrate the potential for growth in the US....
...Typically, B shares convert into A shares when the Glazers sell. However, one of the people said the goal is for Ratcliffe to hold B shares because of the appeal of the voting rights....
...all very well, but what Herbert had most relished on first joining the RHS in the 1970s was debating the merits of the latest variety of Pittosporum or Sorbus with fellow tree-lovers on Floral Committee B...
...Under the terms of the deal being discussed, the Ineos founder is set to buy about a quarter of United’s A and B shares from the Glazers, who have controlled the club since 2005, according to people familiar...
...In a Monday update, the rating agency moved Ford up to triple-B minus from double-B plus....
...One of 2024’s most ambitious docs is Yance Ford’s Power, part of a robust Premieres section....
...US carmakers including Ford, General Motors and Tesla have all recently paused plans to expand EV manufacturing capacity....
...A dual-class share structure that gives B shares 10 times the voting rights of A shares has allowed the family to keep tight control of the club....
...In 1937 the writer began what would have been his first theatrical play, to be called Human Wishes, and based on the life of Samuel Johnson....
...Ratcliffe’s attempt to pull off a deal has been complicated by United’s dual class share structure, which would require the billionaire to secure the B shares currently held by the Glazers and that come...
...Deadpool star Reynolds will invest alongside actor Michael B Jordan and Rob McElhenney, one of the co-writers behind the sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia....
...Ford quit F1 in 2004 after several decades during which it racked up 10 constructors’ championships and 13 drivers’ championships before leaving the sport....
...B, a biography of choreographer George Balanchine. Each wins £5,000....
...Bill Ford, the carmaker’s chair, said: “This is the start of a thrilling new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story that began when my great-grandfather won a race that helped launch our company.”...
...It must consider Plan B, which was really just Plan A, to finance the annual production of 500,000 tonnes of spodumene beginning from mid-2024....
...Mentioned in this podcast: Thames Water’s biggest investor cut value of its stake by 28% Does Xi Jinping need a plan B for China’s economy?...
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