1. Blackburn Rovers
Supporters Investment Trust
Unveiling the Bid
Your Questions Answered

2. Agenda
 What is BRSIT
 Introduction of the Team
 High Profile Public Supporters
 Overview of the BRSIT idea
 Regular Queries
 Your Questions Answered
 Next Steps for BRSIT
 How you can help
 Any Questions
 Further Information

3. What is BRSIT
The Blackburn Rovers Supporters’ Investment Trust is:
 A collection of committed Rovers Supporters
who are worried over the state the club is in
and its long term future
 Seeking to put together a bid for the club by
gathering together all Rovers fans to finance a
‘community ownership’ initiative with no one
person or group in outright control
 Supported by high profile local figures from the
business, political and sports arenas
 Now a Registered UK Company with
registration number 8046293
 Putting the final touches to a community share
issue to finance a formal bid for Blackburn
Rovers Football & Athletic Plc to the current
owners

4. Introduction of the Team
BRSIT Ltd has assembled a team covering the
required skill sets to successfully create a viable bid
for the club.
 Day-to-Day Management (Founding Board)
• Wayne Wild – Director of WEC Group – Blackburn
End Stand sponsor of BRFC – Lifelong Rovers fan
• Dan Grabko – CFO of Jobtip Group in Sweden –
Finance Specialist – Lifelong Rovers fan
• Neil Thornton – MD of Thornton Media – PR
Specialist – Lifelong Rovers fan
 Non Executive Director
• Simon Garner– BRFC Legend

5. Introduction of the Team
BRSIT Ltd has assembled a team covering the
required skill sets to successfully create a viable bid
for the club.
 Supported by
• Glenn Keeley – Former Players Representative –
BRFC Legend
• Ian Liddle – Farleys Solicitors – Legal
• David Kitson – RSM Tennon – Accounting
• Richard Speak – Pall Mall Capital – Corporate
Finance
• Gary Barker - MW Printing – Print Services
• Janice Parker - Jubilee Credit Union – Provision of
BRSIT Share Saving Accounts and Loans
• Jean Dziki – Marketing
• Chris Heyworth – B2B Sales
• Stuart Grimshaw – Social Media
• Neil Burrows – Whitehall Country Hotel
• Laura Moulden – Hive – Advertising
• Khursid Valli – Gateley LLP – Share Issue Advisor
• Supporters Direct – Community Ownership Advisor
• Michael Booth – Pleased Sheep Films – Video
Production

6. High Profile Public
Supporters
BRSIT’s plan has gathered public support from
many highly experienced and credible people
 Political
• Jack Straw MP – ex Home and Foreign
Office Minister and current MP for
Blackburn with Darwen
• Jake Berry, MP
• Graham Jones, MP
• Brian Simpson, MEP
• Kate Hollern, Leader of Blackburn with
Darwen Council
• Sir Bill Taylor – ex Leader of Blackburn with
Darwen Council
• Phil Watson CBE – ex Chief Exec Blackburn
with Darwen Council
• Lord Taylor of Blackburn
• Lord Patel of Blackburn

7. High Profile Public
Supporters
BRSIT’s plan has gathered public support from
many highly experienced and credible people
 Businessmen
• Colin Mustoe
- Senator International
• Vernon Yerkess
- Cleverboxes
• Wayne Hemmingway
- Red or Dead
 Fan Groups
• Blackburn Rovers Supporters Trust
• Aqueduct Inn Ewood Blues
• Blackburn Rovers Action Group
• BRFC Supporters Internet Site (BRFCS)
• Vital Blackburn Rovers Internet Community
• Various Blackburn Rovers Regional and
International Fans Associations

8. Overview of the BRSIT
Idea
Enabling Community Benefit Society
Ownership of BRFC
 Initial goal of £10m
 £1,000 a share
 1 member = 1 vote
 No successful bid – no commitment – all
funds returned to members
 Annual General Meeting to decide key club
strategies
– Appointment of Board of Directors/ Annual Budget
Approval
 No active role on specific footballing decisions
– let proven professionals run the business.
– Day to day running of the club, Manager/ employee
appointments, transfer targets etc left to the Board

9. Community Share
Structure
Enabling Community Benefit Society
Ownership of BRFC
 £1,000 a share
 Withdraw-able & Non-transferable
– Shares could be withdrawn by the shareholder at the discretion
of the board of directors after the mandatory holding period
– Shares could not be bought or sold on any market, either listed or not
 Asset Lock
– Shares could never increase in value, but they could decrease in value
 1 share ≠ 1 vote; 1 member = 1 vote
 Maximum possible investment risk as proposed = £1,000
 Maximum possible investment return as proposed = £2,000
– £1,000 Rovers Rewards spread over 20 years
– £1,000 upon withdrawal if share has retained its full value
 No successful bid – no commitment – all funds returned to members

10. BRSIT Membership Card
Effective annual 5% return on membership
investment in the form of Rovers Rewards
 BRSIT Card could be used to
redeem Rovers Rewards to purchase
Rovers promotional merchandise,
match day tickets, corporate hospitality
facilities, etc.
 A 5 share membership level
(5 x £1000 shares) could give you a
free season ticket every year for 20
years (based on 2011/12 prices) by
redeeming your Rovers Rewards
 BRSIT Community Points could be
earned by swiping your card at Partner
Rovers Rewards may effectively repay your entire Businesses, and a small portion of your
membership investment over 20 years purchase could be donated to BRSIT

11. Jubilee Tower Credit
Union
“Share Saver Account” and Financing Offering
 Agreement struck with Jubilee Tower
Credit Union who created a new protected
“Share Saver Account” to enable fans to
save up the money required for a share in
the Blackburn Rovers Supporters
Investment Trust
 The maximum balance in a “Share Saver
Account” will be £1,000
 The maximum loan amount on a “Share
Saver Loan” will be £750

12. Regular Queries
The most popular questions received to date are
focussed on how any bid would be structured
and how success might be achieved
 How much do you think would be
needed to buy the club?
 Who will run the club?
 Does Premiership status matter?
 Are you going to laden the club with
additional debt?
 What is this Rovers Rewards
membership benefit and how will it
affect the club’s income?
 How much has been pledged so far?
 Will BRSIT be willing to become a part
owner in cooperation with other bids?

13. Your Questions
Answered
Open Floor and Q&A

14. Next Steps for BRSIT
 Take the feedback from today and the website
to polish the form and structure of a bid
 Continue to market the idea to fans, businesses,
key stakeholders to ensure fundraising target
can be hit
 Encourage deposits to the Jubilee Credit Union
Protected Accounts
 Outline timetable – aim to launch bid over the
summer football break and make formal
approach before the start of the new season
– Release Pre-share offer document and begin to
collect cash into escrow
– Open discussions with the current owners once
clear that funding is available
– Release Detailed share offer document when actual
target is known/ negotiations are underway
– Reach Target/Takeover

15. How you can help
 If you have already pledged, please increase your pledge
if you can
 If you haven’t pledged, please do so online – no
commitment but gives BRSIT a clear signal of the
availability of funds
 Deposit savings towards your pledge to the Jubilee Credit
Union Accounts – again no commitment but gives you
certainty you will be counted for the first phase of shares
 Encourage others – word of mouth is the strongest
marketing we can get
 We need key local businesses behind us – can you help
us meet key decision makers to explain our plan
 We want more high profile supporters to help spread our
message – can you put us in touch?
 Donations: Working fund is necessary to cover expenses
raised in our campaign

16. Text your pledge now
 Text ECTGA to 60777 to
pledge to buy one share
today!

17. Further Information
Help us spread the word!
@brsit_trust
www.brsit.co.uk
facebook.com/brsit