After all the furore, fan anger and action against the Celtic board, the results are in from the voting to reappoint Dermot Desmond and go back into the Parkhead hot seats.
The Celtic AGM, for want of a better word, was a complete shambles from its start until Peter Lawwell ended it prematurely.
From Celtic fans booing and waving red cards, to Lawwell adjourning the meeting, right up until Ross Desmond’s astonishing attack on the Hoops support, the AGM will be a long-lasting and embarrassing episode in the club’s history.
But despite over 400 CSCs, fan media and fan groups signing up to the Celtic Fans Collective, and the clear anger aimed toward the board at the AGM, the entire lot of them have been reappointed back into their positions for another year.
So here, we take a look at the voting results of the eight Celtic board AGM resolutions that see Dermot Desmond rule Parkhead for the next twelve months.
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The Celtic board are reappointed with 99%+ approval
Despite the clear unhappiness of the Celtic fans and shareholders displayed at the AGM, the London Stock Exchange announced the results of the poll that Peter Lawwell announced would take place instead of the usual
| Board member | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes | Votes withheld |
| Dermot Desmond | 81,650,773 | 99.19% | 666,627 | 0.81% | 82,317,400 | 32,028 |
| Peter Lawwell | 81,561,815 | 99.09% | 751,422 | 0.91 | 82,313,237 | 39,191 |
| Michael Nicholson | 81,525,157 | 99.03% | 797,586 | 0.97% | 82,322,743 | 26,685 |
| Chris McKay | 81,614,165 | 99.14% | 711,406 | 0.86% | 82,325,571 | 22,858 |
| Brian Rose | 81,639,129 | 99.19% | 670,379 | 0.81% | 82,309,508 | 38,921 |
| Brian Wilson | 81,541,089 | 99.06% | 777,533 | 0.94% | 82,318,622 | 30,826 |
| Sharon Brown | 81,690,214 | 99.24% | 625,072 | 0.76% | 82,315,286 | 33,143 |
| Tom Allison | 81,573,852 | 99.09% | 750,115 | 0.91% | 82,323,967 | 22,911 |
With a clear majority not conveying fan and shareholder sentiment at the meeting, how did every single board member manage to retain their place at Celtic?
The Celtic AGM vote explained
It’s really quite straightforward. Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that every board member has 15 million shares in Celtic.
With one share equalling one vote, if all the board vote for themselves and each other, then the majority will always see them through.
So even though thousands of small Celtic supporters who have a shareholding are clearly unhappy with the current board, their votes will not carry as much weight as Dermot Desmond and Co and so, the Status Quo resumes.
Isn’t it strange why there was no voting process for Ross Desmond?
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