Barça call extraordinary assembly to vote on sale of club assets

Barcelona's board of directors, headed by president Joan Laporta, met in La Jonquera on Tuesday to discuss the financial operations the club are working on.

After the meeting, Barça released a statement announcing that members will be summoned to vote on the sale of a stake in Barça Licensing & Merchandising and television rights.

The club said: "The board of directors have agreed to call an extraordinary assembly of FC Barcelona delegate members on 16 June 2022 at 6.30pm CEST at the Auditori 1899, in a remote format, in which members will be asked for authorisation for various financial moves. The two issues that will be presented for approval will be: 

"- Barça Licensing & Merchandising, S.L. (BLM): authorisation for the acquisition by one or more investors of minority stake in the social capital of the business (up to 49.9%). 

"- Television rights: authorisation for the cession to one or more investors of up to 25% of income for the exploitation of the corresponding television rights to the competition organised by the 'Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional' and/or the obtaining of financing based on the aforementioned television rights. 

"All members are informed that from 3 June 2022 the relevant information will be available regarding the points of order of the day subject to voting in an area set up at the OAB. 

"The club will inform members with sufficient warning about the process of gaining access to the Assembly and voting on the points of order of the day. 

"The board of directors have also approved the return of the name of Barça Atlètic for the second team. 

"Furthermore, aside from the meeting, it is announced that on 8 June the annual meeting with the Barça Senate will take place, the organ that brings together the first one thousand club members."