Tottenham Hotspur PLC
15 May 2006
15 May 2006
Tottenham Hotspur plc
('Tottenham Hotspur')
Tottenham Hotspur and Mansion Agree Record Breaking 4 Year Agreement
Tottenham Hotspur announces that it has agreed a club record shirt sponsorship
and partnership with MANSION, the international gaming and entertainment group.
Tottenham Hotspur's agreement with MANSION becomes effective on 1 July 2006 and
is worth a minimum of £34.0 million over the 4 seasons from 2006/7 to 2009/10
making it one of the ten largest club shirt sponsorship agreements in the world.
MANSION will partner Tottenham Hotspur across a wide range of commercial
activities including the extension and expansion of the Club's brand into key
territories across Asia and other important international markets, the
development of an international supporters' club to support the brand,
significant support for the Club's work with adults in the community in the UK
and overseas, a co-branded internet gaming site with shared revenues, and other
special commercial projects that may be of mutual interest and benefit to both
Tottenham Hotspur and MANSION. At the launch of Tottenham Hotspur's new Puma
playing kit, scheduled for July 2006, MANSION will become only the fourth brand
ever to appear on the Spurs shirt in the 25 years since sponsors were first
permitted.
Daniel Levy, Chairman, Tottenham Hotspur plc, said:
'Tottenham Hotspur has made progress both on and off the pitch in recent years
which has put the Club in a good position to improve its commercial partnerships
and the new agreement marks a significant uplift. We also share similar
ambitions with MANSION to grow and extend our respective brands in many of the
world's key and developing economies and we have already discussed ideas on how
we might achieve this by working together. We are excited about working with
MANSION and keen to accelerate the international development of our Club.'
David Kinsman, Chief Operating Officer, MANSION, said:
'We are investing considerably in the development of our brand and we have been
looking to secure a major Premier League deal for some time. Tottenham Hotspur
has a long and successful history, great traditions and a wonderful brand, both
in the UK and internationally. Spurs have enjoyed an excellent season with
European football to look forward to next year. We see this deal as an excellent
opportunity to play a major part in the ongoing international development of
both the MANSION and Tottenham Hotspur brands over the course of at least the
next 4 years.'
Notes to Editors
MANSION launched its business in September 2004. It has rapidly established a
significant global online and land-based entertainment business, including a
Sports Exchange, a Sportsbook and Poker, Casino and hotel operations.
Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed its best ever FA Premiership finish in 2005/6 and in
the 2006/07 season it will be playing in a European competition for the first
time since 1999. Its current squad, with an average age of just 24, includes a
number of full and under-21 England internationals, including Robinson, King,
Carrick, Jenas, Murphy, Defoe, Gardner, Lennon, Dawson, Davenport and
Huddlestone.
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Enquiries:
Tottenham Hotspur plc: For MANSION - Bell Pottinger:
Matthew Collecott t: 020 8365 5322 Tom Webb t: 07778 935 305 / 0207 861 2442
John Bick t: 07802 211374 David Rydell t: 07798 646 021 / 0207 861 3886
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