{"id":7484,"date":"2013-01-25T19:33:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T19:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=7484"},"modified":"2013-02-18T11:10:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T11:10:27","slug":"bet-betfair-cash-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/01\/25\/bet-betfair-cash-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Bert in \u00a33m Betfair cash out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a regulatory filing notice issued on the 24th January; Andrew Black, one of the founders of Betfair, &#8216;cashed out&#8217;\u00a0\u00a33m worth of shares on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In my experience there can be any number of reasons to sell shares, but only one reason to buy them. So I&#8217;m not sure a sale is that significant. Also, he still has 7,817,390 left! When Bert left the board is was a watershed moment for Betfair. It&#8217;s never been the same since.<\/p>\n<p>It does&#8217;s appear however, that Bert is having a bit of a clear out. He recently announced that he was stepping back from his involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk\/news\/10170169.Time_is_right_for_me_to_get_out___Black\/\">Swindon Town FC<\/a>\u00a0which he doesn&#8217;t appear to have particularly enjoyed. Don&#8217;t blame anybody from stepping out from the mayhem that is running a football club, tough business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk\/resources\/images\/2297790\/?type=articleLandscape\" width=\"458\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_7484\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"7484\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a regulatory filing notice issued on the 24th January; Andrew Black, one of the founders of Betfair, &#8216;cashed out&#8217;\u00a0\u00a33m worth of shares on Wednesday. In my experience there can be any number of reasons to sell shares, but only one reason to buy them. So I&#8217;m not sure a sale is that significant. 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