91.6 per cent of members of SMISA voted in favour of a dealSt Mirren will become a fan-owned club from 2021 after fans overwhelmingly backed plans to partner with one of Scotland's largest charities. As part of the deal, Paisley-based charity Kibble will immediately buy a further 27.5% from current owner Gordon Scott, who will continue as club chairman. It will make St Mirren the first UK league club to be part-owned by and run in partnership with a major charity. They will provide support services and commercial expertise to help St Mirren grow as a business while creating training and employment opportunities for the young people in their care. St Mirren chairman Gordon Scott said: "When I took over as chairman four years it was always with the aim of passing the shares to the fans when the time was right.

Source: Sky sports February 21, 2020 15:56 UTC