Without bothering with Philip and Grosvenor, the three of them called for a lawyer and spent more than two hours confirming the contract and all the details that they could think of before officially signing the share exchange contract.
Seeing William sign his name on the contract and press the seal of the Devonshire family, Philip and Grosvenor heaved a huge sigh of relief.
William was equally happy. With the 20% shares in his hands, he held 68% of England Power's shares, which was an absolute holding line.
As long as he did not gather the shares that were scattered across more than 20 offshore companies, there was no need for him to inform the Securities Regulatory Commission. Now that England Power's share price had plummeted, he could still buy some shares from the market.
After scheming for so long, William was very happy that his wish had been fulfilled. The energy industry was where the Devonshire family settled down. There would always be a time when the bulletproof products company's products had reached market saturation.
Now, it seemed that the future was very bright, but the ceiling of the company's market value was easy to estimate. After all, no matter how advanced and practical the company's products were, they were still a niche market.
There were many people who could afford to sell them, but there were not many who actually needed them, unless there were situations where rich people were targeted, kidnapped, or assassinated every two to three days in this world.
With this thought, William silently thought to himself, 'If a movie plot were to appear in the future, should I just let it go?'
As long as there was nothing or someone who would destroy this colorful world, should he just let some small-scale chaos develop?
F * ck, William's heart suddenly woke up. This kind of thinking was too dangerous, but why was he secretly happy in his heart?
After dealing with Philip and Grosvenor, he walked over to Catherine and Garris, who were both expectant and hesitant.
Before William came, the two of them had chatted with Philip and Grosvenor.
When they found out that William valued the bulletproof products company at five billion pounds, the two of them silently calculated in their hearts. One percent of the shares was worth fifty million pounds.
The two of them had worked so hard to promote the products that the money they had earned in the past few months was almost not enough to buy the shares.
They wondered if William would let them buy shares at a valuation of one billion US dollars as he had promised them before.
Looking at the two hesitant people, William knew what they were worried about. "Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. It's worth one billion USD. Catherine gets 2%, and Gary gets 1%. However, the voting rights of these shares must be given to me.
"Of course, of course, no problem."
Seeing that William did not mind that their sales were not even in the round numbers of 200 and 100, and that the valuation was still in accordance with the promised one billion USD, Catherine and Garris were greatly relieved and agreed with smiles.
Catherine, the middle-aged woman with facial paralysis, revealed a rare smile and hugged William excitedly. "Thank you, I'm very happy to meet you and work with you."
"You're welcome, Catherine. I'm also very happy to be able to cooperate with you, and I think our cooperation will be even more intimate in the future, right?"
"Of course." Catherine nodded with a smile. "I'll probably resign in a few days. Does your previous invitation still count?"
"So soon?" This news surprised William. "Are you really willing to give up your current position?"
Catherine said with a helpless expression, "You may not have paid attention to some things during this period of time. Although no one can blame me for my actions, James' death has not only not made my situation better, it has become more and more difficult.
Sigh, actually I can understand what everyone is thinking. When they think of James, they will think that his death was indirectly caused by me. "
Catherine shook her head and forced a smile. "Forget it, it's better for everyone if I leave now. Not only will I have a new job, but I can also gain everyone's favor. Some things will be much easier in the future. I'm only 49 years old, who knows what will happen in the future?"
"Hmm? Smart choice. "William immediately understood Catherine's thoughts. Choosing to resign when everyone was looking at her uncomfortably would not only gain the favor of her former colleagues, but also make everyone feel that they owed her.
Although it might not necessarily translate into any practical benefits, when Catherine kept a low profile for a few years and fought her way back, she would have a great advantage in terms of image points.
Moreover, it wasn't like she didn't gain anything. At the very least, she would soon become a shareholder of a company with very good prospects. This was a real benefit.
"Of course I welcome you to come to the new company to be an executive director. With your relationship over the years, I think our sales performance will definitely not be low in the future. So, do you want to sign the contract now or after you resign?"
Catherine thought for a moment and said, "I plan to use the name of the fund. There's no difference whether I sign it now or later."
William shook his head. "If you want to return to politics, don't be in a hurry. It's better for everyone if you don't leave any evidence that can be used against you.
I promise that this 2% share will be left to you. Although I'm calculative about some things, my reputation is absolutely full. "
"Okay." This time, Catherine nodded and agreed without thinking for a few seconds. Just like William said himself, he was still very trustworthy. Moreover, William and she had no conflict of interest.
After talking about Catherine, the two of them looked at Garris, who was waiting at the side.
Garris spread his hands and smiled. "I definitely want to sign it now. Compared to money, it's not a problem for me to hand over my position now. Moreover, the Military Intelligence Agency doesn't care about domestic affairs.
Although there will be some criticism if I invest in a company that specializes in bulletproof products, it won't be too troublesome. At most, I won't sell the company's products publicly in the future, but who can control me when I introduce the products to others? "
"That's not a problem." Catherine nodded in agreement.
"Okay, if you think it's fine, then sign the contract. But first, if you're forced to resign because of this, it has nothing to do with me." William reminded with a smile.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't blame you." Garris squinted his eyes and smiled. "The company is worth five billion pounds now. Not to mention other things, it shouldn't be a problem to be worth ten billion pounds after a few years of development."
"Ten billion pounds? I'm still confident about that. Maybe you can look ahead and multiply it by four. "William laughed.
"Hehe, that 1% of shares is worth four hundred million pounds. With that much money, who cares about my current position? Maybe I can learn from Catherine and take a break for a few years before coming back. By then, I'll be someone who specializes in dirty work."
"It's good that you have a plan, buddy. Happy working with you." William smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Happy working with you." Garris happily shook William's hand.
He called the lawyer over to sign the contract. Catherine, who had been watching, saw that Garris had signed the contract and officially became a shareholder of the company. She was even more relieved.
After the contract was settled, Grosvenor, who was in a good mood, dragged everyone to his house to celebrate. He wanted to introduce his son to William.
However, other than William who didn't care about the consequences, Catherine and Garris were still worried about going to Grosvenor's house, so they tactfully declined.
Grosvenor didn't care about being rejected. He didn't even care when Philip said that he was going to take a break. After all, his main target was William.
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