Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has increased his majority shareholding in the club, with fellow shareholder Juan Sartori also increasing his stake. Louis-Dreyfus previously held 51 percent of the shares in the club and he has increased his holding to 58 percent.
Sartori had a 30 percent holding and that has now been increased to 33 percent. Louis-Dreyfus and Sartori have bought their additional shares from Stewart Donald, whose stake has accordingly been reduced from 19 percent to nine percent.
A statement from Sunderland said: "Sunderland AFC today confirms Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has increased his shareholding in the club. Mr Louis-Dreyfus has increased his stake to 58 percent, with Juan Sartori increasing his shareholding to 33 percent.
