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Green Bay Packers Stock: Canadians Now Eligible To Buy, But Only 17,000 Shares Left

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First Posted: 02/20/2012 11:59 am Updated: 02/20/2012 4:23 pm

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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Canadians who want to buy Green Bay Packers stock will now get their chance.

The team said Monday it has cleared Canadian regulatory requirements and is now selling shares north of the border.

Each share costs $250. In the U.S., there's also a $25 handling fee. In Canada, the charge is $35.

The NFL's only publicly-owned team originally offered 280,000 shares for sale. It says there were 17,000 shares left as of Feb. 14 and the sale will end no later than Feb. 29.

The money is being used to fund an expansion of Lambeau Field. The shares pay no dividends and have virtually no re-sale value.

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execk2
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10:10 PM on 02/20/2012
Uh...thats called a donation no?
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09:58 AM on 02/21/2012
Yeah, but you get a piece of paper!
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Outraged canadian
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09:36 PM on 02/20/2012
A fool and his/ her money are soon parted.
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opprobrious
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08:53 PM on 02/20/2012
As a life-long Canadian Packers fan, I want one of those "pieces of paper" with "no real value" Go Packers!!!
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Colin Speth
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08:06 PM on 02/20/2012
If you have to ask you will never know.
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kanuck tatonka
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06:56 PM on 02/20/2012
why bother? what vested interest would someone from canada have in owning a piece of the green bay packers? you can't sell the share and has no real value so essentially you are just giving the team money for what, a piece of paper?
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Colin Speth
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04:29 PM on 02/20/2012
Another example of how unique this franchise is in today's sports world. Don't ever change Green Bay.
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