Delia Smith no longer Norwich majority shareholder

Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones first became joint majority shareholders of Norwich City in 1997

Norwich City have confirmed that Mark Attanasio's FB Norfolk Holdings Group are now officially the majority shareholders at the Championship club.

The deal has been formally completed for former majority shareholders Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones to step down from the board and reduce their holding to 10 per cent.

That leaves American millionaire Attanasio and his group with 85 per cent ownership.

The change of ownership was first announced in August 2024 but has now been fully ratified.

Delia, 83, and Michael, also 83, who first became joint majority shareholders 28 years ago, now become honorary life presidents at Carrow Road.

A club statement read: "Norwich City can confirm that Norfolk Holdings have completed the conversion of the entire D Preference Shares into Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis.

"As a result, Norfolk Holdings now owns approximately 85% of the club's ordinary share capital, with Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones holding 10%, and the remainder being held by the club's other shareholders.

"The club's board of directors remains consisting of Mark Attanasio, Richard Ressler, Tom Smith and Zoe Webber."

Attanasio has already set a target of having the Canaries back in the top flight within three to five years.

City, who currently sit 11th in the Championship, four points shy of the play-off places, are in their fourth consecutive season outside the top flight.

City were relegated after a single season the last three times they went up - in 2015, 2019 and 2021.