Birmingham City have been given a two-point deduction by the EFL, suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season.
BBC:
Birmingham City have been given a suspended two-point deduction by the English Football League for rule breaches during an unsuccessful takeover bid.
The Championship club, who announced this week that American Tom Wagner is to buy a 45.6% stake, admitted to breaching EFL regulations.
The deduction is suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Blues were initially charged following "a thorough investigation" in February.
The EFL said the owners' and directors' test was breached when the club "allowed a number of individuals to bring themselves within the definition of a relevant person and to acquire control of the club without the prior approval of the EFL".
It continued: "Those individuals received sanctions last month and the club has now entered into an agreed decision with the EFL which includes the suspended sporting sanction and liability for the associated costs of the investigation.
"In addition, Birmingham City's owner, Mr Vong Pech, has entered an agreed decision with the EFL after admitting to a breach of EFL regulations when he permitted those individuals to acquire control of the club without the prior approval of the EFL.
"Mr Vong Pech was issued with a warning and reprimand, and is liable to pay the costs of the investigation."
There was an approach to acquire ownership of the club by Paul Richardson and Maxi Lopez, which came to an end in December, and separate negotiations with unnamed potential investors, but the EFL has not confirmed the identities of anyone involved in the case.
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