Shareholders will gather at Celtic Park on December 1, with the board recommending they reject three of the four shareholder requisitions.

The meeting comes against a backdrop of discontent and unrest among sections of the Celtic support, with fan groups urging principal shareholder Dermot Desmond to attend.

And three of the resolutions set to go before shareholders cut to the heart of the current tensions surrounding the club.

The first calls on Celtic to undertake a full strategic review and publish a football, financial and strategic plan.

Interim chairman Brian Wilson has insisted work is already under way to modernise Celtic and address areas requiring improvement. However, the board will stop short of agreeing to the full review being demanded.

A second resolution calls for a full review of security operations at Celtic Park amid the continuing breakdown in relations between the club and the Green Brigade.

The ultras have been at loggerheads with the hierarchy over how they believe they have been treated, with relations souring further following a flashpoint last season which resulted in the group being banned after an incident involving police officers during the clash with Falkirk.

The third proposal demands that Celtic’s chairman issue a “full and unreserved apology” to shareholders and supporters.

But that was always set to be a non-starter. While the club acknowledges work has to be done, the board are urging shareholders to reject the call for an apology.

This year’s gathering also arrives 12 months on from a stormy AGM which saw Ross Desmond, son of principal shareholder Dermot, hit back at critics over the running of Celtic moments before then-chairman Peter Lawwell called time on proceedings.