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GSH defends conflict of interest allegation at testy sale vote

Significant shareholder in listed publican Good Spirits Hospitality probes how board ensured there was a comprehensive and robust sales process.

A special GSH shareholders’ meeting was held in Auckland today.

Key points
  • What’s at stake: A $20.7m deal to sell listed publican Good Spirits Hospitality to a related party of its chief executive, Geoff Tuttle.
  • Background: GSH agreed to sell its nine trading assets to Brew on Quay for $20.7 million in August, following a drawn-out sales process that was triggered when the company’s financier and largest shareholder, Nomura, agreed to extend the company’s $27.5m loan facility until the end of 2023.
  • Key players: Good Spirits Hospitality, Nomura, Geoff Tuttle, Richard Sigley, Brew on Quay, Tonnant Partners, Charles Whiting, Jacob Vermunt, John Seton, Andrew Christie.

A significant shareholder in listed publican Good Spirits Hospitality has alleged they were excluded from trying to buy the company and raised questions about how the “conflict of interest” in reaching a deal to sell to a related party of chief executive Geoff Tuttle was handled.

But GSH

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Hamish McNicol Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Key points
  • What’s at stake: A $20.7m deal to sell listed publican Good Spirits Hospitality to a related party of its chief executive, Geoff Tuttle.
  • Background: GSH agreed to sell its nine trading assets to Brew on Quay for $20.7 million in August, following a drawn-out sales process that was triggered when the company’s financier and largest shareholder, Nomura, agreed to extend the company’s $27.5m loan facility until the end of 2023.
  • Key players: Good Spirits Hospitality, Nomura, Geoff Tuttle, Richard Sigley, Brew on Quay, Tonnant Partners, Charles Whiting, Jacob Vermunt, John Seton, Andrew Christie.
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