Article: Sthfert backed but new twist to war

The Otago-Southland fertiliser war took a new turn in the High Court at Christchurch yesterday.

Meanwhile, a North Island fertiliser company sees any Southland rejection of Ravensdown as a chance to move on the whole South Island fertiliser market.

Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative, based in Dunedin, has made an offer to the shareholders of Southland's Southfert Co-operative.

Southfert said in a statement yesterday that the High Court in Christchurch had ruled Ravensdown breached the Companies Amendment Act 1963 in trying to extend the closing date of its takeover offer. The offer was extended from July 1 to December 20.

Ross Smith, the general manager of Ravensdown, said from Dunedin last ...

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