JENNY RUTH: Fear of god and applying common sense to continuous disclosure

JENNY RUTH: Fear of god and applying common sense to continuous disclosure
Jenny Ruth
When New Zealand King Salmon floated in 2016, the lawyers put "the fear of god" into the company's executives about being careful about public comments, particularly to journalists, said chief executive Grant Rosewarne. That meant the salmon farmer was wary about talking to journalists and about managing its continuous disclosure obligations as an NZX-listed entity. And the company had "some pretty bad things happen" before it listed as a result of environmental activists opposing its salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds. "We operate...

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