Ryman Healthcare shareholders were taken aback this week by a couple of short replies to the following question: “Does the company intend to seek a listing on the ASX?”
“Sorry, democracy: please stay on the line. Your call is important to us, but you’re no longer first in the queue.”
That’s it. The Provincial Growth Fund party is over.
Even with the best of practices at the border, eventually something will get through. And something now has.