Gusbourne shares hit record low as majority shareholder seeks delisting

Published 10/02/2025, 13:14
© Reuters.

Investing.com -- Shares of Gusbourne, an English sparkling wine producer, dropped to their lowest-ever level following the company’s announcement that it received a request from its majority shareholder, Michael Ashcroft, to delist from London’s junior AIM.

In late morning European trading, shares were down 15.0 pence, a decrease of 39%, and were priced at 23.0 pence. This represents a 41% decline for the year to date and a 52% drop over the past three months.

The company shared on Monday that it had concluded its strategic review, which began in July, and had also terminated discussions with potential parties over a possible deal. As a result, Gusbourne is no longer in an offer period as defined by the U.K. Takeover Panel.

Gusbourne will adhere to Ashcroft’s request, who holds 66.8% of the company’s shares, and plans to arrange a general meeting to seek approval for the delisting. On July 22, 2024, the company had announced that Ashcroft was considering various options for his shareholding, which could include selling his shares, merging, or capitalizing all or part of his debt.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.