Booker bumps off Christie

04 June 1998

Booker bumps off Christie

TROUBLED cash and carry group Booker has disposed of its 64% in the Agatha Christie company to Chorion for £10 million.

Booker sold the rights to the late authors work just one day after announcing that it intended to offload its peripheral businesses.

• The Times 04/06/98 page 30 (Stock Market)
• The Independent 04/06/98 page 26 (Shares)
• The Guardian 04/06/98 page 28 (Market report)
• Financial Times 04/06/98 page 20