ARN stock plunges as Sandilands holds court

Hopes that ARN could get its market cap back up over $100m were dashed today with the “entertainment company” stock losing 6.45% and ending the week worth $90.8m.

Whether the financial moves are connected to Kyle Sandilands’ expertly orchestrated legal and communications campaign is difficult to say, but he seems to have the initiative at the moment.

As remarked by Tim Burrowes on this week’s Mumbrellacast, since ARN terminated Jackie Henderson’s contract and announced that Sandilands was in serious breach, it has been Sandilands who has run the narrative. Today he struck again, with his lawyers apparently revealing ARN was preparing to counter-sue, and saying he had “a family to support”.

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