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Aero Inventory shares hit as contract talks fail

By David Blackwell

Published: March 16 2009 23:12 | Last updated: March 16 2009 23:12

Aero Inventory’s hopes of landing a multi-million pound 10-year contract with a major airline have been dashed, forcing the company to change direction.

Only five weeks ago the company, a wholesaler of aircraft parts, was preparing for the contract by raising £11.9m before expenses and selling stock to Air Canada for bills of exchange with a face value of $100m (£71m). The shares, which were placed last month at 250p each, closed on Monday down 35p at 170p.

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