Animal-Rights Threat Hammers U.K. Construction Group Montpellier.

From: Daily Mail (London) | Date: June 22, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Ruth Sunderland

Jun. 22--Shares in construction group Montpellier fell by one fifth after shareholders were scared off by letters from animal rights protesters.

Activists are targeting Montpellier, down 4 1/4 pence at 18 pence, because it is the main contractor on a centre at Oxford University which will carry out research on primates.

They warned that their campaign would "send the share price crashing."

Investors received lett...

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