AUS: Foster's Group board sticks to its guns on SABMiller bid
By Chris Mercer | 18 August 2011
Foster's Group's board has refused to be swayed by SABMiller's plan to launch a hostile takeover bid for the company.
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Foster's Group's board has refused to be swayed by SABMiller's plan to launch a hostile takeover bid for the company.

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