Sharon Austin is a company listed on the
Australian Stock exchange (ASX). I was reading the
ASX company announcements (
CEOs resigning,
mining yields,
profit warnings) today and saw this:
Sharon Austen to import "marital aids" from US
14:10, Thursday, 20 June 2002
Sydney - Thursday - June 20: (RWE) - Sharon Austen Ltd today
announced an exclusive deal to distribute sex toys from Erostar Erotic
Novelties of the US.
Nine tonnes of prosthetic penises, harnesses, vibrators and
leather marital aids will be delivered to Sharon Austen's Canberra
warehouse.
Sharon Austen chief executive Mr Chris Thorpe said: "By
importing our goods directly from the manufacturers we improve our
margins.
"This move expands on our strategy of focusing on our core
strengths and existing distribution channels."
Shares in Sharon Austen were up 1c to 11c this afternoon.
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According to the
ASX website there are 144,000,000
shares outstanding for
Sharon Austin.
This means that for every 1,000
shares you own (AUD$110) in the company, on top of the company's other
assets, you also own 62.5 grams of
dildoes.
NINE TONNES OF DILDOES !!! CAN YOU IMAGINE IT !?
Incidentally, their three letter listing code is indeed
SEX.