Highland Distilleries Co plc (whisky distillers: 1982-: Glasgow, Scotland)

Highland Distilleries Co Ltd was formed in 1887 through the merger of the Islay Distillery Co Ltd , owners of the Bunnahabhain Distillery, Islay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, and William Grant & Co , owners of the Glenrothes-Glenlivit Distillery, Rothes, Moray, Scotland. Capital was raised through sale to the public of 13,340 ordinary £5 shares and 230 £100 debentures. From the outset, the company shared offices at 48 West Nile St, Glasgow, Scotland, with Robertson & Baxter , whisky merchants. Relationships between the two firms were very close and they had many directors in common.

In 1892 , Highland Distilleries Co Ltd acquired the Glenglassaugh Distillery at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In order to fund the purchase the company issued a further £13,500 of debentures. In 1898, the chairman and founding director, W A Robertson, died. Following a fire at Glenrothes-Glenlivit Distillery the firm was short of stock and in 1898 acquired the Tamdhu-Glenlivit Distillery in exchange for 5,500 shares. In 1905, a further three of the founding directors died, William Grant, Robert Dick and James Ford.

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