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Simonds backtracks, says directors got discounted home-building

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 28, 2026 • 05:14 AM
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The battle between the large Victorian builder and its NSW shareholder over governance is boiling up before the AGM next month.

Simonds backtracks, says directors got discounted home-building

ASX-listed Simonds Group built a home for chief executive Rhett Simonds last year, benefiting from discount rates the firm his family controls negotiated with suppliers, the company said, in an apparent about-face from earlier assertions to the contrary.

Rhett’s father and company director, Mark Simonds, and grandfather and founder, Gary Simonds, had also been receiving “discounts and pricing” arrangements from company suppliers for years, the company disclosed in a statement on Wednesday.

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