diff --git a/src/company_cmd.cpp b/src/company_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/company_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/company_cmd.cpp
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ set_name:;
 		MarkWholeScreenDirty();
 
 		if (c->is_ai) {
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_LAUNCH_TITLE);
 			SetDParam(1, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_LAUNCH_DESCRIPTION);
 			SetDParamStr(2, cni->company_name);
@@ -755,21 +754,19 @@ void CompaniesYearlyLoop()
  * @param c the current company.
  * @param other the other company (use \c nullptr if not relevant).
  */
-void CompanyNewsInformation::FillData(const Company *c, const Company *other)
+CompanyNewsInformation::CompanyNewsInformation(const Company *c, const Company *other)
 {
 	SetDParam(0, c->index);
-	GetString(this->company_name, STR_COMPANY_NAME, lastof(this->company_name));
+	this->company_name = GetString(STR_COMPANY_NAME);
 
-	if (other == nullptr) {
-		*this->other_company_name = '\0';
-	} else {
+	if (other != nullptr) {
 		SetDParam(0, other->index);
-		GetString(this->other_company_name, STR_COMPANY_NAME, lastof(this->other_company_name));
+		this->other_company_name = GetString(STR_COMPANY_NAME);
 		c = other;
 	}
 
 	SetDParam(0, c->index);
-	GetString(this->president_name, STR_PRESIDENT_NAME_MANAGER, lastof(this->president_name));
+	this->president_name = GetString(STR_PRESIDENT_NAME_MANAGER);
 
 	this->colour = c->colour;
 	this->face = c->face;
@@ -888,8 +885,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCompanyCtrl(TileIndex til
 
 			/* Delete any open window of the company */
 			CloseCompanyWindows(c->index);
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 
 			/* Show the bankrupt news */
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_BANKRUPT_TITLE);