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Just checked and my electronic deal has gone through and my cheque payed in...do we have a few days now to wait to see how many we got?
My cash has gone as from the ISA as well, it went two days ago, but next to the Offer shares it shows zero as value because I suppose they haven't been issued yet. 22nd is when they should hit. If you've taken up your full entitlement in each case, as in, with both your certificated and electronically held shares, you'll get everything that you were entitled to. If you have applied for additional shares, you may get them. If not, the money for those, or if you get some, the money for those additional shares that you don't get, will be returned to you.
Not sure what you ended up doing, as I know you wanted it all in the ISA.
As it stands, I have £2.50 left in cash in my ISA, yet no tears, lol, and I think when the shares hit the market, I'm hoping that all of the shares that I took up go into one pot with my existing shares. As it stands, the Offer shares are obviously noted separately from your existing shares aren't they, and I don't like it. Lol.
Even worse, not taking up all of the Offer shares, some of 'em will disappear again from the account. Ha ha, blimey, let's hope they forget and leave them all there. Shush!
Sorry, I have probably been of no help, and you hadn't even asked me the question. Lol.
Afty. x
Yes, it does help Eric...I've been a bit distracted these few days with Christmas issues, nearest and dearest who will be far, far away at Christmas ..thought I'd send a few parcels. I took all my options in my ISA and Certificates plus a few more to round up and although I backtracked on the ISA when I chose Plan B (send in a cheque) I notice the ISA ignored my 'edit' on Extras so I might be getting a lot more than I bargained for. Doesn't matter...in for a penny in for a pound. I'm feeling weary now I must admit. Lol.
Glad if I've helped then Sooz. At least you are guaranteed two full Offer entitlements, having taken up your full whacks on both, certs/non-certs. As for the extra electronically held shares that you applied for, when you edited to remove them, you might not have hit the "Confirm" button. Never mind, I'm thinking it was fate, lol. Also, 3.16p, I reckon it's a good price and we know that BEM will receive all monies.
I checked my order twice, double confirmed to make sure. An OCD special. Then on deadline day I was still twitching, wondering whether to buy a few more if I could, so I did. Only a few, what I could afford. I found enough piggy bank money for another 2,500 shares. £79, so I bunged it in. Lol.
Now the overall holdings figure is nice and neat and it's easier to work things out. We only need something super to happen now.
Good luck. xx
Eric...Glad you went for them that what I like nice and neat...yes must've forgotten to press the confirm button, fate. And it's a bit exciting, can't wait to see how we did. ;-)
Afty x
I'm not surprised you are weary, it's hard work wrapping and sending parcels, and taking up the Offer. I'm pretty tired out. Wrapped a present up for next door neighbour. Three attempts at delivery. Been raining each time, pouring down solid now for days. Their house has no porch, front door always locked, parcel just a little too big for their letter box (and only a nutcase would nip and measure it with a tape measure before buying the present, lol), no reply to the bing-bong either, so I finally left the parcel outside the front door, but had to wrap it up in a green garden waste bag, it's all I had that was waterproof. I then had to leave a note attached to the bag (sellotape covered to prevent the note from getting absolutely soaked) so that they wouldn't think some oik had simply popped along and left a bag of compost in their driveway.
Inside the bag, the present is wrapped up all lovely in sparkly silver paper with snowflakes on, a little silver booklet label attached with silver twine.
All this for a box of Milk Tray. If they don't like it they can sod off. Lol.
Eric...Glad you went for them that what I like nice and neat...yes must've forgotten to press the confirm button, fate. And it's a bit exciting, can't wait to see how we did. ;-)
Afty x
Eric...I waited forty minutes in the PO queue on Wednesday afternoon and I'd already done 25 minutes in the morning. But I did manage to pick up a half price Christmas tree.
Sooz, I already know how I did. I just tried to buy as many of my entitlement shares as I could. You, however, have gone maximum overdrive on both entitlements, lol, as well as inadvertently applying for extra shares on top, but you are only really waiting to see how many, hopefully all, of the additional/extra shares you'll receive. Those that were not forming part of your entitlement(s). Ok, but yes, it is still exciting. Lol.
I have a feeling you'll get all shares that you asked for. X
Half price Christmas tree had the bleddy top missin'. Lol.
Eric your the last person I want to have a disagreement with on here but I just get the feeling that if this turns pear shaped he’s going to be first in the queue to say I told you so, and it doesn’t worry me because I haven’t got any! I was unlucky that invest direct wouldn’t allow me to have any extras ,good luck to you ,
Sooz, we've been busy bees. Have a restful weekend. xx
The two of them may talk negatives here for most of the time, but their characters differ. Just like you and I hold the investment, we are obviously optimistic in the main, but we differ. Lb is most articulate and does not behave like a lout, regardless of what he says. Buster just completely misbehaves, has awful grammar and enjoys indulging in personal attacks, although my feeling is he has made up this character just to cheese people off.
Have a good weekend Al. I'm still not sure why your broker wouldn't let you apply for extra shares, if you were taking up your full entitlement of the shares offered to you by BEM. It's a puzzle.
Eric. I'm with same as Al (HSBC).
They just decided they weren't going to offer a facility for extra shares. Couldn't be arsed I suppose, just like they also can't be arsed to offer facility to take company dividends as scrip in an ISA.
Bit of a shame really, especially since they started charging quarterly fees for invest direct a couple of years ago.
I see 3card. So it was just a quirk of HSBC, absolute laziness. That's pretty rubbish as they seemingly haven't honoured the full conditions of the Offer.
Sorry to hear that.
Eric I trie everything to get more shares but they just wouldn’t budge ,I’ve had trouble with them before ,some offers they haven’t even taken part at all, but there it is , at least I’ve got my full amount ,good luck to you,
ERIC/ l paid my money into H/L to buy my allotment of 121000, share now they tell me they have made a mistake and l have ended up with none what can l do about that?
Sorry to hear your broker messed up. If they have owned up to a mistake let them correct it at the price you would have pd. They take the hit for any difference.
When do we find out how much of excess shares we applied for were successful. The broker has taken the full amount for the excess shares I applied for. I hope one day we will all get the payday we deserve. Hopefully onwards and upwards.
It's a poor service from them Al, sorry to hear it, but I suppose at least you were able to take up all of your entitlement from the Offer. It's still an awful lot of extra shares. Good that.
Best wishes.
I'm not sure Maddog. Get back in touch with them immediately I would say and point to the Corporate Action and Prospectus. If you held on the Qualifying Date, which I'm thinking you did, then you should have received the 3 for 8 Offer. You can work out if they've just got the figure wrong, but I guess don't let them off the hook.
Only my thoughts. Not sure what else to say.
Eric 3 card suffered the same fate, we will soon know what the price settles at, then it will be one last slog, keeping the price up and staying alive ,lol,
I'm getting a load of green boxes saying "this message has been filtered". And not getting any abuse from hog. Deep joy
3 card I don’t filter many people but he’s one I don’t want anything to do with,