RE: Trading update19 Dec 2018 21:14
kev - I believe that the master plan was always take the tame/distressed seller up the proverbial when the price was low, having previously sold all those shares at higher prices.
The master plan may have backfired if the seller found out about this from, say, an independent shareholders website, at which point they may have pulled out, threatened to sue/tell the FCA etc. All very entertaining for anyone who has not been abusing their position. I will name no names but will leave it up to others to establish the truth.
The master plan may have worked out if they did manage to sell a great big chunk of shares at sub 42p on Monday - if so then we should hear about it tomorrow.