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never watched hill street blues. -sorry.

about 40% of the book cost back in dividends so far... reading about the progressive plan, hoping the final 2028 payment will take me to about 30k if im still holding at that point. don't really know where iv been but didn't know about the 2023 or 2024 buybacks, only saw the amounts bought back when looking into this 2025 buyback. hoping we get a 1.5b buyback announced in feb26 like it seems the last 3 have been announced around that time of the year. 18 billion shares approx there to take bites at each year. not really sure what to do... the dividends come in handy but looking to move so might cash out if required.

i s***** every time i log on to see the share price hoping to see mid 80's and guess it'l mean an ok car finance ruling or ....i dread to think. but i guess a bigger buyback would be better for a long term plan. fingers crossed. -ta.

Try not to sit at the back after watching the film about the Uruguayan rugby team in Alive.

Think there was a Benny in LA -law too. bit special needs?

I tell everyone tho..im named after a Rat from the MJ song.

Got 105k shares, book cost about 28k. Was when covid started emerging and the share price fell through the floor 2020ish. Had some Barclays at 80p but sold at 120, bought some russian gold mine shares hoping the war would only last a few months but done me money there... have done ok here tho to keep hold of them so far.

I just think / hope if they have to buy 10 million every day for 138 days to use up the full amount... we get a little lift esp if the car finance isnt in the large billions range. Book talk - fingers crossed.

Cheers Sam. lol. Just googled Benny D crossroads, bit before my time. Good looking chap tho... I have a similar beenie too, not currently wearing it tho.

With the small increase in share price today was thinking we might have had a 10-15 million day again so pleased to see only 8 million snapped up.

Bit of a complete newbie here, do Morgan Stanley have to spend the full £1.7billion. Think it might be completed a little earlier than 138 trading days from now. It just seems like buying 10 million a day for 138 days to me would have some upward pressue at some point??

Thanks for the reply sam, im off to put the fairy on the christmas tree. ha..

Only 7.4 million shares bought today. 0.28% percent of buyback completed today. Going to work out.. if they buy 10 million shares a day at current price, how long it will take to complete the ££ 1.7B buyback.

Early update on the spread. :-)

Wales online newspaper suggesting chap sat in 11a only survivor in todays indian crash :-(

Hey Hardup, Cheers for the daily updates.

Almost becoming a bit of a habit, waiting for the 17.57-18.04 post with the daily numbers.

Can't work out the trading decisions between the amounts bought... the odd 30 million day, 7 or 8 days of 12.2 million, a few quiet days and now a few big number days.

1.70 billion buyback.... 29 weeks / approx 145 trading days left to complete the buyback. (31-12-2025)

Bought 105k shares, approx 28K as covid took hold, more luck than judgement, still have 105k shares left.... more luck than judgement again. Was hoping / waiting in me mind for low 80's so getting very twitchy now, have had 40% of total cost back in dividends but this buyback has me wanting to hold on. Greed is a terrible thing. lol. I put the whole amount up at 1.25 wishful thinking...hoping the buyback person wants to take everything there in some spike. Think I might get the full investment back in dividends by the final 2028 div payments if we carry on as expected which would be nice.

All those 12 million days last week had me wonder how the buyback would proceed / how long it would take if they carried on buying that amount daily and if the price stayed at similar levels. im thinking 110/145 days at 12 million a day... middle of november similar to last years £2B completion date.

Fingers crossed for a positive ruling with the car finance. As much as more shares would be gobbled up at 50p with bad news, the eyes are liking what my papers worth at the moment. Think we'r maybe just under 60 billion shares now with lloyds having bought back almost 4.3billiion in 2023 and 3.7 billion shares in 2024 and 900 million so far in 2025. Hopefully get another 1.1B shares this year. Think someone posted approx 70% (42B)of shares owned Institutionally so 18 billion still left among us. Think we could do with another and few more on top £2B yearly buyback announcements starting in mid Feb 2026.

-Ben.