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Ok so I have both shares in a share account and also some that I trade on CFD platform (holding for ages) Firstly Am i right to say that generally the shares I hold in my share account will be consolidated, rerated and trading again on the 7th December under their consolidated SP? And secondly anyone advise me what happens with CFD holding? This sounds like a moment of losses coming up!! Thanks for any experience or insight into this.

Hi Jantand, Thanks for reply, good to know somebody else out there keeping the faith! Always read your posts as always the optomist keeps me in the same frame of mind too! I wondered how the Uitkomst project is progressing for CoA. It's supposed to be their cash generator and is operational at point of purchase....so is CoA earning money now or not? The share price certainly doesn't reflect that fact which you would maybe think it should. Or am I being too simple in my assumptions. CoA has been non-cash generating for so long so surely this should have been a small catalyst to at least get the SP up over the 3p area, they have an income for the first time in ages....don't they? Up until acquisition in june this mine produced 458,350 mined tonnes of high grade thermal coal...is CoA continuing that production? Does anyone know how this is going? I hope that the production continues and that some day soon we'll have an RNS about income!!! Hanging in there!

Ah, now what is happening with CoA. Been in this for so long waiting and waiting and....waiting. So much waiting, is nothing ever going to happen with this.... apart from the spread getting larger and the bid getting lower! Earlier this year started to get somewhat a little more (I wouldn't say excited) uhm, enthusiastic maybe...but now it's just a hard slog. Anyone here have anything to lift up some of us long termers a little, when can we expect any news, it's killing me!? It's even gone SO quiet here on this board. Oh well, suppose I'll keep hanging in there!

wait and see, this is dropping too quick for my liking, unless someone driving it down to get in before rise on good statement next week.. staying out and watching this one.

Volc - very tempted here, i dipped in the other day for a rise from 203 to 212 but it now seems to be falling quite rapid. On no news though, so either something is brewing in the back room that we don't know about or its pre-election jitters maybe, mix in a bit of Greece, a bit of stagnating US growth and you have reason for SP to lose some confidence. Is it a good time to buy on a dip like this when the climb was so positive all on good forecasts, news and funds performing, all of which hasn't changed. quite compelling case to dip in again! shall I shan't I......have been burnt massivley with emg before when they fell from grace the other year so slightly nervous!!

Morning anyone buying on the X-divi drop? What are peoples thoughts here on this. I believe we are about to push higher again, funds performing well, management saying all the right things, divi stable, share buy back, new funds being opened meaning more inflow of FUM, all seems good and this SP is still far below where we were a few years back before the shorting and financial crisis took hold. Personally tempted to buy again to sit along side those in my bottom draw!! Any thoughts you wise and experienced out there?

Big question, but what actually is it that the markets don't like, us simple PI's don't see it, all I see is a company that was in the pits pulling itself out slowly but surely, Funds are at least going in ratherthan out which is one of the main criteria for judging a company such as Emg isn't it or is that just too simple!? Ho Hum, stay with it for another 5 years and I may see blue again!!!

....haven't exactly set the world on fire have they! The word 'cautious' in the report and so many before it always has a detrimental effect on SP!! Not sure where this is going today but knowing the history probably back down to the 110 mark!

AHL +ve again for the week and actually flying in at 2.1%. Shame the SP is going down!!!!! SStill I shouldn't be surprised as I have been holding on with man for years now and very little surprises anymore, its just one of those investments tucked away until fortunes change again for the company and its products.

SP rising slowly, and at last a broker upgrade Comment n sharecast...... 'Fund manager Man Group gained after Berenberg raised its rating on the shares from 'sell' to 'hold', saying that the“enormous” restructuring efforts of the last three years are set to pay off.' More of these please!

I agree worth more as I have a holding from a few years ago around this price although I have averaged down and so now sitting on some profiit. The answer is that if they receive 70% votes from shareholders to accept the offer then the rest of us are forced into accepting as well, at least that is how i understand it. So it all comes down to the vote.

HSBC raises to overweight from underweight; target price to 125p from 82p. This can only be a good sign, perhaps the MM's may be leaving emg alone for now and want the SP to work the other way. Fingers crossed for a steady rise from here. Lets hope it can hold and then push on. Not sure on shorts on the stock, anyone have any knowledge, are shorts being closed/reduced? GLA

Canaccord Genuity raises target price to 115p from 110p; rating buy Maybe this is the start of better fortunes for us long term holders. More of the same please and maybe sentiment will change! Although AHL still needs to be fixed but that's a long running saga that doesn't seem to change!!

So having sent a message to investor relations three times now and not heard back from them once, any ideas why the spike up anyone? I am hoping it means the Forcados terminal problems have been resolved and we have flowing black stuff again! Tried searching for news but nothing in the public domain unless anyone of you has any info, please share as HOIL seem to not be able to!!!!

Citigroup cut to sell from neutral, 90p down to 85p may have something to do with it but who takes note of what the brokers say with their hidden agendas is questionable!!!!

Hi Read Bigbangs research, this is more than likely the cause for the drop as HOIL pump all their oil this way from their fields in the region and have a large stake in the pipeline I believe, so as it stands no way to get their oil out of this region until pipeline up and running again. Have tried to contact HOIL for an RNS but no reply..... really annoying after such a positive period here, and very frustrating to have such a silence from the company when i thought they were trying to change their ways. Ah well as soon as the pipe is fixed hope to see the price back to where it was a fortnight ago and beyond.

Hi Just regarding your comment 'Can't remember how many times over the years EMG has had a share repurchase programme to return surplus to investors, I think AHL just gobbled up the surplus in the past because I don't recall seeing it' I think this time maybe a little different as they are purchasing the shares for cancellation whereas IF i recall correctly the last time they had a share repurchase it was for retention and not cancellation, I may be wrong but the difference between the two should have an impact on SP as less shares in circulation. All i can say is I really hope so as I have held these for years and forgotten about them believing that one day they would start a rise back to somewhere near previous values. This is still distant future but the latest rise from 80p is giving me some hope!! Have a good day

+ 2.2% this week, a good strong rise adding to last weeks, lets hope they can hold onto it as AHL does have the tendency to yo yo at the slightest political statement or market swing. Just waiting game to break that 90p resistance then a slow advance I hope. Been here for ages waiting patiently for this company to rise again, another year won't make a difference!!!!!!

Found this earlier which may explain some of the rise.... Man Group advanced after UBS added the hedge-fund manager to its most-preferred list on the back of strong performance of its GLG Partners unit.

Morning all, SP up over 6% as i tap away, not much news but in good ol fashion Man way we had a broker downgrade today so the share price rockets up! Anybody any ideas, had a look around but can't see anything, AHL up on the week so far but that's not a driver for this rise and as everyone knows AHL can wipe that rise away in a few short hours in any case. Hope there is something more in winds! GLA