Excess allocations21 Apr 2017 10:43
I emailed James yesterday to ask for his opinion on the inconsistency we have seen in the allocation of excess shares - I received 0.5% through AJ Bell. Here is his response:
"Everyone received the same percentage for the excess. Basically given the pricing of the open offer shares they were fully subscribed except for the non eligible investors (living outside EU etc) so that small piece went for excess allocation. The excess was then divided on the same percentage to every application for excess (there were many many times more excess applications). So that means everyone received roughly 0.5% without exception.
I'm not sure where the other percentages you mean come from as I have personally been through the list and can confirm every application has the same percentage award. Just possibly it is something to do with the fact that nominee accounts come aggregated to the company."
I am still not fully understanding of why there has been such a difference in allocation between the different platforms, but I suppose some you win, some you lose!