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Currently only down 55p so you've got your wish. Should soon be back up to £19-£20.

Revenue up 2%, expected profit around £20mill, at lower end of estimates. McBride also announced its intention to implement a "B Share" scheme as a mechanism for remitting dividends. The scheme will create cash flow benefits and the Group's dividend policy remains un-changed. The Group intends to announce its interim results for the six months ending 31 December 2010 on 8th February 2011.

We're all still here, but with no real news we're eagerly awaiting the Full Year Results on Feb 24th, with hopefully news of re-instating the dividend. PSN have just re-introduced a div, by all accounts BP will with their quarterly review on Feb 1st, so NEX would be a hat-trick of sorts. All I then need is a div from HWDN, TNI and LLOY, and all of my holdings would be paying for my retirement.

Finally broken out of the narrow 115-135 trading range. Are we about to see a new 2 year high?

I'm all for keeping rascist abuse off these boards, but it's a bit hard when you are trying to name a country!!! lol It should have read: IPR to build P.A.K.I.S.T.A.N Power Station.

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it will lend up to $100 million to U.K.-based International Power PLC to build a ****stani gas-fired plant to help address the country's energy crisis. The 404-megawatt power plant in Baluchistan is scheduled to be completed by September 2013. International Power is the single largest private investor in ****stan's electricity sector.

Thanks for your explanation, I'm now a little clearer on what is involved as I didn't realise you could put a stop on how far you were prepared to go. But don't think it is for me, I'm too much of a Steady Eddy to try and guess which way a share will move. Please don't talk of a retrace down to 4000 levels, while I agree we may be due for one soon I hope it won't go below 5500, or 5000 at the very worst, or else all of my hard work over the last couple of years will be undone. I'm rapidly approachiing the day now when I will need to start cashing my lot in so am mainly invested in major Blue Chips, heavily weighted to defensive stocks. If I had known 20-30 years ago what I know now I may well have approached things very differently. As it is I'm hoping the next 10 years will be quite good for my selection of stocks. Will keep an eye on FML and hope it does well for you. ATB.

If the yield stays at 6% your holding doubles every 12 years at no cost taking divs as new shares. All of mine were inherited from the power co's after they floated and then split NG off and have always taken divs as shares. Although already retired not planning to touch them for a good few years yet. With this yield - which they are intending to grow at 8% pa for the next few years - they will be one of the last shares i sell. If I hold for another 12 years I'll have a nice few, wonder what the sp will be in 2022!!??!!

There has been a 1 for 1 bonus share issue, so everyone now has twice the shares at half the price - simples!!! At the Company's Annual General Meeting on 3 December 2010, shareholders unanimously approved a resolution granting the Company the authority to undertake a bonus issue of new ordinary James Halstead shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares"). Holders of Ordinary Shares as at the close of business on the record date of 13 January 2011 will receive one new Ordinary Share for every Ordinary Share then held. The bonus issue will become effective on 14 January 2011, when stock accounts in CREST will be credited with the new Ordinary Shares. Definitive certificates for new Ordinary Shares will be posted to shareholders no later than 28 January 2011. Shareholders should be aware that any share transactions from 14 January 2011 will not qualify for the bonus issue.

The final div will be paid mid Aug to those on the register in early June. Last years dates were 4/6 for 18/8.

Bit late to change between shares and cash for this div, payable 19/1. It's swings and roundabouts anyway. The last div paid 18/8/10 had a scrip ref price of 488.1p but the shares were worth 538p on payment day. Some you win and some you lose. But overall it's a great way to build up a holding over time without any dealing charges at all. Even better was the recent RI at 335p, an absolute steal!!

Bofa merrill raises Persimmon PLC price target to 707P from 697P.

TVC Holdings has investments in 13 portfolio companies, one of which Norkom Group plc, is quoted. Norkom Group – the financial crime and fraud prevention company, will be acquired by defence contractor BAE Systems for €217 million (£180 million), the company said in a statement today. BAE Systems will offer €2.1 for each share of Norkom, the statement said.

Britain plans to spend around 50 billion pounds ($78 billion) over the next four years on defence equipment and support at a time when its overall defence budget is contracting, a junior defence minister said on Thursday. Let's hope most of it gets spent with British suppliers!!

David Fawcett, group development director at the distribution group Wincanton, has pocketed more than £25,000 from the sale of most of his shares in the firm. He offloaded 15,534 at 162.4p a time and now has just 1,397 shares in the company.

LONDON (SHARECAST): The (banking) sector responded positively to the outcome of Portugal’s bond auction. The country sold €1.25bn of bonds due 2014 and 2020, with the yield on the 10-year bonds coming in at 6.71%, compared to the 6.80% paid at the previous auction in November. Portugal has indicated issuing debt at 7% or higher would be unsustainable, so the downward trend in the yield has lessened the danger of the company seeking an EU bail-out. Bankinter and Banco Popular Espanol were among the high risers in Madrid.

Where did Gravity go??? I answered his post but now all trace of him/her has gone!! Was it something I said?? He claimed to have bought 5000 at yesterdays lows, good luck to him if that was true as they've staged quite a recovery today!!

Brave man. I didn't think it would fall as low as 600 so hope Gravity doesn't take it any lower lol!!! This could well be the bottom if there are no more Eurozone horrors out there. ATB.

Steady on M8. The div has only just been re-instated after a 2 year absence and already you want it increased!! Think it will be a long time before we're back to the 51.2p they paid out for 2007!! ATB.

After a great trading update by housebuilder Persimmon, Panmure Gordon ups its 2010 forecasts, while leaving 2011 estimates where they are, as the short-term market outlook remains uncertain. The group reported a robust update with pre-tax profits expected to be at the top of the £75m-96m range. The broker raises profit forecasts from £80.3m to £95m as a result. With sales, pricing and margins being broadly in line with broker expectations, Panmure said that Persimmon’s area of outperformance is the debt, with the group ending the year with £51m of debt compared to the £78m it forecast. Though the housing market does not show any signs of improving over the next 12 months, the broker says that the housebuilder’s numbers appear to have remained broadly stable, and rates the group a ‘buy’, with a target price of 487p.