Member Info for Bonz1957

I'm sure I don't need to remind you, or anyone else reading this, that the bonus shares were only on offer to those who applied through the customer offer, and not to those who applied in the general IPO. ATB..

That glitch has been happening quite a lot recently, very often you can only see 1 or 2 previous posts, and when I tried to post on BT the other day it greeted me with 'you can be the first to post on this board'!! ATB.

Fat Finger Syndrome!!! The last post should have said 'buy' and not 'but=y'.....DOH!! ATB.

The shares go ex-div on 4/6, that means that anyone who buys them after that date will be doing so in the knowledge that they will NOT receive the dividend. If the sp is 934p on 3/6, then it will likely open on 4/6 at 906p as buyers won't be entitled to the 28p div. Why would people sell the share on June 5th?? Only a very few people buy shares for the div and sell as soon as they are entitled to it, much more likely that people will but=y into what is a 1st class share on the dip hoping the sp will quickly recover to the level it was before it went ex-div. There is very little chance of there being a sell off, as far as I'm aware it has never happened for this or any other share in the past and is unlikely to start happening now. The record date is the date that the company's registrars use to work out who will get the dividend, if you are on the register you get the div, if you are not on it you don't get the div. Therefore you need to be careful when buying or selling a share close to the record date, as you may get to own the shares but the previous owner may be entitled to the div. The 28.16p div is payable on 5/8. ATB.

Would be very nice to see an uplift in the sp here to compensate for a reduction in the div. ATB.

Plus you have to bear in mind that for those of us who were holders before the special Div, our reduced holding at 500p is now worth more than our larger holding at 400p was worth, and we've had a nice wad of cash as well.....win win. ATB.

It takes no effort at all not to sell, you just leave the certs in a box and get on with other things. My TSB money should be in my account soon so will whip it out quickly before I'm tempted to buy anything else. PTV was not one of my finest picks, bought with what was left over from the TSB placing so at least the profit from one more than covers the 99.3% loss on the other!!! Note to self: NEVER EVER buy another penny share!! I am 100% behind Opium, I too hate shorters and think they should be put in the same boat as rapists and child abusers. The practise should be outlawed and I cannot for the life of me understand why institutions allow it to be done, yes they may make a bit of short tem profit from the loan, but do they not end up with an asset that is worth less due to the lower sp? I always seemed to be temped to buy something when passing a Thorntons shop, but somehow aren't tempted when doing a shop for milk and bread in a supermarket. Pity they can't agree a franchise or shop-in-shop deal with someone like Clintons, it would seem to be a perfect match. I no longer have a single shop or outlet within 40-50 miles, so have to rely on one of the kids in London getting something for me on a B'day or at Xmas. ATB.

Since the closure of my local branch and a couple of nearby franchises I am denied the velvety taste of Thorntons and am having to get by on cheap choc from Lid, and am desperately waiting for Martin Lewis to bring news of 50% off hamper deals!! Saw you taking my name in vain on a board recently wondering if I had sold some shares in a culling exercise - surely you know me better than that, I never willingly sell. Didn't lose any of my 'friends' last year only a small portion of SL, but this year has started badly with TSB, PIC and BG all biting the dust - I was an original Sid, have they no heart?? Hope all is well with you and you haven't spent too much on year-end teachers presents. ATB.

They say every dog has its day, so let's hope this one still has a bit of fight left in it. Bought a few on a dip a while back so may yet get to make a small profit when I come to sell. Until then it's filed in my 'needing a miracle drawer' along with RSA, MCB, TSCO, THT, TNI, PTV, MWH and a few others!! Fortunately there are a quite a few others who more than compensate for the losses so not too unhappy. ATB.

Take a look at the 3 yr chart, it's only going in one direction - up 300% in 3 years. This is despite them continually paying out large chunks of cash by way of their Return of Capital plan. If there are better shares around I would love to know where they are hiding!! ATB.

Martin Harris will first need to open a store and start selling carpets before there is any chance of denting this surge - now nicely back above 500p. ATB.

This has indeed come a long way from the MFI and Galiform days, with the sp languishing at 15p at the end of 2008!! So glad I kept them. ATB.

No, this div is cash only. ATB.

From the Saga Shareholder website: 'Yes, you will receive a dividend on your free share allocation'.

Nice to see this finally hit 200p. ATB

It was series 1 episode 6 as far as I remember. There is a few seconds of a fat bloke in jeans and a beige fleece bending over laying track in a leafy cutting - not sure if I was wearing a cap or if my pony-tail can be seen. ATB.

And remember that not everyone is entitled to the Bonus shares, only those that were qualifying customers. ATB.

Sorry for missing an 'r'.......I've sacked the proof reader lol!! ATB.

The First Closing Date of the Offer is 8 May 2015, after which you will have to wait for enough acceptances for the offer to be declared Unconditional. They will then make application to cancel the TSB shares and those that have accepted the offer are likely to be paid late May or early June. You would have to check with your broker, or the company's registrars, to see whether you can sell once you have accepted the offer. ATB.

Picked up 3pts in that game on our way to the 1st Div Title which was secured on Saturday, although we lost the game so the 37 game unbeaten run came to an end, but with a Cup Final to look forward to it's been a pretty amazing season. Glad you enjoyed your trip down here and hope you make it back again one day. One of my claims to fame is that I own the Merc 200T that used to belong to Dave Brock of Hawkwind fame - bet that car and your bassist friend could have shared some tales over a pint or two! ATB.