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somebody stands up at the AGM and congratulates mr Fitzgerald on his vision for the company's future tells him not to worry about the market's lack of understanding of his vision.

At this rate maybe the BOD's incentive scheme needs an overhaul. we have not much out of this company other than the old Grace Brothers type of communication You are all doing very well etc. I see Invest have been lightening up maybe they too are beginning to wonder who the company is being run for.

maybe but the share price performance and particularly when compared to the house builders suggest that 1% of something is not better than 50% of bugger all as you put it. Big construction projects will never attract the same margin as housebuilding. as a shareholder I would be more than happy to throw more money at bugger all.

market just does not like this company or its management it would seem

Fitzgeralds naive remarks about increasing exposure to low margin construction work has cost the shareholders dearly. maybe it is true and that he is past his sell by date.

It has been a true dog of late! Directors use it as a csh machine while investors are sitting on dead money it would seem. Unless of course the shares are being held down in preparation for a low-ball bid. Maybe of held thenm too long and am beginning to hallucinate.

net earnings per share or earnings due to shareholders

I hope Mr c has lost of property in London so our good Chancellor can turn him inside out with mansion tax just like he did with us.

on what happens if the shares were held in an ISA?

Merrill's had primed punters to expect an increase in the 2015 payout of 10p . Nothing was said in that respect it would seem other than it would be reviewed insight of trading conditions post the election etc. Merles FWIW still think it will be increased to a quid from 10p I believe

Not sure I follow final sentence of well structured argument . Odd how CGH price is drifting ever closer to the HK$11 must be coincidence

The only realistic wAy we have gaining a more honest valuation for our shares is if we can prevent the board and its supporters from acquiring the percentage they need . If Institutions and or arb specialists want to come on board well so be it

the MM's are working for the brothers?

Would be nice to think we could put up a bit if affirm rather than just bending over and say do your worst. We need to get it out in the media somehow and attract some fresh money in to stop them getting to the 75% they need to leg us over. It is probably futile but it would be nice to think we can at least expose the BOD for what they are and how they have manipulated the company to their own ends

that's my point under the Scheme we would have a legal position to attempt to get a fairer deal than the one on the table at present given the steep discount to underlying asset value.

interesting to see the big buys going through concert party or hedgie ?

if the Scheme of arrangement requires 75% and they currently have 57 % then that needs to get out and into wide circulation

We our answer as to why we had our price worked over

does anybody have an idea of what the exact free float is?

Perhaps so. we have been here before though. You turn on the telly and you will get information overload on oil politics. For my sins I worked in the field and then a bank in the days when peaople did not find a need to rhyme with banker :). I have spent a lot of time in places where sadly I can now no longer go. The politics is unreal and beyond analysing by most imo.FWIW imo the 2000 lb gorilla in the room is Iran who slowly but surely is beginning to find a way i from isolation and years of sanctions much to shagrin of its neighbours and not so near neighbours. If I was going back to work in the region I would happily go back there over Iraq or for hat matter Syria, obviously, Libya or even Algeria anyday. Venezuela its sad but if they want help they will have to change and the US will be in there like a shot. Russia well Putin is playing a high stakes game but I don't think OPEC is worying too much even if Russia has been signing a lot of gas deals with China. The way I see it is that the producers have had us the consumers by the b#lls for the best part of a decade which has seen renewables, efficiency and alternatives such as shale allowed into the mix. You only have to look around the Gulf to see that the boys have done good very good over this time. The smart ones have used the boom to diversify. Now I am afraid it may well be the turn of the big producers that were unable to participate.sadly for the "old" boys these guys dont need a high price per barrel to break even. FTO is not an oil producer we should feel relieved. I think