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i think that might eventually be what happens, an offer nearer to 250, although they wont be happy about it, but, they are unlikely to want to let another deal go down the tubes, but indications are that pressure is being brought to bear for sure, for me, i think i did right stepping off when i did, even if it turns out to be a little early, and i can't blame you for doing the same, it freed up some resources for me to invest elsewhere.

yeah, min paid in today (wednesday 3rd) with a settlement date of the 1st, so 2 day delay in getting it paid,... is about right, but still poor given its all electronic ! also forgot about the tax thing, another reason i want rid of these

I came up with around 5% as well, but i based it on my paid share price, so i can relate it in a percentage to the money i invested (given i'm carrying a loss from ones i sold that weren't oin my isa) that said, i'm at about break even overall so it's pretty much the current share price. more to the point, where is the cash? it was supposed to be paid today, yet i see nothing in my account. Another thing i don't like about this share, is this sort of thing, hargreaves lansdownes info on this share is pitiful, they are constantly behind the drag curve, displaying out of date info, and zero broker recommendations on it, and barely ever have divi date info, last time it went ex-dividend and they didn't even know !!

.... seems to be out of it's slump and i think i missed the opportunity to get in at the low point.

i was sitting on the fence, trying to decide if i should take a small position here, maybe a thousand or so to start with, but this is not encouraging news

taken a bit of a kicking this morning, given the half yearly report is actually not that bad, given the challenging conditions, and recovery from Alton Towers incident last year, they are not doing bad, the profits are up nicely, perhaps on the lower end of expected forecasts, and the interim divi is up exactly the same as last year on the previous, so stepping .10 each time, yet a 3.5% drop right off the bat this morning :( ..... this is one unloved stock, given the very good outlook and expansion that they have in place.

with any luck we wont be back below that £2 level, i'm planning to hold this longer term for the dividends, but it is nice to have some cushion between where i bought in and the current SP.

highest SP this stock has ever been at, couple of brokers taking interest, but forecasts are not much over 500, think i'll consider taking some profit and selling up if we hit 500

i'm not sure if splitting the UK division will be the best thing for us shareholders, it smacks of selling off the profit making division, to the benefit of those higher up, as you said, the banking industry usually survives, and comes up good, but at who's expense, certainly not the directors!! Floating would be a tricky minefield to navigate, and i would not like to be risking my money in this one, dividends are a long way short of where they need to be for me to consider a long term hold, i've got a limit sell set at 3.75, and think i'll probably leave it in place, there's a couple of things lately i could have been into with this stake money that would have given me a much better outlook and return. Long term, you could be right i think they are probably poised to recover quicker/better than other banks, i looked again at LLoyds and i just don't see enough upside with them to make me dash for the by button.

sometimes i wonder what the hell they're smoking over there, then i remember we're last to hear any news, let alone game changing news. That is a pretty high target price, i for one would be surprised by it, and will most definitely will have sold long before then!! To put that into perspective, Panmure Gordon are recommending sell, with a target of 1,902

... i'd set a target buy in at 90p been watching it closely for a couple of days, very very little movement, and usually drifted back to about the same closing each day, lowest i'd had was a touch over 90p but that was with the bid way down at 86 or lower, so held off, all this morning, 90p flat, and i got greedy, waiting for another little drop......... and it went up 3p !! biggest change i'd seen all week, and now, i'm working mon+tues so probably wont be able to watch it so closely, and H&L limit buy option is crap, often get much better offers when dealing manually than leaving it auto deal

yeah, i may have stepped off a little early, oh well, ***t happens as they say, and profit is profit ! Still interesting to keep an eye on

There would appear to be a a semi-invisible hand on this merry-go-round keeping it spinning, i did think that this one would drop back to exactly the bid price, once Canada Life had fixed their slight opps and bought back their holding!

Very quiet in here, anyone else considering this one? Think i might have a small dabble and see how it goes, read a couple of good things in relation to possible growth sceanrios, and someone over a Panmure Gordon seems to like the look of this one, having potentially added it to their 2016 Conviction List.

I don't think the dividend is enough to make me buy in more simply for it, i'm getting close to break even point, so it's not as if buying in will help me get my average down. As for recovery to the point of last year, where it was 4.70 or higher, i don't know, not in the short term for sure, i'm still hoping for a small profit then i'm out

yeah ft links dont usually work, because they push you to the subscribe page, that sid, witht he main title, google is help ;)

@wafer....... if this goes nicely for me, your gonna be drinking champagne somewhere like Monaco lol !

how do you "mistakenly" sell such a large holding, at such a crucial time - given that they are supposed to know what they are doing lol oh well, that'll cost them, and hopefully some Pi's were able to take advantage of it, other side of the coin is that they could spark another upwards blip as a result !!

hmmmm, perhaps jumped the gun here, we'll see !..... but as said, profit is profit

34.50% spread :o i'm a -27% in the hole, but to buy in i'll be at the same as my current average !!