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Thanks Mike - you were spot on. Trade was indeed done on Nex Ex along with a whole lot of other trades simply not shown on the Barclays site either within their Trade Data or longer term Pricing Information. In fact, many of the trades on Nex Ex do not get shown on ISE either.

Interesting article in Fool today. Takes the shine off CEO's recent share purchase, pointing out the free shares he will get as part of his package, but very positive nevertheless. Article below. "Follow the inside money? Whitbread is already highly profitable. Management’s challenge is to ensure the group stays on track. But for Greg Fitzgerald, the new chief executive of Bovis Homes Group (LSE: BVS), the challenge is different. Whereas rivals like Persimmon are generating operating profit margins of about 25%, Bovis only managed 15.2% last year. Worse still was that this was 2.1% lower than during the previous year. Mr Fitzgerald’s task is to solve the firm’s operational issues and close the profitability gap with key rivals. He spent almost £2m on Bovis shares this week. That’s roughly three times his £650,000 annual salary — a decent-sized purchase. I believe this deal is a sign that he’s quietly confident of success. Should you follow his example and buy Bovis? It’s worth remembering that his remuneration package includes an annual bonus of up to 100% of salary, payable in shares. These ‘free’ shares will lower the average purchase cost of his stockholding considerably, making positive returns far more likely. Despite this, I’m optimistic. Mr Fitzgerald is highly regarded in the housebuilding sector and should be able to fix the firm’s problems. If he does, then I can see the shares returning to the 1,100p-plus level last seen in 2015. In the meantime, the dividend yield of 4.7% is worth having. Bovis remains a buy, in my view."

If forecast P/E and EPS are to be believed, this must be bargain of the century. Bought some today (via Barclays) but not showing up as a trade.

Well spotted. Must be very little stock around.

Are you implying brokers might be trying to pick up stock cheap by triggering stop losses ? There is an alternative point of view being that bad news has leaked or there are large sell order hanging about.

Anyone any idea why ?

Announced today at 12.5% discount to book value to pay down debt. Unless cornish property prices have tanked, does not sound like good deal.

Same USD value as last year but exchange rate movement means more than 10% increase for sterling holders - 43.7p to 48.8p per share.

While waiting for the imminent announcement, was looking at previous RNS and noted that HAYT specialise in sub-sea generators, with funding from Scotland. Does anyone know how or if there is any link between HAYT and ARL (Atlantis), the latter having just installed wave power generators off Scottish coast, and who have many further projects in pipeline ? Seems odd that the two are not related.

Think Grayling got it right. Many thanks to Goldman Sachs, onwards to 1037 !

Costa77 - your comment about results (24/05) - what are you expecting ?

Positive statement ahead of AGM. Surprised to see such a large impairment for advice concerning Redrow et al bid/merger attempts.

Surprisingly positive piece in Motley Fool. Difficult to argue with the logic, but no mention of the threat of more fines for legacy issues and the Staley situation. "Your last chance to buy Barclays plc for under £3?". http://www.fool.co.uk/?s=barc Ending in - "I really do think we could see £3 before the year is out."

In case you missed it : http://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2017/04/25/better-buy-whitbread-plc-vs-greggs-plc/ Seems to think there is a lot of overseas potential for WTB.

Can anyone explain why Staley is being investigated by Financial Authorities ? The fact that he tried to find out who leaked a memo about the appointment of his mate does not cross the line. In order for him to commit a sin, the whistleblower would need to have leaked info about a breach of financial practice that could be prosecuted by the authorities concerned, and the memo concerned does not do this. Whats really the problem here ?

Whats Hazel got to do with this ? Its not the 8th day.

Hope there is a new bid. Just read BVS RNS stating that new massively overpaid CEO comes from Galliford, and that BVS have rejected Galliford's bid.

Might be a wee bit of fun if those interested try to predict the eventual HAYT offer (or equivalent) price per share, made by AVG or any other predator. Please copy and paste the entries to date below and re-post for others to join in if you wish to partake. By way of incentive I have a rather nice bottle of champers for the nearest successful guess. Postage will not be paid but delivery to the London area may be possible. GLA Wanglii.........52p Flundra ........125p Dannatt.........80p YouHavingalaugh....72p Dinoken.......100.00p

Which BTG products are dispensed via Obamacare ?

Dividend held at 63 cents per share. Allowing for depreciation of £ versus $ since last year, this implies a significant increase on last year for those paid in £.