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2227 posted, I quote "Expected to maintain ordinary dividend of around 40% of attributable profits".

We heard similar statement from Fred the Shred, 12 years ago. On the strength of that statement, I along with millions of shareholders subscribed to rights issue. No div was declared for the next 10 years.

Mr 2227 to whom you are kidding?

BARC got away with paying only 3p div for the whole year 2019.

I can't see they will cut dividend. If they do cancel or cut dividend, the share price will go further down. This is what they can't afford to do it.

Can you please let me know when TSCO going ex-div? Thank you.

I agree, recently they were changing hands for £21. I remember that around 2013/14 they were at around £6 a pop and in 2008/09 at around £10.

I understand one of the above category of shares pays dividend in Pound Sterling and easy to buy and sell. Can anybody please enlighten me which class falls in this definition.

Div 21c, payable on 14 Apr. Ex-div date 27 Feb.

On ex-div date the SP may come down to well below 550. May be in the range of 530 - 540.

RBS goes ex-div on 26 Mar, div payable 4 May and the amount 8p.

It appears that city did not like what was said at today's AGM.

Anybody knows when RDSB going ex-div and the amount of div per share?

Today all the UK banks went down, albeit LLOY is the front runner. I tried to find out the reason, but failed.

For the tax year 2019-20, on the first £2,000 of div per year, 0% tax is payable. Thereafter 7.5% for basic tax payer. Tax at 32.5% for higher tax payer. It is not as simple as it sounds.

Word 'certainty' is not in stock market's vocabulary. But I predict, with confident that all the UK bank's shares will rise if the conservative wins the next general election.

I took your advice and had a look at div history. I noticed that there was a growth in div every year between 2010 and 2015. Since 2016 there was no growth in div, whereas most of the UK banks enjoyed div growth. I could not find out why HSBC is lagging behind in this respect.

It is high time the directors of M&S find out why customers prefer to shop from Primark than from M&S. Both sells goods made in far east, mostly in China. One of obvious reasons is that M&S protect it gross profit margin.

It is true that the div is covered, but it is holding by thin thread. One more bad quarter can force the bank to reduce the div. As a consequence it will have large impact on the share price. On the other hand Hong Kong protest can't last forever nor will Brexit issue. Trump will end the trade war with China one way or the other. Trump will last forever.

It is more tricky situation then I envisage.

I noticed that some investors are still buying Merlin shares. It is difficult to understand why they do so, in view of the fact that takeover price is £4.55 against the current SP £453.30. After paying stamp duty and brokerage there is nothing left to write home about

Tsco shares will be trading interim ex-div from 10 Oct 19 and div payable 22 Nov 19. How much is the interim div?

According to textbooks, when more shares are bought than sold, the SP goes up. The logic behind is that it discourages buyer from buying more shares and at the same time tempt the seller to sale. This is textbook theory.

Today £16m worth of shares were acquired against £5m worth of shares sold in RBS. The SP, instead going up, it went down. The textbook theory straight away goes out of the window. The stock market does not understand or does not care about law of demand and supply.

RBS can't keeps it head above £2 for a longer period.