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The noises I'm hearing about Plan B could knock on the head the chance of Bank Rate increase.

£500M buybacks finished last week. BARC is on its own with life support switched off.

Anyway, we might see a more realistic value in a day or so when the current buyback ends.

"8 months of progress slowly climbing back up the ladder wiped out in a day - and still falling! Curse the day my path crossed with a Barclays recommendation."

Don't worry, you'll get used to it. I did, although it took the better part of ten years.

The FTSE is higher than it was a month ago and every day of that month, Barclays have been buying up to 10% of BARC daily trades, yet the share price is lower. It should be and have a good business model and probably does. What is missing from the equation is consideration for the shareholder in business decisions, and it's been like that for more than 10 years. Is that about to change?

To be frank, many of the bigger risks for Barclay's have been self inflicted and those skeletons in the cupboard. I don't know, but this could lead to a longer term gain, but I did wonder why a couple of directors sold shares last week.

Seemingly not.

... and again.

Testing 200p again.

I'm not sure there ought to be a principle that reward directors or others at no cost to the business and entirely at cost to shareholders.

Well, up to Thursday close the current buyback had reached in excess of 165 million shares, but yes, as ever, saying they will do one thing doesn't meant it can't be mitigated by another part of the plan.

Quote:---- I hope that this does not mean 'new shares'

20 September 2021

Barclays PLC - Block Listing
Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for the block listing of 10,000,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company (the 'Shares') to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List.
The Shares will be issued and allotted under the Barclays Group Share Value Plan.
When issued, the Shares will rank equally with the existing issued Shares of the Company.
Admission is expected to be effective on 21 September 2021.

As at close yesterday, just over £300 million of the £500 million intended share purchase has been achieved, with almost 1% less shares in issue than at the start of the process.

That suggests to me that the 200p barrier could be breached with relative ease.

Well Del Boy, let's put it this way! Had I kept my cash in UVLR and placed my trust in them rather than BARC, I would have been a millionaire. Instead, my chosen route has me currently hoping to reduce a current 5 figure loss. While ULVR and many others increased their share value eightfold, BARC has withered by two thirds. Might it be optimistic to expect the next decade to redress that imbalance?

Yes Bald_eagle, I have no reason to disagree with your sentiments, those were similar my own at a previous time.

In 2019 I was looking forward to the final dividend that was cancelled by government, but how confident can we be with the decisiveness and competence of the present government or any replacement?

Pre the financial crisis I sold shares like Unilever, who it is said are presently in difficulties, to buy BARC when their share prices were the similar, BARC cost a bit more. Not comparable now. BARC said all was well and their quarterly dividend was something like 10p and the final 20p. Just come across a valuation for BARC of 23/01/2015 with market price of 234.15 and from your figures and mine there has been a total of 25p in dividends since then.

I'd love to have your present confidence and not to have had my past experience and in all honesty, hope you are correct in your beliefs and expectations. I think it's more than 12 years since going into loss with BARC and each time I bought more, my losses increased. Twice when the share price went above 189 during the previous buy-back I sold most of my holdings and bought back as the price retracted with just one mistake, buying back too soon. So I'm still in at a set maximum number and if they continue to go up at the present rate I'll hold on. If they don't it will be decision time.

Good luck.

Hi Bald_eagle, indeed it is the amount and not the frequency that is all important, although less frequent returns can hide poor performance and a company's commitment to shareholders. Just highlighting that excepting 2018, since going biannual, all dividends thus far have totaled less.

I don't expect regaining the confidence I once had in BARC. From after the 2013 BARC rights issue, I have maintained my BARC holdings in hope of them recovering some or all of their losses, yet even after allowing for all dividend payments they have lost more money. My present hope is BARC will continue their current recovery, then jump ship in hope of finding a more investment for my future needs.

Meanwhile I send you my very best wishes and hope your plans bear fruit.

Not a totally full story
2016 --> interim = 1.0; final = 2.0
2017 --> interim = 1.0; final = 2.0
2019 --> interim = 3.0; final; = 0.0
2020 --> interim = 0.0; final = 1.0
2021 --> interim = 2.0; final is currently the big question.

Restoring the dividend to previously levels would help restore share price to previous levels and indications are that this might just be possible.

"Have Barclays ever issued a quarterly dividend?"

Not since 2015, when BARC share price was higher than most posters here are hoping for today.

Top 20 are listed at https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/bp/ownership

None seem to be very big.

Hi kassam83,

Indeed, it can be called debt, it's only the posh people who call it credit. I hope your confidence proves to be correct.

Many customers will pay their credit card loans on time or with interest as needed, but I just wondered if BARC paid book value for that outstanding credit just as we are hopeful of coming out of a downturn financed by Government debt? It's OK for the directors if all turns sour, shred the paperwork and collect the bonus. Govt. won't pick up the tab next time and while the bank might survive by borrowing from the Middle East, shares would never recover as I know too well.

If yo borrow $3.8 Million from the bank and you are in trouble, borrow $3.8 Billion from the bank and the bank is in trouble.

Good luck, I sincerely hope I am wrong, and am pleased the share price is above 185 as that's what I paid in 2014 (I think) for 1 for 4 Rights Issue. The rest were mostly between 340 and 601 and I'm still holding today.