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I think there is a report due on 1st Dec regarding the terminals. This could go either way for LAD. If its not as bad as expected it could be a good price to get in. I have a cheeky limit order for today just in case it slips more if not, I might add post the report depending on how that goes.

After reading your post I had to go back to my spreadsheet to check your figures as they seemed a bit high for a utility. Alas your right, which makes holding them that bit more safer than I originally thought as any pullback might give me the opportunity to add a few more to up the overall income I like whilst the management sort out the divi cover

spotted, Woody might have been the star name but Mark Barnett looks like the next Woody and some would say might be better. He's a top quartile performer and is second in the group over the year which he been in charge.

Well its managed to get there relatively easy without help from Mr Market. Now when to add more

Luddite - Last IC View The last IC recommendation on SSE PLC shares was Sell at 1,544 on 12 Nov 2014 I got the same news and wondered if I should try and sell to buy back lower. With costs, missing divi income plus the need to find somewhere else to put the money I decided to sit on my hands. This is not to say things are looking worse. Divi cover of less than x2 is never great although as its a utility I might accept a little less. Lots of debt and a mild winter and political comments all waiting to knock this. I think D27 is right to be concerned, I am but not enough to walk away yet. As long as the divi keep rising and the cover can be improved over time I will continue to sit on my hands and only move to grab the divi

With modern brokers you often loose out on the paperwork but saves having filing cabinets of storage. Some reports are like telephone directory's although sometimes it nice to have a real read. From the Vod episode, even after the event, people were still calling it a con thinking they could just buy and get free money. If only it was that easy. I expect this to be the same as that sort of deal in that they will be giving me some of my own money back at a later date. I expect a run up to the announcement from the carpetbaggers but feel at the moment it worth a long term hold. If you can get in on the dips then you might gain a bit on the deal but dips are not guaranteed. It might be a good way of reinvesting the money they give you back if you have the capital up front. Afterall what else were you going to do with the money. Reinvest at the peak of the deal? Watch n wait mode for me right now

Peter. Well its not that far from there now so only needs Mr Market to throw a wobble and some more bad news, which banks dont seem to be short of right now to get there. Sentiment is against this right now, rumour mill talks about rights issues, divi cuts and needs to shore up the balance sheets. Asia is not growing as hoped and cost cuts are needed so we are told. This is all the opposite to when you could buy this for £16 -£18. For me as long as they keep paying the divi Im happy to hold but expect things to over swing lower until there is an improvement. Hopefully I can spot this low area and will have funds available at the time to increase my dividends for the long term. The question is how close are we to that point?

Bonz, I think the "windfall" was also fanned by the media who bang on about it and didnt try to explain, or to put into context, that the windfall was for holders on the date of the announcement and would now be priced in. I suspect many who wrote the articles didnt really understand it either. Many PI's jumped onto the Vodafone windfall band waggon and even after the event could not understand why they had not made a killing. Hopefully your post will educate those looking to "bag the next windfall" They could be lucky and Mr Market might offer them the chance to get in between now and then, although its unlikely its not impossible.

From memory, I thought it was covered but that cover would fall to only 1.2 times, lower than the 1.5 times which was the expected norm. Even so they expected the divi to grow in line with inflation

On a quick scan they look quite good. Divi is now covered and moving to a progressive divi is music to my ears. No problems with conversion to a REIT. Management have done well to turn this around

Just received the cash from the dividend. It was announced that it would increase by 2%. In UK £'s after the US withholding tax the increase is over 10% in cash terms. I know the exchange rate is a factor here but its a big change from what I was expecting. Anyone else seeing the same. Probably all swings and roundabouts in the end and the next one might be lower

2nd in the group of 24 and up 15% over a year. Not a bad return and there have been some ups and downs but its nice to get that income every quarter.

It was ex divi back in 24/09/2014 on my spreadsheet or do you mean Mar next year?

Well its gone from predicting growth to now reducing profit with no near term turnaround expected. Profit was down 16% so that explains some of your 25% fall. The negative sentiment the rest. The latest news on the investigation is just adding to the mire. Questor has its views and Woody sold all banks due to fines based on the ability to pay rather than on what they had done, although they are paying with my money and Ive done nowt! Like with most shares it will probably overreact at some point but is that now or is there some more to come before the changes and de-leverage are complete. You will pay a higher price for a rosy picture as you have already noticed. If this is a temporary situation for a good company it might be a good long term bet even at this price but its not necessarily at the lows just yet. It a game of risk and reward but a 5%+ divi helps to hold

Sounds like its being run along the lines of Tesco!

You got to like an increasing quarterly dividend and the exchange rates are a tad better too.

The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 55 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 2 cents per share, or 3.8 percent, from the previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon's dividend by 8 cents per share, from $2.12 to $2.20 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on Nov. 3, 2014, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 10, 2014. This is the eighth consecutive year that Verizon's Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend increase.

The rise has reduced that tasty yield

HL asked me what to do with any cash now my funds have been transferred. Send it to the new provider to keep it within the NISA. Checked my bank account and HL have paid my divi income to me.....Doh! Another black mark on their super service, I await their comments and how they will resolve this. I can see another complaint coming, lets hope they can redeem themselves

So £1125 to hold a 250k PF. or can be had for as little as £25 if you move. Others on a fixed fee even include some trades within the fee. So better off by £1100. That £91 a month would make a nice fund if reinvested over time but you can see why HL share price has done well over the years.