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Just checked the HL website and its not there although maybe that is because its suspended rather than swapped for bad performance.

Yes I saw the director buys so scaling back doesn't sound like its an issue

Still not showing up for me though. Maybe it will sort itself out over the weekend unless there are lots of people with pencils sorting it all out at my cheappy broker.

"I had wireless internet at home in 1980 using amateur radio, the board from a sinclair spectrum and pakrat software. Took 12 hours to download a page from the internet ..LoL!!"

How long for a Game of Thrones download? Even the book would take ages. Eight seasons in UHD with atmos might require a few garages full of hardware.

Id be happy if Vod customer services could manage left hand talking to right hand and just keep my ticket open so someone could get me my minimum speed guarantee. Im saving on the monthly broadband costs and it might go someway towards offsetting my divi cut.

Still at least I can bet broadband here and it not interrupted by sheep getting in the line of sight of the microwave system!

Exoplanet, thanks for the link a bit worrying about divi cover lets hope Emma gets a grip.

Pokerchips, maybe she had a vile of something to stab into any wandering hands ...... and if she sold him the antidote we might be quids in.

I wonder if GSK will split, I think its looking like it might. Its what Woody has been calling for all this time till he sold out. Not looking good for him and his fund right now. I wonder if Hargreaves Lansdown still have him in their top 50 funds

Sale of Sheffield office building at 25% above Valuation. Nice if you can get it and it will be interesting to see where the funds end up that betters this.

Wonder how they are going to manage the placings with the SP rising so much

Nothing showing up with my broker today. Still it said "after" the 5 June. Ill check back at xmas then!

Hi Longish, Yep we may all be on different paths but each heading in the same direction. Some join the path later or leave earlier. I suspect Im walking up the down escalator at the moment. Ill get fit or too tired at some point.

Still its nice to know a tad more cash will be heading for the pot even if I have to wait till Aug. Still there are other shares to fill my time till then and lloys doing quarterly divis next year has moved them up my buy list. Im a sucker for quarterly divis and wish Vod followed suit. Would save all those big divi drops and sucker rises to bag a divi.

SP now dropping lower than the divi having looked positive this am. Looks like JackD called it right for now, good luck to him.

Ex divi today and a re-based hoorah shout from me even though the last post is playing in the background. Is that an omen or just a reminder that our share problems are nothing in comparison to past history being remembered today.

Sorry to here of your losses JackD, but you were always honest with your deals and reasoning and nothing wrong with a bit of de-risking. I must admit to not really understanding TA but just because I dont understand it doesnt mean that I will diss it completely. Dan's (is that better danieth) whilst fundamentals are important, the SP rarely ever shows the true value. It seems to follow over and under cycles depending on sentiment.

The charts posted earlier by Longish and Trendfriend, tell me where we have been. Im not sure how to extrapolate them or what happens when the trend lines cross? or is it the trend is your friend ...... until it isn't. I suppose it could "breakout" at some point but will it be up or down on that line?

I do see charts with resistance and support lines, again not sure how they are worked out but they do seem to correlate and I would rather buy at the bottom of that range than the top. It didnt work out really so far with Vod but there is still time. Hopefully that time will help me keep adding value one way or another, divis SP rises or relying on my other holdings to support whilst this is down.

This system does not always work I have a few "expensive lessons" on my books. Still it could be worse I could have sold up and put it all in Woodys fund!

danieth, and what was wrong with my divi cut comment?

I did say I didnt want to start something ........ Exchange rates moving in our favor although what will it be when the exchange is made.

Looks like we have got that divi today in the SP rise ......... over to Brexit/Trump/China et al

The resolution has been passed so you should be getting your new shares. I wonder what would have happened if the vote was no?

Must check the broker on Wednesday to see the final outcome. I doubt its been scaled back. SP just hovering over the placing price ..... will it go under. Might put the dampeners on the next placing if it does. I doubt the SP will be rushing back up with another placing on the cards and then there is Trump/Brexit and both have been fairly quiet.

Might be a busy summer

Yep should take 3.7p ish off the price. Good job they cut the divi or that drop would have been much bigger!!!

Hope I haven't started something now.... it was said in jest!

Buying back 1 percent or less debt that due shortly anyway. Makes me wonder why? Is it just timing, using up cash in hand. Id look to roll that on and pay off the more expensive stuff. I suppose they have a team of people managing this so my lack of understanding is of no real concern. Any other views

seem OK and nice and steady as one would expect. Bump in the divi and continues till 2020. Then what? Harder times ahead going forward or might just be stolen by the next government by the sound of things along with a few others that might get sucked up.

SP down on the day but markets generally subdued and local threats dont help. Hanging on for a bit longer, maybe it will all blow over!

..... and at current trends is likely to dip below. I did expect the SP to drift lower towards the placing price and I suspect it will keep a lid on things until its all done and dusted. I wonder if some were hoping to sell off quick just to bag the discount. I did consider selling some of mine, just to buy em all back in the placing. Sods law says I would have been scaled back if I did.

Grayling, its already been re-based and will only be 80p going forward with RPI inflation rises planned to be added on the following years.

Lurka, I suspect that its just an "intention" to buy as it wont be decided until the 5th June so is just showing up on your broker account against the funds. They could be scaled back yet although I suspect as they intend doing x3 over the year that they will accept more now unless its very oversubscribed.

Still we should know next week so not long to wait

I have used Iweb, basic and cheap but does what it says on the tin. Even better now that they have reduced the opening fee back to £25 from £200 .

There was a comparison of brokers on the Monevator site which reminds me I need to recheck and see how things have changed

I think they paid £2.1Bn just for the 5g spectrum.

Thats a big cost saving moved on although it would have been a share of that.

Poker, I think they have all been used now. As for Italy .....

"Vodafone Italy is a mobile and fixed telecommunications business, which is a joint venture between Vodafone (77%) and Verizon (23%). Vodafone Italy has 29.1 million mobile customers and 1.7 million fixed broadband users. The company has a leading position in the mobile market with a 35% service revenue market share. As at 31 March 2013, Vodafone Italy accounted for £10.3 billion of Vodafone’s gross assets of £142.7 billion and contributed a loss of £3.4 billion (after goodwill impairment charges of £4.5 billion) to Vodafone’s consolidated profit before tax of £3.3 billion for the financial year ended 31 March 2013.

That was then (deal time) and now .........

Seem on track and gearing up just in case of a slowdown so they can add more. I suppose it good to be prepared. nowt wrong with lowing the leverage and give more scope for any slowdown.

Struggled with the investor call as the sound was poor and kept referring to slides that are not available on the website. Not great at communicating with investors.