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Max, the reason why they did a special and consolidation was explained maybe you should read the facts from the horses mouth rather than insinuations a year after the event. What did happen to your 1000 shares, why was it fateful? You seem to like ranting about things but dont seem to actually know any facts DYOR is sound advice may you should try it

johndean You cant pay a divi on a share that does not exist! They didnt take shares away, they sold them for you and gave you cash instead ...... they are worth less now with the current SP. You could use the money to buy back those shares yourself and then take the even bigger divi now on offer on the the bigger total, that will grow faster in the future. Add to that the buyback that they are doing (this is the bit Im not happy with). Maybe you missed all that.

Can Trump stop Airbus? Boeing maybe, although I not looked at any detail plus I doubt he would allow america to lose out to an EU deal. The search for MH370 finishes next week, even with RR techys help. Mrs G says they need to allow a women to look for it and it will be where you left it!! Sad it not been found for the families sakes and for the aviation world as the potential for the same thing might be still there.

More and more finding the pay an "issue" . Its being blamed on the deaths in Pakistan but I think its a wider issue and that there is more feeling that pay is excessive generally and that it rises much faster than shareholders profits do. Some get paid magnificently for terrible performance. One of the reasons is cited is the pay of other executives and to be "inline" So it seems ok to reduce it then ...... for all of them!

danielh. Glad your transactions are panning out, I'm scared for you a tad. Yes topped up twice 15th and 18th, I think. Didnt expect this dip just before divi but its looking like I might be stopping now its going up again. Doubt the divi will go back in here at the moment unless it dips again Can you not keep overpaying the mortgage with the reduction from the �10k payment thereby reducing the need to sell more shares later?. Add any divi cash too, from outside the ISA and you should start to whittle it away bit by bit. I wouldn't want to be a forced seller in a dip! Still you know your situation much better even if it scares me. Hopefully a broker will come out with a nice price bump for you on Thursday. I dont think I can ramp it for you even if I turn "positive" As for the isa charges, you can transfer to another provider if it happens although it might mean you dont have access to the funds for a wee while during the transfer process. Some are quicker than others. I got a �50 payment from one who took longer than expected to move some funds.

" It will be interesting to see how Liberty deal is financed...." moniman, pop over to the investor relations page and read all about it, there is no placing. Lots on this 0.8 divi cover, its fully covered from fcf post avg annual spectrum spend but as fcf is expected to rise and even more so post the deal it looks like divis are safe for a while yet. Not sure what caused the SP fall, Debt, deal or VC leaving. Maybe it was a fund manager off loading. Still my comment on the 180's and one bad day looks like it needs a few bad days now. Didn't quite make a nice round 200 :(

Yes Max your memory does let you down. May I suggest you look at the facts instead. I remember Mugabe giving everyone some free land after taking it off the farmers. It sounds great until you realise there is no food! The communist model sounds good as long as your classed more equal than the others but the less equal always seem to suffer more, remember GDR . Maybe you never visited any of these places or seen the before and after effects. Why not reintroduce rationing too. I suspect I tend to agree with chancer100, It sounds like theft from a highway man without a mask. I think the enforced green taxes are the ones not helping the poor

Just need a bit of help from Mr Market, Trump and Brexit on Thursday, oh and no run leading up to the divi.

"Successful" placing, well for some granted. It seems that each time its over subscribed but not too much in it for current shareholders especially those that can take part. I prefer a level playing field really and to be in the know when the next one will happen. New Crystal balls please!

"Debt levels are not something I'm happy with,given the huge VZN cash return." Are you saying you are unhappy with the VZ deal or Debt levels or both?? I am happier than I was even with the Liberty deal metrics. Yes it will be at the top of Voda's debt range but fcf should be better too and you would expect them to reduce those levels over time. Why have any debt? Well as long as its affordable and there are tax saving I suspect we will always have debt. True there might not be the savings made on the deal or other execution issues but even if they do an ok job with the deal the metrics look good and we should be getting well over 8% running yield in divis. OK another euro tele giving away free calls n data would be terrible but that is a risk with any company. I suppose if you are than concerned you can look elsewhere at other shares, there are some with no debt and cash on the balance sheet. I still hold my Verizon shares where debt was/is also a concern and they are doing ok and were doing better than Voda for most of that term, Id have to check if that was still the case but suspect so.

Dan, positive to negative? I have to try and balance the risks with the reward based on my own goals and time frame. The short term looks negative, low SP and likely to be lower come ex divi. Currently my goal is to increase my income from divis and have used this opportunity to add more because in my longer term view I will be better off. " If the sp tomorrow fell to �1 , but paid a divi of 14% would that be good??!!" Well it depends on the reason for the fall but if its a temporary blip of some sort I would say yes as I am looking to buy more overall. Obviously if I was looking to sell I'd want a much higher SP so that would be a No. I suspect we are at opposite ends of the investing spectrum atm but that might change over time.

1.80's beckoning for VOD?. Its looking that way and only needs a few pence drop to be in the 180's. That is just one bad day. With ex divi just around the corner taking about 9p off unless this picks up then we might be saying 170s? Good job market is on a high cos if we were going lower, with some bad news, broker downgrades all aligning ??? Never mind a 30 percent correction, would that be 140's? Still it might recoup a tad before the next one but as my crystal ball is cloudy still I cant see if its happening next week, next month or next year. In fact the only thing clear is that were getting 9p back in cash soon but who knows what price were buying back. I was looking at the SP with that 9p off it on my last top up so effectively 183 ish. Its always a dilemma, take what is on offer now or wait for better and maybe miss out if it jumps, which is normally quite quick and unexpected when it happens.

"Another opportunity post ex divi maybe?" or today and fate was being kinder as the deal went through. Still its suffering going towards ex divi soon so doesn't bode well. Sorry Danieth. Not sure if its just everything all at once, new boss, bigger debt levels, sell in may fx and bond rates and its both the dollar and euro messing with voda. Not to mention the usual issues and fund managers selling out. All we need now is Woody to start buying ...... Have a good weekend all

to buy some more this morning. Once the issue was sorted the SP had risen, still would have been in credit though by the end of the day. Was fate helping me or hindering me this morning. Oh well maybe I might never know. Another opportunity post ex divi maybe?

old, your looking at it the wrong way. You were forced to sell at �11 and can buy back much cheaper now. The crime was them buying back over priced shares with the rest of your money. Ok tax n costs ignored. They are building in the usa not selling and want higher growth compared to UK. I suspect some of this is a reaction to JC's future plans if in power. If you are so unhappy there is a sell button but sometimes its better the devil you know. Yes attend the agm, its nice to watch the body language on the awkward questions add my buyback on the back of yours

"with the head honcho leaving but maybe we need someone new to guide to the next level" It makes you wonder why they kept it in house then. Continuity, knows the business plan and has some responsibility and a known known. What is the next level? Someone new might kitchen sink, undo past decisions, do big M&A and start selling ships instead of phones and data. The next level might be down. I'm sure they have a team whispering ideas its not down to one man . SP following the market down, maybe I was too hasty with my top up.

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Is that more to do with the placing suppressing the SP which might not be available next time.

danieth, I wouldn't buy because I saw me buying and having already got out to pay the mortgage once I wouldn't jump back in hoping to cover the mortgage in such a small time frame. Its piling risk on top of risk! Have you not heard of sell in may? The deal, if its agreed wont happen till next year. Ex divi might get some of your cash back but with the SP fall and then less support without a divi it might fall further. Markets are due a fall anyway and then our leaders have a habit of doing or saying the wrong thing. Im still wishing the SP down as I want to buy more, if it falls a decent amount. I just added on a dip after good figures to keep the PF balanced. More a case of reinvesting my divi's early just in case the SP does rise a tad. Plus I have more time to collect the 6.5 percent divi than you. Hope it pans out for you, good luck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06cNv55jTs jump to 42sec

Max, was that supposed to be on the LLOY's bb? It looks a tad out of place here. Maybe it needs some NG. context. I think i'll side with the others