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Cobus Loots and Keith Spencer.

If the LSE Director Deals page is correct, there has not been a director buy in over two years!

"Take it if your mate was in a fight and needed a wee bit help you would just stand by and do nowt eh?"

Jamtart1,

That question needs rephrasing. This is a more pertinent question, when discussing America's attack on Iran..

If your mate launches an unprovoked attack on a guy in the street, would you assist him

"The Board proposes a final FY26 dividend per share of 8.00p (FY25: 6.05p) making the full-year dividend 11.00p (FY25: 8.85p). Subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting, the final FY26 dividend will be paid on 20 August 2026 to shareholders on the register on 24 July 2026. The ex-dividend date is 23 July 2026."

Halifax / BOS have still not paid this dividend either, and I expect them to take their usual 25% tax.

Credit to AJ Bell who paid up on time and only deducted 15% tax.

"bab**** international has continued its share buyback programme, repurchasing 6,542 ordinary shares on 9 february 2026 via j.p. morgan securities at an average price of 1,422.3823 pence, with a view to holding the stock in treasury. "

At today's share price of 1020p that represents a loss of 402p per share, or £26,356.

I've never been a fan of share buybacks, but surely the idea is to buy in the dips, when you think that the shares are undervalued.

These shares peaked at 1471p in Feb 2014 and had dropped to as low as 214p by Jan 2021.

They were still under 500p in January of last year, before climbing sharply up to 1485p on 21st Jan 2026.

So at 1,422, these shares have been bought at near an all time high.

Correction, should read:

Orosurs website currently shows Brad holding 1,662,000.

According to this websites Director Deals tab, Brad holds 1,812,000 shares as of 4th Nov 2025.

Orosurs website shows Brad holding 1,662,000 on 4th Nov 2025.

Take your pick which one you choose to believe.

"The blockade was already in place on the ports and Trump said it would be lifted when a permanent deal is in place which was hopefully in a few days time."

PeterH1

I am aware that the Iranian ports were blockaded prior to the agreed ceasefire. Trump stipulated its opening as a clause in agreeing the ceasefire. Iran agreed a ceasefire and opened the Strait of Hormus. Having gained this Trump then stated that the blockade of Iranian ports would continue until a permanent deal had been signed. Do you really think that Iran would open the straits to all other nations, while not being allowed to use the waterway themselves?

I am no supporter of the barbaric Iranian regime, but Trump says one thing one minute and then something completely different the next.

You can't do a deal with trump, the goalposts keep moving.

Iran agrees to a ceasefire and then opens the Straight of Hormuz.

Trump then announces that all Iranian ports are to be blockaded.

So the Straight of Hormuz is open to everybody except Iran.

What a surprise that Iran then fires on ships in the Straight.

'Trump is a ….' leader with balls"

There is nothing brave about sitting on your backside in Washington, and sending aircraft, warships, and misiles to bomb a foreign nation. He had his chance to show how brave he was durring the Vietnam war and repeatedly dodged being called up. Initially deferrments doe to college studies and then a medical defferment due to what he claimed were bone spurs in his heels. He is a draft dodger - plain and simple.

Clued,

You missed your chance to buy above 600p, on the 31st March. The war was at its peak then and oil prices very high. Things have calmed down a bit since, hence the sp drop. I expect BP's share price to drop further as the Strait of Hormuz situation improves.

NATO is an organisation of European and American allies, designed to protect each other in the event that a member country is invaded by a foreign power. No member country has been invaded. In fact it is quite the opposite. A NATO country has decided to attack a foreign state.

Donald Trump did not consult with UK or European allies before launching this attack and has no right to expect our help in his war.

Also paid today by Halifax, but had to log on to check - no notification e-mail.

Dividend paid late on Friday by AJB, but still nothing from Lloyds/Halifax!

Re: the Kitco article; All very positive until we read the usual boringly cautious comment that all financial advisers make.

“We’re not talking about investors putting 10% of their portfolios into gold,” she said. “Even a 5% allocation can make a meaningful difference because the sector itself is so small.”

I have way more than 10% of my holdings in gold miners, and have no intention of reducing.

"Any thoughts what next to invest in?"

MIDS1,

Try gold miners, though be wary of those that are not yet producing, as building a mine can take a long time and cost a lot of money. Gold is expensive at the moment, but with the unsustainable national debt of most countries and the continual printing of more and more paper money, is likely imo to remain so.

I am not arguing against it, I can see the logic in what they have said. It is just a pity that they could not have shown the different rates applied to the appropriate number of shares. Instead they rounded up the shares and presented a dividend paid at a baffling rate, wasting much of my time trying to work out what the hell was going on.

Still it is better than the BOS/Halifax/i-Web group, who charged 25% on these shares despite them all being purchased last year.

The answer from AJB.

"It appears that your shares were purchased close to the dividend ex-date. Because of this, the dividend has been split, and part of it has been paid as a market claim across both your Dealing account and your ISA. Market claim payments are subject to a higher rate of tax, which is why 25% tax has been applied."

Or in plain English;

Some of my shares had been purchased on the 22nd Jan, the day before the Ex Dividend date. These were taxed at 25%, and the longer held shares were taxed at 15%. Different dividend rates depending on how long you have held the shares???

It's a new one on me!

"£8 and throwing off 50p in dividends in two years i believe…"

That would be nice, but I'll believe that when I see it. 50p is more than they have paid out over the last 6 years!

"the Directors have recommended a final ordinary dividend of 108.12 US cents per Ordinary Share, which will be paid on 29 May 2026 to shareholders on the register on 24 April 2026."

That's 81p at today's exchange rate.