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lucky you getting in at at 82p! Should be a nice little earner in a few months when the sp soars for the divi in November, if not before!

I think I am getting old bob and my brain is going! In need of a holiday, I think. Now the memory penny has dropped. It wasn't clear why Mrs T went to war with the argies at the time, and the fkl chairman clearly knew a bit more about it than she let on. A bit off-topic, but I recall sitting with my mum watching the tele when the Fleet set off for the Falklands on that grey morning. It was a very sombre, moving moment, and one I will never forget. My mum went to the drawer and brought out a diary which she gave to me to read. It was written by her father as he went to the Gallipoli campaign in WW1. It was a vivid description of those events. He wrote how he was pinned down with bullets flying everywhere... that was the last entry. My mum felt that the stain on the diary cover was his own blood. She never, ever saw her father, and has been sad about it all her life. Perhaps this, and the trauma of our lads fighting to recover the islands, is why I feel so nostalgic about fkl and proud to have a fews shares in the company.

a share for a 3k shares buy reported today as a late trade from the 19th May

better port and storage facilities, more permanent housing and shopping stores perhaps, plus your comments - what else can one do on a mine strewed, wind-blown freezing island.

what a sp disaster! This coy was going great guns then splat. I thought gkn was well diversified and no longer dependent on car production! this is one to dump if ever I recover my loss.

when I first inherited fkl from an off-shoot of another company, way back in the early 90's, it was a struggling along company. In one of the annual reports the Chairman sort of coughed, so to speak, and gave a very subtle hint of a possibility of "oil" in the area. That was long before the Falklands war, and I wondered what he was on about. Clearly he knew something. For various reasons to do with the former company which owned fkl, my break-even on flk is 6.40 pounds. Looks like my patience will soon be rewarded!, but I have probably got the original investment back in divis anyway. Good story about the miners' picks and shovels brrr - I think you have hit the nail on the head! GL all.

Interesting that you say bulford mentioned a 16% stake. FKL sold half their holding in fogl , not sure exactly when without looking it up, but was around last year. They used the proceeds to reduce debt. Makes you wonder how old bulford's data sources are! GL all!

Just noticed that the fogl share trades went whistling ahead around 3pm - hope that was due to my comments here!!! :-))

hi! thank you for the reply. I doubt very much if this is the bulford company. From what I gather from his kind of hints there is no way FKL is that kind of company he recommends. FLK is basically a services company without any great sp rise potential other than the fogl oil situation. The reason I like this interesting little company is that it is steady and the management are decent. It's nice to see this these days. The divi used to be good too, but as its income is from basic things like squid fishing and general services, now with the sp so high from the oil potential, the divi is microscopic. I do not think there is any real gain by buying shares for a big increase. As mallye points out, if you want an oily gamble, go direct for fogl. Naturally I am happy if the sp goes up, but I will only sell if there's a massive spike with retrace potential. I do not have any spare cash at the mo, and if I had I'd buy fogl! GL all. L

Falkland Island Holdings is an old established company, been there for yonks, with several other steady businesses besides its squid fishing and staples supplier for the islands, namely Momart Art and a ferry company in Portsmouth habour. Its main activity in the Falklands, come war, come sunshine has been keeping the home fires burning. The oil was an aside until a few months ago. Bulford and co - please give this company some respect. They struggle to ensure a stable business is maintained for the survival of the Falkland's residents. As you may gather, I have been a FIH shareholder for many years. LarryH.

The company has said that it would declare an interim dividend in August, when it reports its half-year results.

I wish you all the best and think the wine is a good idea at the moment! Be interesting to see why gkn has suddenly gone so far south - the cursed shorters. maybe? Enjoy the evening - Larryh

Hi gb, I hold these shares too, but I must have missed the announcement of a divi payment. Could you tell me more about the payment please. Have a great birthday weekend!

Recent broker target 180p for later this year.

Does anyone know the date of the next ex-dividend payment? I can't see anything on the website. Thx in advance!

I train Port police in Germany and this is one of the biggest problems that they have to deal with. Oil in water is something we hear about continually, and dealing with it is a developing business. There are very stringent laws governing the discharge of oil into the sea, and they get stronger. All seagoing vessels that use heavy oil must have an oily water separator system. I think this will be a good long term buy, as its sp chart indicates.

Hi Nailsaz I 've just had a read through the 2008 accounts signed off on 31 March 2009 and it seems to me that their business sections are doing quite ok. They said they cannot say anything about the legal dispute lest it prejudices their situation. Is this dispute over now?

why not both! The coy certainly has a good future. Make a bit on surges to pay the rent!

to be announced 30 March 2010 (according to RTS website). Expecting to hear a a lot of progess. RTS is one of the few decent, sensible, low priced quality hi-tech stock left IHMO. RTS has a quality product in the biotech industry and its services are in demand - why shouldn't this microcap company's sp take off? Everyone wants a bit of the action!

Why's that, John? Do you know something we should know!