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This is a very canny outfit and the chart shows these are down 25% and staying put. there are, in my view, a number of reasons:

1) South Africa is not economically a happy place to invest right now.

2) Ditto Banking as a whole.

3) The recent deal with Rathbones to merge up both their Savings businesses was viewed as an admission of defeat by Investec but you can argue quite the opposite - namely, they are making savings by sharing the staff once slimmed down to run that joint business. Possibly also bricks and mortar overheads.

If you invest medium to long term, a decent case can be made for buying at this time, especially since they pay healthy dividends. Rather than pumping a huge sum in one hit, you could consider splitting your funds into monthly chunks.

...the 3yr and 5yr Charts! ''''''''''''''''''''''if you cannot work out the way this is going, you shouldn't be playing the market!!!

Agreed Winni. Trouble is that if the issue is not fully taken up, where does that leave the co and our existing investment?

Hopefully there will be a bit more info in the Prospectus.

Limit bid inserted. What I need now are a few of you to take no notice of me and cash in !

It would be nice to be told more about the possible and probable numbers for extent of gas deposit. Also whether The Botswana Civil Service Pension Fund have indicated they will take up their very large allocation. Maybe something in the detailed literature in due course. Otherwise we are all left with assumptions, As many of us are LTHs, I would hope Tony would be more helpful.

Thinking about putting a limit bid or three on here if it continues to pull back.

... the only q1uestion I had noted to ask the company now answered. This is going ballistic in next 12 months - or will be fought over as bid candidate!!!!!!!!

Cheer up, Robina! There's always someone worse off than you. I've just increased my stake in LGEN as well!!

Just so long as Lambo realises. like us all, the RISK!/Reward ratio here and can, like us all, afford to lose all his investment

in the possible event that IMM comes to nothing. Hopefully that will not occur but people who keep averaging down all the time are, of course, increasing their dependence on the stock all the time.

...................good news for BAe.

Gives me the 'Heeby Xeebies' ha ha!

Another base rate hike, more bankruptcies, bigger rise for MANO in 12-18 months. Looking for £10!!

Placing soon and with price on its rear end , free options attaching would not be a surprise.

...small rise today on no apparent trade.

....to the results which should tell us -or those who know 'resultspeak'

-precisely why this cos shares are changing hands for around half their asset value at best.

We all know already that they specialise in newish companies, many in science field but their record is sound and their fair discount to NAV should not really be less than 20-30%. Perhaps a more generous dividend might help a bit!

Bank of America Corp now declared they have control of nearly 12% of JM stock. Yankee bid coming? Maybe that's the reason we have heard nothing from Mr Condon......

....their holding. Why would they choose now? Cannot answer that but marginally concerning..

...close today for this. Market pongs everywhere so this is nice.

So far today. Expect SP to be marked down!!

SaMason56 - Market is shot at present. This is now a posssible bid stock first and foremost but who knows when.