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After not very much deliberation and observing that I paid c30% more than the current price, I decided that the best for me in this market was to withdraw 50% and keep the remainder under close observation! Got 25.2.

...is my response to the Annual Report.

Not too well disguised apprehension and trumpet blowing where at all possible, no doubt glossing over the bits they didn't want us to see.?

This is disappointing and makes me wonder whether the time has come to bow out and let the cash mount up?

A bid is our best hope, travesties. Do you know of anyone with .the necessary billions and the enthusiasm, though?

That is what I have been asked on here but sadly, I am not in that league; so we just stay put and take the divis!

...but have a lot of confidence in the boss man here and prepared to rely on him and sit tight.

Inhope that in spite of themselves the terrible two may actually have found some value, but I expect nothing.

A good read from people who appear to understand a lot more than I do about the life insurance business.

My ignorant attitude to the industry probably derives from the 'too big to fail' mentality so thank you all.

But where do you invest for safe income if not in behemoths of the insurance industry with its heavy regulation?

My belief is that they are heavily (c33%) into online games companies and they have not generally been having a good market lately/ Still a holder for now pending figures.

Been here ages . Wish I had sold more at 16p. getting out now .

Sorry, another frustrating CEO! This one is TIM!

...selling a few more. On the other hand you can argue thar if the news is going to be dreadful and they feared it, they would not be still holding 21%%. Come on, tim - Extractum digitum!!!

...our Tim regardsprivate shareholders not like his pet dog but- well even they have their doggy doings!!!!Facts of life for us mate!!

SP acting exactly as I predicted (as well as this grizzly market!)

This has miles further to rise once the new lab opens in San

Diego (expect July/August). I am not even thinking of selling any [[luckily, I hold quite a few) until they at least double from here.

...a few more punters buying in today.

These are softer in a remarkably cheerful market today (probably just the usual hiccup in a bear market) so, trussting my Contrarianism, I have uplifted my holding here by 50%. These are a slow burn but very steady and still under the radar.

...but may not last. If it does, I may consider buying more MANO, but its early days and there is always the occasional pause in a grizzly bear market to catch out the inexperienced!

Now just under top 5 risers

AGAIN today and actually making me a notional profit to go a small way to counter the large losses on not very Blue chips!

But this is only awell orchestrated beginning for PRM. Heart of a .....bear market right now and my rule in one of these is sit on hands if you can afford to do so!!

When this grizzly bear market finally turns, This will shoot up to....£16 if we're lucky! I still hold on to the hope that we will get nearer £20 in a contested bid, 3

Supposed to be soon, so I don't expect much noise until that is announced. If there was much good news, we would have heard it by now. Brace! Brace!!

Methinks they may offer the unsold shares with a proposition like this:

In lots of ten million at 2p on the basis that all buyers who hold for a year will then be given free options to buy up to a further ten million at 2.5p each.. That, or something similar might appeal,