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The posters here seem to mainly fall into 3 camps:

1. those who buy the shares, reinvest the dividends and forget

2. those who trade the shares, particularly around the ex-dividend dates

3. those who think we're insane to own either Lgen or any other UK share for that matter because the US /small caps /, is the way to go.

Each to their own, and if someone does it different to you then learn from it, but don't decry it in derogatory attacks (yes, you, the 3.'s, I'm particularly talking about you, as you add zero to the debate!)

Lgen is a great share and has been tremendously reliable.

Like many, I also hold Phnx, Av. Mng and, more recently, Csn.

Against these, I am underweight in Lgen, mainly due to caution as to how the relatively new CEO will bed in - i.e. whether he will significantly change strategy, kitchen sinks anything, overpay for other companies, etc.

I don't know for sure, but I think Robleo meant point 5 %, which would be the stamp duty?

'could be sold for 70p to 100p' suggests they'd be surprised if they actually got a bid of 70p then!

Make sure that people are comparing apples with apples.

In estate agency sales, and particularly at present, sales agreed /sales pipeline are a different metric to sales completed /commission banked.

Because mng funds are invested in smds

Good one Clued

I've previously told these types that I work for Trading Standards so will be very interested in taking their details and how they came across my details and my consent, so that i can check them out. The line usually goes dead but hopefully not before I'm deleted or flagged on their database.

? I doubt that Aviva will be the slightest bit interested and there is very little that they can do.

It would be better in terms of protecting others if you report it to Action Fraud and also the Fnancial Conduct Authority (although almost certainly the company is based overseas so they won't be able to do anything)

Ffs! It's obviously a scam.

I'd be more worried that this boiler house operation has your details, and if you gave them any of your time, you're now on their suckers list which will result in more calls and scam money making schemes.

Apologies, you're right Dram

Is it possible to filter posters on lse ?

Can you please let me know how. Thanks

IMO what's more likely to do for overseas bids of UK companies is the expected change of government later this year.

It will be easy win for Labour to impose additional measures (job security promises?) and /or taxes on overseas raiders.

The UK is 'on sale' at the moment, and even more so when the timing and speed of interest rate declines are better known, but bidders will want to see their purchases completed or at least agreed prior to an election result.

This means that the next 2-3 months will be critical for anyone eyeing up UK bargains /opportunities - DLG included.

Porch 'can pretty much guarantee this will end up sub a quid'

No, no you can't

On the other hand, I can pretty much guarantee that the vast majority of what you spout here and on other threads ought to be added to Mary's Bu115hit ometer :-)

Dlg is still for sale, it's just that any other interested parties now know the bottom line of their bid, if they're to be taken seriously.

Why would other parties wait for the new guy to do the work and take all the spoils?

It is mng funds, not mng plc

And not forgetting that the Aegas offer will still include an element of their shares to allow those DLG holders who believe it can recover from here to benefit from that improvement.

It would be interesting to see how many of the DLG shareholders who bleat on about jam tomorrow will take up Aegas stock to share in that jam, or whether they will cash out and sell in the market.

Unlikely, unless the reason for the Aegas CEO's trip to China was a look see at DLG's results before Thursday? :-)

Maybe not directly comparable to DLG, but seemingly very good results from Sabre this morning including a special dividend on the back of 'very strong market-wide price correction' and driven mainly by 47.5 per cent premium growth in its motor vehicle product.

I wonder if DLG will be similar or if they still have their foot in their mouth ?

If Aegas had a red telephone and called Fosun, it might have saved them the cost of flying to China ? :-)

Denby, you're discounting that a great number of longstanding shareholders here (enough?) do not trust the co. not to make the same mistakes again. We would welcome a bid (from whoever) at 275-300 in order to receive those (currently wished for) future turnaround benefits now, without taking the risk that DLG has not resolved it's issues and will not deliver if left to their own devices.

Even at 275-300p I will only just come out ahead, particularly when factoring the period of nil dividend income. I will just be grateful to not lose as much as I could have done if I sold when the co. shafted it's shareholders by removing the dividend completely just weeks after reassuring that the dividend was safe.

Results are next Thursday.

A bullish update and another divi increase will hopefully see 230p pegged as a base before heading towards 250p (ex divi period excepted) and a bid of 350p... :=)