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As do I.
Every company should have strict rules around this type of thing. Limits set about the value of any such 'gift' and the declaration of them. Thankfully most organisations I have worked with have training and/or systems in place to address this so that it can be audited and made public, flags raised for inappropriate behaviour by individuals......then others can see exactly what goes on.

Gifting holidays is a joke to be honest and I think the general public agree, which is evidenced by some recent reports of politicians and the subsequent reaction to stuff like flat refurbishments.

As for paying people off through subcontractors to hide blatant bribes.....well, what has happened to this share price?
Not the SFOs fault, hence the plea bargain and considerable fine. Best way forward and to protect your reputation? Keep your own house in order and stop blaming the department who were instructed to investigate!

And shouldn't be hidden!

Corruption! Local content doesn't mean giving to a party or person!

Denby, stop thinking you know everything. I did work in that role for a couple of years!
Far from drawing my pension either!
You may value corruption and have partaken, but my hands are clean and I would rather we did our best to clean others and certainly don't blame the SFO for the corrupt dealings of a few who hurt this company!

If they were demanded, the move isn't to pay, it's to highlight that it was demanded. I have no issue to a commitment to local content, ensuring money goes back for the benefit of the countries people....not to individuals pockets!

Actually Denby , I have done just that. In a senior position within the tendering department for a similar firm, who did and do very well without this kind of antics. There are ways to win contracts without bribing officials. Ways which don't you in hot water eventually! The type of stuff that went on here is totally wrong!

Give it a rest Denby.
SFO are literally there to investigate such matters.
The damage was caused by Lufkin and a corrupt few, not some government department that was literally set up to try to tackle these types.

To be fair, I always thought Paddyboy was a Petrofac staff guy given many of his comments.

ok, scrap that last one!

After hours, not before

You seem equally abusive on these boards y11, what goes around comes around as they say.
Also, as someone below points out, you seem also to not understand after hours trading, which only happens in US.
I did read again and there is an auction at LSE after the market close, but the only shares that change hands are via the UT.
Or that's how I understood what I read but happy to be corrected by Rock8 if he isn't laughing too hard at you guys from a corner somewhere!

I get it y11. You have more shares after trading in and out. A risky game but one which does work because markets are so blooming volatile, caused mostly by people like you! Were it a zero sum game, it's just poker against other traders. If you won, someone else has to lose. But it's not zero sum as the time value of money, QE, printing money to bail out banks and COVID, inflation basically makes it so.
Wish it wasn't like that though, as people like you just siphon it off before it does anything useful for society.
Bring on income tax levels for trading like the greens are campaigning for right now. Or increase the 0.5% that's on some stocks (not this one) and the volitivity which saves your butt go away somewhat. Not likely anytime soon with our revolving door between the city and the government and the corruption in London and LSE!

"I actually worried about the people that are buying and selling shares and offering advice! "
You mean like yourself y11? Literally just made the point I was making when I said ignore people on this boards advice (especially yours) and DYOR.
You like to spend your days gambling.
I instead spend my evenings researching to find a good few, focussing on sectors I know.
Oil, E&C, O&M and renewables. Everything energy really as that's what my day job is.
Have not been able to invest in past few years as my money was tied up elsewhere, but now I have the spare again, I can play with some, a chunk of which is through my ISA account.

I still think you are dreaming if you think this will hit 120-130.
I have a hunch you've missed the boat on the lows here this week and could have made double the profit by getting in at 150, exactly like you said you did on HBR. Instead, you'll have to work hard and take more risks to catch up if you want to jump aboard the PFC train.
Obviously could be mistaken, but relatively confident and certainly won't be losing any in the long term with my current average. And will take opportunity and throw the kitchen sink at it if you are proven correct. Such a bargain down there and my average quite close to that as I missed the initial Friday announcement about SFO resolution but got in pretty quickly.

The general FTSE rose 30% this year on COVID bounceback. And pick the right few and I'm guessing you'd be well above 60%!
Just investing and holding in this one could make you 100% over a couple of years. But you'll dip in and out and win on some, lose on some, maybe increasing it, but with a good chance of missing the bounces, like you at risk of right now by waiting for the 120-130 mark. Instead, you'll buy later and spend stressfull hours watching the graphs and hopping in and out.

That properly made me Lol paddy.
As did some of y11 posts where he thinks a chemical engineer is a crap job and something to do with cleaning.
When in fact, it's highly skilled and very well paid profession! lol

Interesting and confirms some of what I was thinking Rock8. Adds weight to my thoughts that the bunce at 150 might have been volume related as those with level 2 could see the new money coming in....perhaps?
If you have level 2, would be interesting to know if volumes kicked in on this stock as the price approached and went through the 150 on Friday.
I don't have time to trade and instead invest, so not really worth me paying the premium I guess.

No, your average is 6 and you made 100% profit on the other half.
Like you made a loss when you first sold HBR and had to hope it dropped further so you could buy.

I get the idea and why people look at their profile that way but you are correct. What he just said is he sold at a loss on the hope it continued to drop, like an addict rolling the dice again. Sweating while he watched the graphs and buying back in when it did. Hi initially buy was at the peak and he lost money. Might have made a little on the later rise to recoup some of that.
The only difference between this and roulette at the casino is that the markets grow over time and therefor, the house has fixed the odds for these guys, not against. Wonder how he performs versus just investing in FTSE or one or two good companies if he bothered to research actual values v prices. probably not well.

As I say, gambling addict who only makes a little due to the wild volatility. I'd put money on your returns being a lot less than you claim!

"You can buy and sell 1 hour pre and 1 hour post market but is not for small players"
I thought it was half an hour with the UT randomly within that period., but that's just from reading many moons ago and a half understanding.
And is that why the whopper @151.83 was logged two hours after close?! hahaha. Wouldn't be surprised if that was you selling at that price, which is why you are back on panicking and thinking you've made a booboo.
That must have been a trade done through the day when it was at that price. Happy for any real traders on here to come in and explain the reality though.