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Filled this in and 2 days later got a phone call offering a reduction from 0.48 to 0.28% on charges for funds.

Think I will stay.

Suggest everyone tries this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mapp found this an HL website https://www.hl.co.uk/investment-services/transferring-your-existing-investments/transfer-to-another-provider

As soon as the money is settled I'm transferring to AJ Bell.

If you hold shares in HL you will be paid £11.10 ito your cash account for each share you hold and the shares will disappear from your holdings.

If you only use HL as a trading platform (for other shares etc) everything will be as normal .

Details have yet to be released but when they are study them well as I got caught in a similar thing with Whitbread some years ago. (Count your fingers if you shake on it!!!!!!!!!!)

However HL account holders will not get paid out till 7th April and goes to next tax year!!!!!!!!!

" Harp Bidco Limited has made an offer to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown plc for £11.40 per share, comprising:

£11.10 per share in cash at completion of the proposed acquisition; and

For shareholders as of the end of 2 October 2024 only, the full-year dividend of 30p per share, which was paid on 1 November 2024.

The offer has been approved by shareholders and the FCA and now just needs approval at a Court Hearing on 18 March 2025. If approved, the effective date for the takeover is expected to be 24 March 2025.

If the takeover completes and you take no action (and you do not sell your shares in the meantime), you will automatically receive the £11.10 per share cash payment on or around 7th April 2025."

Didn't they have Ramadan last year?

Completion date is 24th March, subject to all conditions being tied up and approved .

50,000 sells and only 20,000 buys. May be some news of sale of engineering tomorrow (may not be good ).

Why should this not go through? It was approved by 86% of shareholders and the AGM and court approval has gone through.

Does it cost any company money to post an RNS? Can't seem to find any info on google.

I am waiting for the RNS telling us the date of completion but seems to only be dozens of 8.3/8.5 RNS's from the same few companies/ brokers every day.

Make sure you apply for the card with your broker every year (you can apply now for this years card till June.(used mine three times this year good as extra dividend )

Sale of engineering group to Cadre holdings (an American engineering group) for £75m Returning £70m to shareholders just announced.

Oh God .......... Sounds like Whitbread/Costa Coffee all over again.

So its £21 mil divided by 524.23 mil shares Thought it was too good to be true.

Did I read that right? 19p per share redemption in cash ?

If so very Merry Christmas to all shareholders.

Todays results not as bad as expected.

" Carr's Group PLC, up 3.0% at 119.50 pence, 12-month range 92.00p-150.00p. The agriculture and engineering firm reports stronger annual revenue but a wider loss. Its pretax loss in the financial year that ended August 31 stretches to GBP6.5 million from GBP772,000. Hurting its bottom line, Carr's books GBP2.1 million worth of restructuring and closure costs, more than trebling from GBP607,000. Pension past service costs total GBP2.9 million, against none the year prior. In addition, a property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets impairment of GBP2.0 million is booked, against none the year prior. Revenue, meanwhile, rises 2.7% to GBP148.0 million from GBP144.1 million. Its adjusted pretax profit is up 14% to GBP8.5 million from GBP7.5 million. "The immediate prospects for the Agriculture Division have been enhanced by the arrival of a new leadership team and remedial actions taken on under-performing businesses during FY24. The long-term outlook for the division remains attractive with our focus now on our range of existing products, further development of that portfolio and entrance into new geographies. Any benefit from reduced drought areas and the US beef cycle turning will further complement these opportunities," Carr's adds "

Can anyone enlighten me on why Whitbread are concentrating only on Germany not in Europe as a whole?

Did the original Whitbread (when it was a brewer)have strong links to Germany?

Yes see it now thank you 404x any point in selling now to get money early ?

Have they set a date yet when the takeover will complete or have I missed in the barrage of 8.3's and 8.5 's? why would anyone sell now when you can get full £1.40 soon?

Last I read was first quarter of 2025.

You have to stay in the hotel and you can have a breakfast for each of up to 4 people staying one the card . One breakkie each day. You have to tell them when you arrive and present card. you also get discount on meals at the company restaurants.