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Nothing better to do so contacted Halifax via their live chat…. “I was wondering if the Halifax were going to correct the book cost for Aviva after the capital return?”
11:24 AM
Halifax replied…
“I do apologise but we cannot do that due to the way the event was processed through our systems.”
Just got to live with it…a bit of honesty goes a long way.

Morning Kern,
The CGT question to the Halifax was for the future as according to their site they have managed to turn a healthy profit into a loss with their new average. It has just complicated matters . The bottom line is the profit is still there just not on their site.
Mainly in banks at the moment with a ‘very’ speculative punt in Mxc and Sym. Quite like the safety of a dividend and a slow moving share price in these uncertain times. Getting cautious in my old age :-)

Hi Kern,
Fancy meeting you here. I also asked about capital gains implications but according to Halifax “ we should keep our own records and not rely on theirs.” Very comforting. I got the feeling that the process confused the computers and staff..

Just had a lengthy conversation with the Halifax concerning my average share price that is showing on their site. ( nothing better to do :-) ).I was told a few days ago that it would be automatically corrected by the 31 May and failing that a manual calculation could be done. It now transpires that the Halifax have taken the decision to leave as is and that shareholders should keep their own records and not rely on theirs. Computer says no! The current value and number of shares are the only correct figures. Spoke to 4 different people and not sure if any understood the issue. Not a major issue but an annoyance.

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Uptheladder… so many self acclaimed experts on this site at the moment that I have a couple of filters running. 10 messages filtered in the past 24 hours and suspect I have missed nothing of interest. I also bought on the 16th at 394 but could have bought in the 380’s if I hadn’t dithered. Some were having difficulties with their broker sites but not all. Perhaps a case of hard cheese..g.l on your purchase..

Dare we hope for news?

I’m in agreement with you. I have just used the filter button for the first time in years.

Well done on Angle. Looks like Oxb is set to depart the ftse 250 next month. Should be built into the sp as it is no surprise now.

Hi Kern,
Can’t help watching this even though I’m out. Still no news on the Astra vaccine contract so I presume it is dead in the water. The lack of any new contracts can’t be helping either. As for Aviva it is my largest holding by far now so hoping for a decent return.

Vernski…No, the figures are still messed up across the board.Halifax and many others have not updated yet but if you divide your overall cost by the number of shares you will get your new share price. Halifax have said they will be updating when the consolidation is complete. I assume they are giving themselves until the 31 May 22. They said it should be done automatically but if not to ring them and they would do it manually.. covering all bases there. It is annoying but should sort itself next week.

aajf1983… the year high was 461p. The consolidation seems to have messed up figures across the board.

Optimist… with the Halifax and got my Divi yesturday afternoon and b shares money late last night. Strange you have not got your Divi. Might be worth contacting them as in all the years I have been with them I have always got the Divi on the day. Did you look in the dividend folder?

Ash..no, the b money is not automatically reinvested but is available to invest immediately in the normal way.

AllAtSea… just chatting to Halifax. Apparently this will be rectified once the capital return is completed ! If it does not rectify automatically they say it can be done manually. He did not give a date so could even be the 31st when the cap return is officially to be completed.

So much for contacting Halifax earlier and being told that the return would be on or after the 31st May and getting spun a load of fluff by someone who doesn’t know their ar+e from their elbow. Money just in. All good.

Chatting online with the Halifax and got the stock reply “The shares have been consolidated and the cash rebate is due on or after the 31st :)”
Not sure the agent was fully engaged or fully aware of what was going on. Amazing the time difference with different companies for divi’s and the return of capital.

Divi via Halifax still not in yet. Normally the afternoon before it arrives. On the plus side I was able to buy on Monday morning when others couldn’t.

Not so sure the new appointment is going to make a difference ! Alexander holds no ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") but has options over an aggregate 1,750,000 Ordinary Shares that were granted to him previous to this appointment to the Board, and in respect of his consultancy services provided to the Company.
One batch of options were granted in Sept 20 so he has effectively been around for quite some time as a consultant. Time will tell.

I would consider averaging down if there was a sniff of good news but don’t want to throw good money after bad.. a real slow burner and the candle is getting smaller.