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i guess everyone's just waiting for further news on the sale of Marie to improve liquidity. just remember that UNIQ is still operating well within the debt facility with Lloyds, 27m out of 60m which expires end 2010. so now it's just a waiting game...

the difference between UNIQ and WKP is that UNIQ had about 7m shares to clear from a distressed seller(when it first caught my eye). WKP has more than 100m from a rights issue! after this clears, the stock price becomes pretty sensitive to buys/sells. will be some way to go, still. i have a small holding here for the long term. *figures based on memory.

i just logged in to top up but the ask price is now 21p so i'm sitting this one out. the panic was needless, agree. if anything, security should be even better now.

the RNS from UNIQ :- http://production.investis.com/uniq/rns/?id=1242309845nRnsN2743S gerrard investment is a 100% wholly owned division(link below) of barclays wealth so yeah, i would think it was barclays themselves. i've had a look around but there seems to be no further news online about this transaction. http://www.barclayswealth.com/gerrard.htm quite a substantial acquisition, from just 115,630 to 5,889,470 shares. perhaps fund managers are more positive now about UNIQ not tapping shareholders for working capital(i.e. dilution) and they too, approve of UNIQ's new direction/strategy of domestic focus instead of European expansion? overall, looks quite reassuring for us private investors.

wouldn't we all love to find that jewel of a stock to bank in quick returns? =) WHY was the only one I've seen so far, except CMGP. we're expecting an update on the sale of Marie so perhaps Barclays' big buy could be an indicator that they have indeed found a buyer? just speculation. did u make good with that aussie drilling firm i emailed about?

i don't think it's the City but looks like private investors losing patience. some just don't understand that with shares, u have to have patience. they expect to see 100% gain in 1 or 2 days. and if that doesn't happen, they want to get in on the action when other shares rise so they pull out. then they miss out on original holding when it finally breaks north. just my opinion.

what's the NAV on these?

this was actually meant for u i have a small stake in MEC too, mainly because of Monty. if u're still interested in UNIQ, hope u make it in before the next tick up. (am drunk)

late 20s will be good of course. but if another fund manager notes that UNIQ is undervalued, working to increase profit margin and decides to buy in, whatever the charts say doesn't matter. =) james, i saw RAY drop to 17p today and wanted to top up but like brokenovice, had my funds totally tied up. a little bit of bad timing because quite a few shares out there are cheap again after the last 3 days of battering. i should've checked what big bad results were on the way this week! i have a small stake in MEC too, mainly because of Monty. if u're still interested in UNIQ, hope u make it in before the next tick up.

most companies won't have good Q1 results, especially not CKSN. so when they announce their results, the price will drop in the earlier part of the morning(i.e. before 10am or 11am), like it did with CKSN this morning. catch it when it drops because for an established company like CKSN, there will be many others waiting for a moment like that to buy in and before long, u will be sitting on profits instead of keeping a share that bounces between loss or profit, or worse, constantly in red(loss). the idea is to create as much of a "cushion" as you can. oilbarron gave me that tip and since then, i've seen that happen with many companies. nervous investors sell at almost any sort of bad news, but when they do, there will be others waiting to jump in.

brokenovice - so it was barclays with 5m votes of confidence! thanks for the update - was too busy at work to check the RNS today. hope you had a good day of trading!

killer spread.

yeah, it's a shame they didn't buy more. there was a large buy a day or two ago which caused the hefty tick up. perhaps we may see an RNS soon and find out who that buyer was.

http://foodbizdaily.com/articles/29351-company-profile-for-marco-ltd-food-packaging-solutions.aspx

where did u see this report? sounds like it confirms my calculations? there are a few undervalued companies around but this one takes the cake on my list. i know it's hard when you're watching the price go up and down but don't panic. the director buy yesterday is a vote of confidence. UNIQ has sold pinneys, is selling marie, pulling back to domestic operations to cut cost. they will come good. the market was just panicking at BT's losses but it's not even in the same industry.

at market open today, market capitalisation(£27.7m) of UNIQ is 2.18 times below book value excluding intangibles(£60.4m) as at 31st december 2008. net asset value(excluding intangibles) is £60.4m / 114,833,817 shares in issue = 52.6p set your price target but think twice before selling. if u haven't done so, read the detailed financial report here :- http://www.uniq.com/investors/investor-files/2009-reports/annual-report-2008/UniqAR08_6%20pp%2034-38.pdf would be nice if a fund manager takes note of UNIQ the way aviva did with RAY a few days ago. all the best in your trading.

cheers, mate. how are u? i remember u from our brief chat at WHY. u still holding them? gillian29, WHY = White Young Green, 50% private and 50% public works company. the director buys were on the 17th of april. the UNIQ director buy today reminded me of WHY because those directors bought in only after the share price jumped. WHY hit 40p before falling dramatically to 30p. not a clairvoyant but i hope to see the same thing here.

turning out to be another WHY! WHY was laying low at 7p for a few weeks, shot up to 40p in 3 days. the directors bought in on the 2nd day at 27p. blandy89, definitely a hold - don't sell. congrats to all who resisted the temptation to sell.

pessimistic opinion - a stable 80p by next summer, better returns than any bank. but to be honest, i don't like to predict. just leave it aside and forget about it till next year.

congrats for buying in on the low. being new, i don't think you would have invested much so don't top slice as the transaction costs would probably eat away most of your profits. there really is no reason why the share price should drop back to 10p. this is a company with close to £800m turnover for 2008 and implementing a cost-cutting programme. read up on the company's financial report. i'd advice to go long term since u got it at the "ultimate" low. if u sell your shares, there will be plenty others who want it.