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The Black horse has broken into a gallop, as we used to say on here back in the day...

Hope it continues. It's taken a while....

KAmikariad said 'advance' not advice'...

Just to say Cartunehead, you're a bit out of date with TW dividends. 30000 shares will bring in about £1800 pa since the dividend was reduced. I take your general point though.

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Thank you for your invitation. I've absorbed the info from that piece of news and am now better informed and will await further news about the possible implications , of which there could be many.

However, that article had nothing to do with my original post, and I stand by what I said. Yes, I suppose there was a strong element of criticism in my post, deservedly so in my opinion, though it was intended as more of a complaint in a desperate attempt to bring it to the attention of the offending posters. It needed saying, although you may note that I was only essentially agreeing with Eightyeight.

Im not going to engage further on this particular thread, as ironically it risks turning into just the sort of post that I was complaining about.

@Harleygreen

I'm unsure why you would think I'm referring to that article as drivel. Clearly that is informative information appropriate to post, that may be a basis for some worthwhile discussion.

My original post clearly refers to the huge amount of constant bickering and inane drivel from some posters on here. They should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves.

I think the constant bickering and inane drivel, sorry, I mean 'discussion', on this board has caused most sensible people to stop engaging here.

It's a shame, as it was a lively and quite useful board years ago.

It's good to see the Black horse has finally broken out into a gallop!

It's certainly taken a while.. Anyone remember the mantra of "It'll be a quid by Christmas" on this board during the recession years?

Indeed! It's been a long time coming...

I've just bought in here for the first time too. At least the ex dividend day is coming up soon. With such a good divi, it may encourage people to buy in the short term at least.

Crazy times at the moment!

What an extraordinary day for Lloyds! It reminds me of the wild fluctuations from the banking crisis days of 2009. That's what first got me into shares.... Anyone remember the subsequent very frequent rallying calls on here of "£1 by Christmas!"? This rise has been a very long time coming, let's hope the sp sticks and continues to rise...

My apologies for the mistake. I was thinking that if I sold before close of business on on ex divi day I'd still get the divi payment but of course, I would have had to sell yesterday to retain the divi. In that case, it's held up very well today!
It's been that long since having to think about dividend pay outs....
Happy Easter all.

Sorry to disappoint you guys, but the sp usually falls the day after the ex dividend date. So, we'll have to wait til Tuesday to see what happens..
As you probably know, it usually drops by roughly the same amount as the dividend payout.

Or you can decide to directly reinvest the dividend.

My understanding is that it's an uncrossing trade- not a single trade, just a way of balancing the books at the end of the day.
It's going to be an interesting day tomorrow!

I've just had to spend about 10 minutes trying to buy a tranche here as it kept going to negotiated trade.
Finally managed to get them though.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply. I have the same situation with two accounts, one from way back. I only posted to check that Slimchance knew about ISA's being tax free. Sometimes fairly new posters aren't aware of the situation with the divis.

A nice steady increase here. I also struggle with whether to stay for the divi or not. I guess it depends what your buy in price.

Do you not trade within an Isa? Then there is no tax on dividends.

Thanks for your reply Roydon, and sorry about the confusion.
The banks dropping so low was what got me into this sharedealing lark in the first place. Seems a long time ago now...
I have a wodge stuck in Lloyds in more recent years, but at least there are dividends now. The sp will rise eventually I hope!
Meanwhile I find Kaz good to trade from time to time.

Roydon, not sure whether your post was to me or Oiky - I think it was me, as I had breast cancer and I think Oiky was in good health in 2011. We were both in Lloyds at that time in (still am actually!). The banter on these boards were so good in those days!
Anyway, I'm well and recovered. Can't say the same for my goldfish, who used to feature heavily in the banter...
All the best!