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Indeed. market struggling to find a bottom for the price right now.

Was just reading the first Nationwide results since the acquisition.

Nationwide said that, since buying Virgin Money, it has booked an accounting gain of GBP2.3 billion, based on the value of the net assets acquired being above the price paid.

Yet apparently this was a good deal for VMUK shareholders....interesting.

Indeed. Personally I am hoping for 7.75-8.00 first.

Well done on your trade.

Yup. Did the same this morning at £7.19. Not saying it is the bottom but given the £ v $ too, I would have thought eventually a rumour will do the rounds are drive the SP upwards. Assuming major economies avoid recession given higher for longer rates.

I am not an accountant, but I am not sure you can pay a windfall tax on impairments……..

I am sure it had nothing to do with the decision…….but it might just be less to give to HMRC when the government announces the approach they are taking.

Not sure if anyone just saw the interview with someone who is way more an expert on the subject than me. Fascinating commentary on the geopolitical fight for copper. He said he could see Rio and BHP trying to link up…with the Chinese then needing to step in to protect their own requirements. Either way, feels like a long way to go yet. Projected huge shortage of copper with countries needing to protect supply chains. I am holding firm having purchased at £18 and £17 but recognise this could take some while to play out with ups and downs. Rather exciting as shares go! All IMO.

Loving all the recent and today’s movement. Purchased all the way back in April 2020 and averaging about 3.5p. Somehow kept the faith! Sold a few but the majority are in for the ride now. GLA!

Just happened to pass by for a read. That’s a very interesting observation and actually it’s an impossible call to male. Can’t help but wonder about the counter to your argument - what would have happened had they not stepped in to make the rescue. I wonder which scenario would have ended up worse. Therefore, your point is irrelevant because you cannot comment on what would have happened given the alternative scenario with HBoS. That’s where you need to make an informed comment, not the bailout point,

As a relatively long term holder I am very concerned in the way the share price has dropped ahead of a disappointing update. Amazing the premonitions some of the large holders seem to have. What's happening EKF.....??

I held Wizz stick pre Covid. If the report is indeed true, then it is worrying. I wonder whether the Wizz Exec are aware of this, and I also wonder whether the same issues are present in other countries where it operates.
If true, my opinion is that you can only treat customers like this for so long. Eventually reputation catches up with you.
Would be excellent to be able to read a response from the company very, very soon!
In the meantime, at least on some routes there’s a choice of airline for consumers.

Oh dear.

Did someone say party…..a real one as opposed to a virtual one I hope! Tomorrow marks my two year anniversary as an SNG shareholder,. Very fortunate to have purchased at about 6p, and have basically sold a bit and traded a bit during the fluctuations. However, now it’s basically just tucked away in my ISA waiting for news.
Let’s hope this is a transformational year for the company….for a number of reasons!
If there’s a spare invite going then count me in!
Happy New Year and GLA.

The issue for me is that they keep missing parts of their guidance…..the share price reaction is almost like clockwork every single time. The Street clearly needs more convincing about their ability to hit all their guidance. Great product, but the competition is not going away either and take overs and mergers are starting to create some interesting dynamics.
I may well add /trade again as I usually do after the updates, but I am going to hold off for a little while this time as I am not sure the drop is done yet. All IMO. Hope everyone is ok.

Agree Only 1. I post here very infrequently here but have been invested since Jan 2020. Great to see the news this week, but I still struggle to understand why people who disagree with someone else feel the need to insult them to make their point. It’s ok to have a different opinion with being offensive in my opinion. I mean, don’t we have to contend with as it is!
Looks like an exciting few weeks/months ahead….maybe a David v Goliath re-make on our hands. GLA and all IMO. Stay well, because IMO we’re nothing without our health……

Did I just read that someone has invested 50% of their pension fund in an AIM stock…….wow, that’s a new one.

I also didn’t realise that SNG was created to be a COVID treatment originally. Oh wait, it wasn’t.

Got to love these boards sometimes. Still, each to their own and rightly so.

Interesting news today. Be interesting to see what value this adds longer term. Company has only been around for a year.

Super quiet on this board nowadays. Took advantage of the usual trading update car crash to add at under 14 and sold at just under 18. Still leave my core holding but it got pretty predictable (well as predictable as these things ever get IMO), and it didn't disappoint.
Hope everyone is keeping well.....see you at the next update.

Hmm….they found more money down the back of the sofa! That’s not a small increase in the offer. That said, I did say I was leaving some in for the longer term, and I don’t have any immediate plans to change that.
GLA…..wouldn’t be surprised to see a few more acceptances at this level…but not sure there will be enough. All IMO.

Mine are there but no price held as I seem to recall they are locked for 12 months anyway but could be wrong.

Fab, thanks for responding. Feels right for the staff to benefit from all their hard work too. Wish some of my options had performed like that. Come to think of it, I wish ANY of my options had performed like EKF!
It does feel like a nicely controlled and well managed business with consistent performance. All IMO. Been here since about 20p in 2015, and in no hurry to go anywhere, although I did take my original investment back at some point.
Thanks again.