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I meant *as he is a higher rate taxpayer*

I'm wondering whether it makes sense for him to exercise the options when the share price is relatively low, to minimise the tax bill, or whether it would have been better to wait for a higher price so he could cover the tax etc costs by selling less shares. As a higher rate taxpayer, I'm leaning towards the former. Does anyone know, though?

This does seem to be the company the market forgot.

37% of $12m is $4.4m, not 7.5.

Fab

JDF7, while I certainly agree that the civil servants are not worried about husbanding taxpayers money, the idea that they'll be thinking about contractual practices in the future and what if any messages and precedents will be given in handing the owed monies to us is frankly laughable. I speak as someone who spent quite some time in the civil service. Surely you can't have missed their deeply entrenched and long standing utter incompetence when it comes to procurement, across the whole gamut of Government activities. Do you think they'll give that up because of GLP? It's a badge of honour to screw things up and vastly overpay. And if anyone complains, they're shown the door.

Automated trades in the final minute of trading today. Their incessant small trades are controlling the short-term price imo.

In general, the Government is committed to making prompt payments, especially to small suppliers. Given the already unconscionable delay in paying Abdx for products it has taken delivery of, and used, I would hope and expect to see very rapid payment once the GLP case is concluded.

Looks like the trades at 13.00 are sells, and the ones above that are buys (although below the apparant midprice so they show as sells). So around 30k sells and 19k buys.

I think the most potentially productive way forward would be for shareholders to lobby Evraz to legally challenge the Government's decision to sanction, given the clear lack of a level playing field - to whit: no sanctions on sanction busting France and Germany for selling weapons to Russia; all the UK companies that made money from the pillage of the former Soviet Union after the collapse of communism (Private Eye passim); and, all the UK companies that have made money out of facilitating capital flight out of Russia, particularly into London and UK property.

Stop the War Coalition? An extreme far left, aggressively anti-semitic outfit. Reporting on an article in Ukrayinska Pravda (owned by a financing outfit part owned by George Soros). Honestly don't believe a word of it.

The data shows more buyers than sellers. And the sellers tend to be bots. The whole market is down today, and the O&G sector more than most. A depressed China is weighing on demand.

Don't understand pumpky at this point

From top faller to top riser to total wipeout in four and a half hours of white knuckle, mad cap trading. Whatever the cost, trading the market can deliver a real rush.

It says "We and the Department of Health and Social Care provided strong arguments for dismissal at the judicial review hearing this week.

Our position was clear: this was a straightforward purchase of goods/services by a public body from an established LFT provider on normal market terms. Nothing more! "

We AND the DHSC. If the DHSC were also taking the position that this was a straightforward purchase of goods and services then they are legally bound to pay. To be honest their (DHSCs) reason for refusing to pay looks extremely dodgy. Anyway, interest will also be due.

It is important to remember that the GLP are suing the Government for failing to follow EU procurement rules. Abingdon appear to have acted in good faith, and to be collateral damage. Although GLP did want to scupper any possible benefit to flow from Brexit, hence their assault on the RTC. Whatever the outcome, I think ABDX still have a strong case to be paid for the equipment which they supplied, and which was used - including by me as a biobank volunteer.

Quote from McColls "Even if a successful outcome is achieved, it is likely to result in little or no value being attributed to the group's ordinary shares." Be careful out there.

Maybe Evraz will relist in Paris, or Frankfurt. Two countries happy to sanction bust to sell weapons to Putin, and the latter greatly responsible for ensuring EU reliance on Russian gas that is channelling colossal amounts of Euros to Russia every day. Plus both want to undermine London's position as global financial capital. I'd happily collect my divis in either country and spend them there,

Wow, Gavster, what a sanctimonious prig. So the FTSE shouldn't list international companies only home grown ones that only operate in the UK? What a little Englander. And he has swallowed the West's line on the Ukraine conflict hook line and sinker. There has been continuous conflict especially in the Donbas for the last six years. I agree the full scale invasion was ludicrous, but it's a lot more nuanced in Eastern Ukraine. As for making even small cogs stop turning - this has done nothing to stop Evraz turning, merely disenfranchised UK shareholders. No mention of France and Germany sanction breaking to sell weapons to Putin, or the massive reliance of the EU on Russian gas. Really, apologists for stupid Government decisions is the limit.

It's all part of the Government's plan to tackle the cost of living crisis. Stop billions in dividends from Evraz going to UK pension funds, er er....

Beyond stupid, just to spite Abramovich