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Forgot to add what we were told back in August
"Buying back our shares will................. create additional value for our shareholders as we transform Aviva's performance."
Mmm.

Percentage of shares cancelled to date. 4%
Fall in SP since Buyback commenced.7.5%
Good Game. Good Game.
Less shares-same payout pot= larger bonus for Head Honcho and her cronies.
And us SI's??????

"Another issue is the cost of consolidation. There will be a decent piece of company money absorbed by the institution who administers the process. Is this where Peel Hunt get their slice of the pie?."
Almost certainly. Probably one of the first moves they suggested to collar a nice fat fee for comparatively little brain work.
They didn't get where they are by being Mr Nice Guy.

Agree completely!! What a farce!!!!
Dear Max,
Here's the World Championship on this silver plate
Yours sincerely
Michael.
(Profuse apols. for going off-subject on this good news morning)

Sierra have been playing ducks and drakes with us ever since we got into bed with them and will continue to do so with impunity and there is nowt we can do about it 'cos we didn't get a seat at the table despite stumping up some moolah to finance the arrangement.
( Yet another stuttering stumbling presentation by our CEO this morning. Why on earth does he not delegate to an experienced speaker who can inject some enthusiasm and pzazz into the subject?)

....positive news, or so most of the posters to this board seem to think with buys outweighing sells
Result sp down 8%-I despair I really do. Can't somebody lock up these sodding mm's until next Summer please?

... the sodding market in its infinite sodding wisdom was expecting fireworks from an AGM and goes into a SP mark down tantrum when it doesn't happen. Don't they know ANYTHING about AGM's

A massive turnout of shareholders I see. Not surprised

".....the Aviva board rolling their sleeves up and coming up with a plan, preferably a cunning plan."
Rock the halls with howls of laughter tra la la la.....

'fraid any good news on this share is just treated as an excuse by the MM's to b....r about with the SP and so boost their Christmas Bolli fund

"..should HAVE had.... for heavens sake!! Where the Donald did you go to school?????
If you're going to deramp at least use the Queen's English.

Not anxious at all-merely wishing to know why the BoD appointed them as Joint Brokers-not an unusal event for a shareholder to ask a question or to expect the normal business courtesy of even an acknowledgement

I wrote to TM to ask him what was the rationale about the appointment of PH.
Didn't even receive any acknowledgement. Seems he and his cohorts are adopting the dubious habits of most Boards of Directors where PI's are involved.

.....even for grubby MM's-down 8% on next to nothing turnover!!
Pathetic.

Sure do-if make a bundle first recipient will be Macmillan Nurses

Yep-just hope I never meet one of these grubby little manipulators-it will be a pint of bitter spilt in a good cause.
Making a living is acceptable-screwing folk is not, ( but then the Government has been doing it for decades!!)

Three hours later and still only 4.5 million volume and down 6%
Sigh.

"....who did take or agree to take bribes offered by a couple of rogue PFC employees."
Get it right Gilljoe. In that part of the World bribes, sorry , inducements to do business, are asked for as a matter of course. If you have any sense you don't offer a bribe if you feel you can win the business without it.
Any road up as Denby says, quite rightly, the SFO debacle is over and remedial action taken so drop it please.

"........I think. Sparks was the only one who could buy in the circumstances."
Possibly at the behest of Tim et al who were probably beginning to feel a tad threatened and leaned on, sorry encouraged, him to Steady the Buffs a little.??

"Did Steady D not say S Parker is classed as a NED therefore not governed by the same rules as a salaried director re share purchases ."
Maybe not but the fine niceties of the regulations would be ignored in the rush to shout "insider trading" in the event of good news. He is after all privy to all the company's affairs-isn't he?