shares

Sir_Lunchalot

Nominal value is confusing - and basically meaningless.

When companies are originally set up, they have a nominal capital - say £100 divided into shares - say 1,000 shares at 10p each. As the company grows, and becomes more valuable, so these shares become more valuable, so that they may well be worth £14 each on the market, but that doesn't make any difference to the nominal value.

Of course, that's only an example, and big companies will have a much bigger capital, but the principle is the same.

Don't worry about it !

sabretoothtigger

It just means theres no base worth to shares. You have a share of a company which is making money or if it does not then (ultimately if broke) a share of nothing basically.
You cant end up owing anyone money on a share but unlike bonds you dont have any right to a sum of money


Your dividends are already declared though so that is owed. I think they do have to keep that for at least 6 years in your name probably longer. BG group is a good company, lots of success lately