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Royal Mail privatisation... Would you?

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  • MrRee_2
    MrRee_2 Posts: 2,389 Forumite
    Anyone here buying these shares?

    I shall be loading up on them, the dividend promise seems very attractive.

    There are to be strikes by the employee's against the sell-off .... in this case I hope that these staff forego their free £3,000 worth of shares (or donate every single one to charity)?

    In fact, if you are on strike against privatisation you should be barred from receiving anything IMO.
    Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    edited 15 September 2013 at 12:25PM
    MrRee wrote: »
    Anyone here buying these shares?

    Don't know. Depends on the price.:)
  • MrRee_2
    MrRee_2 Posts: 2,389 Forumite
    My concern is that I want to invest big - maybe £75,000 worth - and stag them.

    My experience of these things is that it will be oversubscribed and just those applying for the minimum £750 worth will get them! Which makes it pointless really.

    I'm still going for the £75,000 worth and stag - but get the wifey to apply for £750 so I have both ends covered.

    Why can they not make the minimum amount something decent to make it worthwhile - a minimum of £10,000 would be sensible.
    Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!
  • billchecker1
    billchecker1 Posts: 240 Forumite
    Sorry for the newbie question but what does "stag them" mean?!
  • MrRee_2
    MrRee_2 Posts: 2,389 Forumite
    Buy and sell immediately.
    Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!
  • MrRee_2
    MrRee_2 Posts: 2,389 Forumite
    They will be priced to get them away ...... I want to stag them, but suspect that only applicants who request the minimum £750 worth will get any.
    Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,170 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    What is the point of Monday deliveries, surely moving to a 5 day model with Tuesday to Saturday deliveries makes mroe sense and ten shutting the network down from Sat AM deliveries to Mon PM collections?
    I think....
  • Dribley
    Dribley Posts: 178 Forumite
    MrRee wrote: »
    Anyone here buying these shares?

    I shall be loading up on them, the dividend promise seems very attractive.

    Will you be getting some for Mr Pricklepants? ;)
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    michaels wrote: »
    What is the point of Monday deliveries, surely moving to a 5 day model with Tuesday to Saturday deliveries makes mroe sense and ten shutting the network down from Sat AM deliveries to Mon PM collections?

    Amazon would shift their business elsewhere. ;)
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Wow, 7 posts in and no mention of Help to Buy. It must be some sort of record!!
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