Royal Mail Shares

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Hi guys,

Just another quick question

My dad wants to pay using his business debit card, so his home address (that you type in on the website) and business address (on the bank account) won't match up

Will this be okay?

Edit: or could I just put the business address as home address? Would it matter?

Glen_Clark

gadgetmind wrote: »

99% of RM workers took up the share offer.
But previously, 96% voted to say they didn't approve of the floatation.
99-4=95, so 95% of RM workers (at a minimum assuming all 4% of approvers took up offer) are hypocrites prepared to set aside their socialist principles for a few quid in their back pockets.

I *love* statistics.

Lots of people disapprove of our power and water supplies being sold off to foreign corporations. Do you expect them to stop using power and water?

crazydragon

Silly question here but has anyone applied and then not received a confirmation email but had the money come up as being removed from their bank account? I'm just a bit worried that without the email I've not actually successfully applied. I did tick to receive a postal copy of a welcome pack (or something similarly worded) so perhaps that has something to do with it?

Thanks for any insights/reassurance!

Glen_Clark

Gambler wrote: »

Thanks for the clarification.

I'm guessing I've missed out hence the '2 day warning' on their website.

Don't think I fancy using more cash to buy direct.

Could be your lucky day. I know of people intending to sell after the flotation, but so far no one intending to buy.

Gambler

Glen_Clark wrote: »

Could be your lucky day. I know of people intending to sell after the flotation, but so far no one intending to buy.

Sorry I meant I'm not sure whether to apply direct before midnight tonight, but it obviously means tying up more cash, albeit for a short while.

silvercar

I've just applied online through Hargreaves Lansdown.

Pretty painless application and all seems setup Ok, confirmation email received.

theGrinch

"Although trade unions are currently balloting for strike action, a source familiar with the matter said just 368 of the 150,000 eligible UK-based workers had declined to take up their free shares, worth around 2,200 pounds per person."

Dont you just love the hypocrisy of the unions and their members. They all (bar 368 of them) have their price

scott_lithgows

gadgetmind wrote: »

99% of RM workers took up the share offer.
But previously, 96% voted to say they didn't approve of the floatation.
99-4=95, so 95% of RM workers (at a minimum assuming all 4% of approvers took up offer) are hypocrites prepared to set aside their socialist principles for a few quid in their back pockets.

I *love* statistics.

Should be a laugh at the AGM when 10% of votes disagree with everything the management are trying to do.(except getting rid of Sat letter deliveries)

gadgetmind

Glen_Clark wrote: »

Lots of people disapprove of our power and water supplies being sold off to foreign corporations. Do you expect them to stop using power and water?

No, but perhaps they might consider not buying shares in the power and water companies directly and/or via the "foreign" corporations.

apt

Glen_Clark wrote: »

Could be your lucky day. I know of people intending to sell after the flotation, but so far no one intending to buy.

Private investors selling a couple of hundred shares is neither here nor there. It is institutional demand that will determine the price.