Beacon Hill Share Discussion Threads

[librag] 12/12/2014 11:38

I hope not, but democracy rules.

Darscum should be shot at dawn but the fact that BHR could only get funding from them, speaks volumes.

If the No vote passes, we will get nothing. If the Yes vote passes, we will likely make a profit with some averaging down.

I know I won't convince you but there it is. GL.

[lak342] 12/12/2014 11:37

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[katie1234] 12/12/2014 11:22

LibraG - We won't be throwing our rattles for much longer. After 17th December the BOD and Darwin will be sat in a corner with their thumbs in their mouths crying, wondering why they were so daft as to believe they could get away with such corruption. We are going to win, make no mistake about that and I look forward to seeing your comments afterwards.

[librag] 12/12/2014 11:01

Humbugg and Katie;

How many of our 80% stakeholders are willing to vote No, often being charged by their broker for the privilege? eg. Hargreaves Lansdown.

If there were the option of a bidding war, there would have been interest expressed already from at least one company. For example, AEY don't want to sell to SOU. The AEY BoD kept silent about SOU's approach and we didn't hear anything until SOU released an RNS stating their intentions for a hostile takeover.

I do think making new shares at this stage is immoral but I'm afraid that's par for the course with AIM companies. It's not right but not much we can do about it, apart from maintain as much % holding as possible and be prepared to add.

Do we think that 0.01p is the actual value of our shares either now or in the future (allowing for consolidation)? The IIs think not. My guess is the share price will multibag from here within a 2 year time scale.

In the meantime, you keep throwing your rattles out the pram.

[21trader] 12/12/2014 09:11

Yes it looks good took my eye off the ball with that one.

[humbugg] 12/12/2014 09:03

profits a profit, well done. i think CTP is one of the very few companies on AIM that has a real future.

[21trader] 12/12/2014 08:59

yeah I know CTP humbugg I've got a thread on it. Made 150% in the early days in it buying 0.5p and getting 1.3+ from memory seen it doing even better now good to see.

[oliversanvil] 12/12/2014 08:49

Get the trains back and rid of this BOD .I believe there will be a bidding war.For all we know there may have been offers in the recent past 2yrs (that the Bod of course would not want) and not disclose because it would mean they are out of a job if taken over. This shinanagins is there hidden agenda.

[humbugg] 12/12/2014 08:35

21trader,
he'd do anything to draw a few mugs in. he must be really struggling lately as everything he tips falls off a cliff. have you looked at CTP? no advice intended.

[21trader] 12/12/2014 08:10

humbugg

Did you know flops has set up a twitter account to pump and dump lol

[humbugg] 12/12/2014 08:03

libra,
if you ever needed any assurance that this BOD are crooks the RNS yesterday rubber stamped it. are you sure you're not one of BHRs PR men??

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 20:50

sstudd - Thanks very much. Make sure they give you confirmation that your votes have been cast. My £19,500 investment is now worth £132, so how the likes of LibraG can still promote people voting yes is beyond me. It will be worth losing the £132 just to ensure the BOD can't do the same to any other investors.

Anyone else who hasn't already voted due to not knowing the process, please see the above posts to find your Broker and follow the details in the message.

VOTE NO TO ENSURE THE BOD AND IIs DO NOT WIN!!!

[sstudd] 11/12/2014 20:10

Thank you Katie, I'm with T D Direct so i'll
get on the case tomorrow. My £8k investment now worth £19 so a few miracles needed to make me smile again! Now need to see the BOD suffer.

Cheers

[oliversanvil] 11/12/2014 20:02

The inverted pyrimid legal system will correct the corrupt!

[oliversanvil] 11/12/2014 20:00

"Midnight Express "jail !!

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:33

LibraG. Everyone is entitled to their own view, but it is hoped that the majority realise that the limit to their patience with the BOD has now been reached, so the only option of getting anything back is with a NO vote and get rid of the BOD asap. You can see from todays RNS how panicked they are, but they can never get as many votes as us as we own 80% of the company. They can't place as many shares as that before the 15th December and if they do, they certainly won't be in a job for much longer anyway, they will be in jail for corruption, which is where they should already be!!

[librag] 11/12/2014 19:14

Katie, presumably the same links apply if anyone would like to vote yes.
:)
GL.

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:09

To Vote NO with:-


18) HSBC INVESTDIRECT

HSBC will vote on your behalf either by:

• Telephone [phone]),

• Secure messaging on the HSBC website

hxxps://investments.hsbc.co.uk/product/9/sharedealing

HSBC require 3 days’ notice prior to GM/AGM and a vote needs to be made for all resolutions.



19) YOUINVEST (formerly SIPPDEAL)

Please be advised that in order to process a vote at a GM/AGM, we require you to send your instruction via our secure messaging system.

In the message, please state the date of the meeting, and how you would like to vote for each resolution. Please send your instructions at least 10 working days before the date of the meeting.

hxxps://www.sippdeal.co.uk

[e-mail]

General enquiry: 0845 54 32 600 (lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday)

Update from a shareholder regarding the past GMs suggests you may have a little more time than the impression given above, but don’t delay too much!



20) X-O/Jarvis

Please send an email to [e-mail] with your account number and your vote per resolution and we will place a proxy vote on your behalf. There is a charge of £20 – X-O charge extra for this service because other brokers may recover their corporate actions through higher dealing charges whereas x-o has a low £5.95 dealing charge.

Please contact X-O on 01892 700834 should you have any queries

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:08

To Vote NO with:=


16) LLOYDS BANK DIRECT INVESTMENTS

Shareholders are recommended to contact Lloyds if they do not currently receive voting papers for their shares held through Lloyds, or if they are not sure whether they are set up to receive voting papers.

Those shareholders who are set up to receive voting papers should receive these sometime between the announcement of the GM/AGM and the date itself (one letter for their ‘trading’; account and one for their ISA if held). Note that timescales can be very tight, so we recommend you complete and return these promptly!

If you do not receive papers at present but want to, or simply want to vote by phone, then you should contact Lloyds on 0845 606 0560 (open Mon-Fri 0800-2115, Sat 0900-1300). You can also try using the online help facility. RIG members reported that phone instructions were taken perfectly OK by Lloyds’ staff on recent occasions and when for example voting papers didn’t arrive (which may be particularly relevant given the tight timescales above).

Attendance at the GM/AGM – should you wish to attend the AGM please make the appropriate entry on the form they send you, text of which is:

“Alternative option – If you wish to attend the meeting in person, place a ‘X’ in this box and return it to us immediately, in the pre-paid envelope provided. On receipt of this we will notify the company and provide you with a copy of your appointment, which you must take with you to the meeting.” This seems to be executed efficiently, with letters of representation being sent out promptly.



17) SVS SECURITIES

Send a request on their “Contact Us” page, then they will send you a voting form: “We can vote on the [AGM] for (company) on your behalf. Please let us know your voting decision (For, Against, Discretionary or Withheld) on each of the resolutions….To submit your votes we require your instruction by return of this email by (date)”

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:08

To vote NO with:-


13) ALLIANCE TRUST

There is an online proxy voting service provided by our Registrars.

hxxp://www.alliancetrust.co.uk/ec.htm

• Here you can register to receive communications electronically.

• An e-mail is sent to you when the document is available.

• The e-mail will provide a link to a web page where you will be able to access and download the communication.

• Whenever notice of a meeting of shareholders is sent out, you will be able to cast your vote here.

14) SELFTRADE

According to some bulletin board commentary prior to the 2013 AGM, Selftrade appeared to be reluctant to offer the service of voting on your behalf. However, a recent update prior to the 2014 AGM suggests a far more helpful approach:

"To be able to register this for you we will need to know the date, time and location of the meeting. Once we have these details we will be able to process this for you."

hxxp://www.selftrade.co.uk/contact-us.php



15) IDEALING

Judging by some bulletin board commentary prior to the 2013 AGM, Idealing appear to be reluctant to offer the service of voting on your behalf. We would suggest that shareholders with Idealing contact them to badger them to see if they would allow a proxy vote on your behalf. We would be particularly interested to hear feedback from anyone in this situation, in case there has been a change like there has with Selftrade above.

hxxps://www.idealing.com/en/contact

As a last resort we shareholders might move their shares to a broker who allows simple electronic voting.

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:06

To Vote NO with:-


11) BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS

hxxps://secure.barclaysstockbrokers.co.uk/Auth/SignIn

To arrange a proxy vote (where Barclays vote on your behalf), please call us on 0845 601 77 88 or send us a secure email as follows:

• Login to your account online

• Select 'Contact Us'

• Select 'Contact us by email'

• Select ' General enquiries'

• Select 'Other' in the primary enquiry category

• Please fill in the 'Your enquiry' box with the name of company, date of meeting (if known), proxy vote or attendance (yes/no), account number where holdings are held & quantity of shares held.

• Finally, Click 'Send enquiry'

As the proxy vote needs to be lodged with the company registrars 48 hours before the meeting, please allow at least 7 business days’ notice to ensure we have enough time to arrange this for you.



12) IWEB SHARE DEALING

To arrange a proxy vote (where Iweb votes on your behalf at the GM/GM) sign in to your account and chat directly to a member of our customer services team. Our instant chat facility is available Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm (closed weekends and English bank holidays).

Alternatively Call 0870 412 7060. Our call centre is open Monday to Friday 8am to 9.15pm (closed weekends and English bank holidays).

Arrangements for proxy voting are free.

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:05

To Vote NO with:-


9) HALIFAX SHARE DEALING

hxxp://www.halifax.co.uk/sharedealing/

• To request to be able to vote please contact us by telephone on 08457 22 55 25 or by internet via our Web Chat service after signing into your account.

• We will forward you notification for all companies where you hold stock as and when they are received by Halifax Share Dealing.

• You can choose to either attend the meeting yourself or send us your voting instructions which we will submit on your behalf.

Ability to vote is enshrined under Halifax T&Cs:

“11.12 If you ask and where available, we will arrange for you to:

• vote by proxy (by telling us how you want the votes to be exercised by the nominee company). We will only use any rights we have to vote for you when you tell us to do so.”

hxxp://www.halifax.co.uk/filestore/HalifaxShareDealing_TermsandConds.pdf





10) EQUINITI SHAREVIEW

hxxps://portfolio.shareview.co.uk/7/portfolio/default/en/Anonymous/Pages/Login.aspx

• If you have an old style portfolio then just log in and select 'Company Meetings' from the left-hand menu.

• Details of current meetings where you can send an instruction online will then be displayed.

• Just click on the highlighted text to confirm your instruction.

• If you have a new style portfolio then any company where you can send an instruction will have a 'Vote Now' link shown under the company name on your shares page.

• simply click this link and use the online form to submit your instruction.

If you would like any further information contact us on 0871 384 2030 (UK), [phone] (International). Lines are open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm; excluding UK Bank Holidays. Calls to our 0871 numbers cost 8p per minute plus network extras.

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:04

To VOTE NO with:-


8) NATWEST STOCKBROKERS

As with TDDI, suggested course of action is to phone them to register your vote!

hxxps://secure.natweststockbrokers.co.uk/nws-secure2/login.jsp

• Log into your account,

• Go to Maintenance / Voting & Information Preferences and click on the Subscribe button.

• Your account will be start receiving notifications around 2 days after you subscribe to the service.

• We will then notify you by email of any upcoming events in shares held in your account and you can choose to send proxy votes or request to attend the meeting yourself.

• Please ensure that your email address is up to date. Otherwise you will not receive your Voting & Information emails.

• This service is free and is available on our BrokerLine Nominee, Self Select ISA and Monthly Portfolio Builder accounts.

Further guidance:

“Regarding voting with NatWest Brokers - which uses the TD Waterhouse platform - and presumably also other brokers which use TD Waterhouse. The voting directions given here state that you should 'Go to Maintenance / Voting & Information Preferences and click on the Subscribe button.'

I have contacted the NatWest Brokers Customer Service to get further clarification. They stated that:

'Only companies that are UK based can use the electronic voting system, and as such some voting options will not appear. If you wish to vote for the (company) meeting, you would need to read the resolutions on their Investor Centre Website, and then call us to provide your vote over the phone. We then record this and forward it individually to the company on your behalf'.

So although e.g. RRL is AIM listed its not considered UK based. So best to call the brokers on the phone and give your voting preferences.”

[Editor’s note – this is indeed broadly consistent from the story we are getting from TDW users on the same platform.]

[katie1234] 11/12/2014 19:03

To Vote NO with:-


7) TD DIRECT INVESTING (formerly TD WATERHOUSE)

Feedback from many shareholders is that voting via this broker is not always the easiest. We are finding members are still having differing experiences with them again when casting their votes for GM/AGMs, depending on which Customer Services person they end up speaking to, although recent negative feedback wasn’t as pronounced as before – maybe they are getting used to us! Therefore we would be particularly interested in your experiences with TDDI.. and please persist with them if they seem to be fobbing you off!

Recommended action:

• It is suggested that shareholders contact TDW on 0161 819 6000 or 0161 819 6467 (Mon-Fri 0730-2100, Sat 0900-1500 UK time) in order to register their proxy vote. This has been known to work OK in the past. Not sure on their deadlines at present but best to aim to get your votes registered at least a week before the meeting.

• Some shareholders have had problems with TDW when phoning through their votes, with some TDW staff suggesting it wasn’t possible etc. You may therefore need to be persistent if you get this line when phoning them and it’s worth seeking confirmation that your votes WILL get passed on to the company by way of the proxy system. There were reports of ongoing vagueness amongst some of TDW’s staff for recent GMs and AGMs, though the staff at the other end of the line seemed happy that the process for passing on the instructions to TDW’s Corporate Actions team would happen. It has been variously suggested in the past that there can be an ‘in-tray’; time delay with this internal process in TDW, perhaps two weeks or more, so the ultimate answer is – don’t delay in phoning them with your votes!

• If you wish to attend the GM/AGM, say so – they will get a letter of admittance sent to you and this does seem to be efficiently managed.

‘Official̵7; line from the past, for reference:

hxxp://www.tddirectinvesting.co.uk/get-started/using-your-account/account-administration/shareholder-voting-and-information/

• Each new event will be placed in your Voting & Information Mailbox and they will be listed in date order with the most recent at the top of the list. You can also sort the list by clicking on one of the column headings.

• To view an event or place your vote click on the link on the 'Type of Action' column, for example 'VOTE', on the row of the company/event that you wish to view.

• Note: If you click on an event in the 'Type of Action' column you will be redirected to an external website powered by Global Proxy Vote and Broadridge.

• If you wish to unsubscribe to this service you can do this at any time. Simply log in to your account, go to Account Administration/Voting & Information Preferences and click on the 'Unsubscribe' button.

• The above standard guidance does not appear to apply to non-UK based / AIM