Their current price makes me wonder - particularly foreign institutions wanting a big fat foothold in the UK?

R.

Are these shares too cheap when considering the yield?
Anybody know when the most likely Xdiv date is?!?!!!

Little Woman,

you say Lloyds are ex dividend, I thought the results weren't out yet, 8 May? When were the results?

Why buy Lloyds ?
rgfs aj

The results are out ? 8/3/2004. But I would like to know the likely date of X.div.

As fancy doing something a little different with the few coppers I have in Lloyds.

But being greedy still would like to have the dividend.

results out 8 March, ex-divi on 17th March. See lloydstsb.com investor relations.

Thank you

They should have been reported and ex-div by now but for some
reason they have stalled this year - possibly due to change of
chief financial officer/director Ceefax have the report due
on 8th March - way late compared to the other banks! Thanks to
Namreh3 for ex-divi date - saves me going looking for it!!

stockbunny........They'll save quite a bit of dosh by delaying the divi. makes the year 54 weeks long.

Good point.....

I could be fibbing, stockbunny. as always DYOR!! (as if i would fib!)

Yup.. thanks for the tip..But if the results are late it figures...

The potential for an overseas bidder to come in must put a strong base on the price at around these levels.

Quite possibly, it's curious the whole sector is pretty average
share price wise yet the results all round are pretty impressive!!
Personally I'm interested in seeing what the results bring...

I'm in for the divi at these prices, 23.5p is over 5% and (if it's held) there must be some pretty active buying prior to ex-div date later this month especially by the income funds. I'm hoping to get in at this level (I bought again at 437 the other day) and pick up the divi and sell again near or even above this level in the next three months. Of course the best laid plans....

Sounds good to me - be lucky!!!

This all sounds peachy but just a few short weeks ago LLOY were hovering around the 400p mark. These levels (10%) uplift seem expensive even if divi factored in. Perhaps at 400p they were extremely cheap and now just moderately so. Any more thoughts ?

Some Income funds are ditching these shares as divis are tipped to be cut signicantly. Capital is needed to grow the business!

Clapp Trapp........Dad. Divi will be held as long as its covered 1.5 times which it is. They've got plenty of capital following NZ sale.

DAVES DAZZLERS, 04 MARCH 10.00AM WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME ANY OF YOU WALKED IN TO THE BANK THERE EMPTY ,ENOUGH SAID ,TAKEOVERTARGET,YOU BETTER BELIVE IT?...

LLOYDS TSB DOWN THE PAN?. 04 MARCH.