(JJB.L) JJB Sports PLC Buy/Sell

Guys,

Sorry for the re-post but the table did not translate onto 3I.

There has been a lot of Institutional Investor activity on this share over the last week. What I have managed to do was find the last stated Large II stakes as declared in the Placing and Open Offer Prospectus (Page 138?) and have pulled them altogether with the present positions declared in recent RNS's and have also incorporating newspaper article reports on others who should be declaring an interest or still have to declare. This will give you an instant and easily digestible guide on where we are with Institutional shareholders and you can fill in the blanks and update as and when an RNS is released.

JJB Major Institutional Investors Percentage Shareholdings of the Enlarged Share Capital.

Harris Associates: 14.32%
Bill Gates Foundation: 6.4%
Crystal Amber: 11.44%
Blackrock Investments: 5.08%
Prudential: 5.16%
HSBC Global Custody 5.45%
Shroeders Still to declare
Toscafund Still to declare
JD Sports Still to declare
Standard Life. Still to declare

Total: 47.85%

JJB Major Institutional Investors Percentage Shareholdings of the Old / Smaller Share Capital.

Harris Associates: (14.06%)
Bill Gates Foundation: (4.08%)
Crystal Amber (14.10%)
Blackrock Investments: Nil
Prudential: Not Listed
HSBC Global Custody Not Listed
Shroeders Nil
Toscafund Nil
JD Sports (9.99%)
Standard Life. (4.05%)

Total: 46.28%


Forgive me for saying it - but it is looking very healthy presently and there are potential big stakes still to be declared. Hence Strong Buy

imho + dyor.

Happy investing.

FS1.

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Guys,

There has been a lot of Institutional Investor activity on this share over the last week. What I have managed to do was find the last stated Large II stakes as declared in the Placing and Open Offer Prospectus (Page 138?) and have pulled them altogether with the present positions declared in recent RNS's and have also incorporating newspaper article reports on others who should be declaring an interest or still have to declare. This will give you an instant and easily digestible guide on where we are with Institutional shareholders and you can fill in the blanks and update as and when an RNS is released.

JJB Major Institutional Investors Percentage Shareholdings.

of of
Enlarged Share Capital Old share capital
Harris Associates: 14.32% (14.06%)
Bill Gates Foundation: 6.4% (4.08%)
Crystal Amber: 11.44% (14.10%)
Blackrock Investments: 5.08% Nil
Prudential: 5.16% Not Listed
HSBC Global Custody 5.45% Not Listed
Shroeders Still to declare Nil
Toscafund Still to declare Nil
JD Sports Still to declare (9.99%)
Standard Life. Still to declare (4.05%)

Total: 47.85% Total: 46.28%

Forgive me for saying it - but it is looking very healthy presently and there are potential big stakes still to be declared. Hence Strong Buy

imho + dyor.

Happy investing.

FS1.

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At 20:40hrs on Friday night I put a post on this board that was addressed to none other than Popes on an active discussion thread. For some reason I seem to have received a response from none othere that Duck and Dive.

Yawn. Yawn.

OK - "incorrigible ramper" is a term that you have accused me of being?

Answer me this question with a simple. YES OR NO in the knowledge that many on this board already know the answer and I can find it and post it.

Have you at any point came on the JJB Board and posted any positive news about any other company that you are holding shares in, say after any form of news / RNS.

(I'll give you a clue - NEOVIO FINANCIAL.)

Secondly can you categorically state that you have not ever posted an Article or RNS on JJB - and added a positive comment during that article or the debate thereafter? Again a simple YES or NO will suffice.

I think you will find that you are no different. Your stance has only changed recently since you sold out. Also it was you yourself on this very board that set a precedent about the acceptability of posting O/T's only if you hold JJB shares. Red flagging those that did not hold JJB shares. That I do, as do many others and when its quiet there is normally a tips roundup on here.

At all times I have O/T'd any other share on here I have held JJB shares and its been within the acceptability of the BB. Furthermore several have profited.

I personally have never changed my spots - you have. Market forces are what I let turn a shareprice around and I will the buy back in when I see fit. I dont post negatively every post that I can lay my hands on - as you did with the prospectus. Another example was the fact you stated the shops were only 60% stocked when 70% stocked was the current status quo - and easily findable. I dont even think you openly acknowledged this fact back once I posted it. Blinkered. Similarly you have posted queries and ambiguities which I, and am sure many of the more avid posters feel certain you actually know the answer to.

If I am as you say a Ramper then you sadly are guilty not only being a Ramper when you are full in, but a blatant Deramper when you are half in or not holding.

You see, where we do differ is that I do not blatantly deramp a share when I have sold out of it and market forces and supply and demand are what I let turn it around. I will then buy back in when I see fit.

You are also completely blinkered in what you say about Devils advocacy. No fool am I and I have already dispelled this very fact with Rupert Raxworthy and yourself previously so will refer you back to previous comments I have made. When it comes to sharedealing and though I have a central core holding in this share, that now fluctuates, I have openly stated on this board that I use other decent pots of daytrade money to average down if I think it fit, and which I also use for short-ternm trading in this share. Similarly I have also stated previously when I have complete faith. CVA outcome dates / World Cup sales that I have gone "all in" on JJB. Thats every penny that I own and can amass. On each of these occasions it has made me substantial 5 figure sums of money. You haved mentioned a sell-out at 38P. I have gone from all-in back to a central core holding at 41P.

Look at it like this. When you have paid for your ticket for the football match and its a penalty shoot out and you are behind your teams goal with your keeper in the net. Its a strange person who tries not only to distract his own goalkeeper and put off his own team players but also to dissuade the fans from enetring at the turnstyles.

I personally am a loyal team supporter, who shouts of his team and am interested in the value of all JJB shareholders shares, not self-interested dependent on my position at any given time.

That is the actual truth of where we differ.

Dont forget to answer the two questions.

imho + dyor.

FS1.

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this guy very good, very nice little dity

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removeing of the new tag takes about 4/5 weeks l think

ref DD he blocks all new posters so he will not see your question

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Duck,
As a 'newbie' I see both balanced truth & strife on this board, unfortunately responding to people needful of of a scrap gives them oxygen. By the way what does it take to lose the newbie tag? I've looked in 'Terms & Conditions' & can't see it.
Have a relaxed weekend,
meggy

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very moving

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found this song the other day and now seems to be the time to share it with you all, very moving words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00aWtPGX1Vo

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Peraaa, I don't subscribe to the private board as you know but I wonderhow many of its members have a Newbie tag. It would, imho, be entirely understandable if you (or LS) were to deny them entry. Or do you let them in on the basis that all are innocent until they prove themselves to be mischief-makers?

As you know, I vociferously championed the rights of Newbies here to be treated with respect until/unless they proved that their intentions were subversive. Unfortunately, as the terrorists have multiplied, my stance has been forced to change. But genuine posters will quickly lose their Newbie tags on other boards so not much time is lost by following an ignore-all policy here.

Sadly, you and anyone who engages the subversives isn't going to win any wars or score any points. And the kind of mischievous or insulting posts which stir you into action are anyway going to be dismissed as rubbish by anyone who may read them. It doesn't need a war of words to prove that these people spout rubbish because it is plain to see in the first place.

Those who have a haven of peace to retreat to may not have to endure the fall-out here which results from their commando raids on the terrorists. But there are plenty of people who do have to wade through it when you've gone and I am certain that it doesn't achieve anything other than giving these vermin what they want.

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should have kept private private
drama queen, move on
or stay away as it makes this bb a joke

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keep of topics to the correct bb please

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FS1 wrote: "I find it amusing how peoples changing positions on JJB affects the mood of their posts and has changed some into imho "turncoats"."
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I presume you are talking about how the POO forced some PIs to sell sme or all of their shares? The only surprising thing is that you should be surprised that some of those people are hoping to find a good re-entry point now that they know how much cash they have left over from the OO and Excess share application.

".....Becos of this I possess the knowledge to challenge any attempts at negativity. Some dont like this."
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You are such an incorrigible ramper that you label anyone who dares to discuss actual or possible downsides as negative posters. That problem is yours, not theirs. Whenever you may learn that PIs *need* to consider the negatives along with the positives, you will become a more rational and mature poster. My devil's advocacy on this board has always been a source of annoyance to you, whereas you should be grateful for it. I suspect that you simply don't want any potential investor to be put off by the possible downsides of JJB and you therefore see it as your duty to try to suppress any such discussion. I can see how that might benefit you -- but I can't see how that blinkered policy is in the best interest of anyone contemplating buying JJB shares. Your commitment to the cause is commendable but it comes across as self-serving if you try to diminish or disrespect anyone who plays Devil's Advocate here....

"Make no mistake about it when I am on any board I am there for the positive financial benefit of all onboard, self included."
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You can't accept that what serves your best interest (eg ramping) may not be in everyone's best interest. It's a delusion to believe that your opinion, however much research it is based on, is the only correct view when there are others here who spend just as much time on diligent research and have views which embrace shades of grey. You would be doing both existing and potential investors a service if you were able to discuss JJB in a more balanced way. For example, it helps no-one to claim that JJB's last trading results were good when they were obviously awful. Less blinkered investors did the sensible thing and sold at c.38p to buy back in much cheaper a few days later. There are times when loyalty to a share costs people money and I fear that you may have become too emotionally involved to be able to recognise when such times are upon us. So, constant ramping to the point where you seem often to be in denial about the downside, does not benefit all shareholders, as you claim. Sometimes, selling is the right thing to do.

I have always believed in JJB's potential but I have also been a realist, wanting to discuss the downside rather than see it swept under the carpet. The difference between us is that I have never let my own vested interest in JJB prevent me from seeing and discussing matters which might cause the value of my investment to fall.

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Unfortunately, I think Steve has had enough.

Personally, I kinda think that says it all

LS

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As I understand it, so far Decathlon has struggled to make money in the UK - partly because sites are expensive and as a couple of others have said, they major on either in house or less well known brands. Perhaps the current recessionary environment is bringing sites into their price range. They are big stores so they are limited in where they can trade. The couple I've been to (here and in Spain) seemed to be a bit like a supermarket with a limited range but across a huge variety of sports and leisure activities (lots of tents). I wouldn't see them as a major competitor for a brand led business like JJB.

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obviously not the intention of todays argument to put the jjb bb into the limelight but it has congratulations

steve

Sorry mate to be fair I have no fecking idea whats gone on with you and gsr? posts missing etc.But if its what I think it is these things tend to work them selves out?sure all will be fine

razor

ps.gl to all (and wheres that pri ck ujp hope you are well lololol)

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Here and Now,

Thank you also for this article from the BGlobal perspective as it highlights the fact that BGlobal are the company NPower have chosen for their trial with the use of smart meters in connection with Microgeneration of electricity. This is the "green" "carbon reduced" and current flavour ways of generating your own energy. E.g. Solar, wind, hydrogen. This you can keep track of and sell back into the National grid. No Brainer.

I shall copy it onto the B Global board.

Thank you again.

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Popes,

I have been devoid of the board for this afternoon and its great to see that JJB has made a 1.25P gain and are now 31.5P to buy. The strong finish towards the end was also good though I note it was ticked down despite strong buying pressure at the end. Thats a good finish to the week when normally daytraders appear to take profits.

The uncertainty of the the first few weeks dealings after the POO are still upon us but the price-trend this week is up. The Bill Gates further stakebuilding announced today is extremely good news that is worth well more than 1.25P as is Crystal Ambers again increasing stake and the apeearance of Blackrock on board. Post fundraisings the majority of shares stabilise and rise. This should catch-up.

This board used to be all pro-JJB'ers with hardly a bad word spoken. As an observation I find it amusing how peoples changing positions on JJB affects the mood of their posts and has changed some into imho "turncoats". (that is not intended at yourself). Its all about that great dividing force sadly - MONEY -and the quest for it.

There are 4 camps on here presently. Those that are committed JJb'ers with all they wish. Secondly those half-in and wanting more JJB shares at a cheaper price. Those waiting for an entry point and latterly the bashers.

My knowledge about JJB is second to not many on this Board and I possess the wherewithall, belief, conviction and drive to make my own timely decisions on JJB and other shares and truth be known have traded JJB again this week to good profit Becos of this I possess the knowledge to challenge any attempts at negativity. Some dont like this.

I have always posted in exactly the same vein and "tip" shares on here for no recognition or reward and that includes JJB on other BB's at timely points. That is done regardless of what others say. One thing is certain though. ALL. thus far have come off and some with startlingly quick result and great financial benefit.

Make no mistake about it when I am on any board I am there for the positive financial benefit of all onboard, self included. Thats with lengthy research and the sma epersonal characteristics above Forgive me for saying it but thats what those invested would wish.

Now due to two other camps on here many have tried to discredit me as a RMP-er. I "tip", declare my positions and Its cash - not comments that count. Some on here couldn't pick their pick their own noses. (again not intended at you)

This is a fact - I have continued to make extremely good money over the last 6 weeks, despite recent dips in the market and their are fabulous opportunities again that have again emerged.

Nuff said on this. I am only now catching up so will look back at the attack on Steve.

FWIW. Decathlon were mentioned on this board a few months or so ago but it never gained any real followthrough. I shall privately have a look at it myself if they have had a tv advert. It may be that Scotland is being targetted for some growth for I have not seen the same advert down here.

Much though the Commonwealth Games excites me, they don't excite me as much as the World Cup and the Olympics. JJB was an 18 month recovery play touted by Sir David Jones and we are now roughly 6 months into that. Really and truthfully, if it is not large enough to challenge, and with a strong and established foothold in advance of WC2010 and the Olympics then I dont think it will impact too greatly on any recovery. I think SDJ is targetting the South East of England / London for growth at the right time and when prime retail space is available and with good rent deals abounding.

I am sure you will find a re-entry to JJb that you are comfortable with. I'm personally sticking with the confidence of the Big recovery funds and institutional investors and SDJ's ability to turnaround companies.

Have a good weekend.

FS1.

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steve?? you on hols mate...

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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/article6905581.ece

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fsm
They are defo not a short term threat. However the penny has obviously dropped with them. To target glasgow is clever ahead of the games. Funny thing was i had never heard of them until last night. They just had a prime time advert on itv at 6.45. They are going to haunt me now no doubt.
From what people said on here they appear to be a sports supermarket. I would say that would be the way to get the money in from the everyday normal punter. The proper specialist stores will sell a wide range of expensive items relevant to a particular sport only. I might be wrong but i think JJB will be aiming to be a sports supermarket.
PS there is no way on earth stevenwigan should have had the particular part of his life brought into this today. It was in bad taste and reflects on the person who said it rather than steve himself.

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