LOL Next time, just try emailing them as soon as the SPP gets...

LOL Next time, just try emailing them as soon as the SPP gets announced with evidence that you are a genuine existing shareholder with some oomfph in the strength of your existing support, (so they can verify you aren't just one of the other down ramping pains in the back teeth who will only give them more trouble lol), and ask if one or more of your HINs can be included with the bigger sophs.

On the downside it'll be T+1 so you need to have the cash on hand immediately without needing to sell anything else first. And you'll need to make sure your eft gets all the way through overnight without hitting any firewall banking limits for transfers coming out of your account to theirs).

For some companies, it helps you achieve some great bargains, even if there is no additional offering to retail investors (which always slows things down, unavoidably).

And on the upside, they are great to deal with that way.