P508 Teletext 508 Jun25 13:41:47 ————————————————————————————— BARCLAYS SLASHES OVERDRAFT FEE Barclays has halved its overdraft fee to £5 a month — switching it from most expensive to cheapest in the High St. TUB charges £6, Midland £7, Lloyds £8 and NatWest £9, although all but Lloyds charge a lower interest rate than Barclays on the amount overdrawn. The fee is levied at present on 60% of the 7m Barclays current accounts that pay interest on credit balances. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family FinanceP508 Teletext 508 Jun25 14:14:17 ————————————————————————————— SOUTHERN POWERS TO £240m There is still no getting away from the electricity sector with Southern dui to publish annual figures on Thursday in a busy week for the regional companies. Panmure Gordon has pencilled in profits of £240m against a figure of £222m in the previous year. The total dividend payout is likely to leap by 24% to 28.1p per share, the brokers predict. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Reward for London investors >>>>> TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family FinanceP508 Teletext 508 Jun25 14:16:21 ————————————————————————————— REWARD FOR LONDON INVESTORS London Electricity looks set to reward shareholders on Friday with a payout of 26.8p against 22.5p before,UBS predicts On the same day BPB Industries will deliver a dramatic earnings increase of £157m against £106m in the previous 12 months, according to Smith New Court. Analysts believe the performance will bj an effective vindication of a failed takjovjr attempt for National Gypsum. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Southern powers towards £240m >>>>> TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family Finance