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To: robert b furman who wrote (5861)	6/5/2018 10:19:18 AM
From: Jerome	1 Recommendation Recommended By Kirk © Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26919

Hi Bob, I did work for GSK for 27 years......It was a great company to work for. British companies view dividends differently than American companies. GSK and BP consider dividends a sacred trust to the shareholders. BP did cut the dividend after the gulf spill, but they moved to restore it shortly thereafter. The BP CEO did say that a lot of former employees and widows depend on the that dividend for income so they intend to make the dividend a priority. That's not the kind of talk you would hear from an American company. Side note...I bought some KMI after I viewed the articles you posted about it. (on another thread). Pipelines may be better plays than oil stocks. I would not have owned the stock had you not brought it to my attention. .....Thanks.....