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They're not seeking a price - they've agreed to sell for 230p. Sidara offered 230p and they know the shareholders want a deal and they would get their support with or without the board. Nor is there any significant share trading really - the big holdings are continuing to hold - just around 0.1% traded so far today. On that basis I have bought more and fingers crossed - not that that has helped in the past.

I've held Marstons on and off for years. Thing is its not an injection of 32p a share - its a swop - assets for cash. Don't want to be a dampener but have you worked out the debt per share as well?

Kipper - who says they got 1350 barrels out? Maybe it was more or maybe less because they only state the peak rate measured:

'Peak production rates achieved during the production test were 1,350 barrels of oil equivalent per day, at which level the well was still choked back and constrained. '

Easy mistake to make mate - but best read what is there and not what you'd like it to be.

Its a thin market and relatively small volumes will affect the price. Some will have been in at 2p and now don't want to chance the results and instead take a profit. There are 1,750 million shares in issue - total trades so far 15 million not yet 1% so I ain't panicking yet. Having said that , AIM oiles frequently disappoint and I have been shafted multiple times --(BCE/DELT etc etc|) -just hoping this time for something good and have bought more.

OK then I've got the measure- you think it might go through but maybe not - they may bid more but might walk away - you will make money on a takeover and also on a flop - advice is to add, trim, improve?? and cleanup?? - you can 'play it both ways' and I guess walk on water. Pretty much no opinion and nothing to say then.

OK - pictures! Explosive ! But what is it you are actually predicting? I mean what do you want to say before rather than after the event when we can all be wise.

Overall it should be good for them. £1.5 million a month less in interest going out plus there will be some modest savings to be made within the Marston HQ.

England in the Football will help turnover and if with decent Summer weather to come........did I really say that?

Just summoned up courage to look in on this board to see what's changed. Sadly the same drivel from the same 'look at me me me' basket case know nothing. I'll try again in a month's time.

Heid: 'I will take on board less is more.'

And remember, a LOT less is a lot more.

I started this reply to make the point that actual investors would be looking at more than dividends like its future prospects and earnings, therefore price to earning ratio would be a factor, performance against same sector peers, net debt and ...and... and then realised its an attention seeking imbecile in need of help that would be on the recieving end......so why bother.

I should have known better - its not the first time something similar has happened. Truth is hoping for an AIM oily to strike it rich is no investment strategy.- just a punt which I admit. The way I read the last placing RNS - they'll have no money now, in fact less than no money so some kind of fund raise has to happen.

Anyway, 5 Grand down or not that's me out . But good luck to all.

Personally I don't expect a bidding war to emerge. The Board have in effect accepted the offer of 230p - so long as Sidara don't try and amend the terms after seeing the books. It is troubling that shorts are still open and that there are apparantly institutional sellers - but its seems a reasonable punt. I have been holding a while and am still underwater but added to 10,000 and mulling whether to up that a little.

So that may be an opportunity -or not. Reality is trading is incredibly thin - 1,750 milliom shares in issue - and only half a million sold so far today which is naaf all.

Tav - I'm hoping the same and have added on Wednesady and a further 4000 shares yesterday. It sound like the major players are happy to take 230p and have twisted the Boards arms into releasing the materials. Its all a case of what the bidder sees in there that they didn't already know. If no nasty surprises then it'll go through.

You could be right - but I've added 2300 taking a punt it just might this time. Should say that I don't have a great track record on this kind of thing!

'Funstar, if you honestly believe someone off the board of directors would waste a second of their time or take the risk of addressing the likes of you, Heid or the other 'morans' as Heid calls some, on a dustbin of a bulletin board like this, then you are delusional. .......'

Sorry mate, but TAC be that he/ she/ it is bang on the money there.

Not sure I agree with the sentiment but there are some things that do trouble me. Like this from the annual report:

'The Company was the beneficial owner of 25,000 (2022: nil) ordinary shares in BP plc, a company registered in England

and Wales, a non-representative interest in that company. The shares were purchased in June 2023 for £118,012 and

disposed on in July 2023 for £118,725. The share were purchased as a short term investment. '

So that does rather sound like having a punt with someone else's money, I mean there was no strategic reason and making £600 or 0.5% on £118,000 is hardly a master stroke.

Then there's BCE £652,000 ploughed in and already revalued to £430,000 in the report and now....£50,000 unless it turns around.

So Bramhill has called it right by diversifying into the USA but maybe he's no investment genius with shares in other companies and best leave that alone.

Please God let it be sold.

30 days approx from the 24th - so potentially Friday or over the weekend. I have long ago stopped counting my chickens before....etc etc, especially with AIM oilies. But let's be positive and with luck it will all go according to plan.

CC Agreed a thousand times over -but now you have an attention seeking clown who would be banned if the Admin did their job -and CT who definitely started off as a breath of fresh air but really should know better than to engage with a proven half-wit. CT posting 16 times a day starting at 7:20 doesn't enhance your standing - stick to your own often well expressed technical analysis and ignore the saddos.