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LOL !! I dont think if you had bought you would have put the whole �50k in?? But you need balls of steel to do that, I on the other hand do not have spherical steel ones and look at this deal as taking my �14.6K profit over the 3 accounts we have and if I lose points on any gain should the deal go through I wont mind, as I can buy back in dependant on news and whether Tesco are forced to improve the offer although I think any upside is already built into the deal for Bookers?

Ollie - I have top sliced my profit today as I feel uncomfortable with which way the vote will go which in a previous post given various murmurings I put at 50/50. I know others have said it is a walk in the park that it will be voted through but I am covering my position for now

Ollie that is a fair question which way do you lean towards??

I have never stated that you have lied - my point being is why have you posted 50 posts in a month? it is certainly not because you are a supporter or a shareholder, that much is certain from your posts. All of your posts however are negative and derisory predicting drops in the SP and virtually all of which are wrong !! I do not think my assessment that you are looking to get in at a lower price and to trade the share downwards is wrong and I cannot think anyone would post here or indeed anywhere else other than to fulfil there own ends and targets - am I wrong or do you have some sort of Tesco Fetish ???

Wow the great prophet WWT makes a prediction - well given his last one was that Tesco would not get the Booker deal past the regulators and then even if it did there would be so many pre conditions such as selling off parts of the business let us reflect on what happened - Err it was passed by the regulators fully and with absolutely no pre conditions or strings attached !! Now what does that say about your predictive skills ! Why would WWT spend 70% of his posting time this month on Tesco BB and claim he does not short, is not a troll or deramper and is not invested? Is it because he is such a nice guy and simply wants to assist confused investors in his quest to provide an arm around the shoulder of these confused folk, or is he looking for a low cost trade and entry point having missed the boat prior to getting his call on the Booker deal wrong?? Your a deramping/shorting troll and we can all see right through you - Bye bye for now and not wasting more time on your pathetic attempts to deramping for your own ends !

We will see !

What an idiot comment you are so desperate you hark back to performance of years ago and ignore current performance by the new team including the forthcoming merger which will transform the business and secure growth and enhance profitability. You have no investment here and people will see you for what you are a desperate troll with no stake in the company trying to get in a trade at a lower price or already losing money on a short. Tesco will win the vote and will see the sp rise as a result IMO bit like your prediction that the deal would never get clearance without strings attached LOL so much for your so called expertise and knowledge !!!!!!

Out in force over the weekend desperate to get there point across, still never mind a big fat yes on the vote will shut them up and then a good upwards hike on the SP will put a smile on my face in the knowledge that they have missed out again as they are not holders here. Will also love the winging as our team consolodate the deal bringing more profit and dividends to the company coffers while the other market players struggle to turn a margin in the wake of the largest UK grocer/wholesaler combination.

So you are saying Tesco should not expand by buying other companies, it should not innovate, it should not change or expand or do the things that talented management teams do? You come on this BB, you are not invested, say you are not a shorter, so what is your motive and please don't insult the people here who have hard earned cash in here by saying your commenting and wasting your time in there interests of those investors. You are a Troll who has missed the boat and has missed a great opportunity. So take your bitter opinions elsewhere cos it is not going to work and nobody is interested in your deramping drivel !!.

Tesco could also leverage its scale to cut costs, reinvest in pricing and become even more competitive. Tesco also claims the merger would improve the enlarged group�s efficiency and yield at least �200m of annual synergies three years after completion.

magazine Crunch time as Tesco�s acquisition of Booker goes to shareholder vote Approval would create the UK's largest foods business Thursday 22 Feb 2018 Author: James Crux Big News Shareholders in Tesco (TSCO) will next week (28 Feb) vote on whether Britain�s biggest retailer should buy food wholesaler Booker (BOK). Approval would create the UK�s largest foods business. The deal was unconditionally cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 20 December 2017. It is now up to shareholders in both Tesco and Booker to approve the acquisition. Under the terms of the takeover, Booker shareholders would receive 0.861 new Tesco shares and 42.6p in cash for each share they hold. Based on Tesco�s 206.3p closing price on 1 February, the deal values Booker at �3.9bn or 220.2p per share. WHY IS IT SO SIGNIFICANT TO TESCO? Dave Lewis-led Tesco, the UK�s biggest grocer by market share, is a mature business. It claims the acquisition would provide shareholders with access to a larger and faster growing market opportunity for the enlarged business. big1 While the consumption-at-home market is significant and stable, the eating-out market continues to grow and evolve. Delivery and convenience are becoming increasingly important to business customers and consumers. Bringing together the pair�s retail and wholesale expertise would arguably mean Tesco is well positioned to offer a more innovative proposition to customers and consumers in a larger and faster growing market. Taking Tesco into wholesaling and bringing the Londis, Budgens and Premier brands into the fold, the merger would position Tesco as a major supplier to the eating-out and convenience store markets. These markets both offer superior growth prospects compared to the food-at-home market Tesco stores currently serve. As the largest UK food retailer, Tesco could also leverage its scale to cut costs, reinvest in pricing and become even more competitive. Tesco also claims the merger would improve the enlarged group�s efficiency and yield at least �200m of annual synergies three years after completion. Booker�s strong cash flow is seen to be another key attraction, as it would boost the dividend-paying capacity of Tesco. As for Booker, it tells shareholders that by being subsumed into the enlarged Tesco, it would be able to further improve choice, prices and service to its retail, catering and small business customers

I have put my money where my mouth is, I shop in Tesco and I see no sign of dull shops or indeed dissatisfied employees or customers. Thats why it is the number one UK Grocer !!!!

How would you know your not an investor just a shorter !!

Very informative and thank you I trust you are not invested here?

1. IMO 50/50 2. As I am in Tesco you may be able to summarise the answer Where have you been hiding since your last de ramp fest ?

Turnaround point post based on nothing except hot air IMO

Hi Opium - I must say that the quality of the Troll shorting commentary seems to have become decidedly for irrelevant of late - is desperation setting in?

AAS - unfortunately your comments are not relevant or indeed interesting !!

For once I agree

Moronic comment