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Good luck - Although I totally understand anyone getting out at a near 5 year high no matter what the future might look like. I have frequently regretted not selling over the past years but it has always bounced back and kept on going up. Past performance though etc.

Not sure how you are working out the share merger values but you should not be out by the amount you mention. As an rough example -- If on the 6th you have 500,000 DXN shares at a value of 52.21 worth £261,050(current price approx) and CPW is at 337.4 then you should have 77500 new shares worh about £261,485 -- That would be a an actual increase if my calcs are right but I have to say I don't know how they work the new share price - it is a merger of equals so maybe it is the value on the close of DXNS 50% + CPW 50% divided by total new share numbers - still would work out about the same. Anyone with good info feel free to post. As I mentioned before the 2 shares have been tracking each other closely since the merger announcement - sort of self regulating I presume or else one side could get a better deal.

When they merge you will have a reduced number of shares - the value will be the same as before the merger - give or take a few pence. What happens to the share price then is anybodies guess. I have been in for years and am now 100% up and although frequently temped to sell (it's not profit until you have the cash) I am still holding out as I think the future now looks good. Might go down a bit but I expect it to rise short to medium term.We have the prospect of a dividend in the foreseeable future, economies are looking better, management team was good and CPW people are no fools . However make your own mind up, do your own research and if you are in profit and want to keep it then there is only one way to guarantee that. Good luck anyway.

The share split ratio has been set, not the value of the shares . Since then the 2 shares have been tracking each other. Any share rise now will be kept and reflected in the new share price..

Got a notification today from Dixons which is the same as the previous merger announcement. 0.155 CPW for each DXNS --- if the vote passes then it will happen on the 6th of August.

More info always good but the link needs an r on the end of merge

Re all the discussion about how many new shares will we get at what ratio --- having finally got around to reading the proposed merger detials on the DXNS website it seems that the share split has been agreed and will happen at 0.155 CPW for 1 DXNS. I have read the appendix which the copied section below refers to but can't see that changes anything in the statement. Could be wrong as I not a financial genius but the statement seems clear. Can't see anything that refers to share price at the date of the actual merger - maybe it is fixed at the merger announcement so people don't manipulate the share price. "Under the terms of the Merger, which will be subject to the Conditions and further terms set out below and in Appendix I to this Announcement and to be set out in the Scheme Document, if the Scheme becomes Effective, Dixons Shareholders will receive: 0.155 of a New Dixons Carphone Share in exchange for each Dixons Share The Merger will result in each of Dixons’ and Carphone’s Shareholders holding exactly 50 per cent. of Dixons Carphone on a fully diluted basis taking into account existing share options and award schemes for both companies."

Not sure what exactly he is referring to but sounds good. "Pleased to see level of interest in Dixons carphone from US investors. These fund managers are clever people with a very clear view" Re shares after merger - 6 to 1 or 6.5 to 1 does not sound much of a difference but if you have a sackkfull of shares it could be quite a lot of cash. Since the announcement CPW and DXNS have been pretty much tracking each other.

If you use the compare share function on this site you can see that apart from a blip at the announcement the share price of both companies has moved pretty much the same amount.

The company values are likely to be about the same but Dixons has roughly 6 times more shares in issue. No idea how many shares the new company will have but whatever amount it is your share value will stay the same – ratio wise. If the new company has 1.14 billion shares ( double the CPW current number ) for every 6 you have now you should get 1 in the new company. Each worth about £3 – extrapolate that to any number of shares that the new company has. Sure somebody on here knows the legalities of shares in mergers as far as numbers go but I have no idea what they are. If you meant will the new company shares go up due to the merger then there is a good chance they may ,but then again no guarantee. I think medium to long term these are worth having.

Ft had an article 2 days ago saying the merger is on and an announcement might be sooner rather than later. Don't know how good their info is but the general feeling seems to be be it is going ahead. But -- do your own research!

Always disappointing to see the price drop and not having sold at the peak but I don't have the nerve to day trade – In it for the long term which no matter what happens with the merger is I think going to be good. Quiet here as stated but with two big dates coming up and no information about what the news will be ( guesses aside ) then maybe no one has much to say. Not sure of time scale but external factors disregarded (Ukraine, China's banks etc) I am hoping for this share to keep its upwards trend. They need to be in the phone/tablet business but the merger being good for them depends on the terms being right. Shorting is a bit higher than recent months at 3.31% but still much less than the 7 – 8% it was for quite a while. Whatever happens I hope a dividend turns within a year or less as that will hopefully be the trigger for a good rise in share price.

Offered at 72 times the projected 2015 earnings and then up 45%. Who is buying these at this price - eternal optimists or people who know something we don't.

Dixons retail have 900 stores through Europe so that is probably what she meant in the article.

Sorry to be picky but 3 news stories if you count the times which I can't read as I don't pay for it. Last press release was the 10th about pressure to buy presents - next should be tomorrows trading statement. should be good but I have long giving up expecting a rise on good news or a fall on bad as it never seems to do the obvious. Hope it rises but I am in it for the long haul and am sure it is going to keep going up long term - unforeseen circumstances aside. Re posts about CGT - I will have to pay it if I sell but it is a nice problem to have - at least I can write off my Yell losses now.