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well its not chef & brewer its been discarded, might be a few buys i think of their sites for sale , so maybe the Marstons is still being looked at?

its only taking one trade either way to move this....hhmmm

as per last RNS Flourspur was the main focus, but it wasnt ruled out that lead & zinc exploration for this to contimue needed a joint venture, i wonder if the scoping studies which were ongoing have found more surprises bigger than first anticipated?

but its the only blue i have on a depressing day! something is cooking lots of buys this week

hear strong rumours of a merger with Marstons in the publican and from other areas, recent RI approved by shareholders at MARS but this will only act as a carrot for GK. Looks like a godd fit for me could see the sp rise towards the x divi date and beyond

wonder what the news is maybe they have found a partner to invest in more scoping?

? see of blue??

? maybe there wont be a sale sign going up just yet but maybe offer a few sites for sale?

the problem i see is not the brands GK have a goos range, a smooth has always been a problem, i think the pick was Speckled Hen they have just had planning permission to run bottling at new plant 24 hours as this has turned into a gem. So a good smooth would do well and GK are respected as a company who have taken over other brewers without tossing brands into the pages of history! So how many sites do MARS have and geography spread?....what is interesting i have seen the marston lorries pulling into the GK depot early hours as i have also seen brains so the gossip with GK always ends up wrong and they do something totally different?...not really making sense sorry

GK are in the middle of a massive consolidation/review of the estate they hold and merging the tenanted side and managed has been an ongoing task still not complete they are shaping the modle to a point where they can grow, as learnt from when laurel was purchased. They have ne property director and are focusing on systems and setting out the stall ready to move. They do have guys looking at various sites and agree some of MARS might be of interest as it does fit into the model, but still not convinced its them

i know GK are looking for something but still think Chef & Brewer sites are on the cards, they have a pot full of money to spend since the RI makes you wonder

Dividend Although earnings were lower than last year, our ability to convert profit into cash and to manage our balance sheet tightly has allowed the board to recommend a final dividend payment of 15.1p per share, being the equivalent of 18.7p per share before adjusting for the rights issue. This, and the adjusted total dividend of 22.4p per share, are marginally ahead of last year. The final dividend will be paid on 14 September to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 August.

Highlights •PBT of £118.5m* vs. £115.0m profit forecast at time of rights issue •Retail like-for-like sales up 1.7% whilst maintaining gross margins •Pub Partners' trends have stabilised •Belhaven achieved milestone profit of over £30m*; growth of 11.9%** •Strong market outperformance in Brewing Company; own-brewed volume +1.8% •Unique amongst major players in ◦Continuing to pay down debt (£46.9m) ◦Maintaining capital investment (£84.5m) ◦Holding our dividend •Successfully completed £207.5m rights issue post year-end ◦Eleven high quality pubs acquired (£30.4m) ◦Bonds repurchased (£22.4m nominal) •Although outlook remains uncertain, current trading is encouraging

well that was yesterday no one likes this share do they?

to me the Flurospar will continue to be mined which we all new but looks like they need a partner to progress the search for other ore depositsa, and until prices increase they aint looking any further theyre gonna sit on it

I will now go read http://www.maghrebminerals.co.uk/documents/maghreb/Mar2009/Scoping%20Study%20Announcement.pdf

up and away

buy 2.5p

maybe not private investors somethings cooking?

dunno but something is happening sudden spike