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Putting Barchildren to one side - The CMA investigation was after CAMRA felt the merger for Marstons would result in less choice and less beers sold if it were to succeed. Well for the hard of learning let me tell you if Marstons was to fail then there would indeed be a whole lot less beers sold than now, and so the CMA are hardly going to have their failure on their own conscience. So it is more than likely be approved. Fortunately like my learned friend I also sit on a large amount of cash and so look forward to the stock market falls for longer term gains. i.e. I do not have to worry about daily changes unlike some on here who seem more concerned than me. I do not jump on those who have not invested when the share price rises and naturally it shows those that that do when the price falls are no longer holders -everyone to their own.

Well the benefit might be for an alternative view the fall today and scaremongering will help the firm gain approval from the CMA to allow the merger with Carlsberg this as well as the post Brexit benefits that will outweigh the CAMRA concerns and arguments that less beer will be sold I feel is nonsense. When Marstons have won four world beer awards it means more marketing and sales in "super" markets during any lock down if one ever comes and greater sales. However I am not a shorter I still see this share post deal at over 73p - I will be happier then - I can / will wait. My old boss once said if you look to buy shares for less than two years you are in the wrong share. He used to be the second richest man in the World. Believe the day trading shorters if you want I am happy with my holding which will turn for the better here very soon in fact the lower the price the more likely we will unfortunately become a complete take over target which will be a great traditional loss.

Thanks for your comments of sympathy - There is life after Death afterall - Marstons have just won Four Titles in the World beer Awards - this is a big World Wide win for them and will no doubt help future Beer sales - well Done Marstons who have pedigree too! Great news for this Company going forward! I am pretty sure we will now be a target for many World Beer Companies at these silly low share prices. See link below :-
https://www.marstons.co.uk/news/hobgoblin-celebrates-top-beer-titles.aspx

PM01 - really sorry to hear your news. We recently lost my Mother -in-law aged 90 but they put that down as old age. My own Mother died young from cancer and so I feel sorry for all those who need alternative treatments to Covid. Covid appears to have taken over the world, but it has been shown those who have had it (some do not even know they have) if they get a second wave will suffer less as their own body can deal with it quite easily. The second wave has been shown to have a lot less strength. Based on the last Equity value this share is already underpriced and so I do not feel we will drop much as we always gain support in the 40pences and soon return back up to 50p for the time being. If the deal is confirmed we will fly so you are better in than out as we will then fly back up to 73p or so in my opinion. For many it will be too late for them to get back in as the price could rise overnight! I am sticking and topping up with profits from other shares so it costs me nothing. GLA

Welcome Finnacle for some clear water & common sense - that can also be written positively a lesson for many on here.
What I will say is Marstons being the largest brewer in the Uk producing a wide variety of quality premium beers that does not rely on just one source of income like some (i.e. Pubs) it has a tremendous framework of distribution to all of the major supermarkets, recently signed up with Amazon and even now ebay. This will suit either private home drinking as well as those going out in a group of less than 6. They are therefore in a far better position than any other Beer producer. I am helping them with the name for a new Beer which if accepted will also produce some support for the NHS or other chosen charities and could become a house wife favorite. Watch this space. Marstons will not fail it has an income where most other firms do not the equity value alone is worth far more than the current share price. In my mind a safer bet than many other shares! In fact in times of trouble -people actually drink more Beer not less!

Whilst we have a few Shorters on this board who must be desperate for our share price to fall, you are right in that even yesterday only 20 people died in the whole of the Uk from Covid related disease, whereas in the UK it was said 1 in 3 people will die from cancer in their lifetime. That would be over 20 million people. Perhaps we should forget reporting on Covid at all and report on some more interesting news I am sure I am not the only one bored with all of this TV news reports and the political parties looking for advantage points. I am fortunate in that even though I know plenty of people who enjoy a pint I do not know of anyone close to me or related to me that has actually died of Covid. Perhaps having a few Marstons is the cure - well it does me no harm in my sleepy Village in ?? Norfolk. ha.ha.

Every share is cyclical and this will be too. I see this as a strong buy which is my opinion that I am entitled to. Time will tell if I am wrong -but I am happy to follow my own instincts.

In FINAL stage 3 Russian trials. Bloomberg commented 3 million doses are released not just for India but a benefit for the Whole World. The Vaccine race is now here - whether the so called Market shorters like it or not.
Official Sales figure if released by MARSTONS are not in breach of any confidentiality agreement. An agreement such as this only applies to the "due diligence undertaken" and in fact if the figures are withheld from the Market or disguised in any way the Company itself will be in far more trouble from shareholder and LSE rules of reporting. The is no take over of the whole Company here anyway just a merger to the distribution arm to form a new partnership with Carlsberg for distribution.

Believe what you like Marstons press office will tell you if you enquire to keep watching their "official site for a release soon" -maybe you should all look next year!! Also I understand hundreds of thousands of a vaccine is already processed and ready and waiting for clearance to be shipped to the states. "The Lancet" also recently said that after studying the Russian vaccine test results it could work as well as they have said. So continue in your own World but this thing will soon be done as quick as it came!

Ok I will deny I live in Sleepy Suffolk, if I was to buy property I would prefer somewhere even more sleepy such as Norfolk.
I will touch base in four weeks regarding a new Beer for Marstons however as I am already talking with them!! ha.ha.
Good luck with your shorting - it only encourages me to buy some more!!

Who said I even live in the Uk all of the time?
Anyway back to Marstons I thought a new beer could be called "Captain Tom" and a small donation could be made to his NHS charities with each pint/bottle sold. In this way we support the govt. funded NHS, as they have supported Pubs keeping them stay open. if not "supermarket sales will go wild" - however in my local sleepy store most Marstons owned beers are sold out anyway! Sometimes in life it pays to work together to get things done rather than against each other. As I was told once the rules of the Country are "do not complain about your neighbour as one day you may need your neighbour" - good luck with your own views.

My observation today is Trump and the Chinese have both announced a Vaccine is to becoming available in four weeks worldwide. The Chinese are reportedly already using one. The Russians do too. We will end up now with more vaccines than we know what to do with.
We always come out of a stock market fall faster, stronger, wiser. I remember after 911 the market was back in two weeks. The number of deaths in the Uk is now down to single figs, despite over 60 million people living here. Too much doomsville in my opinion -as most people are careful and sensible - let's be honest hence the low death numbers.

In fact Business interruption insurance does pay for loss of profits -as well as costs towards getting the business up and running. There is a set calculation used for this based on the performance of the Company. So they may actually be able to claim for more than the man in the street anticipates.
However everyone is free to make their own choices for share ownership but I will say that before when the Carlsberg deal was announced this share bounced almost overnight back up to 70p etc. and last year was well over £1 a share and so if the good news comes many here hoping to come back in will be too late! In my own opinion -obviously.

Should keep CAMRA happy for a week! Until the merger is announced -still as Mars have said they want more beers not less
https://www.marstons.co.uk/news/local-legend.aspx

Daave -The release from Marstons expected to come very soon will i am sure be very enlightening. They notified before that for the last two weeks of March for the start of the lockdown they suffered a 40M sales loss. For any business interruption loss one would need to know the period/s involved and the loss amount suffered -so this could well be why they identified so quickly the time x amounts lost - you could be on to something here they have Business Interruption Insurance. Whilst also underlining when the new sales figures come out post lock down what an improvement they will show.

Daave - Yes it is very good news for Marstons and its Pub Landlords. I am a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute and whilst there are different types of Business interruption insurance over 900 Million was reported already to have been paid out to Insureds -yesterday to those who already have disease as a peril stated as covered. So Yes if Marstons and/or any of their or their independent landlords have that cover then they will receive large sums due for loss suffered. If not then no doubt if not further actions could follow against their brokers? Perhaps Insurers will not be the only people to contribute. There is also a large Pool for Calamity sponsored by Insurers and Reinsurers so the ability to claim is not yet over for those who have submitted claims for determination.

Most policies were if the policyholders were honest enough placed for loss of business caused by a peril which will have been listed. i.e. either mechanical breakdown and loss of earnings for say a wind turbine, or I suppose in the event of an unknown cause. Those policies that covered any disease will have no doubt paid out so those policies in dispute will be for wordings that are not clear. I would always look at the premiums paid and see if they were rated for a disease such as Covid 19? Even if the Policies in dispute do pay out you can be sure of one thing all premiums for B.I. will increase in the future. If Insureds finally win their cases and all will not be the same then yes those business could benefit up to the individual policy limits purchased - each Company will be different - but yes Marstons could benefit if they have B.I for a very high S.I.

Just made another 4%.when I see negativity I will buy in for my short term fund on the lows -leaving my long term 59,000 odd shares for the longer term.
This share has recently gained support in late afternoon and so I hear our Western friends over the other side of the pond may be looking in here too. We await the overdue next release soon -should be interesting, and you are right it is no good looking at London pubs when most who live outside of the smoke are working from home and will go for a local pint or two. So to compare the Cities with the Country pubs such as Marstons have is a big mistake. I also see lots to be gained here from home drinking and Amazon/ Supermarket sales. Good luck to those willing to buy in to risk as no risk means no profit in this market. No one will keep their money in a bank which pays no interest -although loans are cheap now for businesses to expand (which might explain why so many takeovers are envisaged!!).

Marstons covid testing facility comes up trumps with all staff testing negative at Black Country Brewery -with thanks from UK Govt. to help with expand the testing facility for the Uk.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2020/08/29/pilot-testing-programme-hailed-success/

Country Pubs are doing very well. Not surprisingly when most commuters are working from home. Morgan Stanley's efforts to get staff back into London do not appear to be working.