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matalan (MTL)     

daves dazzlers - 20 Apr 2004 15:06

nice to see matalan moving forward at least the share price,as a recent buyer at 1.59 in febuary.

stockbunny - 20 Apr 2004 16:42 - 2 of 217

DaveD - there are some older threads on matalan on here you may find
interesting. Put MTN epic in the search engine and they will pop up for you.
There were several of us in matalan a while back and yes agree it is good
to see them rising again.

daves dazzlers - 20 Apr 2004 17:23 - 3 of 217

daves dazzlers - 20 Apr 2004 17:28 - 4 of 217

cheers stockbunny,,what price did you get,and do you think it will clear a 5% divi over the next 12 months i hope so regards dd

stockbunny - 21 Apr 2004 15:53 - 5 of 217

Dave - originally bought May 2003 for 205.16p, sold them October 2003
for 261.1p
Although you can't go by past divi's the one I managed to get
before selling last July was at 5.4p per share - so pretty good!
Hopefully they will maintain it or not drop it too much, due to report
5th May (finals)
Good luck with it! SB

stockbunny - 21 Apr 2004 16:01 - 6 of 217

Sorry forgot to add above, I bought in again in January at 174.2p
in the hope history will repeat itself! Although once it reaches
over 224.2p this time the urge to sell could be strong!!

daves dazzlers - 21 Apr 2004 18:03 - 7 of 217

nice one sb,, my self i would like to see 2.60 between now summer 05, i will keep my fingers crossed in hope, i no last years divi was 8.1 pence ,,i will be more than happy with 7.5 pence over the next 12 months regards dave.ps my local store can,t stop taking money, i think we will be fine.......

daves dazzlers - 01 Jun 2004 16:11 - 8 of 217

all eyes on m&s speculation, watch the horse with dire form mtl,, coming up on the rails this filly,is still in the race,and my see the winning post first.

brockman - 01 Jun 2004 16:35 - 9 of 217

Think so! She just, may be, the stroppy chestnut mare! Lots of experience lately on this :o) !!!!! Brocks

daves dazzlers - 07 Jun 2004 08:15 - 10 of 217

going well now ,,,,,,,, nice.

shonky - 31 Aug 2004 08:48 - 11 of 217

anyone know whats happening with these this morning they are going great .

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 09:05 - 12 of 217

allright shonky,seems there is more than one buyer intrested,deffo,great volume and loads off buyers.lets hope it all comes out in the open very soon.i think a would sell around 2.30ish,no point getting to greedy.dd

shonky - 31 Aug 2004 09:13 - 13 of 217

thanks for that dave
2.30 would be great , just hope they get there .
i see there was talk of wal mart bidding , wish they would get on with it i wont have any nails left soon lol.

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 09:20 - 14 of 217

yes shonky its draging on abit still the price is going the right way all the time,who ever buys matalan is going to get a good deal.modern stores,great locations,and a strong hold in the highstreet.
myself wallmart will win?

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 10:30 - 15 of 217

Bum and curses!!! Missed the best bit today!!
(sorry morning chaps!)
Just after 8am this morning it hit 215p - but holding firm if slightly
down since - will we get September off to a good start??
Fingers crossed......

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 10:30 - 16 of 217

shonky,i see the volume droped right off now,mind you i dont think i would enter at level`s of 2.10 on matalan,i think the next big rise will be the take out price.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 10:33 - 17 of 217

I'd go with you Dave - there's a lot of us surely who bought in a bit
below the 200p mark who will bail out at the next decent rise,
which could leave
those getting in now high and dry possibly....just IMHO

shonky - 31 Aug 2004 10:51 - 18 of 217

thanks for the help guys
just got out decided to take 5% profit couldnt take the strain lol

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 10:59 - 19 of 217

morning bunny,hows life.
decent rise today,i would not be surprized if volume picks up late afternoon,,loads of sells,,,but an increase in share price from what it is at the moment.theres truth in these stories for sure.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 11:12 - 20 of 217

To be honest Dave I don't care if there's truth in the takeover stories or not,
as long as it goes up nicely, the bunny will be happy ;>)
Yes, life's OK - too busy but you know the way it goes....How's
things with you? and I've left you a coffee and do'nut in the tea-rooms
on the counter.

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 11:21 - 21 of 217

thank bunny i will call in later.
things are fine thanks been away most of the summer,family holidays,,,,,trouble is all good things come to an end.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 11:27 - 22 of 217

This is true Dave...see you in the tea-rooms later on.
MTN has pulled back towards 208p now - if it gets another lift
over 212p I think I'll bail out - getting bored waiting about now LOL
Impatience could win the day over planning and 'discipline' for me...
(as if the bunny had any discipline in the first place LOL!!)

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 11:31 - 23 of 217

oh well ,each to there own,i am sticking put.

insur - 31 Aug 2004 12:27 - 24 of 217

BROKERS COMMENDATION NUMIS =MATALAN (240p price target)

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 12:51 - 25 of 217

insur ,no doubt its value is good,even at this price.and a decent return on the divi as well.

insur - 31 Aug 2004 13:56 - 26 of 217

dave-projested div forcast 2005 =8.29p,2006=8.67 p,2007 =8.99p

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 14:11 - 27 of 217

I would love to be able to believe in a realistic target of 240p
on a long term basis, but I can only see it getting there on
a short term run due to take over speculation - but don't mind
me I'm somewhat cynical....lol

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 14:17 - 28 of 217

insur,i bought in feb with 3 others ,on a hold of 12 months,my be 15 max.
i hope it comes soon,we are up allmost 22k,between the 4 of us,.2 want to sell /2 want to hold,and its us holders that are holding court,,,,,,,just . to me 2.30 is a fair price on current sales/on a pre tax profit of 90 million,on all accounts it wont be far off,any thoughts.

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 14:27 - 29 of 217

bunny i dont no,2.40 is a fair price,there`s a lot going in mtn favour,theres a lot of people want ,what they have.the thing is they are all yanks{bar gus} and the dollar is not in favour of a tie up,but they really want it them yanks.wallmart can`t belive the profit there doing at asda,and with these george stand alone stores,and clothers flying out of the shops at asda,its just fits there bill.hargreaves i think would jump at the chance of buying it back ,but not at these levels.

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 14:33 - 30 of 217

a decent size buy not long gone through 148.000 shares,,,,big bucks deep pockets.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 14:36 - 31 of 217

there's more blue across the board for me now - so maybe a lift this afternoon

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 14:43 - 32 of 217

i would of called it the other way,what do i no.i think i will ask my 5 year old see what he says.
bunny a couple of weeks ago,there was some big sells in america of mtn,investment banks selling off some of there shares , so somebody bought them.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 15:05 - 33 of 217

Heads Up Dave! We're moving.....

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 15:18 - 34 of 217

We aren't going to make it today Dave - dropping back

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 15:27 - 35 of 217

if we could get some more sellers to sell/then the price would go up.lets see the last hour.off to the football later on,went last night but it was a day early,,,,,,,bank holiday,so it father and son bonding time,should be fun with a 5 year that cant keep still ?

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 15:29 - 36 of 217

still all very small sells at the moment.

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 16:25 - 37 of 217

seems to me that the major players,can`t get there hands on large amounts of shares that they need to buy,and drive the shares on to a takeout .bunny why dont you sell your 10 million holding in matalan.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 16:28 - 38 of 217

LOL - Oh I wish Dave, I wish!! ;>)

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 17:13 - 39 of 217

another big order of 120.000 , my be some are willing to sell.

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 17:15 - 40 of 217

We will have to see tomorrow Dave - we always live to fight another day!!
;>)

insur - 31 Aug 2004 18:07 - 41 of 217

up 6.50p for the day not bad

stockbunny - 31 Aug 2004 18:10 - 42 of 217

Very true Insur - so keep your fingers crossed for more tomorrow!!

insur - 31 Aug 2004 19:11 - 43 of 217

stockbunny- symetrial triangle waiting for a bounce off the trendline-like to see volume kick in ?

daves dazzlers - 31 Aug 2004 22:30 - 44 of 217

that city spiell insur,,,,,,,,,,symetrial triangle,,,,,,trendlines. have you been reading to many books like darius.

daves dazzlers - 01 Sep 2004 08:34 - 45 of 217

wake me up when the bell tolls,,,,,,,it could be a long sleep .

stockbunny - 01 Sep 2004 14:29 - 46 of 217

I will do Dave, that's if I'm awake myself at the time LOL

Insur - What you are saying is probably true - fact is it doesn't
mean a lot to me, but then a great many things don't (lol) so don't
go by that!! But if it looks good and helps the cause you keep
telling us about it, we are all interested in helpful clues along
the way :>)

daves dazzlers - 01 Sep 2004 22:33 - 47 of 217

evening all,a bit dead today on mtn .

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 08:19 - 48 of 217

morning all,sales up allmost 5% on same period last year,and so it should be,looking good.roll on a cold & wet winter.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 11:27 - 49 of 217

there`s lot of people entering at least. volume of buyers between 1000 to 10000 shares entering constantly,that`s a good sign.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 11:28 - 50 of 217

Up currently Dave, figs were helpful, now all we need is another
quick rumour out of the States!! ;>)

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 11:33 - 51 of 217

wishfull,you dont ask for much do you bunny, be nice that 2.30 and i`am out.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 11:39 - 52 of 217

230p! Wow I'm not even expecting it to go that far, but yes it would be
good you're right! No, it's not like last year, can't see me making over
260p again on it - I'll cut and run around 220p, unless it looks very
positive and then I might hold on. That said if it messes about around
210p for too long, I'll sell out anyway in the end.
Looks like we're the only two of the usual crowd in here today Dave.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 11:53 - 53 of 217

i you could say that,i was on a website the other day,and people where talking about a 3.00 take out price , on the horizon .
not to sure which one it was hemscott,advfn,one of those to ,
they new there stuff,by what i could make out,city types,i have called it 2.60 for some time as a take out price,but what do i no,there`s value and there`s undervalued,this mite be the undervalued.after all 90 million profit is on the horizon ,so work it out,,,,,, its hardly dead in the ,,water is it.

insur - 02 Sep 2004 12:26 - 54 of 217

todays broker recommendation = seymour pierce, the broker has outperform matalan. panmure, matalan(215p price target).

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 12:44 - 55 of 217

funny that insur,the posty has just dropped my shares mag off,page 27 recommendations on matalan,arbuthnot sell 1.99 , 27/8/04 .it seems to me they no as much as the rest of us.just look at the last 24 hours of bfp ?
the more i read obout mtn the more i see the true value of it , 2.30 is cheap.
take the current price 2.10ish,we all no 1.95 is a bottom figure,so what is a premium price of a takeout,look at m&s,argos,asda,,i no m&s fell through,but taking in mind what sort of price was offered,well over 25%,on a days close.if you where to think along the same lines,with mtn 2.60 is then the first figure,that my bring others out in to the open,you could be talking 3.00 who knows.

jj50 - 02 Sep 2004 13:43 - 56 of 217

Working Lunch today (Gillian?)didn't make phenomenally positive remarks about prospects. Her opinion was that takeover not likely and stressed competition, etc.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 14:02 - 57 of 217

jj,its not what i heard from some one very close in the board room,,,,,very close.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 14:17 - 58 of 217

but unfortunately a lot more people will have heard the comments on
Working Lunch - the media always seems to win by weight of numbers.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 14:43 - 59 of 217

i see there trying to wiz sainsburys up now,,,,,a holding of mine.i have not been there for weeks to by food.its all good for me.lots of intrest in brown & jackson girls,are you holders.,you should be at those prices,take a good look and do the suns.you will see what i mean.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 14:45 - 60 of 217

Dave - MTN is getting very jumpy right now - have you got a screen on it?
May need watching

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 14:47 - 61 of 217

yes.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 14:49 - 62 of 217

well its a big number 410000,i hope its a seller.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 14:54 - 63 of 217

In answer to previous question - no I don't hold Brown & Jackson,
while I'm holding MTN I don't want to add more retailers - already
have a couple of others - but once MTN has gone, I may be looking
around for a possible replacement.
It seems to have settled down a bit now.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 14:59 - 64 of 217

Dave - reoccurring trades of 8,500 on MTN - too many I think...
bot trades????
Agree that 410,000 is a biggie!!!!

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 15:16 - 65 of 217

yes spot on,allmost a million pound worth.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 15:44 - 66 of 217

More repeating trades coming up again Dave - 15,000 a go...

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 16:02 - 67 of 217

usual pattern of play,loads of buys morning,loads of sells afternoon,just been in contact with my broker,about volumes in mtn,he had put a limit on how many i could buy,and there was a large spread.he had sold large amounts early on today,this guy operates a few miles from us.he`s made a few pound on them today.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 16:07 - 68 of 217

Strange isn't it?....for a company with not much really going on...LOL
Insur - you still with us??? How you doing?

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 16:31 - 69 of 217

bunny,typical last half hour a scramble of buys,and just look at the spread now , you could not get a knife between it.

stockbunny - 02 Sep 2004 16:34 - 70 of 217

Well guess it's same time, same place again tomorrow Dave LOL
I'm determined to get shot of it soon now, it's trying my patience!
;>)

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 16:45 - 71 of 217

oh well,just been talking about to some people in utah,about that picture of moonee,it is now in the states.

insur - 02 Sep 2004 18:14 - 72 of 217

bunny/dave still with you. GOLDMAN SACHS= upgraded the stock to in line from underperform the broker believes that the group holds increased synergistic appeal to large supermarket retailer looking for out-of-town non food spaces.

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 19:21 - 73 of 217

your right there insur,prime sites,with owned transport sytstem must appeal to suiters .

daveedwards - 02 Sep 2004 19:33 - 74 of 217

long both mtn and brjk, large amounts on both.i think both have turned the corner and are finally getting their arses in gear... interesting how both appear to be a critical chart levels.. gaps above to be filled

daves dazzlers - 02 Sep 2004 20:16 - 75 of 217

agree with that statement daveedwards . very big hopes on brjk lots of potential on the upside sure to fly.as for mtn ,done well all ready about 5k,but will be happy at about 8k profit then i will move out of this stock.been an intresting couple of days with these 2 stocks.

insur - 02 Sep 2004 22:49 - 76 of 217

NUMIS=morning meeting notes 2 september 2004 MATALAN (208p) BUY target price 240p trading staement

daves dazzlers - 03 Sep 2004 08:22 - 77 of 217

morning insur. volumes very thin this morning,,,

insur - 03 Sep 2004 13:22 - 78 of 217

hi dave. BROKERS RECOMMENDATIONS= CSFB the broker reiterates underperform matalan (140p price target)=GOLDMAN has upgraded matalan to in-line from underperform.

stockbunny - 03 Sep 2004 13:29 - 79 of 217

Thanks Insur for passing this on

joehargan1 - 03 Sep 2004 13:53 - 80 of 217

Their new advert is pretty funky I must say

daves dazzlers - 05 Sep 2004 23:41 - 81 of 217

your right joehargan,its not bad.

daves dazzlers - 05 Sep 2004 23:46 - 82 of 217

insur,that broker)))csfb is talking through there a**e , 1.40.that broker,cafb is very bitter , cheers all the same insur,there could be something going on soon.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 11:16 - 83 of 217

morning all,lots of buyers of twenty thousand shares and under,,must be the rich private investors ,a bit like us then , still moving upwards.

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 11:20 - 84 of 217

Er-her...Dave you can speak for yourself there LOL on the rich investors
front, chance would be a fine thing for the warren dweller ;>)
It's moved OK this morning - when did it hit 214p - Rats! I would have sold
at that price and I missed it...totally typical!

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 11:25 - 85 of 217

off to my local store after,see what i can come with,see how things are ticking over.anything you need.

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 11:31 - 86 of 217

Nothing sadly that you could pick up for me in MTN Dave - oh that
life was that simple!!! LOL

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 11:35 - 87 of 217

they do allsorts you no,,,,like bassets.so you my be a seller than ?

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 11:39 - 88 of 217

Haven't you gone to MTN yet? LOL

Seller??.....To what please are you referring??
The slightly simple bunny is extrememly puzzled and stratching ears...
Oh do please explain..........I'm all ears.......;>)

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 11:44 - 89 of 217

bunny i mean you.

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 13:07 - 90 of 217

Dave - got bored with MTN and sold out at 211.6 - yeah I know, no
discipline "What are you like bunny?!" etc but once I'm bored that's it.

I'm selling what Dave?? I'm getting very confused here...

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 13:37 - 91 of 217

allright all i am back from my local.busy as allways not many on the tills .
i have had a bargain,,33 pairs of sunglasses 100 the lot.all top brands that where left over from summer stock,,ray-ban ,police ,d&g ,versace ,bennetton.25.00,normal price in the store,marked down to 10,then marked down to 5 in the bargain bin.
i said i would take the lot if i could see the manager,to fix a price,,he said the price was 5 each,after a x change of views,he said 100 the lot,,,,,,,,,,,result.
all the glasses are mixed,his,hers,soft case,hard case,they will be all gone by weekend,they will be going up to the mulberry marina,conwy,to be sold at a nice profit!!!!!!!!!any one intrested 10 each or 2 15,all still in there packs.
bunny these would look good on you,you look 10 years younger at least.

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 13:46 - 92 of 217

Dave - geesh that would make me 16 again LOL ;>)
You did well there - well done!!

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 13:59 - 93 of 217

yes great deal,fingers crossed they will go soon,the store was busy,when you ask the staff whats it been like sale wise,i get the feeling they think you are from head office,,checking the staff motivation,,but you get treated well .
so you mite be offloading yours soon then !!!!!

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 14:10 - 94 of 217

Done it - sold.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 14:23 - 95 of 217

oh well,just me now then ,i will sell for 2.30 no less.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 16:36 - 96 of 217

going well,and traveling strong,late on.

stockbunny - 06 Sep 2004 16:43 - 97 of 217

Dave - I don't want to know this....boo-hoo..sold out too soon,
oh well that's what happens when you let boredom get the better of you.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 16:54 - 98 of 217

loads of large buys going through,its allmost in place buy the looks of it.

insur - 06 Sep 2004 17:37 - 99 of 217

...looking good dave.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 20:23 - 100 of 217

yes insur,looking good.

daves dazzlers - 06 Sep 2004 21:01 - 101 of 217

insur,what about those AT trade 100000 last thing,should be a cracking day tuesday,,,,,,,,,,,yes.

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 08:13 - 102 of 217

lower the spread you brokers,and dont be a bunch of money grabbers.

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 08:42 - 103 of 217

bunny,i did tell you ,,,,looks like its hot i can see the smoke from here?

shonky - 07 Sep 2004 08:55 - 104 of 217

fair play to you dave
you was right to stay in


cheers shonky

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 09:03 - 105 of 217

shonky,,i have been calling this from my first post.2.60 is the price hargreaves wants,so it mite be somthing for you to think about,i am sticking put today after all,there is no formal offer yet ?

insur - 07 Sep 2004 09:12 - 106 of 217

dave, BINGO

shonky - 07 Sep 2004 09:19 - 107 of 217

back in at 225 1/2
have to wait and see

cheers shonky

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 09:23 - 108 of 217

result,i have just been to the yanky sites,,seems wallmart mite be ready,they have done very well of late with there sales abroad.

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 09:59 - 109 of 217

just been of stateside,my be a statement later on today,seems that there may a few intrested,close to home as well.

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 13:07 - 110 of 217

Well Done Dave! I got the 'jitters' cos I did well out of this last
year (as you know) based on take-over speculation, but yes of course
I'm kicking myself for selling out 24 hours too soon!!
Bearing in mind your success on this, might you buy a poor depressed
bunny a glass of wine in the tea-rooms from your gains?? ;>)

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 13:31 - 111 of 217

sure will bunny,,,you must remember you did well first time around.
we have just had our meeting,it went well.we are still holding our stock and we are optomistic on our target return,will be more than we called 2.60 looks a bargain.we have a price of 2.75 now,a bid would be around that price,hargreaves is looking at 3.00 a share for his 52%.after all its been 2.30+ this morning and there has been huge buys at that price.i have to say this has been a lucky touch for us,and we have had great fun holding it.dom pom,bunny

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 13:38 - 112 of 217

Just be careful with it Dave - you know it can drop like a stone
at the drop of a hat - I really hope it goes high for you - will
keep my paws crossed.
(And thanks for reminding me, yeah I did pretty well last yr - cheers!)

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 13:59 - 113 of 217

bunny it wont be dropping this time,we are confident of that.but thanks for the thought.any feelers for your new holding yet.

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 14:56 - 114 of 217

Considering several options to be honest..nothing sure yet..will
keep you posted.

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 15:22 - 115 of 217

smoking again,,,,,its coming up to that time of the day again ?
last hour frenzy.

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 15:51 - 116 of 217

Dave sending you an email via the BB - let me know when you receive it.

shonky - 07 Sep 2004 16:00 - 117 of 217

little bit up now hope it stays that way
good luck everyone

cheers shonky

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 16:03 - 118 of 217

right oh bunny received.

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 16:05 - 119 of 217

shonky its that time of the day,the mad last hour,what sort of price are you looking for any idears.dave

shonky - 07 Sep 2004 16:10 - 120 of 217

yes im looking for somwhere about 240
wish i had stayed in now lol but i did ok with thus

cheers shonky

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 16:17 - 121 of 217

nice one!!!!!!!!shonky,to be honest we`ll be sad when we sell up,we have had some great night,thinking what we will do with are loot when it comes off.

bunny did you get the email.

shonky - 07 Sep 2004 16:22 - 122 of 217

you will do the same as me quickly put it into another companyand then spend sleepless nights worrying about it lol

cheers shonky

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 16:24 - 123 of 217

Dave - no not as yet, will let you know when I receive it

daves dazzlers - 07 Sep 2004 16:26 - 124 of 217

shonky ,i have allready lined some up.

bunny i sent it through your email address,must be half an hour ago,i will try again.

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 16:31 - 125 of 217

Dave - I've sent you another one via the site repeating the email
address as there is a big chance I have probably made a typo first
time around LOL

stockbunny - 07 Sep 2004 16:43 - 126 of 217

Dave - rec'd and one on the way to you

daves dazzlers - 08 Sep 2004 07:51 - 127 of 217

good morning all a late start today ,,no newspapers of yet,whoops.

daves dazzlers - 08 Sep 2004 14:57 - 128 of 217

well still holding up and no mass sell off,,,,,,,has to be a good sign .

daves dazzlers - 10 Sep 2004 15:00 - 129 of 217

i here its about to warm up again,some news on the horizon.

daves dazzlers - 13 Sep 2004 08:49 - 130 of 217

well what a strange weekend lack of press stories either way . today it has put on a bit of weight this morning,,not much,,and there seems to be a few private investors selling,,so thats a good sign i think!!!!!!

seawallwalker - 13 Sep 2004 09:00 - 131 of 217

I saw an article in the Times over the weekend, speculating on a takeover, Asda and Wal Mart separately issued denials.

daves dazzlers - 13 Sep 2004 09:17 - 132 of 217

seawall,i did see the article,its rumor after rumor at the moment.it owe`s me nothing up about 70 pence a share,so its going well.its just getting boring,,i see bfp is so far down a hole,they cant a ladder big enough to reach the bottom,,its only paper talk,,,,,,,,,,,but the squeeze is on the independent boys . we have a premier news agent in the next town to us,,,,,,there empty,,,stock wise,loads of floor space but not much stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but they allways have a good amount of lynx lager.
i will be out of this soon mid 90 pence ,,you cant be to carefull . dave

seawallwalker - 13 Sep 2004 19:09 - 133 of 217

As I said before Dave, you know how to pick them and when.

Good luck.

I'm watching now as mine are all down with wind. (Ivan)

Do BFP sell Milk of Magnesia?

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 12:17 - 134 of 217

well well well,what have we here then ?

seawallwalker - 14 Sep 2004 12:24 - 135 of 217

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN


14 September 2004


Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ('Wal-Mart')

Matalan PLC ('Matalan')

An article in The Sunday Times dated 12 September 2004 included a statement
attributed to an adviser of Wal-Mart that Wal-Mart had ruled out a bid for
Matalan. At the request of the Takeover Panel, Wal-Mart can confirm that these
comments were not authorised by Wal-Mart. The only authorised statement, in
accordance with Wal-Mart's normal policy, is that Wal-Mart does not make
comments regarding its future intentions.


Enquiries:

Wal-Mart
Ray Bracy Tel: +1 479 277 0938

Asda
Nick Agarwal Tel: 0113 241 7112

seawallwalker - 14 Sep 2004 12:26 - 136 of 217

That should make these a very strong buy.

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 12:37 - 137 of 217

sw i was across the pond,when they broke the statement.

daveedwards - 14 Sep 2004 12:57 - 138 of 217

looks good for a break of 230

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 12:58 - 139 of 217

sw,look at the spread on this at the moment,,,,,,,to me this says everything.you cant slide a fifty pound note between them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
what do you think.

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 12:59 - 140 of 217

daveedwards 12.15pm it was on 231.

stockbunny - 14 Sep 2004 13:14 - 141 of 217

Haven't been watching this, as I'm already sold out. But there's little
movement right now share price wise, it's all a bit odd......
Just watch out for a drop, it may not happen, but if it does there
may not be much time to get out before you've lost a fair bit of good profit.
I'll keep my ears crossed for you guys that it doesn't drop and goes
orbital instead! Be Lucky!!

daveedwards - 14 Sep 2004 13:16 - 142 of 217

ye, someone bought at 235 in that spurt...

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 13:17 - 143 of 217

well you dont do that in a hurry as a rule.

seawallwalker - 14 Sep 2004 15:42 - 144 of 217

Stockbunny, how did you know the price would drop?

It looked sure to run up and stay after that non news item.

daves dazzlers - 14 Sep 2004 15:59 - 145 of 217

its normal mtn trade,sw.you can only chase so high/without an offer,dont be surprized if it closes above 2.25 , i wont be .

daves dazzlers - 11 Oct 2004 13:50 - 146 of 217

anybody still holding these or is it just me , or have you all off loaded .

queen1 - 11 Oct 2004 19:31 - 147 of 217

Nope, I'm still in although the takeover rumours appear to be softening again as is the sp.

daves dazzlers - 11 Oct 2004 20:03 - 148 of 217

optomistic - 11 Oct 2004 20:15 - 149 of 217

Nothing to add DD??

daves dazzlers - 12 Oct 2004 14:14 - 150 of 217

there seems a bit of interest in lee cooper from outside,roll on november 2nd.

scrapman - 12 Oct 2004 16:58 - 151 of 217

seems a logical move for mtn to offload the manufacturing unit and make it simpler for any prospective buyer especialy if it were walmart as I am sur they would not want to be bothered getting rid of anything, maybe thats what they have been discussing on all their trips over here ?/

daves dazzlers - 21 Oct 2004 13:49 - 152 of 217

This is becoming like a marathon holding this,there`s a break out/a price slide/and a period of sleep,till the next breakout then,oh its here,fingers crossed.

Stan - 21 Oct 2004 13:56 - 153 of 217

It's called volatility dave...and don't we just love it.

Regards

Stan.

daves dazzlers - 21 Oct 2004 14:00 - 154 of 217

Your right about that,from a happy holder.

stockbunny - 21 Oct 2004 14:01 - 155 of 217

SeaWallWalker - only just caught up on this thread from weeks back,
email on it's way to you via the BB - let me know it arrives - cheers!!

daves dazzlers - 21 Oct 2004 14:04 - 156 of 217

bunny,seawall,dazzler,this is not bfp,please call again bunny .

stockbunny - 21 Oct 2004 14:10 - 157 of 217

LOL thanks Dave - but it refers to something on this thread.

daves dazzlers - 21 Oct 2004 14:23 - 158 of 217

Ok bunny.

daves dazzlers - 27 Oct 2004 14:33 - 159 of 217

Afternoon all november 2nd fast approaching what will it bring,,any views.

daves dazzlers - 29 Oct 2004 11:14 - 160 of 217

Morning all,i see numiscorp has a buy price of up to 2.70/preview of results.

queen1 - 29 Oct 2004 13:49 - 161 of 217

Bid speculation seems to have died down again and the SP has levelled accordingly. I feel that there is more to come here but would not put the house on it!

daves dazzlers - 29 Oct 2004 14:07 - 162 of 217

May be a big last hour,but its not for me..

daves dazzlers - 29 Oct 2004 22:31 - 163 of 217

Roll on tuesday 2.60 next friday,,we want to sell and move on.

daves dazzlers - 02 Nov 2004 06:56 - 164 of 217

What will today bring ,good news ?

daves dazzlers - 02 Nov 2004 07:24 - 165 of 217

A slight up in the divi !!

daves dazzlers - 02 Nov 2004 17:02 - 166 of 217

Well i have had better days..

queen1 - 02 Nov 2004 21:53 - 167 of 217

Could have been a lot worse...

daves dazzlers - 09 Nov 2004 08:53 - 168 of 217

There`s a few jumping in today for the divi 2.9p.

daves dazzlers - 14 Nov 2004 19:23 - 169 of 217

Positive piece in todays sunday express,,makes me wonder do they have a interest ..

queen1 - 14 Nov 2004 19:41 - 170 of 217

I didn't manage to see that, what as the general gist of the positiveness?

daves dazzlers - 14 Nov 2004 20:29 - 171 of 217

Queen1,,,Interview with john king , one year on from there ,major problems,the story is very different he claims,product availability is up from 75%/90% , he also belives mtn is better suited to cope with price deflation,he says the business can drive more volume with promotional offers and it is able to keep prices low thanks to clever sourcing.
Last year it was about getting the business stabilised,this year it is about building for growth,the buying team has been restructured,with more items bought at last minute,king has hired buyers from,monsoon/next/m&s,to boost quality,which is so good,mtn has been able to increase prices for some items,last year a winter coat was 35,this year they are 40,average prices year on year have gone down 5%,,but there top end items,have risen.
To sum the story up,judging by kings enthusiasm,it could be a good one for matalan

Just a brief summary queen1..

daves dazzlers - 15 Nov 2004 14:55 - 172 of 217

Small bit of weight today,and a few buys ..

queen1 - 15 Nov 2004 19:56 - 173 of 217

daves dazzlers, many thanks for the summary. Good to know the man at the top appears to be genuinely positive.

daves dazzlers - 16 Nov 2004 10:49 - 174 of 217

Nice volume in the first 3 hours.

daves dazzlers - 01 Dec 2004 16:38 - 175 of 217

Dont forget divi tomorrow,should be a right thud when it drops through the letterbox,post-man better be early as i have alot on

some hope.

stockbunny - 01 Dec 2004 16:45 - 176 of 217

Ahh no not Matalan - NO.... LOL!!!! ;>)

proptrade - 02 Dec 2004 14:05 - 177 of 217

are these guys in play....again?

daves dazzlers - 02 Dec 2004 14:25 - 178 of 217

Still a hold for us lot,up about 33%,,and a great divi,when the post-man gets here,you would think would pull his finger with christmas round the corner!!!ho ho ho .

proptrade - 02 Dec 2004 15:24 - 179 of 217

DD, you are in a lovely mood sir!

daves dazzlers - 02 Dec 2004 15:31 - 180 of 217

Are you in prop on mtn.

daves dazzlers - 02 Dec 2004 15:46 - 181 of 217

Some good volume in the last 15 mins,must be those 45 ladies winter coats!!

proptrade - 02 Dec 2004 16:12 - 182 of 217

i'm not but this is one of those proverbial takeover stories...will it ever happen?????

daves dazzlers - 02 Dec 2004 16:20 - 183 of 217

Its going well over the counter sales wise,as to the stories,well thats why we bought 1.59,,owes us nothing either way.

And many a great nights talking how we would spend are loot,when it comes off ?

daves dazzlers - 12 Dec 2004 17:52 - 184 of 217

And its still going well over the counter so am told,and the queues are still as long as ever.

daves dazzlers - 07 Jan 2005 17:39 - 185 of 217

Stonking day for matalan share price well happy..

daveedwards - 07 Jan 2005 18:35 - 186 of 217

yep dave.. looks like the numbers are going to be very good from what i have seen.. could see a huge move next week imho...

daves dazzlers - 10 Jan 2005 18:08 - 187 of 217

Still up just a touch.

daves dazzlers - 11 Jan 2005 07:58 - 188 of 217

Go on my son,,,,solid.

queen1 - 11 Jan 2005 22:33 - 189 of 217

Solid but SP down. Same at Topps Tiles. Great results all round (especially considering the other retail results since Xmas) but SP in retreat :-(

daves dazzlers - 21 Jan 2005 17:03 - 190 of 217

Small nudge up today in the sp.

queen1 - 21 Jan 2005 22:39 - 191 of 217

Good to see.

daveedwards - 23 Jan 2005 20:32 - 192 of 217

think we may gain some momentum on the upside this week... 220 level just didnt want to break so looks to me like a test of 240 may be on the cards short term.. most of the sale stocl has now been sold and the shelves are looking bare in places awaiting new stock... also noticed that they appear to have doubled the amount of space alloted to babyware.. good move imho as their prices are much cheaper than mothercare etc and it looks like a good opportunity to take some market share of this fast growing area... they have also been actively jigging the location of goods arounds in the stores to get maximum visibility of the ranges to shoppers... very well managed of late which the city will like going forward...

daves dazzlers - 25 Jan 2005 14:58 - 193 of 217

Still ticking up.

daves dazzlers - 03 Feb 2005 15:03 - 194 of 217

Its about time this started pulling away again,march around the corner.

daves dazzlers - 07 Feb 2005 15:19 - 195 of 217

Its going slow but sure,its going.

daveedwards - 07 Feb 2005 21:58 - 196 of 217

looking good to me dave.. i'm heavily heavily long in these and for the first time in a long time have faith in these coming up with the goods..

daves dazzlers - 10 Feb 2005 19:17 - 197 of 217

Looks like there was some interest of late in old mtn.

daves dazzlers - 14 Feb 2005 22:56 - 198 of 217

Come on jh dont you know we want out now 2.40+ please

queen1 - 15 Feb 2005 22:57 - 199 of 217

Surely not - 300p and beyond!

ethel - 16 Feb 2005 18:18 - 200 of 217

only if they sell Lee Jeans for a good price and / get bought out by ???????

queen1 - 17 Feb 2005 21:54 - 201 of 217

Somebody else on the board. And here was me thinking that it was only dd, dd, dd and myself!

daves dazzlers - 17 Feb 2005 22:24 - 202 of 217

Queen,may be offloading soon 50%profit in 12 months not bad going . Off to spend soon,now where is that arvor brochure..

queen1 - 18 Feb 2005 13:22 - 203 of 217

Then it'll just be ethel & I....how cosy!

ethel - 18 Feb 2005 15:12 - 204 of 217

.Hallo Queenie,I am the owner of 1000 shares,bought at their height a few month's ago,when everyone was going on about the possible TAKEOVER which was going to value each share at 300p.Ha!Ha!The price went down the day after I bought,as usual....and I did'nt feel like topping up at the lowest sp because I don't like to hold tranches of more than 3000 pounds.There are so many good shares to buy that don't cost a lot of money it seems a pity to lock up money with more expensive ones.The results were surprisingly good,did'nt they say something about being the largest sellers of men's ready to wear suits in the U:K:?What IS the value of Lee Jeans,once a leading challenger to Levi's in the old day's.So,that's my Matalan story,know very little about the finacials,etc.but they probably don't want to be bought out,they are actually doing quite well.Only problem,they once fell from grace and the Market has a loooooong memory and does'nt forgive easily.Look at poor Compass and Cookson...unforgiven:and I am the owner of their shares,too!!!I hope that the share price manages 260p,which is not unreasonable in the next couple of months,then I shall sell and go away.But,without a takeover and no buyer for LJeans,who knows?

ethel - 18 Feb 2005 15:17 - 205 of 217

Do you have to leave so soon Dazzling Dave.Can't you stick it out for another year?At least you made some money...good,you deserve that after your ,at times ,lonely vigil.

daves dazzlers - 18 Feb 2005 18:53 - 206 of 217

Evening all,we`ve sold out 2.40 and a bit result well happy,no more &2500 dive a year,we will miss that for sure,goodluck all holders,i feel a 100 million profit is coming soon so be lucky all and have some fun.

Ethel,i feel they with go up until mid march when more news will flow,its all about what you want from this stock & were you get on {price wise}that will determine your profit in the end,
Just my opinion.

Best of luck,i will be rooting for you holders onwards & upwards.

queen1 - 18 Feb 2005 23:31 - 207 of 217

Cheers DD, good luck with the next home for your cash.

Ethel - Nice to meet you! I too have c.1000 shares so neither of us is going to make much difference to the company, whatever we do! I also bought into these as something of a takeover play and I still think it's a possibility. The big supermarkets are still expanding both in terms of business-as-usual stores (e.g. Asda's news this week that it's expanding in the UK) and new ventures (e.g Tesco's recent foray into an electrical goods store). If one of the big players does decide to go for clothing in a big way there's only one choice IMO - MTN! Anyway, let's hold hands, take a deep breath together and see what's in store for us as the weeks and months unfold.....

daves dazzlers - 02 Mar 2005 19:30 - 208 of 217

Looks like it holding its own now with todays trading statement , The future who knows.

ethel - 03 Mar 2005 09:09 - 209 of 217

I thought you had left this ...nice to hear from you Dave.I have to sell at over 240p to make a profit.Only hope they sell Lee Jeans for a decent price,but doubt it as they seem to have lost interest in them.They are doing quite nicely for the rest,probably too good for a takeover.Who knows?
Ethel

daves dazzlers - 03 Mar 2005 09:54 - 210 of 217

Ethel no position anymore but just an interest.

daves dazzlers - 27 Apr 2005 13:37 - 211 of 217

Anybody still hold these now they are sub 2.00.

ethel - 27 Apr 2005 14:15 - 212 of 217

I do!!!Fell asleep on them,too much to look at outside my own portfolio,which also includes poor William Morrison,which must be worth more than it is at the moment.
Still,the cheaper Mattie gets the more possibility of a takeover there is,which is why I bought them in the first place.Expecting 300p and hurry up and sell Lee Jeans,maybe to the chinese?

proptrade - 27 Apr 2005 14:31 - 213 of 217

what happened to the rumoured asda/target bids????

ethel - 27 Apr 2005 14:57 - 214 of 217

It seems strange that the sp has dropped so much recently having held up quite strongly in expectation of something.They were quite upbeat about their trading for this year and results were good compared to many other retailers.
I've learnt my lesson with this.Keep your eye on ALL your shares.I could have seen this drop coming had I looked at me chart.The sp failed twice to breach 250p and the downward movement followed.However,the sp has just fallen through another resistance level,which means horrible downward movement and drifting for ages,oh no...
Also,forgot a stop loss.Hard to have one in a potential bid situation.
Asda,are you ready,yet?

daves dazzlers - 27 Apr 2005 22:36 - 215 of 217

Keep the faith you holders dyor of course,will buy again 180ish.

Andy - 08 May 2005 14:14 - 216 of 217

I'm surprised the recent increase in trades and volume hasn't received a mention here.

Consider the folowing;

Tuesday 7 trades
Wednesday 3 trades
Thursday 32 trades
Friday 48 trades!

IMHO this suggests either some news is expected, or a rumour of news, is doing the rounds.

Interestingly, there were 13 trades in the final hour of trading Friday, so I'll be keeping an eye on MTL tomorrow morning, and may top up my existing holding if the price, and volume, increases any further.

Good luck to all holders.

brianboru - 08 May 2005 16:48 - 217 of 217

I think things are just TOO cheap in their market place - Try wandering round Primark etc. - white long sleeved shirts 3, 10 pairs socks 4, suits 59 etc. etc.
They can't be making much per item at these prices! Can they?
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