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December 2002

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T&S, the convenience store operator, spiked after it received arecommended take-over bid from Tesco.  The offer is on the basisof 2.41 Tesco shares for every T&S share.  This  valuesT&S at 455p (with Tesco trading at 188.5p).  T&S’prospective PE (based on current year forecasts) is just 13.5, comparedto the 18 times that rival, Budgens, achieved when it was acquired inJuly.  Tesco’s offer for a company that operates in the sweet spotin food retailing therefore looks on the mean side and subscribersshould hold out for the small possibility of a counter bid.  T&S operates 862 convenience stores, trading as One-Stop, across England and Wales, as well as 365 newsagents and hig ...

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