rtokens: " I think Boatmen 's was shopping itself , and everybody knew if you wanted to be the winning buyer here , you had to make the bid nobody would beat , " Ancell said .
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tokens: But NationsBank 's bid , representing a premium of 40 percent for Boatmen 's stock , was large enough to get the deal done .
ltokens: Talk that the Missouri banks were seeking inflated prices from buyers was seen as a reason a deal has not occurred sooner .