rtokens: But NationsBank 's bid , representing a premium of 40 percent for Boatmen 's stock , was large enough to get the deal done .
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tokens: Talk that the Missouri banks were seeking inflated prices from buyers was seen as a reason a deal has not occurred sooner .
ltokens: " Boatmen 's was the plum of Missouri and was the plum of the central Midwest , " Weber said .