Which One of the Following Statements Related to Stock Repurchases

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements related to stock repurchases is correct?

• A) U.S. industrial firms have increased their stock repurchases every year for each of the past 20 years.
• B) The tax law change in May 2003 led to a huge increase in stock repurchases and a reduction in dividend payments.
• C) A tender offer indicates that a company is willing and able to purchase as many shares as shareholders wish to sell.
• D) All stock repurchases must be identified as such to the selling party.
• E) Stock repurchases can be a relatively tax-efficient method of distributing cash to shareholders.

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