1. Company S and Company T combine to form a new Company ST by pooling all their assets and liabilities and issuing new ST shares to all shareholders in proportion to their previous shareholdings. How this transaction should be categorised? a) Merger b) Acquisition c) Spin-off d) De-merger

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1. Company S and Company T combine to form a new Company ST by pooling all their assets and liabilities and issuing new ST shares to all shareholders in proportion to their previous shareholdings. How this transaction should be categorised?

a) Merger

b) Acquisition

c) Spin-off

d) De-merger

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