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Acquirer Corp (P/E = 15.0x) buys Target Inc (P/E = 20.0x) in an all-stock deal. Acquirer has 200M shares and Target has 50M shares.

Without synergies, which statement is true?

  1. The deal is dilutive to the Acquirer's EPS.
  2. The deal is break-even because no cash is leaving the balance sheet.
  3. The deal is accretive because the Acquirer has more shares outstanding.
  4. The deal is accretive because Target Inc is a smaller company.

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