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Re: What happens to the stock when one company takes over another?
Old 05-09-2006, 02:33 PM   #2
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The company can tell you for sure, but these deals are almost always structured such that you don't have to pay cap gains until you sell the acquirer's stock. So if you want to hold DIS, you can likely defer paying the taxes.
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