✓ Correct answer: D. this is a primary distributionThe ‘trick’ with this question is that anytime a company is selling NEW previously unissued shares from their Authorized shares maximum, those shares are NEW ---- Primary distribution means the shares being sold are NEW, never before issued, not previously owned by anyone.
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