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The task

What is the primary reason for treating preferred shares as an equity claim in the definition of leverage? A. Because preferred shares are always repurchased B. Because of mandatory conversion features of preferred shares C. Because preferred shares are considered debt D. Because they are excluded from leverage calculations Return only the single uppercase letter of the correct option.