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Problem on Horizontal Mergers

Can someone please help me in finding out the accurate answer from the following question. Which of the given below is not an illustration of horizontal integration? (1) Prudential Insurance gets Metropolitan Life Insurance. (2) Daimler-Benz absorbs Chrysler. (3) McDonalds acquires Ore-Ida farms to much directly control potato production. (4) BancOne acquires the Affiliated National Banks. (5) K-Mart acquires the Sears.

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