Stock split
A stock split increases the number of shares outstanding while proportionally reducing the price per share, without by itself changing shareholders' ownership percentages or the company's market capitalisation. A reverse split combines shares and has the opposite mechanical effect.
In a hypothetical two-for-one split, 100 shares priced at £40 become 200 shares at an adjusted £20 each, leaving their value at £4,000 before market movements.
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