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		sandy23 on April 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google splits into GOOG and GOOGL today Does it mean the existing employees who hold shares are going to get lesser value for their shares after split?

gohrt on April 3, 2014 [–]

Current shares held (or shares already offered in a contract) are all subject to the same GOOG A -> GOOGL A+ GOOG C split.

New shares offered (to employees, aquisitions, public) are likely to be GOOG-C

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