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Definition of Reverse stock split
1. Noun. A decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminution, Reduction, Step-down
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reverse Stock Split
Literary usage of Reverse stock split
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Financial Markets for the Rest of Us: An Easy Guide to Money, Bonds, Futures by Robert Vahid Hashemian (2001)
"... thing as a reverse stock split. In reverse splits two or more shares of the
stock are combined to make a single share while maintaining the overall ..."
2. Successes and Difficulties of Small Innovative Firms in Russian Nuclear by Benjamin S Carson, Sr M.D., National Research Council (2002)
"It has since undergone reorganization with a reverse stock split of 1 new share
of stock for 10 shares of the original stock. ..."
3. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School by Gene Callahan (2004)
"... shares—we can't have ruthless exploiters trying to skirt the law by forcing
a company to do a reverse stock split or buy back its own shares. ..."
4. Corporate Governance of Non-listed Companies in Emerging Markets by OECD Staff, Fianna Jesover, Beatrix Dekoster (2006)
"One mechanism for block-holders to extract value is to perform a reverse stock
split, so that 100 shares are converted to one share. ..."
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