Arnold -- I believe the total value has to stay the same in a split. In a dividend, you are getting something for free. In a split, they are simply cahnging how the same value is represented. As others have said on this board. The big question on Monday and onward will be how the market reacts.
If the company wanted to reward me for being a share holder, I would have preferred a cash dividend.
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