Feb 22, 2008
67:74
For every 74 shares held, investors received 67. The price per share adjusted from $369.50 to $408.10.
The split itself did not change the total investment value.
WH Smith PLC (LSE:SMWH) operates in the Food retail industry.
WH Smith PLC company overviewWH Smith PLC's most recent stock split was on February 22, 2008. It was a 67-for-74 reverse split, so shareholders received 67 shares for every 74 they held.
WH Smith PLC has split its stock once. This history records one reverse split, on February 22, 2008.
A reverse stock split combines several shares into one and raises the price per share by the same factor, so the total value of a holding does not change. In WH Smith PLC's 67-for-74 reverse split on February 22, 2008, every 74 shares became 67 shares. Companies often use reverse splits to lift a low share price, for example to keep meeting an exchange's minimum price requirement.
WH Smith PLC has not announced a new split in our records. Its most recent split was on February 22, 2008, 18 years ago. Companies announce splits in advance, and any new LSE:SMWH split will appear on this page.
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