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		raldi on April 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google splits into GOOG and GOOGL today If the Class C shares go to whoever held the stock on March 27, why didn't the price drop by half at the open on the 28th?

jrockway on April 3, 2014 [–]

Because the "GOOG" you saw listed was not Google's Class A shares, but rather the price of the Class A shares plus the right to receive a Class C share.

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