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Non-Tech : Prudential (PRU) IPO'd yesterday. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cub Fan Dan who wrote (2)	1/23/2002 10:14:50 AM
From: Curtis E. Bemis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7

The "spin-off" shares happened some time after the IPO and I took their basis to be the price on the day they were disbursed to me--$30. Take a look at the disbursement statement and note the date. HOWEVER, the statement says "According to the IRS, your cost basis in the Common Stock will be zero" BTW, I instituted a transfer of the shares from EquiServe to my brokerage account, which is NOT EquiServe. (I'd rather the PRU shares I received to have a basis of $30 rather than 0$ according to the statement"