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To: amic who wrote (6194)4/23/1999 9:06:00 AM
From: Jerry Miller  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13953
 
E*TRADE Announces Two-For-One Stock Split

Second Stock Split of 1999
April 23, 1999 08:25 AM
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- E*TRADE Group Inc. EGRP
today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the splitting of
E*TRADE's common stock on a two-for-one basis for shareholders of record
on May 7, 1999. Shares resulting from the split are expected to be payable
after market close on May 21, 1999. E*TRADE last split its stock in January
of this year, making E*TRADE's current stock split the second of 1999.

"We're pleased that the market has recognized E*TRADE's success with our
recently increased share price," said Christos M. Cotsakos, chairman and
chief executive officer of E*TRADE. "This share split demonstrates our
confidence in our business and market opportunity, as well as our desire to
ensure that our shares remain accessible to individual investors."