Henry Schein's board of directors approved a decision to split current holdings at a two-for-one rate.
Here's what you should know:
1. Shareholders as of Sept. 1, will have their shares doubled.
2. Henry Schein will begin trading in a split-adjusted basis as of Sept. 15.
3. This is the company's second stock split in its history. The first was in February 2005.
4. After the split is complete, Henry Schein will have approximately 158 million outstanding shares.