Alphabet says its board has approved a 20-for-1 stock split, slated for July 1 with shareholder approval; Google last split its stock in 2014 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

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Alphabet says its board has approved a 20-for-1 stock split, slated for July 1 with shareholder approval; Google last split its stock in 2014  —  - Before the Alphabet rebrand in 2015, Google effectively split its stock with the introduction of a third class of shares.