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Apple became a publicly traded company December 12, 1980. Apple issued its first corporate stock dividend on May 11, 1987. A month later on June 16, Apple stock split for the first time in a 2:1 split. Apple continued to pay a quarterly dividend with about 0.3% yield until November 21, 1995. On January 25, 2012, Apple became the company with the largest market capitalization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2012/01/25/blowout-quarter-pushes-apple-over-exxon-in-market-cap/|title=Apple Briefly Tops Exxon In Market Cap After Stunning Quarter|work=Forbes|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>  On August 27, 2012, its market capitalization reached $637 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/27/apple-stock-market-cap-high/|title=Apple reaches new heights: Stock opens at $680, market cap hits $637B|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

Apple became a publicly traded company December 12, 1980. Apple issued its first corporate stock dividend on May 11, 1987. A month later on June 16, Apple stock split for the first time in a 2:1 split. Apple continued to pay a quarterly dividend with about 0.3% yield until November 21, 1995. On January 25, 2012, Apple became the company with the largest market capitalization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2012/01/25/blowout-quarter-pushes-apple-over-exxon-in-market-cap/|title=Apple Briefly Tops Exxon In Market Cap After Stunning Quarter|work=Forbes|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>  On August 27, 2012, its market capitalization reached $637 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/27/apple-stock-market-cap-high/|title=Apple reaches new heights: Stock opens at $680, market cap hits $637B|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==

==See Also==

*[[Apple v. Samsung]]

* [[Apple v. Samsung]]

 

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== References ==

== References ==

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