Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a two-for-one stock split of Fiserv common stock and a proportionate increase in the number of its authorized shares of common stock. Each shareholder of record at the close of business on March 5, 2018, will receive one additional share for every outstanding share held on the record date. The additional shares are payable on March 19, 2018.
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