By Denny Jacob
$Amazon(AMZN.US)$'s shares rise roughly 7% to $2,969.60 in after-hours trading after its board on Wednesday approved a 20-for-1 stock split and authorized the e-commerce giant to repurchase up to $10 billion of its common stock.
The stock split and share-repurchase increase are subject to shareholder approval at Amazon's annual shareholder meeting, which is scheduled for May 25.Amazon shareholders of record as of May 27 would have 19 additional shares for every one share in June. Trading is expected to begin on a split-adjusted basis on June 6.
Amazon's stock closed Wednesday at $2,785.58, up 2.4%. Through Wednesday's close, shares are down 9% over the last 12 months.