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Fort James Corporation

FJ · Paper · NYSE · in our data March 26, 1973 to November 27, 2000 (27.7 years)

The first trading day in our data for Fort James Corporation is March 26, 1973 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on April 14, 1998, the market valued it at $11.0 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $36.06, -27.5% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1973-032000-11
Peak market value$11.0 billionApril 14, 1998
Highest split-adjusted share price$49.72April 14, 1998
Last share price$36.06November 27, 2000
From its split-adjusted high to the end-27.5%
Return over the days in our data+3912.1%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-25.3%September 17, 1999

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1973. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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