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Hicks Acquisition Co I Inc

TOH · Other · AMEX · in our data October 8, 2007 to September 25, 2009 (2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Hicks Acquisition Co I Inc is October 8, 2007 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on December 26, 2007, the market valued it at $681 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $9.65, -2.2% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

2007-102009-09
Peak market value$681 millionDecember 26, 2007
Highest split-adjusted share price$9.87December 26, 2007
Last share price$9.65September 25, 2009
From its split-adjusted high to the end-2.2%
Return over the days in our data+6.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-8.3%December 27, 2007

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 2007.

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Also gone in 2009: Other