1.   The companies split the profits fifty-fifty.

2.   And the companies would split the costs of the combined operation.

3.   Ballmer said the companies will split the revenue derived from the deal, but he declined to say how.

4.   A Japan Tobacco official said the companies would probably split any profit that comes from the drug equally.

5.   British Gas had said it expects to renegotiate two more of these contracts by February when the company splits into two publicly traded companies.

6.   But for the most part, experts said that after a large company splits its stock, those shares usually perform very well.

7.   Companies are also splitting themselves instead of their stock.

8.   Companies split their shares to make them more affordable to investors.

9.   Companies split their stock to lower its price and expand their investor base.

10.   Companies typically split shares to allow smaller investors to buy shares in smaller lots.