GME approves 4:1 stock split dividend.
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They come from the amount of shares GME is authorized to issue.
If that were true, then they wouldn't have to do a split at all. Just hand out free candy.
They started with 300 million shares authorized, and about 75 million issued. Their directors approved an increase in the authorized shares to 1 billion (from 300 million) and a 4:1 split of the 75 million issued, making it 300 million (which is why they also increased the authorized amount).
Those "authorized but unissued shares" have ZERO value ... UNTIL someone makes them have value. It could be done with a secondary offering, a treasury stock buy back, or in the case, a split.
No matter how they do it, there ain't no free lunch (not even free candy).
You still fail to comprehend the difference between a traditional split and one in the form of a dividend. Until you grasp this point there's no use in continuing this discussion.