Article: CarMax gearing up: Circuit City plans unusual stock split to raise funds.(Business)

Circuit City yesterday revealed plans to help fund an ambitious expansion of its CarMax subsidiary through the creation of a separate stock for the used-car superstore chain.

According to a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the board of the Richmond-based electronics retailer wants to split the company's stock in two: one for 15 to 20 percent of CarMax's equity and one for the rest of Circuit City's operations.

CarMax, set to open its sixth location Wednesday, operates used-car superstores featuring no-haggle pricing and computerized inventory lists. Circuit City plans to have at least 80 more locations open by 2001.

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