CSL Chart, page-692

"if you had 1000 CSL shares to start with, you now have 4000. Trust me, I have !!!"

If that's due to the 3:1 share split then consider yourself one of the luckiest people on HC as a mistake has been made in your favour. Because, from 2007: "The split will increase the company's shares from 183.20 million to 549.61 million.".

Also of interest, at the 2018 AGM the Chairman said:

"A number of shareholders have asked us if there is any intention to carry out a share split. Shareholders may recall we did conduct a 3 for 1 share split in 2007 with the intention of increasing the liquidity and affordability of CSL shares for private shareholders. Since then we believe the market has changed. There appears to be a general recognition by shareholders that a share-split does not change the fundamental value of the company. Despite the increase in CSL’s share price over the past 4-5 years, private investors have not been deterred from buying CSL shares, with the number of shareholders increasing from less than 100,000 to more than 150,000. Also, given the high administrative cost of conducting a share-split (upwards of a million dollars) the Board has no current plans."