On 31/12/2020, the stockholders equity of BST Corporation was as follows:

Paid in capital:
Preferred stock, $ 100 par, authorized 20,000 shares, issued and Outstanding 4,000 shares	$400,000
Common stock, $ 5 par, authorized 2 million shares, issued and Outstanding ??????? shares	$1,500,000
Common stock dividends distributable	$75,000
Paid in capital in excess of par- common	$200,000
Paid in capital in excess of par- preferred	$82,000
Total paid in Capital	$2,257,000
Retained Earnings	$540,000
Total stockholders Equity	$2,797,000

Early in January 2021, the stock dividends was issued. Soon after that, the company applied a common stock normal split at a ratio of 1 to 3. Finally, the company re-acquired some of its common shares from the market, by paying $200,000, when the market price was $ 4 per share.

Required: how many common shares are issued at the end of January 2021?

(Write your answer as a number only (no commas or $ signs).