guys, the seller always gets the entitlement after the ex-date, unless its cum entitlement where the buyer gets it.
i've sold after ex-date and the shares settled t+2 before the record date and i still got the entitlement.
these are legal rights.
i just can't believe this cnn story...if anything like this happened i would immediately threaten to sue.
why should the buyer get the entitelments after the stock falls 75%