I've never paid attention to the record date in the past for dividends, I've always kept my eye on the ex date (although in this case the ex date might not be the correct one, as you've pointed out several times).
However; Can there be an exeption this time, since it is not SIAF that is distributing the shares, but TRW? I.e is the wording in the announcement from TRW sound, is it a standard (but misleading/wrong) wording, or did they just do one of their normal mistakes?