it isnt that complicated. the number of long shares will always equal the # of issued and outstanding shares + the number of shorts, fails to delivers and MM short positions. The company pays their portion of the dividend, and all accounts with a negative share position gets debited the corresponding amount. The short ays the dividend, the long recieves it.
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