IT IS AS YOU IMAGINE IT, generally stock divs are sent as jumbo certificates to brokers as restricted shares that are not tradable for about a year . Then you must apply to the broker to get the restrictions lifted , which requires paperwork and apparently is not automatic or even assured. Sometimes the certificates are full of little suprises that make it less than worthwhile.
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