If 12/23 is the Ex-Divi date, then the "Record Date" would be 12/25 and that's probably not going to happen. Remember that the "Ex" date is 2 days before the record date. See this link provided by Slaz: <a href="http://www.ex-dividend.com/exexample.html" target="_blank">http://www.ex-dividend.com/exexample.html</a>