Data's response is correct. That is why they are calling in all certs and to issue new ones. I recommend that you read Data's reply to your post. He summed it very nicely.
If it were a cash dividend, the shorts would be okay, because they would just pay the cash dividend. But when it's a stock dividend, that's when they get in trouble.
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