I've seen companies try to set record dates months in the past, and they've been refused. But December isn't so long ago, so I don't know what they'll do.
I haven't been following, but my guess would be that they've been "discussing" it with FINRA for awhile now. FINRA has the right to ask for more documentation, and if they want they can tie things up for a long time.
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