The basis for Finra's rule 6490 which has 5 determining factors cannot legally deny DOLV's corporate action if they all have been satisfied which I believe is the case.
I believe they commented and questioned outside of the confines of the rule 6490 on quite a few occasions. I believe they broke that rule, which should be illegal imo (I also heard someone at Finra falsely represented himself as an Ombudsman a few times which is illegal)...
Here are the 5 factors of the rule 6490 that determine whether or not a corporate action get's approved.
(1) FINRA staff reasonably believes the forms and all supporting documentation, in whole or in part, may not be complete, accurate or with proper authority;
(2) the issuer is not current in its reporting obligations, if applicable, to the Commission or other regulatory authority;
(3) FINRA has actual knowledge that parties related to the Company-Related Action are the subject of pending, adjudicated or settled regulatory action or investigation by a regulatory body, or civil or criminal action related to fraud or securities laws violations;
(4) a government authority or regulator has provided information to FINRA, or FINRA has actual knowledge, indicating that persons related to the Company-Related Action may be potentially involved in fraudulent activities related to the securities market and/or pose a threat to public investors; and/or
(5) there is significant uncertainty in the settlement and clearance process for the security.