Ok so my $37 (high ask) CALLS were struck so that takes care of that! I can ALWAYS re-buy the underlying actual stock with the profits & still come out ahead of course... since it equates to a LOWER cost average - EVEN if I buy it now. Still want a read on WHEN the divi is announced, recorded, paid... for reference:
Following the Annual Meeting, Altria’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.84 per share, payable on July 10, 2020, to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2020. The ex-dividend date is June 12, 2020.