to be honest .. i'm not sure based on what jd has said via pr's
this from nov ..
The exact date of the spin off has yet to be finalized; however it is tentatively scheduled to occur on or about the first of January 2010. This allows shareholders ample time to review their investment in Expo Holdings, Inc
-- what i heard from folks who attended .. (and i consider to be just their interpretation) .. is that the date will be sometime between 1/1/10 and 1/15/10