If it helps you at all, I just checked my history in my account, and I actually received(posted to my account) my ETEV shares, 2/28/11. I did receive my shares several weeks after what was being reported by other shareholders, at that time. If it matters any to you, as far as the "clocking" date for the restriction period, I believe the SEC rules say it begins on the "record" date, which was obviously "earlier"(I believe Jan/2011)........I don't believe there's anything your lawyers will find wrong with the dividend/spinoff, especially if it is at all related to the "multiple" previous record dates "claimed". I've read up on that. Companies do that sort of thing all the time, lie about a dividend. As long as they don't file with FINRA, they can make as many "false" claims as they desire. It's when they make a claim, then file for it with FINRA, that they must "adhere" to the claim, and actually procede forward. This they did(finally), early this year. So good luck if you're trying to find some "slip-up", in that area. I'm hoping you guys involved, find "other" more incriminating evidence of "misbehavior".........I just got off the phone with ETEV's TA, trying to find out about the delays I'm encountering, with my broker. Currently my broker tells me, they need to "break off" my shares, from some sort of "master certificate" they hold, of all shares that were granted to Fidelity, for the dividend. So, once they get that accomplished, I'm hoping I can move forward on the stupid procedures involved..........If you've noticed, all volume on VIVK has kind of "ceased", since the short period where someone(can't blame them) was trying to slowly get rid of some shares, a little bit per day, at .40 cents. I think they got away with about a thousand dollars plus, in selling, before it dropped to .20, making it no longer "worthwhile"(My guess).........I wish there was some sort of SEC ruling for this thing, best described as "Mope-ism". I mostly hate that the VIVK has been "abandoned" completely, from way before the RS, and especially since the RS, with no shred of hope for any "miracle" recovery, ever..........This has been accomplshed by a MOPE of a CEO, with generally zero consideration, for the shareholders. I'd probably be happy, if that man sent all shareholders a dust covered bottle of Vivablend, as compensation..........