Hi @GeorgeM777, thank you for taking the time to respond to my post!
To be clear though, VWMare also issued their own special dividend at the same time to VMW shareholders.
The spin-off event in totality generated two dividend events:
- Existing DELL shareholders -> keep DELL shares + distribute VMW shares
- Existing VMW shareholders -> keep VMW shares + distribute special cash dividend
I believe the post you're referencing below is regarding event #2 (the special dividend issued to existing VMW holders who got a special cash dividend). My original post was more in reference to event #1.
Its a super confusing situation for sure...
