Like I said June, IDK a lot about dividends. I do know that the company can set them up different ways. One way is like you said, if you own the shares, you get the dividend no questions asked. Another way is for the company to only allow long term shareholders to receive them.

If anyone knows more details about how dividends work, please feel free to elaborate on the subject. I don't know enough about them to explain the different scenarios they can be used in.