RE:RE:RE:NOTE: X DATE is MONDAY FEB 27th ;>OMauserintime, i don't know what's your point with your "record date" but here is the meaning of the "ex-date":
The ex-date is usually one business day before the record date. Investors who purchase shares any day before the ex-dividend date will be documented as owners of shares on the record date. That means they'll be entitled to receive the dividend payment. Investors who purchase shares on or after the ex-dividend date won't be recognized as shareowners on the record date. Instead, the seller will still be the owner of the record and will receive the dividend payment.