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AM Best is a sponsor at the Managing General Agents’ Association’s (MGAA) Capacity Exchange event, which will take place 17 September 2025 at Banking Hall in London.

Gigs, the operating system for mobile services, and AT&T ($T), the largest network in North America, have joined forces to transform how phone plans are delivered to hundreds of millions of US consumers.

intoPIX, the leading provider of innovative compression solutions, is pleased to announce the availability of its full range of JPEG XS IP-cores, including TicoXS and the latest TicoXS FIP, on the Altera Agilex™ FPGA platform.

The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group co-hosted an international conference in the City of London this week to discuss the creation of a new multilateral bank designed to bring capital market expertise to the frontlines of global security.

Orano Med:

Other World Computing (OWC®), a trusted leader in high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories that empower creative and business professionals to maximize performance, enhance reliability, and streamline workflows, today announced an expanded partnership with Hedge. OWC’s Innergize™ software is now integrated into Hedge’s flagship media management and backup application, OffShoot, delivering creative professionals faster, safer, and more reliable workflows.

On May 20, 2025, following successful product demonstrations, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) and Amber Kinetics (AK) signed an MOU extending their collaboration to promote KHI’s iVSG (Virtual Synchronous Generator) technology with AK’s FESS (Flywheel Energy Storage System). This partnership aims to provide reliability, stability and resiliency to power grids. As renewable energy sources integrate further with power grids, the more unstable it becomes, such as in the major blackout that recently happened in the Iberian Peninsula.

Do high school students really want to learn to make a béarnaise or béchamel sauce in their culinary classes? Or do they find it more engaging to explore multiple cuisines that may be part of their family’s history?

Via Transportation, Inc. (“Via”), a leading provider of technology to power public transit networks, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,714,285 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $46.00 per share. Via is offering 7,142,857 shares of Class A common stock and the selling stockholders are offering 3,571,428 shares of Class A common stock.

STARLUX Airlines has been awarded the prestigious “2026 Five Star Global Airline” designation by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), a globally renowned organization dedicated to evaluating passenger experience. This distinction marks an important milestone for the Taiwan-based luxury carrier’s ascent to global prominence. The award was presented at the 2026 APEX Awards Ceremony at the Long Beach Convention Center in California, with Ms. Jessica Lin, Director of Airport Operations Representative, accepting on behalf of the airline.

Freeport (NYSE: FCX) announced today that expert teams continue to work around the clock to locate seven PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) team members whose access routes in the Grasberg Block Cave were blocked following the previously reported September 8 mud flow incident.

Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (NYSE: APUS) today welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly released draft guidance on the development of non-opioid pain therapies, highlighting its potential to accelerate the company’s lead program, Apitox, for chronic osteoarthritis pain. The draft guidance, entitled “Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain, Draft Guidance for Industry”, can be found here: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/development-non-opioid-analgesics-chronic-pain.

Wescom Financial:

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AHL) announced today that an Information Statement (the “Information Statement”) was provided to its shareholders of record as of August 27, 2025, in connection with the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) entered into on August 27, 2025, with a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc. (“Sompo”), pursuant to which Sompo will acquire Aspen for approximately US$3.5 billion, as further described in the Merger Agreement and the Information Statement (the “Merger”). A copy of the Information Statement has been posted under the "Investors" tab of the Company's website.

AM Best will participate in the Pacific Insurance Conference, which will take place 23-25 September 2025 in Seoul.

Roofing Corp of America is thrilled to announce the addition of Springer-Peterson Roofing & Sheet Metal to its growing portfolio. This transaction is RCA’s 15th since inception and expands our footprint in the state of Florida, where we are already the leading roofing contractor, serving the market with brands including Crowther Roofing & Cooling, Hamilton Roofing, and Dynamic National.

Legence Corp. (“Legence”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering (the “offering”) of 26,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $28.00 per share. The underwriters of the offering were granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,900,000 shares of Common Stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Common Stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) on September 12, 2025 under the ticker symbol “LGN.” The offering is expected to close on September 15, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“Company”) releases the latest issue of Watersound Lifestyle, the Watersound Club member magazine.

EquityProtect, a leading innovator in real estate fraud prevention and data security, effectively protected a San Luis Obispo County property owner from a sophisticated real estate scam last week. The situation exemplifies one of many cases in which EquityProtect has stepped in to prevent fraud before it happens, and it highlights the inefficacy of monitoring services that simply alert property owners after fraud has occurred.

On September 10, 2025, investors in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) saw the price of their shares crater over $216 (-36%) after the company reported its Q3 2025 financial results and revealed significant problems with a major foundry customer.

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold” or the “Company,” “we” or “our”) reported today that Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) has announced the results of a pre-feasibility study (“PFS”) for the Mount Milligan mine in British Columbia that confirms a life of mine (“LOM”) extension of approximately 10 years, to 2045, with the potential to increase the process plant throughput by approximately 10% in 2029.

The Board of Trustees of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) today approved a quarterly dividend of $0.7525 per share, payable on September 30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 22, 2025.

Premier Path Wealth Partners will host a seminar on Tuesday, September 30, for business owners preparing for succession, liquidity events, or generational wealth transfer. The event will take place at The Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, New Jersey, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Atomera Incorporated (Nasdaq: ATOM):

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today announced the pricing of its registered public offering of senior unsecured notes due 2030 and 2035 in aggregate principal amounts of $200.0 million and $375.0 million, respectively. The 2030 notes will be consolidated, form a single series and be fully fungible, with the Company's outstanding $650,000,000 4.900% senior unsecured notes due 2030 issued on March 14, 2025 and are being issued at a price equal to 102.452% of their face value. The 2035 notes will be consolidated, form a single series and be fully fungible, with the Company's outstanding $350,000,000 5.350% senior unsecured notes due 2035 issued on March 14, 2025 and are being issued at a price equal to 103.567% of their face value. The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately $587.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. American Tower intends to use the net proceeds to repay existing indebtedness under its $4.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced its inclusion in the MSCI US REIT Index (RMZ), effective after market close on August 26, 2025.

KBRA, a global full-service credit rating agency, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Ebert as Global Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs. In this newly established leadership role, Rebecca will oversee KBRA’s global regulatory strategy and government relations, focusing on expanding international regulatory approvals and strengthening public policy engagement to support long-term business growth.

Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) today announced that it has filed the feasibility study technical reports for its Mt Todd gold project (the “Project”) located in Northern Territory, Australia (the “Feasibility Study”). A technical report summary was prepared in accordance with Item 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov (the “S-K 1300 Report”). A companion technical report for Canadian purposes was prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca (the “NI 43-101 Report”).

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced that on September 10, 2025, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted inducement equity grants to 20 new employees, consisting of inducement restricted stock units, or RSUs, covering an aggregate of 69,300 shares of its common stock. These inducement RSUs are subject to the terms of Travere’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (“2018 Plan”) but were granted outside of the 2018 Plan and were granted as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with Travere in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that Ernest (Ernie) Freedman was elected to its board of directors as an independent director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Freedman recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE: INVH), the largest single-family home leasing and management company in the United States.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (“HEI”) (NYSE – HEI), the parent company of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (“Hawaiian Electric”), announced today the pricing of Hawaiian Electric’s $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”).

Celiac Journey applauds the release of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report, which provides a policy roadmap for addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis.

KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced its monthly distributions of $0.1215 per common share, payable on the dates below. Based on the Fund’s current share price of $12.63 per share (as of market close on September 10, 2025), the distributions represent an annualized distribution rate of 11.54%, (calculated by annualizing the distribution amount and dividing it by the current price).

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (“KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced that it repriced and upsized its outstanding Term Loan B for a new aggregate principal amount of $650 million due in 2032. The loan was repriced tighter by 75 basis points, reducing the coupon to SOFR plus 250 basis points. KREF intends to use the net incremental proceeds to repay other indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb” (Fair) from “bbb-” (Good) of Mountain Life Insurance Company (Mountain Life) (headquartered in Lexington, KY). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Dr. Luis Macías, double board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Aesthetic MdR, will present his latest peer-reviewed research on aesthetic submandibular gland resection at the 6th Norwegian American Aesthetic Surgery Meeting (NAAM6), October 24–25, 2025, in Oslo, Norway.

Granite (NYSE:GVA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2025.

Mirion, a global provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring solutions to the nuclear, medical, defense, and research end markets, is honored to announce its invitation to attend the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference. Scheduled for September 15–19 in Vienna, Austria, this annual event brings together key stakeholders from across the globe to discuss issues critical to nuclear safety, security, and peaceful applications of nuclear technology.

The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.52 per common share, payable on November 14, 2025, to shareholders of record on October 17, 2025. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.

EVI Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: EVI) announced today its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The Company also provided updates related to its buy-and-build growth strategy, growth opportunities, and technology investments, and announced a special cash dividend.

ESAB Corporation (“ESAB” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ESAB), a focused premier industrial compounder, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on October 17, 2025 to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2025.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has scheduled conference calls for the 2026 calendar year on the following dates to discuss its quarterly and annual financial results:

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 31, 2025, to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2025.

Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend to be paid in the first quarter of 2026 of $0.0207 per common share of the company, which is equivalent to the aggregate amount of approximately $1.2 million based on the number of common shares currently outstanding.

Worthington Steel, Inc., (NYSE: WS) announced today that it will report the results for its fiscal first quarter after the market closes on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its fiscal first quarter results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.WorthingtonSteel.com and will be archived for one year.

Coeur Mining, Inc.’s (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell J. Krebs, will present at Mining Forum Americas in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Monday, September 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) today announced results for its first quarter ended August 2, 2025.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today released first light images from its Pelican-3 satellite of Turin, Italy. It was taken on September 5, 2025, from an altitude of 458 km. Image quality is expected to improve as the spacecraft complete the instrument calibration process and reach their final operational orbits. Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 NAOS mission on August 26, 2025.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today announced the appointment of René Lammers, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Chief Research & Innovation Officer, effective October 1, 2025. Mr. Lammers will report directly to Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company’s Executive Team.

The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) has announced the launch of the Performance Readiness® Pass, a subscription service that provides scalable access to CLS’ collection of best-selling leadership development programs.

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of mission-ready AI solutions for national security, today announced deployments of Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) at the Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) International Arrivals Facility, owned and operated by Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA). With veriScan®, BigBear.ai’s biometric technology supporting EPP, U.S. citizens arriving at BNA can now move through customs more quickly and seamlessly, enhancing both the traveler experience and operational efficiency.

Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT; “Redwood” or the “Company”), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared third quarter 2025 common and preferred stock dividends.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock with respect to the third quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025 to KREF’s common stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) (the "Company"), the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.5275 per share for the third quarter of 2025. The dividend will be paid on October 21, 2025, to shareholders of record of the Company's common stock as of the close of business on September 30, 2025.

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is pleased to announce that Rob Krcmarov, President and CEO, will present at the Mining Forum Americas 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, September 16, at 2:20 PM Mountain Time. This annual event gathers leading mining executives and investors from around the world. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed through the following link: https://americas.miningforum.com/member-webcast/4236/.

BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV), the leading commercial landscaping services company in the United States, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $9.0 million on its Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend represents payment for the period from June 30, 2025, to September 29, 2025, and will be paid on October 1, 2025, to holders of record as of September 15, 2025. Today’s dividend announcement marks the seventh consecutive quarterly cash payment made possible by the Company’s continued balance sheet flexibility and commitment to avoid the dilutive impact caused by payment in kind.

On September 11, 2025, the Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: FERG; LSE: FERG) board of directors declared a dividend of $0.83 per share. The timetable for payment of the dividend is as follows:

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that President and CEO Padraig McDonnell will participate in a fireside chat at this year’s Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference in London.

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SNPS) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.

RH (NYSE: RH) has released its financial results for the second quarter ended August 2, 2025, in a shareholder letter from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Friedman, available on the Investor Relations section of its website at ir.rh.com.

Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced the acceleration of its AI innovation adoption, with leading enterprises embracing Adobe to transform the way they work. Today, 99% of Fortune 100 companies have used AI in an Adobe app, and nearly 90% of the Top 50 enterprise accounts have adopted one or more of Adobe’s AI-first innovations including GenStudio for Performance Marketing, Firefly Services and Acrobat AI Assistant.

Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading provider of preventive health screenings, announced today the expansion of its services with the launch of new Men’s & Women’s Health & Wellness Lab Screening Packages. These screening packages build upon the company’s long-standing cardiovascular offerings, helping customers gain a broader understanding of their overall health.

Vince Holding Corp., (NYSE: VNCE) (“VNCE” or the “Company”), a global contemporary retailer, today announced that the Company is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Sidoti Small Cap Conference, held virtually, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 10:45 AM Eastern Time.

Quince Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNCX), a late-stage biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking the power of a patient’s own biology for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that it will host a virtual Investor Day on Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Quince’s virtual Investor Day will feature presentations from the company’s leadership team who will share the latest clinical development and corporate updates including:

Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its third quarter fiscal year 2025 ended Aug. 29, 2025.

Global Indemnity Group, LLC (NYSE:GBLI) (“GBLI”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a distribution payment of $0.35 per common share to be paid on October 6, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 29, 2025.

enGene Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ENGN, “enGene” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage, non-viral gene therapy company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2025, and provided a business update.

Dynex Capital, Inc. announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share on its Common Stock (NYSE: DX) for September 2025. The Common dividend is payable on October 1, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 22, 2025.

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of MediaAlpha, Inc. (“MediaAlpha” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MAX) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that an investor filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR), as well as purchasers of call options or sellers of put options, between July 26, 2024 and July 24, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). Charter is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Cybin Inc. (“Cybin” or “the Company”) (NYSE American: CYBN) for violations of the securities laws.

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of The Harford Mutual Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Firstline Insurance Company; 1842 Insurance Company; and Clearpath Insurance Company. All companies are domiciled in Bel Air, MD, and collectively referred to as Harford Mutual Insurance Group (HMIG) or the group.

Molecular Instruments® (MI), founded by the inventor of the HCR™ technology, today announces the upcoming release of the HCR™ HiFi Encoder, a breakthrough advance in multiplex immunofluorescence (IF) that enables users to robustly encode best-in-class quantitative signal amplification to their favorite primary antibodies. The HCR™ HiFi Encoder represents a game-changer across the multi-decade IF landscape because multiplex experiments can now be performed without relying on predetermined panels of primary antibodies and without use of secondary antibodies. Instead, the HCR™ HiFi Encoder offers the flexibility to simultaneously employ multiple user-provided primaries from the same host species/isotype (e.g., mouse IgG1 or rabbit IgG), thus eliminating the traditional multiplexing tradeoffs that have constrained previous IF technologies.

The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (“Lantheus”) (NASDAQ: LNTH) on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired Lantheus securities between February 26, 2025, and August 5, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lead plaintiff deadline is November 10, 2025.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of AVITA Medical, Inc. (“AVITA” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: RCEL) for violations of the securities laws.