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Patient safety throughout hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve, according to a new data analysis of key safety and quality metrics from Q4 2019 to Q2 2025 released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Vizient®.

Stafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) today announced it has established a USD 1.2 billion continuation vehicle, the Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund (The Continuation Fund or The Fund), marking a significant milestone in the firm’s strategic management of its timberland holdings.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) today unveiled Chain Reaction, the operating system for American AI infrastructure.

Star Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a rapidly growing, employee-owned investment firm with ~$4.5 billion in assets under management (“AUM”), is pleased to announce that Jim Boyle has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Mr. Boyle will leverage his extensive leadership experience transforming major financial institutions to advance Star Mountain's mission of creating long-term value in the lower middle-market.

Cloud-native deception platform Tracebit has today launched its ‘community edition’, underscoring their belief that security canaries should be the default first step in everyone’s security program. Canaries are decoy resources that act as tripwires for cyber attackers, providing an early warning system when criminals infiltrate a system and enabling immediate response.

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC: TWSE: 2303)(“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and Polar Semiconductor, LLC (“Polar”), a U.S.-owned and operated foundry specializing in high-voltage, power, and sensor technologies, today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration on delivering scalable U.S.-based 8-inch production of high-quality wafers that are essential across pillar industries including automotive, data centers, consumer electronics, and aerospace & defense.

Smartstream, the trusted data solutions provider for leading global financial institutions and enterprises, today announces the preview of Smart Agents for Investigations, a breakthrough in financial operations that brings augmented and autonomous exception handling to reconciliations and back-office processes.

Traefik Labs today announced it has joined the HPE Unleash AI Partner Program, bringing its Triple Gate security architecture to HPE Private Cloud AI. Organizations can now deploy Traefik's AI Gateway, MCP Gateway, and API Gateway to deliver truly sovereign AI infrastructure with zero external dependencies—enabling complete offline capability for regulated industries.

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), today reported unaudited net sales for the month of November 2025.

Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, today launched its AI for Climate Resilience Program, a pioneering initiative using artificial intelligence to strengthen climate adaptation and community resilience across some of the world’s most affected regions.

LabGenius Therapeutics (“LabGenius”), a drug discovery company combining machine learning (ML) and high-throughput experimentation to optimise potential therapeutic antibodies, today announced a second collaboration with Sanofi. This collaboration combines LabGenius’ AI/ML-driven antibody design capabilities with Sanofi’s expertise in the development of therapeutic NANOBODY® molecules to co-optimise proteins for therapeutically valuable properties. Following the success of their first collaboration, LabGenius will apply the EVA™ platform to optimise NANOBODY® molecules for multiple new targets in the area of inflammation.

Pioneering health tech firm Boston Health AI [BHAI], behind the world’s first AI-powered physician’s assistant HAMI, has appointed Dr. Monica Jain as its new Chief Operating Officer. Based in the United States, Dr. Jain brings more than a decade of experience across clinical practice, health-tech strategy, biomedical engineering, human factors, and early-stage company building.

Bayer announced today initiation of a Phase IIa clinical trial with BAY 3401016, an investigational monoclonal antibody with potential to block a protein called Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), which is thought to be involved in the progression of kidney damage in Alport Syndrome (AS), a rare genetic disorder. The first-in-patient study, ASSESS, is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, group-comparison trial (NCT07211685), with an extension phase, which will investigate the efficacy and safety of BAY 3401016 in adult participants with Alport Syndrome.

Fortanix® Inc., a global leader in data security for an AI world, today announced its hyper-secure platform – Armet AI – can be deployed on HPE’s AI solutions, combining secure infrastructure and accelerated computing for scalable, production-ready AI. Global enterprises can leverage HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 servers and NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs to build and run secure, scalable AI workloads on-premises, in the cloud and in AI factories with confidential computing-enabled security and trust over data, models, and prompts.

Rio Tinto has successfully produced the first copper from the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona using its Nuton® Technology, marking a pivotal step forward in the development of this innovative copper processing technology.

Rio Tinto will today outline its strategy to deliver industry leading returns by becoming stronger, sharper and simpler, at its 2025 Capital Markets Day.

Galderma Group AG (SIX:GALD), the pure-play dermatology category leader, today announced that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has assigned the company a ‘BBB’ long-term issuer credit rating with a positive outlook.

Prices of larger diamonds were steady in November. The market for 1-carat diamonds weakened. Smaller goods showed the sharpest downturn as trends visible in recent months persisted.

UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS) (“UL Solutions”) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering (the “offering”) of 12,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $78.00 per share. The offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by UL Standards & Engagement (the “selling stockholder”). The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,875,000 shares of Class A common stock from the selling stockholder at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. UL Solutions is not offering any shares of its Class A common stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares. The offering is expected to close on December 5, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced the launch of four next-generation autonomous Cyber Defense Centers powered by AI technologies in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Noida and Mumbai, with two additional centers set to open in Birmingham (UK) in Dec 2025 and Dallas (USA) by Jan 2026.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed the world’s first technology to generate millimeter-scale flow within a channel by using microbubbles with a diameter of 10μm as the driving source. Developed through joint research with Suzuki & Namura Laboratory at Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, this technology is expected to reduce power-consuming external pumps for water cooling in electronic equipment, thereby contributing to carbon neutrality.

SMJ International Holdings Inc. (“SMJ” or the “Company”), a Singapore-based premium flooring specialist that distributes a wide range of premier flooring products under its proprietary “SMJ” brand across Asia markets, today announced the pricing of its firm commitment initial public offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate 2,500,000 Class A ordinary shares par value US$0.0002 per share at a price of US$4.00 per share to the public (the “Offering Price”), for a total of US$10,000,000 of gross proceeds to the Company, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses.

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OWL) and reminds investors of the February 2, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

National shareholder rights law firm Hagens Berman has launched an investigation into potential securities law violations by Klarna Group plc (NYSE: KLAR) following the company’s recent Q3 2025 financial results. The disappointing results revealed a staggering increase in the provision for credit losses. The company has seen a decline of approximately 23.6% from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $40.00 per share on September 9, 2025.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational, completing the development of the KUL1 campus. The 16MW KUL14 data center is fully leased to a single customer, underscoring strong demand and customer confidence in Vantage’s capabilities and commitment to service excellence.

Incredible Health, the largest AI company powering healthcare hiring, today announced it has reached 1.5 million nurses on its career marketplace, representing half of active nurses in the United States. The company now serves more than 1,500 US healthcare employers. Eight weeks ago, Incredible Health introduced Gale and Lyn, two purpose-built AI voice agents designed to revolutionize the hiring experience for both healthcare workers and employers. The agents are specialized and trained on millions of data points from the Incredible Health marketplace.

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

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: AVXL) for violations of the securities laws.

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of PagerDuty, Inc. (“PagerDuty” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PD) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.

Today, prominent investor rights law firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (“BLB&G”) filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging violations of the federal securities laws by Baxter International, Inc. (“Baxter” or the “Company”) and certain of the Company’s current and former executives (collectively, “Defendants”). The action is brought on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Baxter common stock between February 23, 2022, and October 29, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This case is related to a previously filed securities class action pending against Baxter captioned Electrical Workers Pension Fund, Local 103, I.B.E.W. v. Baxter International, Inc., No. 25-cv-12672 (N.D. Ill.) (“Local 103”), which asserts a class period of February 23, 2022, through July 30, 2025, inclusive.

Cognite, the global leader in Industrial AI, today announced the official grand opening of its new global headquarters in Tempe, Arizona. The relocation from Oslo, Norway marks a milestone in the company's growth strategy and underscores its commitment to the North American market.

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of DeFi Technologies Inc. (“DeFi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DEFT) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.

POSCO Future M, a leading battery materials supplier, and Factorial Inc. (Factorial), a leader in solid-state battery technology, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), for the development of all-solid-state battery technology.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4” or “Our”) (NYSE: FOUR), a leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, today announced that its subsidiaries, Shift4 Payments, LLC and Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc. (the “Issuers”), have priced an offering of €435 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2033 (the “New Notes”). The New Notes will be issued as additional securities under an Indenture, dated May 16, 2025 (as supplemented from time to time, the “2033 Notes Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuers issued €680 million in aggregate principal amount of their 5.500% senior notes due 2033 (the “Existing Notes”) in May 2025. The New Notes and the Existing Notes are intended to be treated as a single class of debt securities under the 2033 Notes Indenture, and the New Notes will have identical terms to the Existing Notes, other than with respect to the issue date and issue price. The New Notes were priced at an issue price of 102.50% and will bear an interest rate of 5.500% per annum. The New Notes are being offered in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The New Notes will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of Shift4’s subsidiaries. Shift4 expects to close the offering of the New Notes on December 8, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (“Sprouts”) (NASDAQ: SFM) on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired Sprouts securities between June 4, 2025, and October 29, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lead plaintiff deadline is January 26, 2026.

KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to eight classes of AREIT 2025-CRE11, a managed CRE CLO securitization with the ability to reinvest principal proceeds for 30 months.

KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 13 classes of Benchmark 2025-V19, a $588.7 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 28 commercial mortgage loans secured by 48 properties. The collateral properties are located throughout 17 MSAs, of which the three largest are New York (18.3% of pool balance), Los Angeles (14.0%), and Little Rock-North Little Rock (5.5%). The pool has exposure to all major property types, with five types representing more than 10.0% of the pool balance: retail (21.5%), lodging (18.7%), self-storage (16.6%), multifamily (16.0%) and industrial (13.8%). The loans have in-trust principal balances ranging from $5.1 million to $58.5 million for the largest loan in the pool, Amazon LAX (9.9%),a 19.4-acre industrial development that includes a 141,360 sf warehouse/distribution center situated on a 6.5-acre site along with an adjacent 562,368 sf (12.9-acre) industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility located next to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, approximately 15 miles southwest of the city’s CBD. The five largest loans, which also include Etude Self Storage Portfolio (9.9%), Fairfield Inn by Marriott Central Park (9.9%), Empire Mall (6.8%), and Hilton Wilmington / Christiana (5.9%), represent 42.6% of the initial pool balance, while the top 10 loans represent 64.9%.

GEM Realty Capital (“GEM”) is pleased to announce its equity investment in Aligned Data Centers will be purchased as part of the acquisition by a consortium led by Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (“AIP”), MGX Fund Management Limited (“MGX”), and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”) (collectively, the “Consortium”). The transaction values Aligned at $40 billion.

Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “GRC”) is pleased to report strong production results for the past two weeks, as mining advances into the high-grade Three Sisters area at the Don David Gold Mine in Oaxaca, Mexico.

National plaintiffs law firm Schlichter Bogard LLC achieved court approval of a settlement of $48.5 million on behalf of 401(k) employees and retirees against Pentegra Services Inc. and members of its Board of Directors. The settlement approval by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern came on December 2, 2025 after an earlier landmark unanimous jury verdict of $38.7 million for breach of fiduciary duty for self-dealing that resulted in excessive fees, following a one-week trial in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York.

The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds CarMax, Inc. (“CarMax” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KMX) investors of the January 2, 2026 deadline to seek lead plaintiff appointment in the class action filed on behalf of investors who acquired CarMax securities between June 20, 2025 through November 5, 2025 (“the Class Period”).

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced an organic capital expenditure range of $18 to $19 billion for consolidated subsidiaries (capex) for 2026, at the low-end of the long-term guidance range of $18 to $21 billion. Affiliate capital expenditure (affiliate capex) is expected to be $1.3 to $1.7 billion for 2026.

Swisslog Healthcare, a leading supplier in transport and pharmacy automation solutions, will showcase Tenutō Medical Refrigerators and Freezers at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Conference from December 7-10. This launch introduces cutting-edge cold chain technology designed to enhance patient safety and reduce operational costs. ASHP attendees can explore these advanced units in the Swisslog Healthcare showcase at booth #841 and on display with their distribution partner HCL at booth #529.

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

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Comerica Bank and New Hope Housing (NHH) joined community leaders Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of NHH Ennis, a new affordable housing community for seniors in Houston, Texas. The development, located in the East Downtown (EaDo) neighborhood, was made possible in part by an $850,000 FHLB Dallas Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant awarded through FHLB Dallas member Comerica Bank.

BKV Corporation (“BKV”) (NYSE: BKV) today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $26.00 per share, which amount includes 900,000 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares. BKV received net proceeds from this offering of approximately $170.3 million after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering fees and expenses.

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”), announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Goldman v. Blue Owl Capital Inc., et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-10047, on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OWL) securities between February 6, 2025 and November 16, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Plaintiff pursues claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG), one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., celebrates its placement on Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies 2026 list, published today. The honor demonstrates Essential’s core values of integrity, respect, and commitment to excellence, centered upon its commitment to provide and protect Earth’s most essential resources.

Central Securities Corporation (NYSE American: CET) announced today that the price at which Common Stock will be issued in payment of the $2.45 per share distribution payable on December 19, 2025 is $49.91 per share. This price is the arithmetic average of the daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Corporation’s Common Stock for each of the last three trading days ending on and including December 3, 2025, rounded to two decimal places. The distribution was previously announced on November 4, 2025 and is payable to shareholders of record on November 14, 2025.

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) (NYSE: BEN) today reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $1.67 trillion at November 30, 2025, compared to $1.68 trillion at October 31, 2025. This month’s preliminary AUM reflected flat long-term flows, inclusive of $1 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management1, and the impact of positive markets. Excluding Western Asset Management, preliminary long-term net inflows were $1 billion.

December 3, 2025-- ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Nazzic S. Keene to succeed current Board Chair, Timothy H. Powers, effective upon Mr. Powers’ retirement and following Ms. Keene’s election at the May 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company had previously disclosed Mr. Powers’ plan to retire in 2026.

PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT Partners,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NYSE:PJT) announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Paul J. Taubman, is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs 2025 Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:20 p.m. ET.

Continental Electronics Corporation (CEC), an OSI Systems company and a global leader in mission-critical radio frequency (RF) and microwave technologies, today announced the expansion of its U.S. manufacturing footprint with a newly constructed, state-of-the-art facility in Richardson, Texas. This investment marks a major milestone in the company’s continued growth and its long-standing commitment to advanced manufacturing excellence across North Texas.

U-Haul Holding Company (NYSE: UHAL, UHAL.B), parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on December 3, 2025 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on its Series N Non-Voting Common Stock (NYSE: UHAL.B). The dividend will be payable December 30, 2025 to holders of record on December 15, 2025.

Avolon Holdings Limited (“Avolon”), a leading global aviation finance company, announces the pricing of a private offering (the “Offering”) by its wholly owned subsidiary, Avolon Holdings Funding Limited, for a principal aggregate amount of US$850 million of 4.700% senior unsecured notes due 2031 (the “Notes”).

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced today equity inducement awards grants to Richard Hoffman, Company’s new Executive Vice President and General Counsel, pursuant to the Company’s 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan. The awards were approved by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors as an inducement material to the new employee entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) (“Commerce”) and FineMark Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: FNBT) (“FineMark”) announced today that the exchange ratio for the pending acquisition of FineMark Holdings, Inc. has been adjusted to 0.7245 shares of Commerce stock for each share of FineMark stock. The original exchange ratio has been adjusted from 0.690 shares of Commerce stock for each share of FineMark stock to reflect the 5% stock dividend declared on October 31, 2025 by Commerce and payable on December 16, 2025 to CBSH shareholders of record as of December 2, 2025.

Twenty One Capital, Inc. (“Twenty One”), the first-ever Bitcoin-native company that expects to be publicly listed, and Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (“CEP”) (Nasdaq: CEP) today announced that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of CEP’s shareholders (the “Meeting”) held today, CEP’s shareholders approved the previously announced proposed business combination between the parties (the “Business Combination”), as well as all other proposals related to the Business Combination.

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (“Lifeway” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LWAY) concerning whether the board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today announced that the Company will present at the Goldman Sachs Industrials & Materials Conference 2025 at 8:00 am ET on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT) (the “Company” or “Tiptree”) today announced that, at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”), Tiptree shareholders approved the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Tiptree, The Fortegra Group, Inc. (“Fortegra”) and DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (“DB”), providing for the acquisition by DB of all of the outstanding stock of Fortegra in an all-cash deal by means of a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of DB with and into Fortegra with Fortegra surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of DB (the “Merger” and, such proposal, the “Merger Proposal”).

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share. The dividend was declared on December 3, 2025 and is payable on January 23, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 9, 2026.

The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company whose common and preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols - GAM and GAM Pr B, respectively), renewed authorization for the repurchase of up to 1,601,553 outstanding shares of 5.95% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B when the shares are trading at a market price below the liquidation preference of $25 per share. To date, a total of 398,447 shares of Preferred Stock have been repurchased and retired. This program is separate from, and in addition to, the common stock repurchase program.

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“Crescent” or the “Company”), today announced the sale of its non-operated DJ Basin assets to a private buyer for $90 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments. The assets, primarily located in Weld County, Colorado, have current production of approximately 7 Mboe/d (~20% oil).

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

PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH] today reported its 2025 third quarter results and 2025 outlook.

J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) (“J.Jill” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on January 7, 2026 to stockholders of record of issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock as of December 24, 2025.

Universal Display Corporation (UDC) (Nasdaq: OLED), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, today announced its inclusion in Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2026 list. This marks the fifth time UDC has been honored among the nation’s top 600 companies recognized for its commitment to responsible business practices.

Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp” or “Finward”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that on December 3, 2025 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward’s common stock payable on December 30, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2025.

Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2025.

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing world-class reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions, today announced two appointments to its executive leadership team: Katy Bradica as Group Chief Actuary, and Attila Kerényi as Group Chief Risk Officer, both effective early 2026. The additions augment Everest’s leadership and reinforce its commitment to underwriting excellence and prudent risk management.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) (“Essex”) announced today that its operating partnership, Essex Portfolio, L.P. (the “Issuer”), priced an underwritten public offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2036 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 99.093% of par value with a yield to maturity of 4.988%. Interest is payable semiannually at an interest rate per annum of 4.875% on February 15 and August 15 of each year with the first interest payment due August 15, 2026. The Notes mature on February 15, 2036. The Notes will be the senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex. The Notes offering is expected to close on December 12, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions.

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share payable on December 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2025.

Rand Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: RAND) (“Rand” or the “Company”), a business development company providing alternative financing for lower middle market companies, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a total quarterly cash dividend of $0.85 per share comprised of a $0.29 per share regular quarterly cash dividend and a $0.56 per share special cash dividend. The cash dividend will be distributed on or about December 30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2025. Rand has approximately 3 million shares outstanding.