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Kerrigan Advisors represented Hickory, North Carolina-based Paramount Automotive, owned by Benny Yount, in the sale of Foreign Cars Italia in Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina to Hendrick Automotive Group, the largest privately held automotive retail organization in the United States with more than 100 dealerships. Foreign Cars Italia is comprised of eight franchises: Foreign Cars Italia Charlotte (Ferrari of Charlotte, Alfa Romeo of Charlotte, Aston Martin Charlotte, Bentley Charlotte and Maserati of Charlotte) and Foreign Cars Italia Greensboro (Ferrari of Greensboro, Maserati of Greensboro and Porsche Greensboro).

AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “bbb” (Good) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) of Quasar Insurance Company, Inc. (Quasar) (Mount Pleasant, SC). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Innovex International, Inc. (NYSE: INVX) (“Innovex”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of TCO Group AS (“TCO”). Innovex previously announced it had signed an agreement to acquire TCO in a cash and stock transaction valued at $95 million. The transaction enhances Innovex's corporate margin profile and is expected to be accretive to Innovex's earnings per share. Innovex anticipates further upside over time by leveraging its global commercial platform to expand the reach of TCO's differentiated glass barrier technologies. Importantly, TCO's established presence in Norway and the UAE provides additional opportunities to introduce the broader Innovex portfolio into those markets, which could further improve transaction returns over time. The Company will continue to evaluate investment opportunities that align with its small-ticket, high-impact product strategy while balancing those opportunities against the returns available through share repurchases.

BlackRock today updated shareholders on the progress of its discount management programs (the “Programs”) for certain BlackRock closed-end funds, part of a proactive effort to address trading discounts, support shareholder alignment and provide a potential liquidity mechanism when program conditions are met.

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) will issue a press release announcing its second-quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 and host a call to review the results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET via live webcast available to the public at investors.voya.com.

National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $3.25 per share to shareholders of record on July 13, 2026 to be paid on or before July 30, 2026.

On Friday, July 31st at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) [NYSE:BEN] will release its third quarter operating results. A written commentary on the results will also be available via investors.franklinresources.com at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below.

EchoMark, the award winning invisible forensic watermarking company that enables organizations to identify the source of information leaks, today introduced EchoMark Screen to add invisible watermarking to everything displayed on the screen. EchoMark’s mission is to enable the seamless flow of private information, and EchoMark Screen dramatically extends steganographic watermarking coverage to all sensitive information displayed on users’ computer screens. Now when a leak occurs anywhere in the information lifecycle, the source can be identified in minutes.

State Street Investment Management today announced the State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® ETF (Ticker: SPYM) has been selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as the exclusive default ETF for Trump Accounts to provide broad exposure to the U.S. stock market while maintaining low expenses. Trump Accounts are a new national initiative designed to help children begin investing early and participate in long‑term compound growth.

Today CBL Properties (NYSE:CBL) announced that DICK’S House of Sport will join CoolSprings Galleria in Franklin, Tennessee, bringing one of the most sought-after dynamic experiential concepts to the greater Nashville market. JCPenney will close later this year, creating the opportunity for a major redevelopment that reinforces CoolSprings Galleria’s position as a premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destination.

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL), a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter 2026 after the close of market on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The company will host a corresponding conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) (“BitGo”), the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced day-one support for Robinhood Chain mainnet, enabling institutional clients to access secure wallet and custody infrastructure for a Layer 2 designed for financial services and tokenized real-world assets.

In accordance with the RiverNorth closed-end funds (the “Funds”) level distribution policies, the Funds have established the distribution dates for July, August, and September 2026. The payments of the distributions are subject to Board approval.

Stratus Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: STRS) (“Stratus” or the “Company”) today announced that, in connection with the Company’s plan of complete liquidation and dissolution (the “Plan of Liquidation”), its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared an initial liquidating distribution, in the form of a special cash dividend, of $5.00 per share on Stratus’ common stock, payable on July 20, 2026 to stockholders of record as of July 13, 2026. The Board also has unanimously approved the voluntary delisting of the Company’s common stock from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) and the subsequent voluntary deregistration of its common stock with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in order to suspend its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (NYSE: GRDN), one of the nation’s largest and most innovative long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services companies, today announced the acquisition of Wellness Concepts, an LTC pharmacy based in Grottoes, Va. This addition expands Guardian’s footprint in Virginia to three pharmacies in Gainesville (Northern Virginia), Wytheville (Southwest Virginia), and Grottoes (Central Virginia), strengthening its ability to support the growing demand for LTC pharmacy services across the state.

Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL) today announced that its 2025 Schedule K-3, reflecting items of international tax relevance, is available online. Unitholders requiring this information may access the Schedule K-3 at www.taxpackagesupport.com/Genesis or through the “K-1 Tax Information” link on the Genesis Energy home page at www.genesisenergy.com.

FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today announced that Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have released expanded historical datasets for FICO® Score 10T, covering loan-level performance data from April 2013 through September 2025.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE: IR), a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and life science and industrial solutions, will issue its second quarter 2026 earnings release after the market closes on Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN) will participate in CJS Securities’ 26th Annual Summer Conference on July 9, 2026. Jugal Vijayvargiya, President and Chief Executive Officer and Shelly Chadwick, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the day.

Cencora, Inc. (NYSE: COR) today announced that it plans to release its results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2026 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET on August 5, 2026.

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) will release its second quarter 2026 results after North American markets close on Thursday, July 23, 2026. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the same day, which is 7:30 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday, July 24, 2026. A replay of the webcast will be available through the Company’s website.

Principal Real Estate Income Fund (the “Fund”), which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PGZ,” announced the declaration of monthly distributions of $0.105 per common share, payable on the dates noted below. Based on the Fund’s current net asset value share price of $11.17 (as of market close on June 26, 2026), the distributions represent an annualized distribution rate of 11.28%.

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) announced today it will release second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, before the market opens, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Michael D. Brown, President and CEO, and Erik Hoag, CFO, will discuss the Company's financial performance and business outlook.

Granite (NYSE:GVA) announced today that Keystone Bridge Partners, a Granite-led joint venture with Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., has been selected by the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County to provide preconstruction services for the Keystone Avenue Bridge Replacement Project in Reno, Nevada. The project will be delivered using the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) method. 

The U.S. Treasury today announced that two BlackRock iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) will be offered among the investment options available under Trump Accounts, a federal initiative designed to enable a generation of American children to begin building wealth from birth.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: HG) (“Hamilton” or the “Company”) today announced leadership appointments at Hamilton Select, its primary carrier for domestically placed US excess and surplus lines (“E&S”) business, as the Company continues to expand its platform and scale its wholesale-only distribution strategy.

The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”, the “Exchange”) announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the warrants (“Warrants”) — ticker symbol GWH.W — each fifteen Warrants is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $172.50 of ESS Tech, Inc. (the “Company”) from the NYSE. Trading in these Warrants on the NYSE will be suspended immediately. Trading in the Company’s common stock — ticker symbol GWH — will continue on the NYSE.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) (“COPT Defense” or the “Company”) announces the release date and conference call details in which management will discuss second quarter 2026 results.

Ares Acquisition Corporation III (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of entering into a combination with one or more businesses, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 34,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per share and the sale of an additional 5,000,000 units at $10.00 per share pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company and one-tenth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company at a price of $11.50 per share. Total gross proceeds from the offering were $395 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company.

First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced that Pam Forrester, senior vice president of Lender Division operations, was honored as one of HousingWire’s 2026 Women of Influence. HousingWire's editorial selection committee selects Women of Influence winners based on their professional achievements within their organizations and contributions to the industry, community outreach, client impact and personal success.

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FINS, today declared a distribution of $0.115 per share for the month of July 2026. The record date for the distribution is July 17, 2026, and the payable date is July 31, 2026. The Fund will trade ex-distribution on July 17, 2026.

Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lloyd W. “Billy” Helms, Jr. and Robb E. Turner as independent directors on the Board, effective July 1, 2026.

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC), a global leadership and organizational performance partner that gives strategy the human edge, announced today its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on May 31, 2026.

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: AHR) announced today that it will issue its second quarter 2026 earnings release on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after the close of trading.

Finance of America Reverse LLC ("Finance of America" or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Finance of America Companies Inc. (NYSE: FOA) and the nation's leading provider of home equity-based retirement solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) from Onity Group Inc.'s subsidiary, Onity Mortgage Corporation. The all-cash transaction includes approximately 20,000 Ginnie Mae home equity conversion mortgage loans representing $5.2 billion in unpaid principal balance.

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has promoted Andrew Walker to Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Operations Officer. In this role, Walker will continue to lead the company's Customer Operations organization, overseeing the teams, capabilities and transformation efforts that support how Unum Group shows up for customers, partners and the businesses it serves.

DataTrace®, the nation’s largest provider of property and ownership data and title automation solutions, today announced that Annette Cotton, senior vice president and division chief data officer, has been named to HousingWire’s 2026 Women of Influence list, honoring women shaping and propelling their industries. This marks Cotton’s second time receiving this honor, having first been recognized in 2020.

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH), the leading financial services holding company of Equitable, AllianceBernstein and Equitable Advisors, announced today that it will release financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after the market closes on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The company will host a conference call webcast on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results.

Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified consumer finance company, announced today that it will report its second quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA), a leading global life and health reinsurer, announced today that Maurice Tulloch has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026.

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT) today announced that it will issue a press release containing its second quarter 2026 financial results after the Nasdaq closes on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. On Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, President and Chief Executive Officer Yael Duffy, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tiffany Sy and Vice President Marc Krohn will host a conference call to discuss these results.

Citibank, N.A. is announcing the redemption, in whole, constituting $1,500,000,000 of its 4.929% Notes due 2026 (the “fixed rate notes”) (ISIN: US17325FBJ66) and $1,000,000,000 of its Floating Rate Notes due 2026 (the “floating rate notes” and together with the fixed rate notes, the “notes”) (ISIN: US17325FBH01).

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that it plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2026 on Thursday, July 30, 2026, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Corebridge Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CRBG) today announced that it will report second quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Corebridge earnings materials will be available in the Investors section of corebridgefinancial.com.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced today that it expects to issue second quarter 2026 earnings at the close of the market Wednesday, July 15, 2026. It will hold a conference call from 4:00-5:00 p.m. CDT on the same day to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions from the investment community. An online, real-time webcast of the quarterly conference call will be available at investor.jbhunt.com on July 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT. An online replay of the earnings call webcast will be available a few hours after the completion of the call.

RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) – RLI Corp. announced today that it will release its second quarter 2026 earnings after market close on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

CooperSurgical, a global leader in women’s health and fertility, today announced its support for Saving Mothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide through innovative, scalable solutions.

Mativ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MATV) announced today the appointment of Bruce Hausmann to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. In his role on the Mativ Board of Directors, Hausmann will serve on the Company's Audit Committee.

Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) (“Dole” or the “Company”) has today announced that certain of its subsidiaries have completed the agreements previously announced in December 2025 for the sale of Dole’s port and port operations in Guayaquil, Ecuador to TIL Switzerland Sàrl.

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA), the intelligent AI infrastructure company, today announced that it is scheduled to participate in an upcoming investor event with Citi on Monday, July 6, 2026 at 4:30PM ET, where management will discuss Zeta’s evolving AI strategy, the new architecture behind it, and the long-term opportunities they are designed to unlock.

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) today announced that after 25 years of service, Mike Mathias, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer will transition to serve as a full-time non-executive strategic advisor to Jay Schottenstein, Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 3, 2026.

AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on high-hazard industries, today announced it will release its 2026 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time.

CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine diagnostics company in transplant, specialty oncology, and cell therapy today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Naveris, following the satisfaction of all closing conditions. The transaction terms were disclosed at the time of announcement in April 2026.

AppLovin Corporation, (NASDAQ: APP) (“AppLovin” or the “Company”) the leading marketing platform, today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 after the U.S. stock market closes.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that its live earnings teleconference for the second quarter 2026 will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EDT) that day and will also be available directly from the company’s website at https://investor.verisign.com.

Culp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CULP), a leading provider of fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for residential, commercial, and hospitality furniture and other applications, today reported financial and operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 3, 2026.

Inogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: INGN), a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today announced the appointment of Andy Reding to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, effective Monday, July 6, 2026. Mr. Reding will be responsible for driving revenue and operational performance, aligning cross-functional priorities, and helping ensure Inogen’s strategy is translated into efficient and measurable outcomes.

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share of outstanding Common Stock. The dividend will be payable in cash on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 14, 2026.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG), a leading provider of architectural building products and services, as well as high-performance coated materials used in a variety of applications, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Kalwall Companies ("Kalwall") from the Keller family. The transaction, valued at up to $115 million, was completed following satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The following Eaton Vance closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GDYN) (“Grid Dynamics”), a premier AI transformation partner for the Fortune 1000, today announced that it will host a video conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 30, 2026 to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results. A press release containing these results will be available on our website prior to the call.

EACO Corporation (OTCID:EACO) today reported the results for its quarter ended May 31, 2026.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a global leader in pet healthcare innovation, has scheduled the release of its 2026 second quarter financial results for Tuesday, August 4, 2026, before the market opens. The Company will conduct an analyst conference call beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on that day.

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a global leader in online real estate marketplaces, information, analytics and 3D digital twin technology in the property markets, will announce financial results for the second quarter of 2026 following the market close on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Management will conduct a conference call to discuss the first quarter results, as well as the Company’s outlook at 5:00 PM EDT that same day.

Radiant, a leading developer of advanced nuclear technologies, received its first tranche of nuclear fuel at the National Reactor Innovation Center’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) facility located at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The tri-structural ISOtropic (TRISO)-fuel was fabricated by Standard Nuclear in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to Radiant's specifications earlier this year. It will be used to power Radiant’s Kaleidos reactor to conduct a full-power, full-temperature test this summer – kicking-off months of rigorous testing and validation, to support manufacturing and customer delivery by 2028. Testing a reactor powered by the same fuel form and specifications that will be used in our commercial reactors is a key milestone towards advancing nuclear power for the American people.

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, which indicates whether clients were net buyers or sellers in each of the 11 core stock market sectors defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). These figures, which encompass activity in all US-traded stocks (including OTC) and ADRs, reflect purchases and sales of the individual stocks in each sector, as well as dividend investments and options exercises and assignments.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced that its Lattice MachXO5™-NX TDQ FPGA family won a 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Award, hosted by The Hacker News, in the “Best Post-Quantum Cryptography” category.

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), parent company of First Interstate Bank, will report second quarter results after the market closes on Thursday, July 23, 2026. A conference call for investors is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (7:30 a.m. Mountain), during which the Company will discuss quarterly results. There will be a question-and-answer session following the presentation.

The risk management and insurance community gained a new executive leader today as The Institutes announced that Katherine Horowitz has been named President, effective immediately. Pete Miller will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment was unanimously approved by The Institutes' Board of Trustees.

InvoiceCloud, a leading provider of digital billing and payment solutions, and CentralSquare Technologies, a trusted provider of public sector software, today announced an alliance to bring modern, integrated payment experiences to governments and utilities across North America. The alliance pairs InvoiceCloud’s digital billing and payments platform with CentralSquare’s public administration software, giving governments and utilities a simpler way to offer residents convenient digital payment options while helping them accelerate payments, reduce manual work, and lower operating costs.

Xsolla, a global commerce company, today announced an integration with Pley, a platform to port, distribute, and monetize games on the web, enabling mobile game developers to bring their titles to PC and mobile browsers with immediate access to Xsolla's global payments infrastructure spanning 700+ payment methods across 200+ geographies.

Ansay & Associates will be featured in an upcoming broadcast of “All Access with Andy Garcia,” a Public Television documentary series highlighting organizations shaping industries and communities across the country.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Helvetica Re Rückversicherung AG Corporation (Helvetica) (Barbados). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.