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Venture Global, Inc. (“Venture Global”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 70,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 (“Class A common stock”) at a public offering price of $25.00 per share. In connection with the offering, Venture Global has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10,500,000 shares of Class A common stock. The shares of Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 24, 2025 under the symbol “VG”.

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQENTG), will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, before the opening of the market on Thursday, February 6, 2025. A teleconference with management is scheduled for the same day at 9:00am ET.

Corey Gibbs Fire Lawyers has filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison on behalf of residents who lost their homes in the Eaton fire, including homeowners and renters. Our coalition of attorneys from the law firms of Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi & Riddle LLP and Gibbs Law Group LLP have previously recovered $1.5 billion for over 6,300 survivors of utility-caused fires and explosions in California.

Liberty SBF ("Liberty"), a leading national alternative lender with over $2 billion in originations since 2011, announced the launch of Liberty Credit Opportunities Fund I, LP. The fund has a target raise of $100 million and will focus on small balance commercial real estate credit opportunities in primarily two categories – owner user / SBA loans and multifamily bridge and preferred equity (including purchases of portfolios and individual distressed notes). The fund intends to make quarterly income distributions and expects to return investor capital within four years.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of all purchasers of common stock of Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQCROX) between November 3, 2022 and October 28, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Crocs is a casual lifestyle footwear brand.

Aviz Networks is excited to host SONiC PlugFest 2025, an event highlighting the versatility of SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud). This virtual event will test and enhance SONiC’s compatibility with various networking hardware to meet the needs of modern data centers, edge networks, and GPU-driven applications. Keysight Technologies is contributing its cutting-edge testing solutions to ensure the success of PlugFest.

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Crocs, Inc. (“Crocs” or the “Company”) (NASDAQCROX) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, "Kilroy") announced today the 2024 tax treatment of its dividend distributions. The company's total dividend distributions per share of common stock (CUSIP #49427F108) are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Fold, Inc. (“Fold”), a pioneering bitcoin financial services company, announced that on January 23, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (“Registration Statement”) filed in connection with its proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (OTC: FLDD) (“FTAC”). The Registration Statement provides important information about Fold, FTAC, and the Business Combination.

KBRA assigns a preliminary rating to the Series A-1 Notes issued by AASET 2025-1 Limited and AASET 2025-1 LLC (together, AASET 2025-1), an aviation ABS transaction. AASET 2025-1 represents the 17th aviation ABS transaction serviced by Carlyle Aviation Management Limited and its affiliates (the Company). The Company is comprised of over 120 individuals operating out of three offices with headquarters in Miami, Florida.

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will hold its first Regular Monthly Meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, beginning at 9:15 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Houston Executive Office Building, located at 111 East Loop North, Houston, TX 77029.

PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT Partners”) (NYSEPJT) announced that it expects to release its full year and fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Tuesday morning, February 4, 2025. The earnings release will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PJT Partners website at www.pjtpartners.com.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) (NYSEOII) announces that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The earnings release will be available on Oceaneering’s website at oceaneering.com.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSEATR), a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies, today announced that the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share. The payment date is February 26, 2025, to stockholders of record as of February 5, 2025.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX/NYSE: AQN) (“AQN”) today announced plans to release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Friday, March 7, 2025, before market open. AQN will hold an earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on Friday, March 7, 2025, hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Chris Huskilson, and Chief Financial Officer, Darren Myers.

ATS Corporation (TSX: ATS) (NYSEATS) (“ATS” or the “Company”) will report its financial results for the third quarter ended December 29, 2024, before markets open on Wednesday February 5, 2025.

Madrona today announced the closing of Fund X and Acceleration Fund IV which will be deployed in the next several years in new companies and support them through their life cycle. These funds come at the start of Madrona’s 30th year of helping innovative founders build transformational companies in a broad range of technology areas including Applied AI, Developer Tools, Cloud, and AI-Enabled Biology across enterprise and consumer audiences. At $770 million, the new funds are the largest raised by the firm and enable the team to continue to build the greater Seattle ecosystem while expanding its presence in Silicon Valley.

Tropical Cyclone Sean delivered record rain along parts of the Pilbara coastline of Western Australia, impacting Rio Tinto rail and port operations.

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM, “Rithm Capital,” “Rithm” or the “Company”) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2024 on Thursday, February 6, 2025 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, management will host a conference call on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

University of Phoenix is proud to announce the release of four new episodes of the Degrees of Success™ podcast which showcases the inspiring journeys of its extraordinary alumni. Hosted by University of Phoenix Digital Campaign Manager and doctoral student Freda Richards, the podcast delves into the personal and professional lives of graduates who have overcome challenges and achieved remarkable success. The University, which has more than one million alumni, aims to share these incredible stories with a wider audience through the captivating series.

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

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is kicking off the 2025 tour of its Mamma Mia!-inspired burlesque show Ohh Mamma! with a one-night-only performance at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, January 31st at 8 pm. This seductive celebration of safer sex stars RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season six winner Kylie Sonique Love and several of Prince’s former dancers, including Sharon “Pussy Control” Ferguson, Lindsley “Darling Nikki” Allen, Sebastian LeCause, and Kevin Stea. Danté Henderson-Hanson rounds out the featured performers.

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro today announced several appointments for members of his executive team including a newly created role to oversee major events integration, and new heads for Disneyland Resort, Disney Signature Experiences and Shanghai Disney Resort. The announcement comes as Disney Experiences has embarked on ambitious expansion plans for its cruise line business and at theme parks around the world.

The Board of Directors of Phibro Animal Health Corporation (Nasdaq: PAHC) today announced the appointment of Joyce J. Lee, MBA, as a Class II director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Lee will be an independent director. Her appointment fills a current vacancy and increases Board membership to nine directors, 6 of whom are independent directors.

Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (the “Company”, “Dream Finders” or “DFH”) (NYSEDFH) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the core homebuilding operations and assets of privately-held homebuilder, Liberty Communities, LLC, in the Atlanta, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina markets, in addition to its captive pre-engineered panel and truss and building component import businesses (collectively, “Liberty Communities” or “Liberty”).

Sensata Technologies (NYSEST) today announced that it will disclose its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at or about 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time.

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Quality Surveillance, Inc. to Accredited Labs. The acquisition closed December 16, 2024.

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (NYSECUBI):

Bank of Hope, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQHOPE), today announced a multipronged relief plan to support victims of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, including a $100,000 philanthropic donation to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles Wildfire Response Fund.

BayCom Corp (“BayCom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQBCML), the holding company for United Business Bank (the “Bank” or “UBB”), announced earnings of $6.1 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to earnings of $6.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024 and $6.4 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) announced that it will issue its third quarter financial results on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQOPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on or about February 20, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 6, 2025.

Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. Complete financial results and related materials are available at www.SallieMae.com/investors. The materials will also be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSEELF) today announced that it will hold a webcast to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2025 results on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A press release detailing the Company’s results will be issued prior to the webcast, which will be hosted by Tarang Amin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mandy Fields, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSEEE) today announced that the Management team will host one-on-one investor meetings at the upcoming investor conferences:

Granite (NYSEGVA) has been awarded an approximately $88 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to improve a section of Ortega Highway State Route 74 (SR 74). Project funding will come from state and federal sources and the project will be included in Granite’s first-quarter CAP.

Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSEINVH) (“Invitation Homes” or the “Company”) today announced the tax treatment of its 2024 dividends for its Common Stock as summarized in the table below. The Company’s tax return for 2024 has not yet been filed. As a result, the information in the table below has been calculated using the best available information as of the date of this release.

Horizon Bank is pleased to announce the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB) has approved major Affordable Housing Program assistance to the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC) Escuela Nueva project in the amount of $2,000,000. Horizon Bank sponsors the grant application for this project, local to the Austin market.

The board of directors of NiSource Inc. (NYSENI) today declared a quarterly common stock dividend payment of $0.28 cents per share, payable February 20, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 3, 2025.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQOPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $5.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, compared with $5.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024, and $5.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Oregon Pacific Bancorp (ORPB), the holding company of Oregon Pacific Bank, today reported net income of $2.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, during the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.8 million or $0.26 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. “We are happy to report the Bank’s 2024 financial performance,” said Ron Green, President and Chief Executive Officer. “During the year the banking industry faced increased pressures on our net interest margin as competition for deposits intensified. Oregon Pacific has remained disciplined with our deposit strategy, and we believe this approach has contributed to the bank’s overall 2024 success.”

IFF (NYSEIFF) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings results following the market close on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The management team will host a live webcast on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss results and outlook with the investor community.

Amcor plc (“Amcor”) (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC) and Berry Global Group, Inc. (“Berry”) (NYSEBERY) today announce that an important milestone towards the completion of their previously announced all-stock transaction has been reached, with filing of the definitive joint proxy statement (“the Joint Proxy Statement’) with the U.S. SEC. The Joint Proxy Statement includes notices of Amcor and Berry shareholder meetings that will both take place on Tuesday 25 February, 2025.

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSEGEO) ("GEO") will release its fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, February 27, 2025 before the market opens. GEO has scheduled a conference call and simultaneous webcast for 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQEBC), the holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its fourth quarter 2024 financial results.

Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSEBY), today reported:

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (Nasdaq: STRT) (“STRATTEC” or “Company”), a leading provider of smart vehicle power access, security & authorization solutions for the global automotive industry, today announced that it will release its second quarter fiscal year 2025 results after the close of financial markets on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQLINE) (the "Company"), the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today announced the tax treatment of its 2024 distributions. The tax treatment of distributions per share of the Company common stock (CUSIP 53566V106) will be reported on the Form 1099-DIV as follows:

QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in performance marketplaces and technologies for the financial services and home services industries, today announced it will report financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2024 after the market closes on Thursday, February 6, 2025. On that day, management will hold a conference call and webcast at 2:00 PM PT to review and discuss the company’s results.

Energy Transfer LP (“ET”) today announced the quarterly cash distribution of $0.2111 per Series I Preferred Unit (NYSEETprI).

UPS (NYSEUPS) will announce its 2024 fourth-quarter results on January 30, 2025, at approximately 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQGPRE) will release fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results prior to the market opening on February 7, 2025, and then host a conference call beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time (8 a.m. Central time) to discuss the results and outlook.

Jabil Inc. (NYSEJBL) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2025. The dividend is payable on March 4, 2025.

indie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an automotive solutions innovator, plans to conduct a conference call with analysts to discuss its fourth quarter 2024 results and business outlook on February 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQNMFC) (“New Mountain” or “the Company”) announced today that it will release its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 after markets close. The Company will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 10:00 am Eastern Time on Thursday, February 27, 2025. During the live conference call, the Company’s officers will review the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 performance, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session.

Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQXEL) announced today that Devin Stockfish has been elected to its board of directors, effective Jan. 23, 2025.

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSEAESI) (“Atlas” or the “Company”) today announced that it will issue its fourth quarter and year end 2024 earnings release after market close on Monday, February 24, 2025, and will host a conference call to discuss financial and operational results at 9:00am Central Time (10:00am Eastern Time) on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Williams (NYSEWMB) plans to announce its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. The company’s full-year 2024 conference call and webcast with analysts and investors is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time).

Premier, Inc. (NASDAQPINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. The cash dividend will be payable on March 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2025.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSEUNFI) (the “Company” or “UNFI”) completed its Spring and Summer Selling Show in San Diego, CA, the first of the Company’s 2025 show season. The two-day show brought together more than 4,300 attendees, connecting 1,800 retailers with 800 supplier brands. Exhibitors showcased thousands of unique brands spanning natural, organic, fresh, specialty, and conventional grocery products.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSEGPMT) ("GPMT," "Granite Point" or the "Company”) today announced that W. Reid Sanders, a member of its Board of Directors since the Company’s inception in 2017, has passed away.

Port Houston has announced the start of the application period for its Community Grants Program (CGP), beginning February 1. Eligible not-for-profit organizations may submit their Letters of Interest (LOI) to Port Houston starting February 1. Applicants meeting the 2025 CGP’s guidelines and priorities will be invited to complete the full grant application following the close of the LOI period, which ends February 28.

Amtech Systems, Inc. ("Amtech") (NASDAQASYS), a manufacturer of equipment and consumables for semiconductor fabrication and packaging, today announced the appointment of Asif Y. Jakwani to its Board of Directors.

Five Point Holdings, LLC (“Five Point” or the “Company”) (NYSEFPH), an owner and developer of large mixed-use planned communities in California, today reported its fourth quarter and year-end 2024 results.

The board of directors of KB Home (NYSEKBH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.25 per share on the Company’s common stock, payable on February 20, 2025 to stockholders of record on February 6, 2025.

Amtech Systems, Inc. ("Amtech") (NASDAQASYS), a manufacturer of equipment and consumables for semiconductor fabrication and packaging, will announce its fiscal first quarter 2025 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2024, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, after market close.

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQHAS) announced today that the company’s fourth quarter and full year financial results will be released before the market open on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Hasbro will webcast its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Philanthropist Ed Freedman and Stable Road Foundation are donating $100,000 to support the relief efforts led by longtime partner Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) and Bethany Frankel’s BStrong in the wake of the devastating wildfires sweeping the Los Angeles area. The two organizations have also launched a fundraiser to provide even more support to more people.

On January 23, 2025, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSEDHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest, payable on February 21, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2025. The ex-dividend date is February 6, 2025. The previous dividend declared in December was $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest.

Intellinetics, Inc. (NYSE American: INLX), a digital transformation solutions provider, is proud to announce the growth of its IntelliCloud Payables Automation Solution (IPAS) into the K-12 market through an expansion of its partnership with Skyward, a school administration software provider committed to helping K-12 leaders spend less time on tasks and more time with students.

Grindr Inc. (NYSEGRND) (“Grindr” or the “Company”), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, today announced that it is providing notice to holders of its outstanding public warrants and private placement warrants (collectively, the “warrants”) that it will redeem the warrants at a redemption price of $0.10 per warrant at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 24, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”). Holders of the warrants may instead elect to exercise their warrants until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. At the time of this press release, Grindr has 18,799,825 public warrants and 18,560,000 private placement warrants outstanding.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSELNG) announced today that it plans to issue its earnings release with respect to fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Thursday, February 20, 2025 before the market opens. Cheniere will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) that day to discuss fourth quarter and full year results.

East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2024. Full year 2024 net income was $1.2 billion, or $8.33 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2024 net income was $293 million, or $2.10 per diluted share. Full-year returns on average assets were 1.60%, returns on average common equity were 15.9%, and book value per share grew 12% year-over-year.

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach (“F&M” or the “Bank”) (OTCQX: FMBL) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSEMCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $21.4 million, or $1.88 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to $12.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024, and $14.6 million, or $1.28 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.