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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommended that shareholders of BlackRock ESG Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (the “Fund”) vote on the WHITE card FOR nine out of ten of the incumbent Board nominees and AGAINST the proposal put forth by a dissident shareholder to terminate BlackRock as investment adviser ahead of the Fund’s annual meeting on June 26...

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted equity awards covering an aggregate of 1,116,000 shares of its common stock, consisting of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 744,000 shares of common stock, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) representing an aggregate of 372,000 shares of common stock, to 16 newly hired employees as an inducement material to their acceptance of employm...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FPF) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.1375 per share payable on July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2025. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 1, 2025. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below. First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF): Distribu...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.097 per share payable on July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2025. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 1, 2025. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below. First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT):     Distribution per share:   $0.097...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the Monthly distribution for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII. The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration: Expected Ex-Dividend Date: June 20, 2025 Record Date: June 20, 2025 Payable Date: June 23, 2025 Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUN...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) (“Darling” or the “Company”), the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced the pricing of an offering of €750 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.5% senior notes due 2032 (the “notes”). The notes will be issued by Darling Global Finance B.V. (the “Issuer”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated under the laws of The...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FMY) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.07 per share payable on July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2025. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 1, 2025. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below. First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY):     Distribution per share:   $0.07 Distribution Rate based on the J...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FTHY) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.125 per share payable on July 25, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2025. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 1, 2025. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below. First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY):     Distribution per share:...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penguin Solutions, Inc. announced its financial webcast & conf call for Q3FY2025 earnings after market close on Tues, July 8 at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET....

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a global leader in optical and photonic solutions, today announced the launch of its PicoBlade® Core ultrafast laser platform, setting a new standard for industrial micromachining. PicoBlade Core combines high-power, mid-power, and low-power configurations across infrared (IR), green, and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths—all within a single, compact form-factor that is three times lighter and half the size of Lumentum’s previou...