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July 6, 2026 12:56 pm

Verdata Joins FICO Marketplace to Help Financial Institutions Strengthen Small Business Decisioning

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Comprehensive new data and risk insights enable faster underwriting, onboarding, and portfolio monitoring

ATLANTA, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Verdata, a provider of small- and medium-sized business (SMB) data and risk insights for financial institutions and fintechs, today announced a strategic partnership with FICO, a global analytics software leader, through which Verdata’s solutions will be available on FICO® Marketplace. As financial institutions, payment providers, and fintechs expand their SMB portfolios, they face growing pressure to make faster, more confident decisions with data that is often fragmented, outdated, or difficult to connect.

Through FICO® Marketplace, organizations can now access Verdata’s actionable data and risk insights directly within their decisioning workflows. This enables teams to evaluate SMBs, monitor portfolio changes, and surface meaningful risk signals without relying on disconnected checks or new point-to-point integrations.

Verdata brings together 25M+ public, private, and consortium-based data records across firmographics, regulatory activity, business performance, financial indicators, principals, licensing, service reputation, and ongoing change signals. For lenders, payment providers, marketplaces, and other organizations, these insights help to significantly reduce manual review, identify changes sooner, and support stronger decisions across onboarding, underwriting, lead scoring, compliance, and portfolio monitoring.

“Financial institutions expanding their SMB portfolios need data they can act on,” said Jason Andrew, chief revenue officer at FICO. “FICO Marketplace was built to eliminate the friction between insight and action with intelligent decisioning, and Verdata’s SMB solutions deliver critical business context our customers need, directly within the workflows where decisions are made.”

“All organizations serving small and medium-sized businesses face pressure to make faster and smarter decisions. Traditional data sources leave critical gaps like incomplete, outdated, or disconnected data elements,” said Mike Mondelli, CEO of Verdata. “By adding Verdata’s business intelligence to the FICO® Marketplace, we enable organizations to incorporate complete, current, and actionable data into their decisioning ecosystem, helping them evaluate businesses faster, act with confidence, and strengthen outcomes across the customer lifecycle.”

FICO Marketplace is accessible directly within FICO® Platform and enables customers to leverage a catalog of offerings from trusted and pre-vetted providers. The marketplace reshapes how organizations gain value from AI by enabling rapid discovery and deployment of data, analytics and decisioning assets that fuel intelligent decisioning and drive better business outcomes.

To learn more, visit FICO® Marketplace.

About Verdata
Verdata is a small and medium-size business data and risk intelligence platform that helps organizations make clearer, faster, and more confident decisions across onboarding, underwriting, lead scoring, compliance, and portfolio monitoring. Leveraging its proprietary data consortium and unifying fragmented business data into an actionable intelligence layer, Verdata gives lenders, payment providers, marketplaces, and other organizations greater visibility into business identity, risk, and change.

About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 200 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 80 countries do everything from protecting 4 billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top U.S. lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.

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July 6, 2026 12:43 pm

INVESTOR REMINDER: Berger Montague Notifies PicS N.V. (NASDAQ: PICS) Investors of a Class Action Lawsuit and Deadline

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PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — National plaintiffs’ law firm Berger Montague PC announces a class action lawsuit against PicS N.V. (NASDAQ: PICS) (“PicS” or the “Company”) on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired PicS Class A common stock during the period from January 27, 2026 through June 5, 2026 (the “Class Period”), including in or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”).

Investor Deadline:

Investors who purchased or acquired

PicS

securities during the Class Period may, no later than

August 4, 2026

, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class. To learn your rights,

CLICK HERE

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The Company, headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, provides digital credit and consumer lending solutions through a technology-driven platform serving Brazilian borrowers. PicS completed its Nasdaq IPO in January 2026.

According to the allegations in the lawsuit, PicS’s IPO documents misled investors by failing to disclose that the Company had identified deficiencies in its credit evaluation procedures, implemented new protocols in December 2025, and reclassified a substantial portion of its loan book to a higher-risk category — developments that resulted in a significant credit loss charge and an elevated nonperforming loan formation rate that were not reflected in the offering documents.

PicS shares have declined precipitously since the IPO, trading as low as $9.00 per share, a loss in value of more than 50% from the offering price of $19.00 per share.

If you are a PicS investor and would like to learn more about this action,

CLICK HERE

or please contact Berger Montague: Andrew Abramowitz at

[email protected]

or (215) 875-3015, or Caitlin Adorni at

[email protected]

or (267) 764-4865.

About Berger Montague

Berger Montague is one of the nation’s preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. With more than $2.4 billion in 2025 post-trial judgments alone, the Firm is a leader in the fields of complex litigation, antitrust, consumer protection, defective products, environmental law, employment law, securities, and whistleblower cases, among many other practice areas. For over 55 years, Berger Montague has played leading roles in precedent-setting cases and has recovered over $50 billion for its clients and the classes they have represented. Berger Montague is headquartered in Philadelphia and has offices in Chicago; Malvern, PA; Minneapolis; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, Canada; Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.

For more information or to discuss your rights, please contact:

Andrew Abramowitz
Berger Montague
(215) 875-3015
[email protected]

Caitlin Adorni
Berger Montague
(267) 764-4865
[email protected]

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July 6, 2026 12:36 pm

PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 marine coating receives prestigious green chemistry award from the American Chemical Society

PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 marine coating receives prestigious green chemistry award from the American Chemical Society

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has received a 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute. PPG was recognized in the Design of Safer Chemicals category for PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390 coating, a biocide-free, silicone-based fouling release technology that helps vessel owners and operators improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and avoid the release of antifoulants into marine environments.

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Applicators electrostatically apply PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390 marine coating to a vessel hull. The biocide-free fouling release technology helps improve vessel efficiency and reduce emissions.

The ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize technologies that advance sustainability through innovative chemistry and deliver environmental, economic and performance benefits.

“This recognition from ACS underscores the role innovative solutions can play in addressing complex sustainability challenges,” said David Bem, PPG senior vice president, science and technology, and chief technology officer. “With PPG Sigmaglide 2390 coating, our scientists took a fundamentally different approach to marine fouling control, designing a solution that eliminates the need for biocides while delivering significant performance benefits. The coating is also suitable for electrostatic application, a method PPG introduced to the marine industry that helps reduce overspray and waste during dry dock applications. This award recognizes how material design can help address environmental challenges at their source.”

Marine biofouling on vessel hulls increases hydrodynamic drag, resulting in higher fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

PPG Sigmaglide 2390 coating incorporates PPG HYDRORESET™ technology, which senses the presence of water and reorganizes the coating surface at the nanoscale to create an ultrasmooth, ultra low-friction interface. Marine organisms do not recognize the surface as a suitable substrate for permanent attachment and are more readily released during vessel movement.

Third party evidence following ISO 19030 and the International Towing Tank Conference standards demonstrates that the coating can provide potential power savings of up to 20% and potential reductions in CO₂ emissions of up to 35%, with actual performance depending on vessel type and operating conditions.

“The marine industry is increasingly focused on solutions that improve operational efficiency while reducing environmental impact,” said Amy Ericson, PPG senior vice president, Protective and Marine Coatings. “PPG Sigmaglide 2390 coating demonstrates that ship owners and operators do not have to choose between sustainability and performance. By helping reduce drag without relying on antifoulants, the technology delivers meaningful value for our customers while helping protect the marine environments in which they operate.”

The award reflects PPG’s commitment to developing innovative, sustainably advantaged solutions that solve customers’ biggest challenges. Through technologies such as the PPG Sigmaglide 2390 coating, PPG combines high performance with responsible chemistry to help customers improve operational efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and advance their decarbonization goals.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD^®

At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty products that our customers have trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 50 countries and reported net sales of $15.9 billion in 2025. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.

The PPG Logo and We protect and beautify the world are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.

HydroReset is a trademark and Sigmaglide is a registered trademark of PPG Coatings Nederland B.V.

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July 6, 2026 12:33 pm

Schwab Trading Activity Index™: STAX Score Reaches a Four-Year High in June

Schwab Trading Activity Index™: STAX Score Reaches a Four-Year High in June

Schwab clients’ net buys outpaced net sells by more than two-to-one

Key Takeaways:

The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) increased to 59.12 in June, up from its score of 55.08 in May.
Buying pressure was steady throughout June, and the STAX rose every week of the period after retreating slightly at the start of the month.
At the sector level, Information Technology led the net-buy list in June, similarly to May, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary. Financials, Health Care and Consumer Staples were net-sold.

WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) increased to 59.12 in June, up 7.33% from its score of 55.08 in May. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading activity from Schwab’s millions of client accounts to illuminate what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets each month.

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Schwab Trading Activity Index June 2026 (Graphic: Charles Schwab)

“Though major market averages retreated slightly from recent all-time highs in June, closing the month with minor losses, there was no ‘June swoon’ to be found among Schwab clients,” said Joe Mazzola, Head Trading and Derivatives Strategist at Charles Schwab. “After retreating slightly in the first week of June, the STAX rose every subsequent week of the month, and net buys outpaced net sells by more than two-to-one.”

The STAX score rose roughly four points in June, hitting a new multi-year high. Retail investors continued to buy the dip, and the heaviest buying coincided with the mid-month market pullbacks during the weeks ended June 12 and 19. Economic data in June was familiar, with inflation ticking higher and jobs holding steady, and the Federal Reserve remained hawkish in Chairman Kevin Warsh’s debut. At the end of May, the CME FedWatch Tool reflected a 50% chance for a rate hike later this year, and by June those odds shifted to nearly 83%.

Client options activity was mixed in June, with net buying seen on popular broad-based index and ETF options as well as single-stock names. Elsewhere, options-trading clients appeared to take advantage of dispersion between index and single-stock volatility by selling elevated implied volatility. For some single-stock names, put selling outweighed call selling, suggesting a neutral-to-bullish market bias among those looking to generate income through short options strategies.

At the sector level, Information Technology again topped the net-buy list in June, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary. The top five buys were all components of these three sectors. Though selling activity was light, the other eight sectors were net-sold with Financials, Health Care and Consumer Staples bringing up the rear.

From a generational perspective, STAX scores continued to rise across every age group in June, building on May’s rebound. Generation X (1965–1980) remained the most bullish, continuing a recent trend and hitting a two-year high. Baby Boomers (1946–1964) trailed well behind and Millennials (1981–1996) were a close third. Generation Z (1997–2012) once again showed the most risk aversion.

Popular names bought by Schwab clients during the period included:

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX)
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)
Micron Technology Inc. (MU)
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)

Names net sold by Schwab clients during the period included:

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH)
Snowflake Inc. (SNOW)
IREN Ltd. (IREN)
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)

About the STAX

The STAX value is calculated based on a complex proprietary formula. Each month, Schwab pulls a sample from its client base of millions of funded accounts, which includes accounts that completed a trade in the past month. The holdings and positions of this statistically significant sample are evaluated to calculate individual scores, and the median of those scores represents the monthly STAX.

For more information on the Schwab Trading Activity Index, please visit www.schwab.com/investment-research/stax. Additionally, Schwab clients can chart the STAX using the symbol $STAX in either the thinkorswim^® or thinkorswim Mobile platforms.

Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Content intended for educational/informational purposes only. Not investment advice, or a recommendation of any security, strategy, or account type.

Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Please read the Options Disclosure Document titled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” before considering any option transaction.

Historical data should not be used alone when making investment decisions. Please consult other sources of information and consider your individual financial position and goals before making an independent investment decision.

The STAX is not a tradable index. The STAX should not be used as an indicator or predictor of future client trading volume or financial performance for Schwab.

About Charles Schwab

At Charles Schwab, we believe in the power of investing to help individuals create a better tomorrow. We have a history of challenging the status quo in our industry, innovating in ways that benefit investors and the advisors and employers who serve them, and championing our clients’ goals with passion and integrity.

More information is available at aboutschwab.com. Follow us on X, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Schwab Trading Activity Index June 2026 (Graphic: Charles Schwab)

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Schwab Trading Activity Index vs. S&P 500 (Graphic: Charles Schwab)

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July 6, 2026 12:20 pm

BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: LCI Industries (NYSE – LCII), Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq – IRDM), Bio-Techne Corporation (Nasdaq – TECH), Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE – ACA)

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brodsky & Smith reminds investors of the following investigations. If you own shares and wish to discuss the investigation, contact Jason Brodsky ([email protected]) or Marc Ackerman ([email protected]) at 855-576-4847. There is no cost or financial obligation to you.

LCI Industries (NYSE – LCII)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, LCI will be acquired by Patrick Industries (Nasdaq – PATK) in an all-stock merger where LCI shareholders will receive 1.2440 shares of Patrick Industries common stock for each share of LCI common stock they own. The investigation concerns whether the LCI Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/lci-industries-nyse-lcii/.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq – IRDM)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Iridium will be acquired by Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq – RKLB) for $54 per share in a cash and stock transaction, representing an enterprise value for Iridium of approximately $8.0 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Iridium Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/iridium-communications-inc-nasdaq-irdm/.

Bio-Techne Corporation (Nasdaq – TECH)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Bio-Techne Corporation will be acquired by Merck KGaA for $73.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $11.3 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Bio-Techne Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/bio-techne-corporation-nasdaq-tech/.

Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE – ACA)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Arcosa will be acquired by CRH (NYSE – CRH) for $150.00 a share in cash with a total enterprise value of approximately $8.5 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Arcosa Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the deal consideration provides fair value to the Company’s shareholders.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/arcosa-inc-nyse-aca/.

Brodsky & Smith is a litigation law firm with extensive expertise representing shareholders throughout the nation in securities and class action lawsuits. The attorneys at Brodsky & Smith have been appointed by numerous courts throughout the country to serve as lead counsel in class actions and have successfully recovered millions of dollars for our clients and shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

July 6, 2026 12:15 pm

Vistra to Report Second Quarter Results on Aug. 7, 2026

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IRVING, Texas, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra (NYSE: VST) plans to report its second quarter 2026 financial and operating results on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, during a live conference call and webcast beginning at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT).

The live webcast can be accessed via Vistra’s website at www.vistracorp.com under “Investor Relations” and then “Events & Presentations.” Participants can also listen by phone by registering here prior to the start time of the call to receive a conference call dial-in number. A replay of the webcast will be available on Vistra’s website for one year following the call.

About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is a leader in transforming the energy landscape, with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.

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July 6, 2026 12:10 pm

BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE – ESI), Boundless Bio Inc. (Nasdaq – BOLD), Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq – NUVL), Dana Incorporated (NYSE – DAN)

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE – ESI)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Element Solutions will be acquired by Solstice Advanced Materials (Nasdaq – SOLS) in a cash and stock deal where Element Solutions shareholders will receive, for each share of Element common stock, $10.00 in cash and 0.500 shares of Solstice common stock, representing implied consideration of approximately $50.10 per Element share. The investigation concerns whether the Element Solutions Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/element-solutions-inc-nyse-esi/.

Boundless Bio Inc. (Nasdaq – BOLD)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Boundless Bio will be acquired by Serapha Bio, Inc. Pre-merger Boundless Bio stockholders are expected to own approximately 3.7% of the combined company and the pre-merger Serapha stockholders are expected to own approximately 96.3% of the combined company. The investigation concerns whether the Boundless Bio Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/boundless-bio-inc-nasdaq-bold/.

Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq – NUVL)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Nuvalent will be acquired by GSK plc (NYSE – GSK) for $124.00 per share in cash in a deal valued at $10.6 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Nuvalent Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/nuvalent-inc-nasdaq-nuvl/.

Dana Incorporated (NYSE – DAN)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Dana will be acquired by Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE – ETN) in a transaction valued at approximately $5.1 billion. Eaton shareholders will own at least 50.1% and Dana shareholders owning approximately 49.9% of the combined company at close. Eaton will receive a cash distribution of approximately $1.1 billion (subject to adjustments for cash and indebtedness). The investigation concerns whether the Dana Incorporated Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/dana-incorporated-nyse-dan/.

July 6, 2026 12:06 pm

What is Excellence Behind the Wheel? Sysco’s 25 Inductees to the 2026 IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame

HOUSTON, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sysco Corporation (SYY) is proud to announce that 25 delivery partners have been named to the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)2026 Truck Driver Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in foodservice distribution.

Sysco’s inductees are part of a record-breakingHall of Fame class of 108 drivers recognized by IFDA this year. Nearly doubling Sysco’s representation from last year, the recognition reflects the strength of the company’s transportation teams and its ongoing commitment to safety and operational excellence.

Hall of Fame drivers must meet rigorous standards:

At least 25 years of continuous service with an IFDA member company.
25 years without a chargeable accident.
No moving violations within the past five years.

Induction into the Hall of Fame represents a lifetime achievement and a testament to a decades-long career of safe driving, customer service and professional excellence.

“Our delivery partners are the face of our business, and we are incredibly proud of their great work, reliability and commitment to safety. They earned this well-deserved recognition from IFDA because of this dedication to our communities and customers,” said Bryce White, Vice President for U.S. Operations and Global Center of Excellence at Sysco.

Sysco delivery partners play a vital role in helping the company’s customers succeed every day. Beyond safely operating specialized equipment and navigating complex delivery routes, they serve as trusted frontline representatives, building relationships with customers and helping restaurants, healthcare facilities, educational institutions and other food-away-from-home operators receive the quality products and service they expect.

The 2026 Sysco inductees will be recognized on Sept. 14, 2026 at the IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame ceremony in San Antonio.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 339 distribution centers, in 10 countries, with 75,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $81 billion in fiscal year 2025 that ended June 28, 2025.

As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.

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July 6, 2026 12:03 pm

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund Declares Distribution

Liberty All-Star^® Equity Fund Declares Distribution

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) has declared a distribution of $0.17 per share payable on August 31, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 16, 2026. This distribution is in accordance with the Fund’s current distribution policy of paying distributions on its shares totaling approximately 10 percent of its net asset value per year, payable in four quarterly installments of 2.5 percent. A portion of the distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2026 for tax reporting purposes, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end.

The distribution will be paid in newly issued shares to all shareholders except those who are not participating in Liberty All-Star Equity Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan and who elect to receive the distribution in cash. Shares will be issued at the lower of the August 14, 2026 net asset value per share or market value per share (but not less than 95% of market value). The market value of the Fund’s shares for this purpose will be the last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Fund does not continuously issue shares and trades in the secondary market, investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market’s value. The Fund’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol USA. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment advisor of the Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $2.0 billion in net assets as of July 2, 2026.

Past performance cannot predict future results.

An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.

Secondary market support provided to the Fund by ALPS Fund Services, Inc.’s affiliate ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA Member.ALPS Fund Services, Inc., ALPS Advisors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. are affiliated entities.

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July 6, 2026 12:03 pm

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. Declares Distribution

Liberty All-Star^® Growth Fund, Inc. Declares Distribution

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The Board of Directors of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) has declared a distribution of $0.12 per share payable on August 31, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 16, 2026. This distribution is in accordance with the Fund’s current distribution policy of paying distributions on its shares totaling approximately 8 percent of its net asset value per year, payable in four quarterly installments of 2 percent. A portion of the distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2026 for tax reporting purposes, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end.

The distribution will be paid in newly issued shares to all shareholders except those who are not participating in Liberty All-Star Growth Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan and who elect to receive the distribution in cash. Shares will be issued at the lower of the August 14, 2026 net asset value per share or market value per share (but not less than 95% of market value). The market value of the Fund’s shares for this purpose will be the last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Fund does not continuously issue shares and trades in the secondary market, investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market’s value. The Fund’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ASG. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment advisor of the Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $390 million in net assets as of July 2, 2026.

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For Information Contact:

Liberty All-Star^® Growth Fund, Inc.

1-800-241-1850

www.all-starfunds.com

KEYWORDS: Massachusetts United States North America

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