U.S. Corporate Actions | Ticker Changes and Dividend Announcements Highlight Activity

Overview

Corporate activity in the U.S. markets on December 23 centers on ticker and exchange changes alongside a significant number of dividend announcements. No IPOs were reported, while several stock splits were announced, reflecting a mix of capital structure adjustments and investor return strategies.

Ticker and Exchange Changes

• EPWK Holdings — Ticker Change: New ticker EPWKF on OTC from EPWK on NASDAQ (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Flexshopper — Ticker Change: New ticker FPAYQ on OTC from FPAY on OTC (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Accelitron Advanced — Ticker Change: New ticker AAMCF on OTC from AAMCD on OTC (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)

Stock Splits

• Texas Pacific Land — Stock Split: 3-for-1 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Boxlight — Stock Split: 1-for-6 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Cheer Holding — Stock Split: 1-for-50 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• TNL Mediagene — Stock Split: 1-for-20 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)

Dividend Announcements

• Balchem — Dividend: $0.96/share, Payable 2026-01-20, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• The Hackett Group — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2026-01-09, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• QCR Holdings — Dividend: $0.06/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Dine Brands Global — Dividend: $0.19/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• LTC Properties — Dividend: $0.19/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Redwood Trust — Dividend: $0.18/share, Payable 2025-12-30, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Monroe Capital — Dividend: $0.18/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Restaurant Brands — Dividend: $0.62/share, Payable 2026-01-06, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Farmland — Dividend: $0.20/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Invitation Homes — Dividend: $0.30/share, Payable 2026-01-16, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies — Dividend: $0.0175/share, Payable 2026-01-09, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High — Dividend: $0.049/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Strategic — Dividend: $0.077/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Long-Short — Dividend: $0.092/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Senior — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• BrandywineGLOBAL — Dividend: $0.08/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• FS Credit — Dividend: $0.0678/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.127/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0365/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Global High Income Fund — Dividend: $0.07/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Clearbridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.36/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Securities Fund Inc — Dividend: $0.1005/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Securities Fund Inc — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund — Dividend: $0.1037/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund — Dividend: $0.045/share, Payable 2026-01-02, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.122/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0355/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High Yield — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust — Dividend: $0.071/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Korea Fund — Dividend: $0.944217/share, Payable 2026-01-12, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Korea Fund — Dividend: $0.437507/share, Payable 2026-01-12, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund — Dividend: $0.0545/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0672/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.017/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0546/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0298/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund — Dividend: $0.042/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Lmp Capital & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Premier Bond Fund — Dividend: $0.07/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund — Dividend: $0.052/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0625/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0625/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blue Owl — Dividend: $0.05/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23

Summary List

• EPWK Holdings — Ticker Change: New ticker EPWKF on OTC from EPWK on NASDAQ (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Flexshopper — Ticker Change: New ticker FPAYQ on OTC from FPAY on OTC (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Accelitron Advanced — Ticker Change: New ticker AAMCF on OTC from AAMCD on OTC (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Texas Pacific Land — Stock Split: 3-for-1 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Boxlight — Stock Split: 1-for-6 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Cheer Holding — Stock Split: 1-for-50 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• TNL Mediagene — Stock Split: 1-for-20 (Effective Date: 2025-12-23)
• Balchem — Dividend: $0.96/share, Payable 2026-01-20, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• The Hackett Group — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2026-01-09, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• QCR Holdings — Dividend: $0.06/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Dine Brands Global — Dividend: $0.19/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• LTC Properties — Dividend: $0.19/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Redwood Trust — Dividend: $0.18/share, Payable 2025-12-30, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Monroe Capital — Dividend: $0.18/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Restaurant Brands — Dividend: $0.62/share, Payable 2026-01-06, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Farmland — Dividend: $0.20/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Invitation Homes — Dividend: $0.30/share, Payable 2026-01-16, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies — Dividend: $0.0175/share, Payable 2026-01-09, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High — Dividend: $0.049/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Strategic — Dividend: $0.077/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Long-Short — Dividend: $0.092/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blackstone Senior — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• BrandywineGLOBAL — Dividend: $0.08/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• FS Credit — Dividend: $0.0678/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.127/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0365/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Global High Income Fund — Dividend: $0.07/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Clearbridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.36/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Securities Fund Inc — Dividend: $0.1005/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Securities Fund Inc — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund — Dividend: $0.1037/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund — Dividend: $0.045/share, Payable 2026-01-02, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.122/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0355/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset High Yield — Dividend: $0.095/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust — Dividend: $0.071/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Korea Fund — Dividend: $0.944217/share, Payable 2026-01-12, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Korea Fund — Dividend: $0.437507/share, Payable 2026-01-12, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund — Dividend: $0.034/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund — Dividend: $0.0545/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0672/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.017/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0546/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Opportunity Fund — Dividend: $0.0298/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund — Dividend: $0.042/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Lmp Capital & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.12/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Premier Bond Fund — Dividend: $0.07/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund — Dividend: $0.052/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0625/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund — Dividend: $0.0625/share, Payable 2025-12-31, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23
• Blue Owl — Dividend: $0.05/share, Payable 2026-01-07, Ex-Dividend 2025-12-23

Outlook

The corporate activity reflects a continuation of capital structure adjustments and a focus on maintaining investor returns, with a notable number of dividend declarations. The ticker changes suggest a realignment of market positions, while stock splits indicate companies repositioning for liquidity and accessibility. The absence of IPO activity underscores a cautious investor environment ahead of year-end.