Latest Schedule 13D activist filings

Mark J. Penn has consolidated his beneficial ownership in Stagwell Inc. to 11.6% of Class A Common Stock after Stagwell Group distributed its remaining shares to him.

OSN Streaming Limited and its affiliates have increased their beneficial ownership in Anghami Inc. to 70.8% of outstanding shares following the election to purchase an additional $23 million convertible note.

Soleus Capital Master Fund, L.P. has increased its beneficial ownership in ESSA Pharma, Inc. to 9.8% of outstanding common stock after unwinding a cash-settled swap and acquiring 2.1 million shares.

A major shareholder, Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust, has proposed a $50 million capital raise for Lee Enterprises, including a direct share purchase and a backstopped rights offering.

Clifford Starke, CEO and director of Flora Growth Corp., has filed an amended Schedule 13D, disclosing a beneficial ownership of 17.1% of the company's common shares, totaling 3,850,886 shares.

Flora Growth Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer, Dany Vaiman, has updated his beneficial ownership stake in the company to 4.8% of common shares, reflecting an increase in the issuer's total outstanding shares.

Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. has increased its beneficial ownership in Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited to 25.1% through recent open market purchases of American Depositary Shares.

Sun Lei, a significant shareholder of JX Luxventure Group Inc., increased beneficial ownership to 10.37% by converting $510,000 of outstanding debt owed by the company into 500,049 common shares.

Vladimir and Angelica Galkin have significantly increased their beneficial ownership in Newegg Commerce, Inc., now holding 16.4% of the common shares.

Phyllis Newhouse and ShoulderUp 2021 Trust have disclosed a combined beneficial ownership of 12.22% in CID HoldCo, Inc. following the recent business combination involving ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. and SEE ID, Inc.

Toronto-Dominion Investments, Inc. and its affiliates have filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D, updating their beneficial ownership of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares following a planned redemption.

Diveroli Investment Group LLC and Kingbird Ventures LLC have reported a significant 10.8% beneficial ownership stake in LQR House Inc., holding 737,000 shares of common stock.

Gerald J. Ford and affiliated entities, holding 24.8% of Hilltop Holdings Inc., have announced their intent to vote against all director nominees and executive compensation at the upcoming annual meeting, while also disclosing a Rule 11 Agreement stemming from family litigation that restricts their ability to sell shares.

Chevron Corporation has finalized its acquisition of Hess Corporation, resulting in Chevron indirectly owning and controlling Hess Midstream GP LP and holding approximately 37.8% of Hess Midstream LP's Class A Shares.

An amended Schedule 13D filing reveals Alice N. Schwartz and her revocable trust continue to hold substantial Class A and Class B common stock, solidifying family control over Bio-Rad Laboratories, primarily for estate planning purposes.

abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has secured a temporary waiver from Toronto-Dominion Investments, Inc. regarding its asset coverage and effective leverage ratio requirements for its Muni-MultiMode Preferred Shares until October 15, 2025.

Andrew Cavaghan and affiliated entities have significantly increased their beneficial ownership in Blue Gold Ltd. to over 23% following a recent business combination and share distribution.

An insider group, including senior management, has proposed to acquire all outstanding shares of FONAR Corporation not already owned by them for $17.25 per share in cash, representing a 27% premium.

Asana, Inc. co-founder Dustin A. Moskovitz has increased his beneficial ownership in the company to 56.4% through recent open-market purchases totaling over $23.9 million.

Diana Shipping Inc. has disclosed a significant acquisition of 3.32 million common shares in Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd., representing a 7.72% beneficial ownership stake, for approximately $46 million.

Diana Shipping Inc. has disclosed a significant acquisition of 3.32 million common shares in Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd., representing a 7.72% beneficial ownership stake, for approximately $46 million.

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. has entered into a voting support agreement with Bakkt Holdings, Inc. to approve a significant increase in authorized Class A Common Stock, contingent on Bakkt repaying its debt to ICEH following a minimum $70 million capital raise.

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. has entered into a voting support agreement with Bakkt Holdings, Inc. to approve a significant increase in authorized Class A Common Stock, contingent on Bakkt repaying its debt to ICEH following a minimum $70 million capital raise.

A significant shareholder group, including Gordon Gund and various Gund family trusts, has entered into a voting agreement to support the proposed merger of WK Kellogg Co with Ferrero International S.A.

Vladimir and Angelica Galkin have increased their beneficial ownership in Newegg Commerce, Inc. to 14.3% of outstanding common shares, now holding 2,777,777 shares.

Northern Right Capital and its affiliates have increased their beneficial ownership in Great Elm Group, Inc. to 20.7% of outstanding common stock, while extending the forbearance period for the conversion of their PIK Notes until July 15, 2026.

Robert Leshner, a significant shareholder in LQR House Inc., has filed an amended Schedule 13D, correcting a previous clerical error in his reported share count and stating he no longer holds over 10% of voting stock or intends to influence company management.

Travis Winczura has disclosed a 60.2% beneficial ownership stake in NFiniTi Inc. following a highly dilutive share exchange agreement where NFiniTi acquired Artisan Beverages, Inc., necessitating a 1-for-500 reverse stock split.

Augusta Gold Corp.'s largest shareholders, Augusta Investments Inc. and Richard Warke, have entered into a voting agreement to support the proposed merger with AngloGold Ashanti (U.S.A.) Holdings Inc.

NFiniTi Inc. has completed a share exchange agreement, resulting in Summit Consumer Products Inc. acquiring 99.2% of its common stock in exchange for Artisan Beverages, Inc.