abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) Announces Change to Monthly Distribution Expected to Be Maintained for at Least the Next 12 Months

Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) announced offerings of $41.4 billion in senior secured notes and $8.5 billion in term loan B facility. Proceeds will finance the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and repay debt. The notes are offered to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. persons.

NuScale Power (SMR) reported a 89.7M share sale, increasing its diluted share count to 364.52M. The company authorized a new $750M equity program, highlighting its capital-intensive small modular reactor roadmap. Analysts forecast revenues of $442M and earnings of $49.7M by 2029, but dilution risks remain a concern.

KB Securities projects Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will pay 70 trillion won ($50 billion) in cash dividends in H2 2024, driven by improved memory chip earnings. The brokerage expects Q3 and Q4 dividends of 30 trillion and 40 trillion won, respectively, with ample funds remaining for share buybacks. Samsung's operating profit is forecasted to average over 100 trillion won in H2, with annual profits reaching 368 trillion won in 2024 and 555 trillion won in 2025.

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) extended its exchange offers for Qorvo's senior notes due 2029 and 2031, with new expiration and withdrawal deadlines set for October 5, 2026. The offers aim to exchange up to $850M of 2029 notes and $700M of 2031 notes. As of September 30, 91.68% of 2029 notes and 93.33% of 2031 notes have been tendered. The offers are contingent on the closing of Skyworks' merger with Qorvo, expected around October 5, 2026.

OpenText announced a $300 million bond tender offer for its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2028, receiving $697.56 million in tenders. The company plans to use proceeds to redeem its 6.900% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, aiming to optimize its capital structure and reduce financing costs. OpenText also announced a $1 billion senior secured notes offering, with proceeds to redeem outstanding 2027 notes and potentially fund up to $450 million of 2028 notes.

OpenText (OTEX) announced the pricing and results of its cash tender offer to purchase up to $300M of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2028. The offer, which expired on September 30, 2026, will pay a fixed spread over the yield of reference U.S. Treasury Securities. The company plans to use proceeds from a concurrent senior secured notes offering, expected to close on October 1, 2026, to fund the redemption of its 6.900% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and the tender offer.