San Carlos – October 12, 2026 -- Noah Medical's Galaxy System achieved a diagnostic yield of 92-96% in one hospital's early field experience and 96% in another's, according to whitepapers covering 165 patient procedures and 190 lesions. The data comes from D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center, and Amit Mahajan, MD, of Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Japan – October 12, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. repurchased 94,237,900 shares of its common stock for 16,460,974,290 yen between September 1 and September 30, 2026, lifting its cumulative buyback to 77,588,530,910 yen under a program capped at 200 billion yen.

NTT executed September purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

All shares were acquired on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The September volume works out to an average price of roughly 174.7 yen per share, based on the disclosed share count and total amount.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) will switch from quarterly to monthly regular dividends in July 2026, with its board declaring $0.11 per share for each of July, August and September, or $0.33 per share for the third quarter.

Board declares three monthly payments totaling $0.33 per share

The Board of Directors approved regular monthly cash dividends of $0.11 per share payable in July, August and September 2026. The change in payment frequency starts with the July payment.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) realized an $11.6 million gain on the exit of its equity investment in Centre Technologies Holdings, LLC, delivering a 40.1% annual internal rate of return and an 8.8x money-invested multiple on the equity position.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) will pay regular monthly dividends of $0.11 per share for each of October, November and December 2026, totaling $0.33 per share for the fourth quarter, after its Board of Directors approved the payouts.

Board adds $0.03 supplemental dividend for December payment

The board also declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable in December 2026. Combined with the regular monthly payments, the fourth-quarter distribution comes to $0.36 per share.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) posted a 15.9% annualized return on equity for the second quarter of 2026, as net asset value rose 4.0% to $16.51 per share from $15.87 on March 31. Net increase in net assets from operations reached $29.3 million, or $0.65 per share, up $13.0 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Houston – – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) has closed the first $75.0 million tranche of a $150.0 million private notes offering carrying a fixed 6.83% annual interest rate, the Fund said on September 1, 2026.

Second $75.0 million tranche is due in October 2026

The unsecured Notes mature on September 30, 2029, with interest payable semiannually. The remaining $75.0 million will be issued in October 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) originated new or increased private loan commitments totaling $62.2 million in the third quarter of 2026 and funded investments with a cost basis of $61.4 million.

Fund backs power, cable and mixing-equipment companies with first lien debt

The fund named three notable third-quarter deals, each combining first lien senior secured debt with a small equity stake:

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has secured a US$40 million non-brokered private placement from strategic investor Eric Sprott, who agreed to buy 8,060,226 common shares at C$6.80 each.

Sprott is described as an arm's length investor and is already a strategic shareholder of the company. The shares carry a statutory four-month hold period under Canadian securities laws.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has closed a non-brokered private placement with investor Eric Sprott, raising aggregate gross proceeds of US$40 million through the issuance of 8,060,226 common shares.

The shares were priced at C$6.80 each. The source states the proceeds in U.S. dollars and the share price in Canadian dollars.