Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Tuesday's session are Thor Industries Inc. (THO), Equity Residential (EQR) and Dollar General Corp. (DG).

Thor's fiscal first-quarter profit rose 39% as the company reported a double-digit sales gain in its recreational vehicle business. However, shares fell 6.8% to $40.65 after hours as earnings missed analysts' expectations.

Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB) are acquiring Archstone Enterprise LP, a portfolio of apartment properties, from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for a total of around $6.5 billion in cash and stock. Equity Residential plans to issue 34.5 million shares to help fund the deal, while AvalonBay said it plans to offer 14.5 million shares. Equity Residential shares were off 2.6% to $53 after hours, while AvalonBay shares slipped 1.5% to $127 after hours.

Standard & Poor's said it will add discount chain Dollar General to its S&P 500 index, replacing Cooper Industries PLC (CBE), after Eaton Corp. (ETN) completes its acquisition of the electrical products maker. Dollar General shares were up 2.6% to $50.60 after hours.

Dillard's Inc. (DDS) said it will pay a one-time dividend of $5, as the department store operator became latest in a string of companies to boost shareholder returns before year's end. Shares rose 3.5% to $88.87 after hours.

Full Circle Capital Corp. (FULL) has launched an offering of 1.35 million shares. The loan financing provider recently had around 6.2 million shares outstanding. Shares fell 3.7%, to $7.82 in after-hours trading.

Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s (LVS) board has approved a special dividend of $2.75 a share, as the casino operator looks to boost shareholder returns. Shares climbed 5% to $46.21 after hours.

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Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. (PLCE) said Chief Financial Officer Steven Baginski is leaving after less than a year in the post to pursue other interests and will be succeeded by retail veteran Michael Scarpa next month.

Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) said it is offering 6 million shares, intending to use the proceeds to help finance a planned acquisition. The company had around 53.4 million shares outstanding as of Sept. 30. The provider of environmental, energy and industrial services also said Monday that it plans to offer $550 million in senior notes due 2021.

Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI) agreed to acquire Thomas Medical Products Inc., which is part of General Electric Co.'s (GE) health-care business, for roughly $167 million.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. (NXST) said stockholders affiliated with ABRY Partners LLC intend to offer 8 million shares. The media company won't receive any proceeds from the sale. ABRY Partners recently owned around 57% of the company's roughly 29 million shares outstanding as of Oct. 31.

Shanda Games Ltd.'s (GAME) fiscal second-quarter profit fell 26% as the Chinese game developer introduced updates with free content, and its revenue fell.

Write to Nathalie Tadena at nathalie.tadena@dowjones.com

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