Year: 2019

Bank of Åland PlcPressreleaseDeceber 2, 2019, 9.00 am The Bank of Åland has signed the UN Principles for Responsible BankingAs a natural step in the Bank of Åland’s sustainability work, the Bank has now also signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking together with 192 other banks. The principles were recently established. Their aim is to align the financial services sector with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement by engaging them in cooperation and clarifying the sector’s responsibility for creating a sustainable society.“Our ambition is to ensure that our operations will be sustainable in the long term, financially as well as socially and environmentally. For many years, sustainability has been integrated into our operations, but we know that we need to do more. Signing the...

Ålandsbanken AbpLehdistötiedote2.12.2019 kl. 9.00Ålandsbanken on allekirjoittanut YK:n vastuullisen pankkitoiminnan periaatteet Luonnollisena jatkona Ålandsbankenin kestävän kehityksen työlle pankki on nyt myös allekirjoittanut YK:n periaatteet vastuullisesta pankkitoiminnasta (UNEP FI) yhdessä 192 muun pankin kanssa. Periaatteet on vahvistettu hiljattain, ja niiden tarkoituksena on ohjata rahoitusalaa toimimaan YK:n kestävän kehityksen tavoitteiden ja Pariisin ilmastosopimuksen mukaisesti innostamalla yhteistyöhön ja selkeyttämällä rahoitusalan vastuuta kestävän yhteiskunnan luomisessa.”Pyrimme harjoittamaan toimintaamme pitkäjänteisesti ja kestävästi ottaen huomioon sekä taloudelliset, sosiaaliset että ympäristötekijät. Kestävä kehitys on jo pitkään ollut osana toimintaamme, ja tiedämme, että meillä on vielä paljon tehtävää. Allekirjoittamalla...

Announcement about a change in a major shareholder’s shareholding, cf. S.31 of the Danish Capital Market Act.                                                         Yours faithfully,Jyske BankContact person: Birger Krøgh Nielsen, CFO, tel. +45 89 89 64 44.AttachmentCorporate announcement 20191202

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company”) today announced the status of the Company’s own share repurchase under its ongoing repurchase plan resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 23, 2019, pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law of Japan.Details are as follows:Details of Share Repurchase  　1.  Period of own share repurchase: From November 1, 2019 through November 30, 20192.  Class of shares: Common stock3.  Number of own shares repurchased: 04.  Total repurchase amount: 0 yenNote: The above repurchase information has been prepared on the basis of execution date.

Satralizumab demonstrated robust efficacy, sustained for 144 weeks, in significantly reducing the risk of relapse in combination with baseline immunosuppressant therapySatralizumab targets the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, a potential key driver of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)NMOSD is a rare, debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that can cause visual impairment, motor disability and even deathBasel, 2 December 2019 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that data from SAkuraSky, a pivotal phase III study of the investigational medicine satralizumab for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), were published in the 27 November 2019 online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).Attachment02122019_MR_Positive phase III results for Roche’s...

MCCARRAN, Nev., Dec. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) (“Aqua Metals” or the “Company”), which is reinventing lead recycling with its AquaRefining™ technology, today announced that on Friday evening, November 29, 2019, a fire occurred in the AquaRefining area of the plant.  The fire took place in the evening and, fortunately, there were no injuries as the building was vacant at the time.  Local fire authorities responded rapidly and extinguished the fire that evening.The cause of the fire is presently unknown and the Company is working with the local authorities and other parties to investigate the origin of ignition and root cause.  The flames at one point reached the upper roofline of the AquaRefinery area and damaged the roof.  The fire and related intense heat and smoke caused significant damage to...

TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) (TSX: CG) today announced that the Kumtor Mine, located in the Kyrgyz Republic, experienced a significant rock movement at the Lysii Waste Rock Dump early this morning. Kumtor initiated an emergency evacuation of all mine personnel from the area and an immediate cessation of mining operations. Two Kumtor employees who were working in the area did not report to the emergency gathering area and remain missing. Centerra’s first priority at this time is to locate the missing employees through a search and rescue operation which began immediately and is ongoing in cooperation with the Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Emergencies. The Company has also notified all relevant government authorities and the families of the missing employees.Scott Perry, President and Chief...

GRAPEVINE, Texas, Dec. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today only, gamers, geeks and gifters can snag unbeatable online deals during GameStop’s Cyber Monday sale at GameStop.com, beginning at 11 p.m. CST on Sunday, Dec. 1 and ending at 2 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Shoppers who missed out on Black Friday savings can still take advantage of GameStop’s online deals, plus several new offers on gaming headsets, video game titles, collectibles and more.GameStop also announced today that it is extending its online Deal of the Day promotion from running twice per week, to now running every day throughout the holiday season.  Beginning Cyber Monday and ending on Tuesday, Dec. 31, customers can visit www.gamestop.com/deals/deal-of-the-day to experience additional savings on a variety of popular items.“If you missed out on our great Black Friday...

The Board of Directors of Eimskip decided today to initiate a share buy-back program in accordance with approval of Eimskip shareholders’ meeting on 24 July 2018 with the main purpose of reducing the company’s share capital.The authorization is to purchase once or more often for a term of 18 months from the meeting, provided that Eimskip and its subsidiaries may only own at most 10% of the company’s share capital. The number of shares to be acquired under the buy-back program will be up to 3,125,000 which amounts to ca. 1.6% of issued share capital of the company, at a total purchase price which may not exceed ISK 500,000,000 at market value. It is expected that the buy-back according to the program will start Monday, 2 December and will remain until the 24 January 2020, unless the conditions for maximum purchase are met before that time.The...

Stjórn Eimskips tók í dag ákvörðun um framkvæmd endurkaupaáætlunar, samkvæmt heimild í grein 11.2 í samþykktum félagsins sem samþykktar voru á hluthafafundi Eimskips þann 24. júlí 2018 í þeim tilgangi að lækka útgefið hlutafé félagsins.Heimild er til að kaupa hlutabréf í félaginu í 18 mánuði frá hluthafafundinum með þeim fyrirvara að félagið ásamt dótturfélögum þess megi einungis eiga mest 10% hlutafjár þess. Endurkaupin munu að hámarki nema 3.125.000 hluta eða um 1,6% af útgefnum hlutum í félaginu, á kaupverði sem má þó ekki fara yfir kr. 500.000.000,- að markaðsvirði. Gert er ráð fyrir að endurkaup samkvæmt áætluninni hefjist mánudaginn 2. desember og mun áætlunin vera í gildi fram til 24. janúar 2020, nema skilyrði um hámarkskaup verði uppfyllt fyrir þann tíma.Gengi á hlut skal ekki vera hærra en hæsta gengi af eftirfarandi; lokagengi...