Year: 2019

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northfield Capital Corporation (“Northfield”) (TSX-V: NFD.A) announces that it has acquired ownership and control of 6,680,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) and 6,680,000 share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of Murchison Minerals Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX-V: MUR), Suite 2500, 120 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1T1 at a cost of $0.06 per unit (“Unit”), with each Unit consisting of one Common Share and one Warrant.  The Common Shares and Warrants were acquired by Northfield through a private placement on December 12, 2019, representing approximately 10.3% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company as of such date immediately following such transaction (or approximately 18.7% calculated on...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: AVU) is pleased to announce that it has closed the private placement of $182,000 comprised of 3,640,000 units.Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant.  Each whole warrant allows the holder to buy an additional share until December 18, 2021 at a price of $0.05 each. The securities have a four-month hold period expiring on April 19, 2020. The proceeds of this offering will be used to cover costs necessary to complete the recently-announced option agreement for Avrupa’s Alvalade VMS copper-zinc project in Portugal, including legal, regulatory and administrative costs, as well as for review of new project opportunities in Europe.Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior...

HOUSTON, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle”) announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter 2019 results on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Crown Castle has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-367-2403 and asking for the Crown Castle call (access code 8599522) at least 30 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call may also be accessed live over the Internet at http://investor.crowncastle.com. Any supplemental materials for the call will be posted on the Crown Castle website at http://investor.crowncastle.com.A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 p.m....

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has been named to the Leaders Category of the International Data Corporation (IDC) MarketScape: Worldwide Object-based Storage 2019 Vendor Assessment (DOC #US45354219, December 2019) based on Hitachi Content Platform (HCP).In developing the IDC MarketScape report, analysts evaluated 13 leading object-based storage vendors based on in-depth qualitative and quantitative research, vendor briefings and customer interviews. Each vendor was assessed based on their product strategy and solution capabilities. Together, these factors are used to rate the current and future viability and success of a supplier in delivering an object-based storage solution to the market.According to the...

VERO BEACH, Florida, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR-PB) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the January 2020 expected cash dividend for the Company’s Common Stock, which maintains the current monthly dividend rate of $0.17 per Common share.January 2020 Common Stock Dividend InformationCertain Tax MattersARMOUR has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain this tax status, ARMOUR is required to timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary REIT taxable income. Dividends paid in excess of current tax earnings and profits for the year will generally not be taxable to common stockholders.About ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.ARMOUR invests primarily in...

In the press release published at 9:00 a.m. EST on December 23, 2019, the Results of Operations table for the year ended December 31, 2019 referred to a net loss of $1,250 instead of net income of $1,250, and in addition for the same period in the table, referred to a net loss per share of $0.01 instead of a net income per share of $0.01. Set out below is the corrected press release in its entirety.CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp. (“Divergent”, the “Company“, “we” or “our”) announces the release of its 2018 audited consolidated financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) as well as the restated financial results for the interim periods ending March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018...

RENTON, Wash., Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”) today announced that effective December 18, 2019, current Interim Chief Credit Officer, Simon Soh, was formally appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank. Mr. Soh will oversee the Bank’s overall credit culture and assume responsibility for its credit policies, procedures and processes. Dalen D. Harrison, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Deposit Officer, was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. In her new role, Ms. Harrison will focus on deposit and loan production growth for the Bank, including leading efforts to expand the C&I portfolio and...

Williamsville, NY, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a leader in tobacco harm reduction, Very Low Nicotine Content (VLNC) tobacco and hemp/cannabis research, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) will conduct a public hearing on Friday, February 14, 2020, regarding 22nd Century Group’s Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for its VLNC cigarettes under the proposed brand name of VLN® cigarettes.“We welcome the opportunity to publicly present our MRTP application and detail the science and evidence supporting the reduced exposure claims for VLN® cigarettes,” said Michael Zercher, President and Chief Operating Officer of...