Day: February 17, 2020

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the Japan Patent Office for a pending patent application which covers MN-001 (tipelukast) and MN-002 (a major metabolite of MN-001) for the treatment of advanced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).Once issued, the patent maturing from this allowed patent application is expected to expire no earlier than May 2035. The allowed claims cover MN-001 and MN-002 for use in the treatment of a patient with advanced NASH. The allowed claims also cover advanced NASH patients that exhibit hepatic fibrosis, spider angiomata, ascites, splenomegaly, hard liver border,...

CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreightCar America, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAIL) will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday February 27, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter 2019 financial results.  The Company’s earnings release for the fourth quarter 2019 will be issued after market close on Wednesday February 26, 2020 and will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.freightcaramerica.com.To participate in the conference call, please dial (844) 291-5491, Confirmation Number 3826331.  Interested parties are asked to dial in approximately 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call. The live audio-only webcast can be accessed at:Event URL: https://attglobal.webcasts.com/viewer/event.jsp?ei=1285861&tp_key=1fddfc2c7dPlease...

Alpharetta, GA, Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (NYSE: SWM) will issue a press release announcing the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2019 results after the market closes on February 20, 2020 and hold a conference call to discuss results on February 21, 2020. SWM will use a presentation to accompany its conference call. The presentation can be found on the Company’s Web site in advance of the earnings conference call. The presentation can also be accessed via the earnings conference call webcast.In conjunction with the release of SWM’s fourth quarter and full year earnings, you are invited to listen to the Company’s conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet.What: SWM’s fourth quarter and full year earnings conference callWhen: Friday,...

ELGIN, Ill., Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCCI) plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full fiscal year, which ended December 28, 2019, after the market close on Monday, March 2, 2020.The company will host a conference call on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM Central Time, during which management will give a presentation focusing on the Company’s operations and financial results.Interested parties can listen to the audio webcast available through our company website, http://crystal-clean.com/investor-relations/, and can participate in the call by dialing (720) 545-0014.About Heritage-Crystal Clean, IncHeritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. provides parts cleaning, used oil re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services primarily to small...

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) announces that the Company has published its 2019 Audited Annual Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis.Rodrigo Barbosa, CEO of Aura, comments: “After 3 years of critical transformation supported by a high-performance team, Aura is now showing its true potential. Our second half of 2019 demonstrated what we can achieve, highlighted by the ramp up of Aranzazu following our announcement of commercial production at the end of 2018. We continue to develop the projects in our pipeline while working to maintain the highest operational and environmental standards and transparent relationships with our communities and stakeholders, and believe there remains great potential at our operations.”About Aura 360° MiningAura is...

TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (the “REIT”) (TSX: WIR.U) (OTCQX: WPTIF) announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a cash distribution for the month of February 2020 of US$0.0633 per unit. The distribution will be payable on March 16, 2020 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on February 28, 2020.Distributions paid to Canadian unitholders (and other non-U.S. unitholders) generally will be subject to U.S. withholding tax. For a general summary of the taxation of distributions paid to Canadian unitholders, including information regarding U.S. withholding tax, please see the “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations”, “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” sections of the REIT’s prospectus dated April 18, 2013, and “Risk Factors...

MACAU, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MLCO), a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Asia and Europe, today announces that it will furnish its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 on Form 6-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Thursday, February 20, 2020 to be followed by a conference call on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (or 9:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time).To join the conference call, please use the dial-in details below:An audio webcast will also be available at http://www.melco-resorts.com.To access the replay, please use the dial-in details below:Safe Harbor StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) (THE “UNITED STATES”), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.BW ENERGY LIMITED: BOOKBUILDING FOR THE IPO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED17 February 2020BW Energy Limited (“BW Energy”, OSE ticker code “BWE”) and BW Offshore Limited (“BW Offshore”, OSE ticker “BWO”) announce the successful completion of the initial public offering of BW Energy’s shares (the “IPO” or the “Offering”).In...

Total contract drilling revenues were $792 million (total adjusted contract drilling revenues of $839 million), compared with $784 million in the third quarter of 2019 (total adjusted contract drilling revenues of $832 million);Revenue efficiency(1) was 96.2%, compared with 97.0% in the prior quarter;Operating and maintenance expense was $575 million, compared with $547 million in the previous quarter;Net loss attributable to controlling interest was $51 million, $0.08 per diluted share, compared with net loss attributable to controlling interest of $825 million, $1.35 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2019;Adjusted net loss was $263 million, $0.43 per diluted share, excluding $212 million of net favorable items. This compares with adjusted net loss of $234 million, $0.38 per diluted share, in the prior quarter;Adjusted EBITDA...

DENVER, Feb. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP) announced that Corey Walker has joined the company as the President of Operations. DCP’s executive team includes two President of Operations roles that oversee an equal portion of the company’s geographic footprint. Walker will oversee DCP’s North and Midcontinent business units, including Southern Hills and other related logistics, marketing, and commercial operations. In addition to the Permian business unit, Don Baldridge, President of Operations, has expanded his responsibilities to oversee DCP’s South business unit, including Sand Hills and other related logistics, marketing, and commercial operations.“Corey’s extensive strategic business leadership experience in the energy, biomaterials, advanced technology, and applied materials industries will...