Day: February 27, 2020

ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WTFC) will present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference to be held in New York on March 10-11, 2020. Wintrust management will participate in a panel discussion that is scheduled to begin at approximately 3:50 PM Eastern Time on March 10, 2020.This event will be available via an audio webcast and may be accessed at https://veracast.com/webcasts/rbc/financials2020/44111109973.cfm or at Wintrust’s website at www.wintrust.com, Investor Relations, Investor News and Events, Presentations and Conference Calls. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast,...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United StatesVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Candelaria Mining Corp. (TSXV:CAND, OTC PINK:CDELF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has received subscriptions for an offering, on a non-brokered private placement basis, of 4,237,042 units of the Company (the “Units“) at a subscription price of $0.25 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1,059,261 (the “Private Placement“).  Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share“) and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share purchase warrant, a “Warrant“).  Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Common Share at a price of...

ATLANTA, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRGX Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGX), a global leader in Recovery Audit and Spend Analytics services, recently held a webinar, “The Proactive Grocer: Key Steps to Preventing Losses,” in partnership with FMI – The Food Industry Association. The webinar, which took place on January 30, is now available for viewing.PRGX Vice President of Global Client Development Mark Kilgore, Vice President of Global Accounts Amy Andrade and Vice President of Grocery Center of Excellence Brad Royer led the webinar, which explored some of the most common points of leakage and how to correct them. The webinar also addressed how grocers can shift from reactive to proactive loss prevention to minimize operational complexity and maximize profit.Additionally, Kilgore, Andrade and Royer provided insights on:Best practices...

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced that the prototype for its newest product, the hybrid PowerBuoy®, is in production at its New Jersey facility.(Visit www.oceanpowertechnologies.com/hybridPowerBuoy to see photos of the hybrid PowerBuoy® build in progress.)The hybrid PowerBuoy® will offer customers remote power for subsea and topside applications, reliable data communications, and a nominal 1.5-megawatt hours of energy storage. Solar charging of on-board battery power with a clean-fueled Stirling engine backup makes the hybrid PowerBuoy® a low- to zero-carbon power solution, adding flexibility to the sea power options that OPT can offer in conjunction with its ocean-proven flagship...

バミューダ諸島ハミルトン発, Feb. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — エンスター･グループ･リミテッド (Enstar Group Limited、以下「エンスター」) (NASDAQ: ESGR) は本日、サンドラ･ボス (Sandra Boss) が、別会社の取締役の職に専念するため、エンスターの取締役会から退任することを発表した。ボスは、2015年11月以来、同社の取締役の1人である。また彼女はリスク委員会の委員長を務めており、報酬委員会およびガバナンス / 指名委員会のメンバーでもある。彼女の退職は2020年4月1日付けで有効になり、それまでの期間に、リスク委員会の委員長職は、2015年以来独立取締役を務めてきたハイテッシ･パテル (Hitesh Patel) へと円滑に移行される。エンスターCEOのドミニク･シルベスター (Dominic Silvester) は、次のように述べている。「サンディはこの4年間、取締役として、そして何よりもリスク委員会の委員長としてエンスターに多大な貢献を果たしてくれました。これまでの彼女の功績に感謝の気持ちを表します。彼女の退職は本当に残念です。」エンスター会長のボブ･キャンベル (Bob Campbell) は次のように語った。「サンディは、取締役会のリスク監視を大幅に強化した、リスク委員会の体制を支える中心人物でした。取締役会を代表して、彼女のこれからの活躍を祈念します。」ボスは今回の退職について、次のようにコメントしました。「エンスターの成長期に取締役として、またリスク委員会の委員長として大変貴重な体験をさせていただきました。取締役を退任することにはなりますが、エンスターのチームとはこれからも密接な連絡を取り合っていきたいと考えています。」エンスターについてエンスター (Enstar) は、バミューダ諸島、米国、英国、欧州大陸、オーストラリア、その他の国際拠点にあるグループ企業のネットワークを通じて画期的な資本リリースソリューションや特殊アンダーライティング能力を提供する、多角的保険グループである。2001年の創業以来、100社ほどの企業やポートフォリオを買収してきた実績を持つ、レガシー買収のマーケットリーダーである。同グループの現行のアンダーライティング事業には、グローバルなアンダーライティングプラットフォームを複数備えたAクラスの世界的な特殊保険企業グループであるスターストーン...

Ms. Hamilton was previously “acting” CFOBoston, MA, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (“Zoom” or “the Company”) (OTCQB: ZMTP), a leading producer of cable modems and other communication products, today announced that Zoom’s Board of Directors has appointed Jacquelyn Barry Hamilton full-time CFO following her initial role with the Company as “acting” CFO.Ms. Hamilton joined the Company in January 2020 as a consultant. Prior to joining the Company, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Modo Labs, a mobile application development company, and Chief Financial Officer of Netcracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation that delivers a software platform together with integration and managed services to telecommunications and cable companies globally. Ms. Hamilton also served as Chief...

CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Diamond Group Limited (“Black Diamond” or the “Company”) (TSX: BDI) announces that the Company will host a webcast and conference call for stakeholders, investors, analysts, and any other interested parties, to provide an update on the existing operating environment and the Company’s growth strategies for 2020 and beyond.Trevor Haynes, Black Diamond’s CEO, stated, “We look forward to sharing our vision for Black Diamond in 2020 and beyond as we continue to diversify and expand our business to generate sustainable long term cash flows and drive value for our shareholders.”About Black Diamond GroupBlack Diamond is a specialty rentals and industrial services Company with two operating business units – Modular Space Solutions (MSS) and Workforce Solutions (WFS). We operate...

Net Earnings of $902.2 million for the Year Ended December 31, 2019Non-GAAP Operating Income of $553.4 million for the Year Ended December 31, 2019Increase in fully diluted book value per share of 26.9% during 2019HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq: ESGR) filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the SEC earlier today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the year ended December 31, 2019.Enstar reported consolidated net earnings of $902.2 million (or earnings of $41.43 per fully diluted ordinary share) for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to consolidated net losses of $162.4 million (or $7.84 loss per fully diluted ordinary share) for the year ended December 31, 2018.The key drivers of net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019 were:Net realized and unrealized...

Highlights of the Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2019(unless otherwise noted, all financial amounts in this news release are expressed in U.S. dollars)Sales Sharply Higher:  Consolidated sales of $5.4 million were 38% higher than prior-year period sales of $3.9 million, and fiscal year-to-date (“YTD”) consolidated sales of $10.3 million were 20% higher than prior-year sales of $8.6 million.Gross Margins Strengthen:  Comprehensive gross margin more that doubled to 15.6% in the quarter ended December 31, 2019, compared to 6.8% in the prior-year period, and rose to 13.3% year to date, as compared to 9.0% in the comparable period of fiscal 2019.Positive YTD Adjusted EBITDA:  Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA)1 for the six-month period ended December 31, 2019 was $67,000, as compared to ($723,000)...

MONTRÉAL, 27 févr. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DIOS EXPLORATION complète un placement privé accréditif sans intermédiaire de 412 000 $ au prix de 0,10 $ l’action.L’emploi du produit servira aux travaux d’exploration sur son projet d’or, argent et cuivre K2 contigu au sud-ouest de la propriété d’or Elmer d’Azimut, à la Baie-James (Eeyou-Istchee) au Québec.Les travaux complétés par DIOS sur K2 ont mis en lumière la cible d’or WI TARGET, un conducteur électromagnétique de 3 km se trouvant au complet sur les claims de DIOS, et aussi, entre autres, les indices minéralisés en or-cuivre-argent d’ATTILA, alignés au sud-ouest de la découverte d’or, montrant des similarités telles les roches hôtes (intrusives felsiques), certaines altérations et la présence de 3 réseaux de veines de quartz avec Patwon.La propriété K2 détenue à part entière par...