Day: March 17, 2020

MONTRÉAL, 17 mars 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — La Banque Laurentienne du Canada (TSX :LB) annonce qu’elle abaisse son taux de base É.U. au Canada de 50 points de base, soit de 4,75 % à 4,25 % et ce, à compter du 18 mars 2020.À propos de Banque Laurentienne Groupe FinancierFondé en 1846, Banque Laurentienne Groupe Financier est un fournisseur de services financiers diversifiés dont la mission est d’aider ses clients à améliorer leur santé financière. La Banque Laurentienne du Canada et ses entités sont collectivement désignées sous le nom de Banque Laurentienne Groupe Financier (le « Groupe » ou la « Banque »).Le Groupe emploie plus de 3 200 personnes guidées par les valeurs de proximité, de simplicité et d’honnêteté et offre à ses clients particuliers, commerciaux et institutionnels un vaste éventail de solutions et de services axés...

NEWTON, Mass., March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), an oncology-focused pharmaceutical company, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Karyopharm’s Board of Directors granted a stock option to purchase 151,200 shares of Karyopharm’s common stock to John Demaree, the Company’s newly-appointed Chief Commercial Officer, with a grant date of March 16, 2020.  The stock option was granted as an inducement material to Mr. Demaree entering into employment with Karyopharm in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The stock option has an exercise price of $16.50 per share, the closing price of Karyopharm’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 16, 2020. The stock option vests over four years, with 25% of the original number of shares underlying the stock option...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 and recent corporate highlights.Recent Corporate HighlightsGevo now has approximately $500 million of take-or-pay off-take agreements in place for a combination of renewable jet fuel and renewable isooctane for gasoline. This represents the revenue forecasted of 17 million gallons per year of off-take across the life of the contracts, with delivery expected to begin in 2023. The full revenue potential is subject to the completion of an expansion to Gevo’s production facility in Luverne, Minnesota (the “Luverne Facility”), which is expected to be constructed over the next several years.On December 17, 2019, Gevo announced that Delta Air Lines, Inc. agreed to purchase 10 million gallons per...

RESTON, Va., March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, today announced financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other meaningful developments.Seth Grae, President & Chief Executive Officer of Lightbridge Corporation, commented, “We finished 2019 poised to enter a new phase of our company’s development, being awarded a voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program to support development of Lightbridge Fuel™ in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The scope of the project includes experiment design for irradiation of Lightbridge metallic fuel material samples in the Advanced Test Reactor at INL....

LIVERMORE, Calif., March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Performant Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: PFMT), a leading provider of technology-enabled recovery and related analytics services in the United States, today reported the following financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019:Fourth Quarter Financial HighlightsTotal revenues of $43.8 million, compared to $39.7 million in the prior year period, up 10.3%Net loss of $3.9 million or $(0.07) per diluted share, compared to net loss of $5.3 million, or $(0.10) per diluted share, in the prior year periodAdjusted EBITDA of $6.5 million, compared to $2.5 million in the prior year periodAdjusted net income of $1.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net loss of $0.4 million or $(0.01) per diluted share, in the prior year periodFull...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESTORONTO, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — African Gold Group, Inc. (TSX-V: AGG) (“AGG” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update from the Company’s Kobada Gold Project located in southern Mali, including additional high grade intercepts in the northern extension of the main shear zone.Highlights Include (Table 1):High grade intersections located outside of the known mineralization, highlight the expansion potential at KobadaThe Company is targeting to release an updated mineral resource statement in the coming weeksDrill hole KB19_P2_22 returned 3.59g/t Au over 9.80 metres (m) including 30g/t over 1.10mDrill hole KB19_P2_23 returned 5.33g/t Au over 3.20m, 21.60g/t Au over 1.0m, 15.70g/t Au over 1.2m and 11.00g/t Au over...

CALGARY, Alberta, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gibson Energy Inc. (“Gibson” or the “Company”), (TSX: GEI), announced today that Ms. Judy Cotte will join the Company’s Board of Directors effective March 17, 2020.“We are very excited to have Judy Cotte join Gibson’s Board of Directors,” said James Estey, Chairman of Gibson. “Judy has significant legal experience, including the last 10 years exclusively focused on ESG, and is a recognized expert on ESG and responsible investment. Her addition reflects the Board’s ongoing commitment to ensuring access to the right skillsets to continue to move the Company forward, as well as a recognition of the importance of sustainability and ESG principles in how our Company operates.”Ms. Cotte is currently Chief Executive Officer of ESG Global Advisors, a firm that bridges the gap between companies...

Mechelen, Belgium; 17 March 2020, 21.01 CET; regulated information – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) announces a share capital increase arising from warrant exercises.Galapagos issued 152,220 new ordinary shares on 17 March 2020, for a total capital increase (including issuance premium) of €5,354,538.80.Pursuant to the warrant exercise program of Galapagos’ executive committee, executive committee members automatically are committed to exercise a minimum number of warrants, subject to certain conditions. In accordance with the rules of this program, CEO Onno van de Stolpe exercised 15,000 warrants. Three other executive committee members exercised an aggregate number of 15,000 warrants. In addition, two members of the board of directors exercised an aggregate number of 17,520 warrants.In accordance with Belgian transparency...

Mechelen, België; 17 maart 2020, 21.01 CET; gereglementeerde informatie – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) kondigt een kapitaalverhoging aan als gevolg van de uitoefening van warrants.Galapagos heeft 152.220 nieuwe aandelen uitgegeven op 17 maart 2020, met een totale kapitaalverhoging van €5.354.538,80 (inclusief uitgiftepremie) tot gevolg.Overeenkomstig de regels van het warrantuitoefeningsprogramma van Galapagos’ directiecomité, dat erin voorziet dat leden van het directiecomité automatisch een minimum aantal warrants uitoefenen onder bepaalde voorwaarden, heeft CEO Onno van de Stolpe 15.000 warrants uitgeoefend. Drie andere leden van het directiecomité hebben in het totaal 15.000 warrants uitgeoefend. Bovendien hebben twee leden van de raad van bestuur in het totaal 17.520 warrants uitgeoefend.Overeenkomstig de Belgische...