Day: March 22, 2020

BRISBANE, Australia, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE, TSX: ORL) (Orocobre or the Company) provides the following update on the impact of COVID-19 across Orocobre’s operations where the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, communities and other stakeholders remain our key priority.The government of Argentina enacted the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) #297/20 on March 19, 2020 requiring a national mandatory quarantine including prohibition of circulation of citizens and movement of personnel and supplies within the country, among other restrictions until 31 March 2020. The restrictions include some exceptions however these do not apply to mining operations nor construction activities. Consequently, the Olaroz Lithium Facility (Olaroz) has moved operations to care and maintenance. Plans are...

Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE EQNR) is under the current market conditions suspending buy-back under the share buy-back programme until further notice. Additionally, Equinor has started to implement measures to reduce operating costs, capex and exploration spend. An updated outlook is expected to be presented to the market by the end of March 2020.“As a result of significant improvements in recent years, Equinor has a strong balance sheet and is in a good position to deal with the current circumstances, as well as uncertainties in front of us. We are now taking actions to remain resilient in a period of low prices, volatility and market uncertainty, in line with our contingency plans. In this situation, with the spread of Covid-19 and low commodity prices, we are suspending buy-back under the share buy-back programme until further notice,”...

Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) suspenderer under de rådende markedsforholdene inntil videre tilbakekjøp av egne aksjer under det etablerte tilbakekjøpsprogrammet. Equinor har i tillegg begynt implementering av tiltak for å redusere driftskostnader, investeringer og letekostnader. Oppdaterte fremtidsutsikter forventes presentert innen utgangen av mars 2020.– Som følge av betydelige forbedringer de siste årene har Equinor en sterk balanse og er godt rustet til å håndtere den situasjonen vi er i og usikkerheten som ligger foran oss. Vi tar nå aksjon i tråd med våre planer for å opprettholde vår robusthet i en periode med lave priser, svingninger og usikkerhet i markedet. I dagens situasjon med spredning av Covid-19 og lave råvarepriser suspenderer vi inntil videre tilbakekjøp av egne aksjer under det etablerte tilbakekjøpsprogrammet,...

CALGARY, Alberta, March 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) today announced that it will begin a systematic and orderly suspension of major construction activities related to the West White Rose Project.The decision reinforces Husky’s objective to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus among its employees, contractors, and the community. The Company carefully assessed the risks and determined they could not be adequately mitigated for such a large construction workforce.“We are taking the steps necessary to keep our people and our construction sites safe,” said CEO Rob Peabody. “These are the right decisions for our people, their families and the community.”Husky is working cooperatively with its contractors to safely suspend all activities, and to demobilize and secure its construction sites.Production from...

March 22, 2020 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it is increasing the production of certain critical care products and solutions to help diagnose and treat patients with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).The most needed products are patient vital signs monitors and portable ventilators and medical consumables for non-invasive and invasive ventilation to treat a broad range of respiratory conditions. Other Philips products and solutions to help address the preparedness, response and recovery needs of COVID-19 include a range of diagnostic imaging systems (CT, mobile diagnostic X-ray, and ultrasound) to help diagnose and assess respiratory conditions, as well as hospital telehealth solutions to centrally monitor and manage patients in the intensive...

                                                                                                           Digitalist Group Plc                         Stock Exchange Release                 22 March 2020 at 16.30The shareholders of Digitalist Group Plc are convened to the Annual General Meeting of the company. The meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 16.00 at the head office of Digitalist Group Plc, at the address Arkadiankatu 2, 00100 Helsinki. The reception of participants and the distribution of voting tickets will begin at 15.30.Certain changes will be made to the practical arrangements of the Annual General Meeting in order to minimize the risk of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The aim is to keep the Annual General Meeting as short as possible while also ensuring that all legal obligations are met.Digitalist...

                                                                                                            Digitalist Group Oyj                         Pörssitiedote                        22.3.2020 klo 16.30Digitalist Group Oyj:n osakkeenomistajat kutsutaan varsinaiseen yhtiökokoukseen, joka pidetään tiistaina 14.4.2020 klo 16.00 alkaen Digitalist Group Oyj:n pääkonttorissa, osoitteessa Arkadiankatu 2, 00100 Helsinki. Kokoukseen ilmoittautuneiden vastaanottaminen ja äänestyslippujen jako alkavat klo 15.30.Varsinaisen yhtiökokouksen käytännön järjestelyihin tehdään muutoksia koronaviruksen (COVID-19) leviämisriskin minimoimiseksi. Varsinainen yhtiökokous pyritään pitämään mahdollisimman lyhyenä kuitenkin niin, että kaikki lailliset velvoitteet täyttyvät.Digitalist Group Oyj seuraa koronavirustilanteen kehitystä aktiivisesti. Varsinaiseen...

Buy-back of shares in Festi amounted to 329.655 shares in week 12 2020:This announcement of purchase of own shares is in accordance with Festi‘s buy-back programme announced by notice to Nasdaq OMX Iceland on 2 March 2020.  Prior to the transactions Festi held 4.315.752 of own shares or 1,31% and holds 4.645.407 shares or 1,41% of own shares after the transactions.The buy-back programme has now been closed.The buy-back programme is carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Act on limited liability companies No. 2/1995 and Annex II to the Regulation on insider information and market abuse No. 630/2005.For further information contact Eggert Þór Kristófersson, CEO of Festi hf., (eggert@festi.is)

Í 12. viku 2020 keypti Festi alls 329.655 hluti eins og hér segir:Er um að ræða tilkynningu um kaup Festi á eigin bréfum í samræmi við endurkaupaáætlun sem var tilkynnt um 2. mars 2020 í tilkynningu til Nasdaq OMX Iceland.Fyrir kaupin átti Festi 4.315.752 hluti eða 1,31% af útgefnu hlutafé. Festi á í dag 4.645.407 hluti sem samsvarar 1,41% af hlutafé félagsins og er endurkaupum lokið.Framkvæmd endurkaupaáætlunarinnar er í samræmi við VIII. kafla laga um hlutafélög nr. 2/1995 og viðauka II við reglugerð um innherjaupplýsingar og markaðssvik nr. 630/2005.Nánari upplýsingar veitir Eggert Þór Kristófersson, forstjóri Festi hf., (eggert@festi.is)

SEATTLE, March 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trupanion, the leader in medical insurance for pets, announced today that it is joining forces with The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA), the membership organization exclusively for animal welfare, care and control leaders in the United States, Canada, and Australia. This partnership aims to provide veterinary and animal shelter professionals guidance on a community response during the current COVID-19 pandemic.With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring communities to quarantine citizens, the care of impacted family pets has become a topic of concern for the entire veterinary community including, but not limited to, veterinary hospitals, veterinary educational institutions, and government and nonprofit animal shelters. The first collaboration between Trupanion and AAWA will be...