Month: March 2020

EssilorLuxottica announces launch of share buyback programCharenton-le-Pont, France (March 17, 2020 – 7:00am) – EssilorLuxottica announces the launch of a share buyback program reflecting the Group’s confidence in its value creation and long-term prospects.With a view to implementing this share buyback program, EssilorLuxottica has granted a mandate to an investment services provider for the purchase of up to 3,000,000 EssilorLuxottica shares, depending on market conditions, over a period starting from 17 March 2020 up until 27 May 2020. The shares so acquired are intended to be awarded or transferred to employees and corporate directors of EssilorLuxottica and affiliated companies, especially in the context of profit-sharing plans, bonus and performance share awards, stock option plans, and employee share ownership plan.A description...

EssilorLuxottica annonce le lancement d’un programme de rachat d’actionsCharenton-le-Pont, France (17 mars 2020 – 7h) – EssilorLuxottica annonce le lancement d’un programme de rachat d’actions qui traduit la confiance du Groupe dans ses perspectives futures ainsi que dans son potentiel de création de valeur.Afin de mettre en oeuvre ce programme de rachat d’actions, EssilorLuxottica a confié à un prestataire de services d’investissement un mandat portant sur l’acquisition d’un nombre maximum de 3.000.000 actions EssilorLuxottica, en fonction des conditions de marché, sur une période débutant le 17 mars 2020 et pouvant s’étendre jusqu’au 27 mai 2020. Les actions ainsi rachetées sont destinées à être attribuées ou cédées aux salariés et mandataires sociaux d’EssilorLuxottica et des sociétés liées, notamment dans le cadre de la participation...

As SAS and other airlines have sharply reduced their services in and out of Copenhagen Airport (CPH) on account of the current health crisis, CPH is preparing to cut back operations substantially during the upcoming period.Over the past few days, airport management has been working on a plan to cut down operating costs and postpone the current investment plans for the airport.At the same time, CPH has engaged with union representatives to discuss measures that can help the airport maintain minimum operations while helping the airport to sharply reduce its costs. As part of these efforts, CPH expects to make use of the wage compensation package presented by the Danish government and labour market parties.CPH expects to apply the package for employees who will be temporarily sent home due to the sharp drop in operations. At the present...

I takt med, at SAS og andre flyselskaber kraftigt reducerer flyvninger ind og ud af Københavns Lufthavn (CPH) som følge af den aktuelle sundhedskrise, gør CPH klar til at håndtere den kommende periode med meget lav driftsaktivitet.I de seneste dage har lufthavnens ledelse derfor arbejdet med en plan, der indebærer, at der spares på operationelle omkostninger og udskydes investeringer i den igangværende investeringsplan for CPH.Samtidig er CPH i dialog med tillidsrepræsentanter fra de faglige organisationer om tiltag, der midlertidigt skal sikre, at lufthavnen kan opretholde en essentiel minimumsdrift og samtidig bidrage til kraftigt at reducere lufthavnens omkostninger. CPH forventer i den forbindelse også at gøre brug af den lønkompensationsordning, som regeringen har fremlagt sammen med arbejdsmarkedets parter.Ordningen vil blive anvendt...

Regulated InformationNyrstar releases notice for the 2020 annual general shareholders’ meeting  17 March 2020 at 07.00 CETNyrstar NV (the “Company”) today invited the holders of shares issued by the Company to attend its forthcoming annual general shareholders’ meeting to be held on 16 April 2020. The annual general shareholders’ meeting will commence at 09:00 a.m. CEST at BluePoint, Filip Williotstraat 9, 2600 Antwerp, Belgium.In view of the press release issued by the Company yesterday on the outbreak of Covid-19, the Company also asks shareholders to strongly consider not physically attending the annual general shareholders’ meeting and instead utilising their ability to vote by mail or proxy in accordance with the procedures set out in the convocation to the annual general shareholders’ meeting. Nyrstar is continuing to monitor the...

Companies will jointly develop BioNTech’s mRNA-based vaccine candidate BNT162 to prevent COVID-19 infection Collaboration aims to accelerate global development of BNT162, leveraging expertise and resources of both companies Builds on 2018 agreement to jointly develop an mRNA-based influenza vaccineNEW YORK and MAINZ, Germany, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, “Pfizer”) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech) today announced that the companies have agreed to a letter of intent regarding the co-development and distribution (excluding China) of a potential mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection. The companies have executed a Material Transfer and Collaboration Agreement to enable the parties to immediately start working together.The collaboration aims to accelerate development...

Financial results for the full-year 2019 – HighlightsSales of CHF 636.8 million (2018: CHF 593.8 million)Full-year growth of 8.0% in local currencies and 7.2% in Swiss francsFull-year organic growth of 6.0% in local currencies and 5.3% in Swiss francsDouble-digit sales growth in the Life Sciences BusinessGrowth trend continues in the second half of the yearFull-year operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of CHF 122.8 million (2018: CHF 110.3 million)Increase in reported EBITDA margin to 19.3% (2018: 18.6%), including all acquisition-related costsReported full-year net profit of CHF 73.2 million (2018: CHF 70.7 million) Net profit margin 11.5%, including all acquisition-related costs (2018: 11.9%)Earnings per share rose to CHF 6.18 (2018: CHF 6.02)Operating highlights 2019 and other important informationLaunch of...

Finanzresultate für das Geschäftsjahr 2019 − Highlights

Gode resultater for Jobindex i 2019Det gik godt for Jobindex-koncernen i 2019 trods opbremsning og usikkerhed omkring Brexit og risiko for handelskrig. Det viser det endelige regnskab for Jobindex-koncernen, der udover jobdatabaser og rekruttering omfatter nyhedsmediet Computerworld. “Vi brugte 2019 på at videreudvikle og forenkle driften og forberede flytningen til Valby,” siger Kaare Danielsen, direktør for Jobindex. Jobindex er godt rustet til at håndtere udfordringerneLige nu er der dog meget stor usikkerhed på jobmarkedet som følge af Corona-virussen, og Jobindex følger udviklingen nøje: “Vi har heldigvis en solid og robust virksomhed og er godt forberedte, både på virussen og på en nedgang i markedet”, siger Kaare Danielsen om Jobindex, der var tidligt ude med præventive forholdsregler i virksomheden i relation...

LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Full House Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL) announced today that, pursuant to state government orders, it is temporarily closing Silver Slipper Casino & Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi, until further notice and Bronco Billy’s Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, for at least 30 days, beginning on March 17, 2020. As disclosed yesterday, the Company has also temporarily paused construction of its new parking garage at Bronco Billy’s, which is still in the early stages of construction.“These are challenging times.  Our primary concern has always been the health and well-being of our guests and employees,” said Daniel R. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Full House Resorts.  “We know of no instances of COVID-19 at any of our resorts.  However, we understand...