Month: March 2020

Aðalfundur Festi hf. verður haldinn mánudaginn 23. mars 2020 klukkan 10:00 í höfuðstöðvum félagsins að Dalvegi 10-14, Kópavogi.Dagskrá fundarins:Skýrsla stjórnar um starfsemi félagsins á liðnu starfsári.Skýrsla forstjóra og ársreikningur kynntur.Staðfesting ársreiknings fyrir síðastliðið reikningsár og tekin ákvörðun um hvernig fara skuli með hagnað félagsins.Ákvörðun tekin um greiðslu arðs vegna rekstrarársins 2019.Tilnefningarnefnd kynnir skýrslu sína og tillögur.Stjórnarkjör.Tillaga um staðfestingu á ákvörðun stjórnar um skipun tveggja einstaklinga í tilnefningarnefnd.Kjör endurskoðanda eða endurskoðunarfirma.Ákvörðun um þóknun til stjórnarmanna, undirnefnda stjórnar og tilnefningarnefndar.Tillaga stjórnar um breytingu á starfskjarastefnu félagsins.Tillaga stjórnar um heimild til kaupa á eigin hlutabréfum.Tillaga um heimild til stjórnar...

PITTSBURGH, March 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — U. S. Steel has closed on the purchase of POSCO-California Corporation (POSCAL)’s 50% partnership interest in USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), effective February 29, 2020.  After a long, collaborative relationship, U. S. Steel and POSCAL concluded that ownership of UPI by a single group represents the best opportunity for UPI to continue operating effectively and serve its customers.  The January 23, 2020 purchase agreement regarding this transaction was previously disclosed in U. S. Steel’s February 14, 2020 10-K filing. In the interim, the partners have been working together to ensure a smooth, constructive transition. In the near term, U. S. Steel plans to operate UPI as a separate entity.UPI, headquartered in Pittsburg, California, markets sheet and tin mill products, principally...

Due to measures taken throughout the world to mitigate the possible expansion of the COVID-19 virus, the demand for international travel in certain areas has decreased from what had been expected. Although it is still too early to determine the possible impact on Icelandair Group’s operations, this situation has led to increased uncertainty for the Company’s financial outcome of 2020. Due to this uncertainty, the guidance provided to the market on 6 February 2020 no longer applies and it is not possible to give an accurate guidance at this stage.Icelandair Group is currently analyzing possible scenarios and mitigating actions and will inform the market of the possible effects on its financial outcome and operations when further certainty has been reached.The Company will continue to monitor the situation and is working closely with all...

SEATTLE, March 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trupanion, a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs, confirmed today that they have seen no unusual increase or change in the frequency of illnesses in their extensive pet health database. The Seattle-based pet company, now in its third decade, has paid out over $1 billion in veterinary invoices and is constantly reviewing data to monitor changes in veterinary medicine to understand any underlying changes related to regular illness patterns.Vice President of Analytics, Mary Rothlisberger confirmed: “We monitor our data on a very granular level; daily, weekly and monthly and by breed, country, city and even at a neighborhood level to make sure we understand and are on top of any health-related trends that might be out of the norm. As of today, we have not seen any increases...