Day: April 23, 2020

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse, not manage, cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with several institutional and accredited investors for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 2,162,166 shares of its common stock, at a purchase price of $2.3125 per share, in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. Caladrius has also agreed to issue to the investors unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,081,083 shares of common stock. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 27, 2020, subject to the satisfaction...

MADISON, Wis., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The University of Leeds, home to one of the world’s largest automated video learning programs with Mediasite, is seeing a rapid growth of personal capture by faculty and students to facilitate 100 percent online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Academic video is a top strategic initiative for the United Kingdom institution – one of the world’s top 100 according to QS World University Rankings. Its latest evolution of Mediasite provides an unprecedented digital learning experience for its 38,000 students. Faculty and students are using My Mediasite to create, share and watch video lectures from their personal devices while they teach and study from home. “Mediasite is mission-critical at University of Leeds, especially right now as we navigate a new world of 100 percent virtual...

KINGSTON, Ontario, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Focus Graphite Inc. (“Focus” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FMS; OTCQX: FCSMF; FSE: FKC), an advanced exploration company focused on the production of graphite concentrate, today announced that the Company has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Investissement Québec to sell the Company’s 50% interest in the Kwyjibo rare earth elements Project to Investissement Québec for the sum of C$7,237,696.The project, totalling 116 map-designated claims (CDC) and covering 6,283.5 ha, is located a few kilometres north of Manitou Lake, approximately 125 km northeast of Sept-Îles, in the Côte-Nord administrative district of Québec. The Kwyjibo claim block is also located 25 km east of the Québec North Shore and Labrador (QNSL) rail line and is accessible by air from float plane and...

KINGSTON, Ontario, 23 avr. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Focus Graphite Inc. (« Focus ») (TSX-V: FMS; OTCQX: FCSMF; FSE: FKC) est heureuse d’annoncer la signature d’une Lettre d’Intention avec Investissement Québec visant l’achat de la participation de Focus dans la coentreprise du projet d’éléments des terres rares Kwyjibo en contrepartie d’un paiement au comptant de 7 237 696 $. Le projet Kwyjibo est détenu en coentreprise par Focus (50 %) et SOQUEM Inc. (50 %). SOQUEM est l’opérateur du projet.La propriété Kwyjibo est constituée d’un bloc de 116 cellules désignées sur carte (CDC) contiguës d’une superficie de 6 283,5 ha. Elle est située sur la Côte-Nord du Québec, 25 km à l’est du chemin de fer Québec North Shore and Labrador (QNS&L), 2,5 km au nord du Lac Manitou, et 125 km au nord-est de la ville portuaire de Sept-Îles. La propriété...

Consolidated Revenue: €57.1 mConsolidated Growth: +13.1%Organic Growth at constant perimeter: +10.3%Profitability (EBITDA margin): 11.9%ANALYSIS10.3% organic growth for the first quarter of 2020 on a like-for-like basis. It is divided up as follows:– Software : – 8.4%– Services : + 12.8%The Software division shows a drop, mainly due to the postponement of licence revenue that was budgeted in the first quarter.The Services division is suffering from the effects of the Coronavirus crisis, mainly due to:– a drop in productivity linked to the new working organisation,– the cessation of the projects related to events management with the European Union.2020 OUTLOOKWithout the Coronavirus crisis, Sword Group planned organic growth of 12% associated with an EBITDA margin of 13% +.The Group envisages two time periods...

Sword Group – Résultats du 1er trimestre 2020Chiffre d’Affaires Consolidé : 57,1 M€Croissance Consolidée : + 13,1 %Croissance Organique à périmètre constant : + 10,3 %Rentabilité (marge d’EBITDA) : 11,9 %ANALYSESLa croissance organique du 1er trimestre 2020 à périmètre constant de + 10,3 % se répartit comme suit :Software : – 8,4 %Services : + 12,8 %La division Software est en décroissance, principalement à cause du report de chiffre d’affaires licences qui avait été budgété au premier trimestre.La division Services subit les effets de la crise du Coronavirus, essentiellement à cause :– d’une baisse de productivité liée à la nouvelle organisation du travail,– de l’arrêt des projets liés à la gestion des événements de l’Union Européenne.PERSPECTIVES 2020Sans la crise du Coronavirus, Sword Group prévoyait une croissance...

SPRINGDALE, Ark., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), will temporarily halt production at its Pasco, Wash., beef facility while team members undergo testing. Health officials in Walla Walla, Benton, and Franklin Counties will work with the company to test its more than 1,400 team members for COVID-19 as soon as possible.The facility produces enough beef in one day to feed four million people. While the plant is temporarily closed for testing, team members will continue to be compensated and asked to self-isolate at home until results return.“We’ve taken both of our responsibilities to continue feeding the nation and keeping our team members safe and healthy seriously,” said Steve Stouffer, group president of Tyson Fresh Meats. “That’s why we’ve...

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE), a specialist property and casualty reinsurer based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, today announced that it expects to release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 after the market closes on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. A live conference call to discuss the financial results will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.Conference Call DetailsTo participate in the Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. First Quarter 2020 Earnings Call, please dial in to the conference call at:Telephone participants may avoid any delays by pre-registering for the call using the following link to receive a special dial-in number and PIN.Conference Call registration link: http://dpregister.com/10142272The conference...

BETHESDA, Md., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST) (the “Company”) will report first quarter 2020 financial results on Thursday, May 7, 2020, after the market close.The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2020 results and its business outlook and provide an update on its COVID-19 response on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Conference call access information is as follows:A simultaneous webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.hosthotels.com.A replay of the call will be available Friday, May 8, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET until Friday, May 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET via the telephone details below or via webcast on the Company’s website through June 8, 2020. Replay access information is as follows:About Host Hotels & ResortsHost...

GALVESTON, Texas, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of American National Insurance Company (NASDAQ: ANAT) declared a quarterly dividend of 82 cents per share on its common stock CUSIP #028591-105, at a meeting held on April 23, 2020.  In compliance with NASDAQ’s applicable dividend notice requirements, the dividend is payable June 19, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 5, 2020 with an ex-dividend date to be determined by the NASDAQ Stock Market, anticipated to be June 3, 2020. American National Insurance Company has paid dividends to stockholders for more than 100 consecutive years.American National is a family of companies that has, on a consolidated GAAP basis, $28.6 billion in assets, $22.6 billion in liabilities and $6.0 billion in stockholders’ equity as of December 31,...