Month: April 2020

Stjórn Marel hf. ákvað þann 24. apríl 2020 að veita starfsmönnum kauprétti að allt að 6.115.000 hlutum í félaginu, þar af 2.420.000 til framkvæmdastjórnar. Kaupréttirnir verða veittir meðlimum framkvæmdastjórnar og tilteknum starfsmönnum félagsins í lykilstöðum.Kaupréttarsamningunum er ætlað að samtvinna hagsmuni starfsmanna og félagsins til lengri tíma. Skilmálar eru í samræmi við kaupréttarkerfi sem samþykkt var á aðalfundi Marel hf. þann 6. mars 2019 og í samræmi við starfskjarastefnu félagsins sem samþykkt var á aðalfundi Marel hf. þann 18. mars 2020.Meginefni kaupréttarsamninganna er eftirfarandi:Veittur er kaupréttur á hlutabréfum á grunnverðinu EUR 3,80 á hlut.1 Verðið skal leiðrétt fyrir arðgreiðslum sem kunna að verða ákveðnar frá útgáfudegi kaupréttanna.Ávinnslutími (e. vesting time) er þrjú ár frá úthlutun. Heimilt verður að...

CONCORD, NC, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Hydromer (OTCQB: HYDI) announced today that it will be the exclusive coating supplier and manufacturing partner for N8 Medical’s CeraShield™ Endotracheal Tube. Health Canada has granted emergency use access marketing approval for the CeraShield™ Endotracheal Tube for all Canadian mechanically-ventilated COVID-19 patients.N8’s CeraShield™ tube has a patented anti-fouling coating to prevent deadly bacterial infections that frequently occur in ventilated patients. Conventional endotracheal tubes allow pathogenic bacteria to rapidly grow on the tube surfaces and are a source of infection that may lead to acute kidney injury, sepsis and death.“N8’s CeraShield™ Endotracheal Tube may reduce secondary bacterial infections, save lives and expand ventilator resource capacity...

GRIMSBY, Ontario, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Andrew Peller Limited (TSX: ADW.A/ADW.B) will issue its financial results for the three months and year ended March 31, 2020 on:The afternoon of Wednesday, June 10, 2020A telephone conference call hosted by John Peller, Chief Executive Officer, Randy Powell, President, and Steve Attridge, Chief Financial Officer will be held:Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9.30 am ETThe telephone numbers for the conference call are:Local Toronto / International: (416) 406-0743North American Toll Free: (800) 806-5484The telephone numbers to listen to the call after it is completed (Instant Replay) are (905) 694-9451 or toll free (800) 408-3053. The Passcode for the Instant Replay is 3162957#. The Instant Replay will be available until midnight, July 13, 2020 and a recording will be available on the Company’s...

TORONTO, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has priced a private offering of US$650,000,000 of Fairfax’s Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 100%. The Notes will be unsecured obligations of Fairfax and will pay a fixed rate of interest of 4.625% per annum. Fairfax also intends to enter into a registration rights agreement in connection with the offering. Fairfax intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay indebtedness under its unsecured revolving credit facility. Any net proceeds in excess of this amount will be used to repay outstanding debt of Fairfax and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes of Fairfax and its subsidiaries. This may include the redemption or repurchase of certain...

FITCHBURG, Mass., April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: MICR) (the “Company”), a diversified contract manufacturing organization, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Micron Products, Inc., producing highly-engineered, innovative components requiring precision machining, injection molding and assembly services, announced today it received a $1.2 million loan (the “SBA Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program contained in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT”). The SBA Loan was obtained from Rockland Trust in Massachusetts.The SBA Loan has a two-year term with a fixed rate of one percent (1%) per annum and up to 100% of the SBA Loan may be forgiven based on the amount of funds used during the first eight week period following the loan origination date used towards payroll,...

DENVER, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading compliance technology provider and developer of the cannabis industry’s first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform®), shows sales on 420, a day of celebration for cannabis enthusiasts, made this years’ 420 the biggest Monday in 2020. Sales increased 111% over the previous Monday averages this year.“Overall, compared to last year’s daily percentage increase in sales, we’re slightly down this year. Considering the social nature of cannabis and current social distancing restrictions, it was still a strong sales day for the industry,” said Ryan Ballman, business intelligence engineer, Akerna. “Among the interesting things we noted in our business intelligence is a shift in what was purchased...

Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY) (OTCQB: DFLYF) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“RPAS”), and unmanned vehicle sector, today announced that it has ended the development of a social distancing measurement test program with the Westport, CT Police Department.“While the development of the program is not moving forward in Westport, this was a valuable learning experience from which we are looking forward to evaluating the processes and lessons learned so the practice of social distancing has the right policies and procedures put in place to support this lifesaving technology,” said Cameron Chell, CEO Draganfly. “We look forward to working with...

Westport, CT, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”) today announced that it will be hosting an investor briefing to provide an update on the progress of its subsidiary ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and recent developments of merimepodib (MMPD).The Company recently submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a Phase II clinical trial with merimepodib as a treatment for COVID-19. The conference call is being held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM ET.Kenneth L. Londoner, MBA, Chairman and CEO of BioSig Technologies, Inc. will be joined by Nick Spring, CEO of ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Steven King, COO of ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Jerome Zeldis, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Chairman...

Roissy, 24 April 2020The Air France-KLM Group and Air France secure funding of €7 billion to help overcome the crisis and prepare for the futureIn its communication of 9 April 2020, the Air France-KLM Group stated that, given the major impact of the Covid-19 crisis, which will weigh heavily on its EBITDA, and despite the significant measures taken to preserve its liquidity, it predicted that in the absence of additional funding, a liquidity injection would be necessary in the third quarter of 2020.The Air France-KLM Group, Air France and KLM therefore engaged in talks with the French and Dutch governments regarding the implementation of specific aid measures that would enable them to maintain their solvency.Following several weeks of discussions with the French state and banking institutions, the Air France-KLM Group and Air France were...

Roissy, 24 avril 2020Le Groupe Air France-KLM et Air France bénéficient d’un financement à hauteur de 7 Mds€ pour traverser la crise et préparer l’avenirLe Groupe Air France-KLM a indiqué dans sa communication du 9 avril 2020 que compte tenu de l’impact majeur de la crise Covid-19, qui pèsera lourdement sur son EBITDA, et malgré les mesures importantes de préservation de trésorerie mises en place, ses prévisions mettaient en évidence qu’en l’absence de financement complémentaire un besoin de liquidités était attendu au troisième trimestre 2020.Le Groupe Air France-KLM, Air France et KLM ont dès lors engagé des discussions avec les Etats français et néerlandais sur la mise en œuvre de soutiens spécifiques qui leur permettraient de préserver leur solvabilité.Après plusieurs semaines de discussions, l’Etat français et des institutions bancaires,...