Month: May 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunrun Inc. (Nasdaq:RUN), the nation’s leading provider of residential solar, storage and energy services, today announced that the location and format of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders has been changed to a virtual-only meeting format, due to the impacts of COVID-19 and related public safety measures. Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. There is no change to the items of business to be addressed at the Annual Meeting, which are described in Sunrun’s proxy materials previously made available to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting.Stockholders at the close of business on the record date, April 8, 2020, are entitled to participate...

EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.  Dynavax also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the common stock being offered in the public offering.  All of the shares in the offering will be sold by Dynavax. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.Cowen, Evercore ISI and William Blair are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering....

MANITOWOC, Wis., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — County Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICBK), the parent company for Investors Community Bank, announced that on May 19, 2020 its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend will be payable on June 19, 2020 to shareholders of record as of June 5, 2020. “We are very pleased to be able to maintain our dividend payment in these unprecedented times.  It reflects our commitment to returning shareholder value, as well as our confidence in our future outlook,” stated Tim Schneider, President of the Company and CEO of the Bank. About County Bancorp, Inc.

Geron plans to move forward with a Phase 3 clinical trial in refractory myelofibrosis (MF) with overall survival (OS) as a primary endpoint, which is expected to open for screening and enrollment in first quarter 2021Completion of patient enrollment for the ongoing IMerge Phase 3 clinical trial in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is expected first quarter 2021Revised operating expense guidance of $70 – $75 million for 2020Conference call scheduled for Thursday, May 28 at 4:30 p.m. ETMENLO PARK, Calif., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced plans for a Phase 3 clinical trial in MF patients who are refractory to treatment with a janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, including trial design and expected timelines for trial start and...

Progress Reported in Both Proprietary and Partnered Neurology Clinical Programs Additional FDA Feedback Supports Commencement of XEN496 Phase 3 Clinical Trial in 2020Conference Call at 4:30 pm ET TodayBURNABY, British Columbia, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:XENE), a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today reported its financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and provided a corporate update.Dr. Simon Pimstone, Xenon’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Despite the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am pleased to report exciting progress in both our proprietary and partnered neurology programs. Over the next 12 months, we anticipate a number of important clinical and regulatory milestone events from our pipeline of innovative epilepsy treatments, and we are fortunate...

Earnings Call Scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET on June 3, 2020HANGZHOU, China, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ruhnn Holding Limited (“Ruhnn” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RUHN), a leading internet key opinion leader (“KOL”) facilitator in China, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2020 unaudited financial results on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, before the open of the U.S. markets.The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on June 3, 2020 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on June 3, 2020).Details for the conference call are as follows:All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a set of participant dial-in numbers, the Direct Event...

CALGARY, Alberta, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marksmen Energy Inc. (“Marksmen” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:MAH) (OTCQB:MKSEF) provides an update with respect to the postponed filing of the following continuous disclosure documents (collectively the “Documents”):the Company’s Annual Audited Financial Statements for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2019 as required by section 4.2 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”);the Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2019 as required by section 5.1(2) of NI 51-102;the Company’s Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information, Report on Reserves ‎Data by Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator, and Report of Management and ‎Directors on Oil and...

Vancouver, BC, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX: MBA, OTCQX International: MBAIF) (“CIBT” or the “Company”) pledges its support to take a stand against racism.  The following statement was issued today by the Business Council of British Columbia:B.C. business and community leaders take a stand against racismWe Say No to Hate… It Must Stop NowAs business and community leaders, British Columbians, and human beings we cannot sit idly by. What we condone, we accept, and we cannot accept the growing racism and hate directed at people because of their ethnicity, culture, or faiths. Racism must be called out and it must stop now!We are all deeply disturbed by the violent, overt and subtle displays of racism we are increasingly seeing and some that are being reported...

The Company’s subsidiary LLC “Tardan Gold” has received results of Covid-19 tests from 271 employees working at the Tardan mine, which were carried out as part of a government initiative to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in the region.  Out of 271 employees, 26 have tested positive.   All of them have no symptoms.   Tardan Gold has implemented quarantine measures in accordance with the instructions of the Russian authority Rospotrebnadzor responsible for the containment of Convid-19:The employees who have tested positive have been placed under observation in a separate quarantine facility at the Tardan mine;The mine area has been closed so that no-one can enter or exit;A temporary medical station has been set up with an infection specialist doctor from the local hospital, who has been assigned to the site, to monitor the situation...

 Bolagets dotterbolag LLC Tardan Gold har fått testresultat för Covid-19 från 271 anställda som arbetar på Tardan-fyndigheten. Det är en del av ett regeringsinitiativ som genomfördes för att minska smittspridningen av det nya coronaviruset i regionen. Av 271 anställda har 26 testats positivt. Alla har inga symtom. Tardan Gold har genomfört karantänåtgärder i enlighet med instruktioner från den ryska myndigheten Rospotrebnadzor som ansvarar för begränsning av spridningen Covid-19:De anställda som har testat positivt hållas under uppsikt i en separat karantänanläggning vid Tardan-fyndigheten;Gruvområdet har stängts så att ingen kan komma in eller ut;För att övervaka situationen och för att tillhandahålla ett nödvändigt medicinskt bistånd har inrättats en tillfällig medicinsk station med en infektionsläkare från det lokala sjukhuset som...