Month: May 2020

MONTRÉAL, 29 mai 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — M. Michael Mueller, président du conseil d’administration de la Banque Laurentienne du Canada (la « Banque »), est heureux d’annoncer la nomination de M. Nicholas Zelenczuk aux fonctions d’administrateur indépendant de la Banque.M. Zelenczuk possède plus de 35 années d’expérience des services bancaires, des marchés des capitaux et de la gestion des investissements, et il a occupé des postes de haute direction dans plusieurs grandes sociétés au Canada.« Nous sommes enchantés d’accueillir M. Zelenczuk au conseil d’administration de la Banque. Sa vaste expérience de la gestion du risque d’entreprise, de l’élaboration de stratégies à long terme et de la technologie axée sur les opérations apportera beaucoup à la profondeur et à l’expertise de notre conseil, dans l’intérêt de la Banque », a déclaré...

MONTREAL, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At its meeting held on May 28, 2020, given the highly uncertain economic environment, the Board of Directors of the Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX: LB) (the “Bank”) has approved a reduction of the quarterly dividend on its common shares by $0.27 or 40% to provide greater financial strength and flexibility to support continued growth, the pursuit of the Bank’s Strategic Plan, and the alignment of the Bank’s payout ratio with the Bank’s policy.The Board of Directors declared the following dividends:a regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on the common shares, payable on August 1, 2020, to shareholders at the close of business on July 2, 2020.a dividend of $0.2576875 per share on the preferred shares Series 13, payable on June 15, 2020, to shareholders at the close of business on June...

MIAMI, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Watsco, Inc. (NYSE: WSO) announced today that Barry Logan, Executive Vice President, is scheduled to present at the virtual William Blair 40th Annual Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 12:40 p.m. (CDT). Internet users can listen to a live webcast of the presentation at the Investor Relations section of Watsco’s website at http://www.watsco.com.About Watsco, Inc.Watsco is the largest distribution network for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) products with locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and on an export basis to Latin America and the Caribbean. Watsco estimates that over 300,000 contractors and technicians visit or call one of its 603 locations each year to get information, obtain technical support and buy products. HVAC/R products...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FPX Nickel Corp. (FPX-TSX.V) (“FPX Nickel” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 Annual General and Special Meeting held on May 28, 2020. At the meeting, the shareholders voted to set the number of Board members at seven and elected Peter M.D. Bradshaw, James S. Gilbert, Peter J. Marshall, John A. McDonald, William H. Myckatyn, Robert B. Pease and Martin E. Turenne as directors of the Company to hold office for the ensuing year.  The shareholders also voted in favour of the appointment of DeVisser Gray LLP as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and approved the Company’s 10% Rolling Stock Option Plan.About FPX Nickel Corp.FPX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy Project, located...

– New Phase 2 trial in EGJ cancer planned for 1H 2021, after first two patients treated responded to next-generation ADP-A2M4CD8 therapy –– Durability and efficacy data presented at ASCO support potential for SPEARHEAD-1 as a registrational trial for sarcoma – commercial launch planned in the US in 2022 –– Phase 2 trial combining ADP-A2M4 with pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer (SPEARHEAD-2) will be the first time a SPEAR T-cell therapy is used in sequence with first line systemic therapy –– The SURPASS trial (a Phase 1 trial with ADP-A2M4CD8) will focus on lung, EGJ, head and neck, and bladder cancers –– Confirmed complete response in a patient with liver cancer in the Phase 1 ADP-A2AFP trial (reported as partial response in January) –PHILADELPHIA and OXFORDSHIRE, United...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) affiliate QED Therapeutics announced today that it will present data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Virtual Scientific Program showing clinical advancement for infigratinib, QED’s oral FGFR1-3 inhibitor, in both urothelial carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).Title: Infigratinib (BGJ398) in advanced/unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma demonstrates consistent treatment response in both first-line and later-line treatment settingsAbstract: 5038Presenter: Yung Lyou, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterAn analysis of response rates in patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma based on the amount of prior lines of treatment showed consistent response to infigratinib. The objective response...

François Desjardins, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the second quarter of 2020 highlights: “COVID-19 has had profound impacts on our economy, customers and communities. Despite the many hardships that have resulted from this crisis, it has also demonstrated our ability to proactively manage through and adapt to the situation in order to provide service to our customers. I am particularly proud of our team members who were able to quickly take charge of the work required to ensure that our customers received the support and advice they need – now more than ever.”“We have a strong capital and liquidity position, and disciplined risk management, but it is a time for prudence. Although we believe that current earnings are not reflective of the future earnings power of the organisation, we have reduced...

François Desjardins, président et chef de la direction, a commenté les faits saillants du deuxième trimestre de 2020: « La COVID-19 a eu de profondes répercussions sur notre économie, nos clients et nos collectivités. Malgré les nombreuses difficultés qui en ont découlé, cette crise a également démontré notre capacité à gérer la situation de manière proactive et à s’adapter afin de servir nos clients. Je suis particulièrement fier des membres de notre équipe qui ont pu rapidement accomplir le travail requis pour assurer que nos clients reçoivent le soutien et les conseils dont ils ont besoin – maintenant plus que jamais ».« Nous sommes solidement positionnés en termes de capital et de liquidités et appliquons une gestion des risques disciplinée, mais c’est le temps de faire preuve de prudence. Même si nous sommes d’avis...

  Fondsbørsmeddelelse nr. 10/2020cBrain vinder endnu en millionordre i TysklandKøbenhavn, 29. maj 2020cBrain er netop blevet tildelt endnu en stor ordre i Tyskland.Den 13. maj oplyste cBrain, at selskabet havde indgået den hidtil største enkeltstående aftale i selskabets historie. cBrain oplyste også, at det er en aftale på et to-cifret millionbeløb, samt at der er tale om yderligere salg til en afdeling hos en eksisterende kunde i Tyskland.I forbindelse hermed oplyste cBrain endvidere, at den tyske myndighed har afdelinger i alle tyske delstater og dermed repræsenterer et stort potentiale for yderligere salg, samt at cBrain arbejder på en række yderligere ordrer. Endelig oplyste cBrain, at COVID-19 krisen ser ud til at accelerere digitaliseringen i den offentlige sektor.Det er derfor særdeles glædeligt, at cBrain nu meget kort tid efter...

TORONTO, May 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cryptologic Inc. (“Cryptologic” or the “Company”) (CSE:CRY) today announces its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.  Selected financial information of the Company for the three month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2019 is set forth below:During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company earned $2.89 million in revenue from the mining of Bitcoin and $0.89 million from colocation hosting services as compared to $5.33 million and $nil in the prior year period. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company mined 257.58 Bitcoins compared to 1,056.23 Bitcoins in the prior year period. The decrease in Bitcoins results from the sale of 8,475 mining machines as well as increased network difficulty due to increased network...