Month: July 2020

BEIJING, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genetron Holdings Limited (“Genetron Health” or the “Company”, NASDAQ:GTH), a leading precision oncology company in China that specializes in offering molecular profiling tests, today announced that it will report unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, on August 6, 2020, before the US market open.Management will host a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m. ET (8:30 p.m. Beijing time) on Thursday, August 6, 2020. The conference call can be accessed by dialing the following numbers:Participants are encouraged to dial into the call at least 15 minutes in advance due to high call volumes.A replay will be accessible through September 6, 2020, by dialing the following numbers: A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available on the “News...

ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBI) (“Company”), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2020, approval of its quarterly cash dividend, and its updated response to the COVID-19 pandemic.For the quarter ended June 30, 2020 compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous year:net income was $3.6 million, compared to $8.0 million;diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.22, compared to $0.44;return on assets (“ROA”) was 0.39%, compared to 0.92%;return on equity (“ROE”) was 3.54%, compared to 7.87%;provision for loan losses was $2.7 million, compared to $200,000;noninterest income increased $377,000, or 5.5% to $7.2 million...

BAYONNE, N.J., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), (NASDAQ: BCBP), the holding company for BCB Community Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $2.7 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2020, and $5.2 million for the second quarter of 2019. Earnings per diluted share for the second quarter of 2020 were $0.14, compared to $0.12 in the preceding quarter and $0.30 in the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of the year, net income was $5.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted common share, compared with $10.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted common share, for the first six months of 2019.The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share on July 8, 2020. The dividend will be payable August 21, 2020 to shareholders...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (“BTI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTAI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical development company, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $200.0 million of shares of its common stock. In addition, certain selling stockholders expect to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $30.0 million of additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies, Guggenheim Securities and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey are acting as book-running managers for the offering. 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...

PHOENIX, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a North American leader in modular space and portable storage solutions, today announced that its indirect subsidiary, Williams Scotsman International, Inc., will redeem $49,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”) on August 11, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”).The Notes will be redeemed for a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to but not including the Redemption Date (together, the “Redemption Payment”). From and after the Redemption Date, all interest will cease to accrue on the Notes redeemed.Investors in the Notes should contact the bank or broker...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K92 Mining Inc. (“K92” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: KNT; OTCQX: KNTNF) is pleased to announce the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) on its Kora gold deposit (“Kora”), which together with its Irumafimpa gold deposit (“Irumafimpa”) comprise the Kainantu Gold Mine Project (the “Kainantu Project”) in Papua New Guinea. Based on the results of the study, the Company is proceeding to a Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”) for the Kora Stage 3 Expansion.Stage 3 Expansion PEA Study HighlightsAfter-tax NPV5% of US$1.5 billion at US$1,500 per ounce gold, increasing to an after-tax NPV5% of US$2.0 billion at US$1,900 per ounce gold.Average annual expansion run-rate production of 318,000 ounces gold equivalent (“AuEq”)(1) per annum at 1.0Mtpa, commencing in late-2023,...

PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a leader in high-power semiconductor lasers, today announced that it has won the Strategic Supplier Award from Shenzhen Xinghan Laser Technology Co. Ltd.The award was presented in recognition of II-VI’s outstanding performance as a supplier of high-power laser diode chips for Xinghan’s fiber-coupled pump laser modules. The presentation took place at LASER World of Photonics China 2020, held July 3-5 in Shanghai.“II-VI continues to be a strategic supplier of high-power laser diode chips with a strong record of technical innovation, quality, and delivery performance,” said Shaofeng Zhou, CEO and President of Shenzhen Xinghan Laser Technology. “We look forward to growing our relationship with II-VI by leveraging its portfolio of high-power laser components,...

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule therapeutics targeting fundamental biological pathways of cancers, today announced the commencement of a proposed underwritten public offering of 3,750,000 shares of its common stock. All shares of common stock to be sold in the proposed offering will be sold by Zentalis. Zentalis also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 562,500 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, SVB Leerink and Guggenheim Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.The offering will be made only by means of...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: DEX) is pleased to provide an update on some of its exploration activities.Acquisition of New Project in NevadaIn 2019 the Company acquired an option to purchase 100% (subject to royalty provisions) of 34 claims covering the Davis project area of alteration and gold-silver veining north of the Company’s existing Paradise claim block in Nye County Nevada. Almadex subsequently acquired through staking an additional 79 claims which are subject to the Davis Agreement due to their proximity to the claims covered by such agreement.Collectively these 113 claims totalling almost 900 hectares with multiple targets will be referred to as the Davis property, which is situated immediately north of...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF), a leading provider of cloud-based business software solutions, services and data analytics to the real estate and legal markets, today announced that it will report its first quarter fiscal year 2020 financial results after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Monday, August 3, 2020.AppFolio will host a conference call to discuss financial results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on Monday, August 3, 2020. Investors are invited to submit questions to management via the Investor Q&A form located on the Investor Overview section of the IR page at http://ir.appfolioinc.com.To listen to the live call, participants may register in advance at http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/3697242. After registering, a...