Day: August 21, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newcore Gold Ltd. (TSX-V: NCAU) (the “Company” or “Newcore“) today announced that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majority at its annual general and special meeting (“AGSM”) held in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 19, 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants were re-appointed as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year. The Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) of the Company was approved by the Company’s disinterested shareholders.Shareholders voted in favour of setting the number of directors at nine and the following incumbent directors were re-elected: Luke Alexander, Omaya Elguindi, George Salamis, Ryan King, Douglas B. Forster, Edward Farrauto, Blayne Johnson, Douglas Hurst, and Michael Vint. Following the...

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “First Midwest”), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share on the Company’s common stock. This quarterly cash dividend will be payable on October 6, 2020 to common stockholders of record on September 25, 2020 and will represent the 151st consecutive cash dividend paid by First Midwest since its inception in 1983.The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $17.50 per share (equivalent to $0.4375 per depositary share or 1/40th interest per share) on First Midwest’s 7.000% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (NASDAQ: FMBIP) and Series C (NASDAQ: FMBIO). The dividends are payable on November 20, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of...

Ferratum Oyj – Managers’ Transactions____________________________________________Person subject to the notification requirementName: Krause, ClemensPosition: Member of the Board/Deputy memberIssuer: Ferratum OyjLEI: 74370078YLPFWHE33716Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATIONReference number: 74370078YLPFWHE33716_20200821124142_22____________________________________________Transaction date: 2020-03-20Venue: BOERSE FRANKFURT – REGULIERTER MARKT (FRAA)Instrument type: DEBT INSTRUMENTISIN: SE0012453835Nature of the transaction: ACQUISITIONTransaction details(1): Volume: 50,000 Unit price: .82 EUR(2): Volume: 100,000 Unit price: .83 EURAggregated transactions(2): Volume: 150,000 Volume weighted average price: .82667 EUR

 Carolen Ytander, who will be responsible for Marketing and Communications at MSAB, has extensive experience holding various leading positions within this field, both in private as well as in publicly listed companies. She is currently the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Nordlo (an IT and digitalization’s partner in the Nordics). Prior to that Carolen has held positions as CMO in international tech companies such as Nexus Group and Net Insight (publ).“We are pleased to welcome Carolen to our management team as our CMO/CCO. Carolen has an outstanding record as a CMO/CCO, as well as a strong brand and business orientation, which will be a great value for MSAB. Her experience will benefit us as we see an increasing demand for MSAB offerings globally. I am very much looking forward to working closely with Carolen to further...

Toronto, ON, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Amfil Technologies Inc. (OTC: FUNN), through its primary subsidiary, Snakes & Lattes Inc., is pleased to announce the projected opening of its newest Snakes & Lattes branded boardgame bar/café venue in Guelph, Ontario. This will be the Company’s sixth operational brick and mortar location. The venue is expected to open by the end of September 2020, just in time to cater to the area’s large population of returning university and college students.The Company originally announced in August 2019 that Snakes & Lattes would be expanding into Guelph by transforming an existing boardgame café called ‘The Boardroom’ into a Snakes & Lattes branded venue. In December 2019, the lease was secured, and planning commenced to make alterations to the venue...

New hardware feature gives cannabis consumers more control over their vaporization experience with three time-based dosage levelsJupiter will also offer Kinder-Safe™ premium child-resistant packaging solutions to its clients, a suite of proprietary child-resistant technologies for the cannabis industryPHOENIX, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jupiter Research, LLC (“Jupiter”), an industry-disrupting provider of inhalation technology for natural plant-derived extracts and a subsidiary of TILT Holdings, Inc. (“TILT”) (CSE: TILT) (OTCQB: TLLTF), today announced the launch of Dose-CTI, its custom time interval metered dosage delivery system for cannabis vaporization. This technology, previously limited to a small number of custom hardware orders, will now be available as a feature on most Jupiter devices, allowing extractors and licensed...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, announced today that the Company will participate in the following event:BMO 2020 Virtual Technology SummitDate:     Tuesday, August 25, 2020Time:     9:00 a.m. EDTPlace:    VirtualParticipantsDr. Chuck Mattera, Chief Executive Officer, II-VIMary Jane Raymond, Chief Financial Officer, II-VIA real-time webcast of the discussion can be accessed via the Investors section of the II-VI website at https://www.ii-vi.com/investors-events/.About II-VI IncorporatedII-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in communications, materials...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genius Brands International, Inc. (“Genius Brands” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:GNUS), the global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, today commented on certain litigation filed against the Company:The lawsuit is meritless and we will vigorously defend ourselves against this hollow accusation.The bottom line is that this lawsuit poses needless distractions, and can end up harming most shareholders by forcing the Company to expend time and resources that should otherwise be allocated to running the Company.We will continue to remain focused on executing against our strategy and creating real value for Genius Brands shareholders.About Genius Brands InternationalGenius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNUS) is a leading...

WYOMISSING, Pa. and BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (“GLPI” or the “Company”) today announced that its Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge facility received approval from the Louisiana Gaming and Control Board to move its gaming operations to a to-be-constructed landside facility.  The Company expects to complete the $21-$25 million project in early 2022 and believes the change to a landside facility will bring significant economic benefits to Downtown Baton Rouge.  In addition, the project is expected to bring 166 construction jobs to the area with total labor spend of approximately $10 million.The all-new Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will offer players a variety of exciting new gaming and entertainment experiences, including:Indoor and outdoor gaming including full...

TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: SRHI, SRHI.WT) – SRHI Inc. (the “Company” or “SRHI”) provides the following update of the ongoing creditor protection process and proposed restructuring plan for Minera Tres Valles SpA (“MTV”), the Company’s 70% owned producing copper mine in Salamanca, Chile.In May 2020, MTV filed a Judicial Restructuring Procedure (“JRP”) in Chile providing MTV protection from creditors to give itself sufficient time to complete its refinancing efforts to allow for the completion of the construction of its underground mine.Over the past 3 months, MTV and the Company have conducted constructive negotiations with MTV’s senior lenders (“Lenders”), Vecchiola S.A. (“Vecchiola”, a related party to MTV’s 30% minority shareholder) and other unsecured creditors.Although no formal agreement has yet been entered...