Day: January 7, 2021

SAMPO PLC                        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                        7 January 2021 at 9:30 amDisclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or indirectly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 5 January 2021 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc’s total stock. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to the A shares owned directly, indirectly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds decreasing below five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc’s shares.Sampo’s share capital comprises 555,351,850 shares, of which 554,151,850...

SAMPO OYJ                        PÖRSSITIEDOTE                                       7.1.2021 klo 9.30Arvopaperimarkkinalain 9 luvun 5 pykälässä tarkoitettu ilmoitus (BlackRock, Inc.)Sampo Oyj (y-tunnus 0142213-3) on saanut Arvopaperimarkkinalain 9 luvun 5 §:n mukaisen ilmoituksen, jonka mukaan BlackRock, Inc.:n (USA veronro 32-0174421) ja sen rahastojen suoraan tai välillisesti omistamien Sammon A-osakkeiden (ISIN: FI009003305) osuus on 5.1.2021 laskenut alle viiden (5) prosentin Sampo Oyj:n kaikista osakkeista. Lisäksi ilmoitusvelvollisuus täyttyi BlackRock, Inc:n ja sen rahastojen suoraan, välillisesti tai rahoitusvälineiden kautta omistamien Sammon A-osakkeiden laskettua alle viiden (5) prosentin kaikista Sampo Oyj:n osakkeista.Sampo Oyj:n osakepääoma koostuu yhteensä 555 351 850 osakkeesta, joista A-sarjan osakkeita on 554 151 850...

LONDON and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) (the “Company” or “Mkango”) is pleased to announce that it has received TSX-V approval for the cashless warrant exercise by Talaxis Limited (“Talaxis”) announced on 4 January 2021, whereby Talaxis will be issued with 1,000,000 Shares (“New Shares”) in lieu of payment for 12,000,000 Shares at 6.6 pence. This significantly reduces the dilution to other Mkango shareholders and avoids the Company issuing 12,000,000 shares at a significant discount to the current market price of Mkango Shares.Following the issuance of the New Shares to Talaxis pursuant to the amended warrant, Talaxis will increase its ownership of Mkango from 14,285,715 shares to 15,285,715 shares post-warrant exercise, representing...

Vaisala CorporationStock Exchange ReleaseJanuary 7, 2021 at 09.00 (EET)Vaisala appoints Olli Nastamo as Executive Vice President, Operational ExcellenceOlli Nastamo (b. 1956) has been appointed Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence. He will be a member of the Vaisala Management Group and report to President and CEO Kai Öistämö. Olli Nastamo will start in his position on March 1, 2021.Olli Nastamo joins Vaisala from Metso Outotec where he held the position of Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence. Prior to that, Nastamo has worked in several global leadership positions in Comptel, Elektrobit, and Nokia. He holds a master’s degree in engineering.Nastamo will be leading Vaisala’s business process development to support the company’s growth agenda. He will be responsible for driving efficiency, agility and digitalization...

Vaisala OyjPörssitiedote7.1.2021 klo 09.00Vaisala nimittää Olli Nastamon kehitysjohtajaksi  Olli Nastamo, s. 1956, on nimitetty kehitysjohtajaksi. Hänestä tulee Vaisalan johtoryhmän jäsen ja hän raportoi toimitusjohtaja Kai Öistämölle. Olli Nastamo aloittaa tehtävässään 1.3.2021.Olli Nastamo siirtyy Vaisalaan Metso Outoteciltä, jossa hän on toiminut toiminnallisen erinomaisuuden johtajana. Ennen Outotecille siirtymistään Nastamo työskenteli useissa kansainvälisissä johtotehtävissä Comptelilla, Elektrobitillä sekä Nokialla. Hän on koulutukseltaan diplomi-insinööri.Nastamo tulee johtamaan Vaisalan liiketoimintaprosessien kehitystä ja siten tukemaan yrityksen kannattavan kasvun tavoitteita. Hänen vastuulleen kuuluvat tehokkuuden, ketteryyden ja digitalisaation edistäminen kaikissa Vaisalan prosesseissa sekä IT-ratkaisujen kehittäminen. Hänen...

OXURION to Participate in Upcoming Investor MeetingsLeuven, BELGIUM, Boston, MA, US – January 7, 2021 – 08.00 AM CET – Oxurion NV (Euronext Brussels: OXUR), a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation standard-of-care ophthalmic therapies, with a focus on diabetic macular edema (DME), today announces its management will participate and meet with investors at the following upcoming virtual meetings:       · H.C. Wainwright Bioconnect 2021 ConferenceJanuary 11 – 14, 2021CEO Company presentation scheduled on January 11 at 12.00 PM CET      · BIO Partnering at JPM WeekJanuary 11 – 15, 2021      · BIOTECH Showcase @JPM Week 2021January 11 – 15, 2021CEO Company presentation      · Access China Forum @JPM Week 2021 January 4 – 22, 2021 CEO company presentation on January 7 at 9.20 AM                   · Degroof Petercam Healthcare...

Oslo, Norway, 7 January 2021: IDEX Biometrics ASA (OSE: IDEX and OTCQB: IDXAF) is a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions. CEO Vince Graziani and CFO Derek D’Antilio will participate at the 23rd Annual Needham Growth Conference on Wednesday 13 January 2021, which is being held as a virtual event.Portfolio managers and analysts who would like to request a meeting with management should contact their Needham representative (conferences@needhamco.com) or IDEX’s investor relations.About IDEX BiometricsIDEX Biometrics ASA is a leading provider of fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure and personal touch-free authentication for all. We help people make payments, prove their identity, gain access to information, unlock devices or gain admittance to buildings. We invent,...

Press release – Paris, January 6, 2021SMCP capital threshold crossing declarationThe Company has taken note today of the declaration of crossing of the threshold filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) by GLAS, in its capacity as Trustee under the bonds exchangeable into SMCP shares issued in September 2018 by European TopSoho SARL, main shareholder of SMCP.As part of this declaration, GLAS indicates, following a notification of default on these bonds, that it is now entitled to instruct 34,792,512 voting rights of the Company corresponding to 29% of the voting rights of the Company attached to the shares underlying these bonds (it being specified that the total number of the SMCP shares underlying these bonds represents 34% of the Company’s capital and that the ownership of these...

Communiqué de presse – Paris, le 6 janvier 2021Déclaration de franchissement de seuil au capital de SMCPLa Société a pris connaissance ce jour de la déclaration de franchissement du seuil publiée auprès de l’Autorité des marchés financiers par GLAS, en sa qualité de Trustee au titre des obligations échangeables en actions SMCP émises en septembre 2018 par European TopSoho SARL, principal actionnaire de SMCP.Dans le cadre de cette déclaration, GLAS indique, à la suite d’une notification de défaut intervenu sur cet emprunt obligataire, qu’il est désormais en droit d’instruire 34.792.512 droits de vote de la Société correspondant à 29% des droits de vote de la Société attachés aux actions sous-jacentes à ces obligations (étant précisé que le nombre total des actions SMCP sous-jacentes à ces obligations représente 34% du capital de la...