Month: January 2021

MONTREAL, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Senvest Capital Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSX: SEC) announced today the acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) of the Corporation’s Notice of Intention to amend its previously announced Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “NCIB”) to increase the number of common shares of the Corporation which the Corporation may repurchase for cancellation under the NCIB from 70,000 common shares, or 2.67% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding common shares as of August 1, 2020, to 100,000 common shares, representing 3.81% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding common shares as of August 1, 2020.Under the NCIB, which commenced on August 14, 2020, the Corporation has repurchased a total of 62,100 common shares through the facilities of the TSX and through eligible...

MONTRÉAL, 22 janv. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Senvest Capital Inc. (la « Société ») (TSX : SEC) a annoncé aujourd’hui que la Bourse de Toronto (la « TSX ») a accepté l’avis d’intention de la Société de modifier son offre publique de rachat dans le cours normal des activités (l ‘« Offre ») annoncée précédemment afin d’augmenter le nombre d’actions ordinaires de la Société que la Société peut racheter pour annulation dans le cadre de l’Offre de 70 000 actions ordinaires, soit 2,67% des actions ordinaires émises et en circulation de la Société au 1er août 2020, à 100 000 actions ordinaires, représentant 3,81% des actions ordinaires émises et en circulation de la Société au 1er août 2020.Aux termes de l’Offre, qui a débuté le 14 août 2020, la Société a racheté un total de 62 100 actions ordinaires par l’entremise...

LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TAAT™ LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS LTD. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQB: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP2) (the “Company” or “TAAT™”) is pleased to announce that it has shipped thousands of sample packs of TAAT™, its flagship product, to legal-aged smokers in 38 U.S. states who requested a sample of the product from the TryTAAT (http://trytaat.com) landing page. Now that sample packs of TAAT™ are being distributed to markets besides Ohio, the Company anticipates that existing interest in the product could be strengthened based on first-time trials of TAAT™ by legal-aged smokers. With the launch of the Company’s e-commerce platform expected to occur this quarter, TAAT™ is to become available for purchase online by legal-aged smokers in additional markets across the country, including...

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a leading provider of high quality, trusted, local news and information, and a major platform for advertising in 77 markets, has scheduled an audio webcast and conference call for Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 9 a.m. Central Time. Lee plans to issue a news release before market open that day with preliminary results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2020.The live webcast will be accessible at lee.net and will be available for replay 24 hours later. Questions from participants may be submitted by participating in the webcast. The call also may be monitored on a listen-only conference line by dialing (toll free) 800-309-1256 and entering a conference pass code of 693958 at least five minutes before the scheduled start. Participants...

TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres”) (TSX:SRU.UN) announced today that the trustees of SmartCentres have declared a distribution for the month of January 2021 of CDN $0.15417 per trust unit, representing CDN $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on February 16, 2021 to unitholders of record on January 29, 2021.About SmartCentresSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class portfolio featuring 166 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $10.4 billion in assets and owns 33.8 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail space with over 97% occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.SmartCentres...

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company for Kearny Bank, announced today that the Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase plan to acquire up to 4,210,520 shares or approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In conjunction with this announcement the Company also announced the completion of its previously disclosed stock repurchase plans which authorized the repurchase of 9,218,324 and 4,475,523 shares, respectively. Such shares were repurchased at a cost of $117.9 million, or $12.79 per share, and $46.9 million, or $10.48 per share, respectively.Repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market, through block trades, in privately negotiated stock purchases or pursuant to any trading plan that may be...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PBIP), the holding company for Prudential Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $1.8 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $2.5 million or $0.28 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2019.Dennis Pollack, President and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to report continued positive operating results. We are continuing to closely monitor the rapidly challenging environment surrounding the continuing COVID-19 pandemic but remain confident in our long-term strength and stability and our ability to weather the storm of this crisis. We continue to evaluate and implement strategies to enhance shareholder value including stock repurchase programs and the maintenance of our...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) today announced that it completed a $30 million sale (before commission and other fees) of its common stock through its “at-the market” (“ATM”) offering program previously disclosed. The offering was upsized by $5 million from the previous announcement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for working capital, general corporate purposes, other capital expenditures and new restaurant expansion.This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of the Company.About BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (“BJ’s”) is a national brand with brewhouse roots and a menu where craft matters. BJ’s broad menu has something for everyone: slow-roasted entrees,...

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE: HCI), an InsurTech company with operations in insurance, software development and real estate, has entered into a renewal rights agreement, dated January 18, 2021, with United Insurance Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: UIHC) pursuant to which United is to transition to HCI all its personal lines insurance business in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.“We’re excited to enter into this agreement with United,” said HCI Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paresh Patel. “When fully consummated, these transactions will accelerate our strategic plan to expand nationally. We will acquire not only a seasoned book of business, but also an established agent network and important underlying data.”   About HCI Group, Inc.HCI Group, Inc. is an...

New York, NY, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Legato Merger Corp.(NASDAQ: LEGOU) (the “Company”) announced today that it consummated its upsized initial public offering of 20,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit generating total gross proceeds of $205,000,000.  The units were listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “LEGOU” and began trading on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.  Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “LEGO” and “LEGOW,” respectively.EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as the sole book running manager for the offering. I-Bankers Securities,...