Month: February 2021

Highlights include:Record annual net sales of $3.9 billion for 2020, up 23% from 2019, including a 44% increase in Q4 20202020 operating margin of 11.8%, up 110 bps from 2019Record 2020 diluted EPS of $8.97, an increase of 40% over 2019, or an increase of 44% excluding tax benefits in both periods and non-cash impairments recorded in Q1 2020Cash provided by operations of $397.6 million, an improvement of $98.8 million from 20192021 diluted EPS guidance range of $9.12 – $9.62, including an estimated $0.11 tax benefitCOVINGTON, La., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) today announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 results.“As the pandemic forced families to spend more time at home in 2020, they sought out opportunities to create or expand existing home-based outdoor living and entertainment...

CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. (TSXV: SUGR, SUGR.WT, SUGR.WS, SUGR.DB) (“Sugarbud” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a national product purchase and supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement“), for the Company’s Cannabis 2.0 products with CannMart Inc. (“CannMart“).Sugarbud is also pleased to announce that, as part of the previously announced contract manufacturing agreement with Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. (CSE: CANN) (“Heritage“) (the “Manufacturing Agreement“), it has completed the final development and qualification of its additive-free, 100% cannabis full-spectrum vape cartridges.Supply AgreementUnder the terms of the Supply Agreement, CannMart will have the ability to purchase...

HIGHLIGHTSProactive water management plan supports the rapid re-start of the historic Bunker Hill mine and underpins the Company’s license to operateSuccessful commissioning of an in-house water pre-treatment plant achieves 70% reduction in metal-load discharged from the mineThis water pre-treatment plant generates significant cost savings while reducing environmental footprintPEA remains on track for delivery in early Q2 2021TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bunker Hill Mining Corporation (the “Company”) (CSE: BNKR) announces the successful commissioning of its water pre-treatment plant, designed to significantly improve the quality of mine water discharge from the Bunker Hill mine. This supports a sustainable restart of mining operations based on modern zero-footprint techniques designed to enhance the quality of the environment.Sam...

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company” or “McEwen”) (NYSE and TSX: MUX) wants you to know about of the world’s largest ever incentive prize of $100 million.“As a proud member of the XPRIZE Foundation’s Vision Circle, I am helping spread the extraordinary news of their newest and boldest challenge ever, XPRIZE Carbon Removal at https://www.xprize.org/prizes/elonmusk, which is aimed at tackling the biggest threats facing humanity — climate change and the imbalance in Earth’s carbon cycle. Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation are funding this unprecedented $100 million prize purse. Elon is a great friend of XPRIZE and a former Trustee and Vision Circle member.This competition is open to everyone in the world! I urge you to start thinking about how to remove, reduce, dilute CO2in our atmosphere and...

– Company on track to provide multiple data readouts for XLRP and ACHM clinical programs in 2021 and 2022 –– Net proceeds of approximately $69.2 million from a recent public offering provide cash runway into calendar year 2023 –– Company to host conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. ET –GAINESVILLE, Fla. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.“We believe that the data generated to date in our XLRP trials continue to give us a leading position in this indication and we are eager to move our Phase 1/2...

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today reported financial results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.“We are thrilled to begin the new year with this business outlook, which adds to the breadth of strong clinical data we’ve reported across our precision medicine pipeline using orally once daily ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine) for Rett syndrome, Parkinson’s disease dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,” said Christopher U Missling, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anavex....

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All amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicatedBROOKFIELD, News, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) (NYSE: BEP; TSX: BEP.UN), Brookfield Renewable Corporation (“BEPC” and together with the Partnership, “Brookfield Renewable”) (NYSE/TSX: BEPC) and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield Asset Management”) (NYSE: BAM; TSX: BAM.A) announced today the pricing of the previously announced secondary public offering of 15,000,000 class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “Exchangeable Shares”) of BEPC at a price of $51.50 per share by subsidiaries of Brookfield Asset Management (the “Selling Shareholders”). The offering is expected to close on February 16, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, one of the Selling Shareholders has granted the...