Day: March 18, 2021

– APPOINTS FRANCIS A. HONDAL AND DANIELLE LEE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS –– LES AND ABIGAIL WEXNER WILL NOT STAND FOR REELECTION TO BOARD IN MAY 2021 –COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB) today announced that Francis Hondal, president of loyalty and engagement at Mastercard, and Danielle Lee, Chief Fan Officer for the National Basketball Association, have been appointed as two new independent members of its Board of Directors. Additionally, Les and Abigail Wexner will not stand for reelection to the Board at the annual shareholders’ meeting in May 2021. With these changes, in May 2021, the Board will consist of 10 directors, nine of whom are independent and six of whom are women (including the Chair of the Board).Les Wexner said “L Brands is at a terrific place in its history. The Board is incredibly...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that data from a secondary analysis of GALACTIC-HF (Global Approach to Lowering Adverse Cardiac Outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure) assessing the effect of omecamtiv mecarbil on clinical outcomes in relationship to patient baseline ejection fraction will be presented in a Late Breaking Clinical Trial session at the American College of Cardiology 70th Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.21) by John Teerlink, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Director of Heart Failure, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Executive Committee Chair, GALACTIC-HF.Title: 410-16 Impact Of Ejection Fraction On The Therapeutic Effect Of Omecamtiv Mecarbil In...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Azucar Minerals Ltd. (“Azucar” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: AMZ; OTCQX: AXDDF) is pleased to announce results from drilling at the Porvenir Zone at the El Cobre porphyry copper-gold project in Veracruz State, Mexico. The now complete additional drilling carried out at Porvenir helps define the geologic boundaries and distribution of copper and gold in this zone for geologic modelling. A plan showing the location of the Porvenir Zone updated with the new results is attached to this news release. The El Cobre project covers a large area of porphyry style alteration with numerous zones of copper-gold mineralisation identified by past work. Highlights of the new drilling in the Porvenir Zone include the following intervals:Hole EC-20-110   EL PORVENIR...

TORONTO, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medivolve Inc. (“Medivolve”) (NEO:MEDV; OTC:COPRF; FRA:4NC) is pleased to provide investors with a sales update and announces the launch of a new business to business sales strategy, including the initiative of two custom testing solutions.On Monday, March 8th, 2021, Collection Sites launched two multi-week custom COVID-19 testing programs as part of its new business-focused testing services. Moving forward, Collection Sites will be dedicating additional efforts to securing testing contracts with businesses across the United States to provide custom testing solutions.The first program is with a TV & Film production studio based in Los Angeles, where Collection Sites staff provide 24 hour PCR test results on-site for crew, talent and staff in accordance with the required COVID-19 testing...

Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:30 a.m. ETCOVID-19 vaccine candidate, COVAXIN™, demonstrates efficacy of 81% in Phase 3 interim resultsEmergency Use Authorization pathway with U.S. regulatory authorities in development for COVAXIN™European Commission grants orphan medicinal product designation for OCU400 for retinitis pigmentosa and leber congenital amaurosis and Ocugen is on track to submit an Investigational New Drug application for OCU400 in 2021On track to initiate four Phase 1/2 clinical trials encompassing Ocugen’s ophthalmology pipeline in 2021 and 2022MALVERN, Pa., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocugen, Inc. (“Ocugen”) (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases and developing a vaccine to save lives from COVID-19,...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESMONTREAL, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, has announced today that funds managed by Novacap Management Inc. (collectively, “Novacap”), Whiskey Papa Fox Inc., a holding company controlled by Philip Fayer, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer (“Fayer Holdco”), CDP Investissements Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and David Schwartz, our Chief Financial Officer (together the “Selling Shareholders”), and the Company have entered into an agreement with Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., Credit Suisse, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets to complete a secondary offering on...

Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, signed a master services agreement in June 2020 with a global logistics customer to deliver compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems for medium and heavy-duty trucks.Hexagon Agility received its third set of orders in 2021 under this agreement, which represent an estimated total value of USD 5.9 million (approx. NOK 50 million).Collectively the orders placed in 2021 represent an estimated total value of USD 19.4 million (approx. NOK 165 million).“The strong momentum of orders coming in as we kick off 2021 reflect the forward leaning approach of this global logistics customer. CNG and RNG play an important role in the future of commercial trucking. Sustainable fleets makes both environmental and economic sense to deploy natural gas trucks right now – and make it possible to...

Aktia Pankki OyjLehdistötiedote18.3.2021Aktia on voittanut Morningstarin Suomen Awards 2021 -kilpailussa rahastotalojen kaikki kolme kärkisijaa.Rahastotalojen osalta vertailussa tarkastellaan viiden vuoden riskikorjattua tuottoa kolmella eri osa-alueella: osake-, korko- ja yhdistelmärahastot. Tänä vuonna Aktia vei voiton kaikilla kolmella osa-alueella.”Menestys Morningstar-vertailussa kertoo pitkäjänteisestä työstämme varainhoidon saralla. Aktialla on ainutlaatuinen osaaminen niin koroissa kuin osakkeissa ja tuotamme lisäarvoa asiakkaillemme monipuolisella tarjoamallamme. On jälleen kerran hienoa saada työllemme tunnustusta”, sanoo Aktia Pankin varainhoidosta vastaava johtaja Niina Bergring.Aktian rahastojen menestys ja korkealuokkainen varainhoito on kaikkien asiakkaiden hyödynnettävissä institutionaalisista sijoittajista henkilöasiakkaisiin.Niina...

Aktia Bank AbpPressmeddelande18.3.2021Aktia har placerat sig på topp i alla fondhuskategorier i Morningstars Finland Awards 2021-tävling.I fråga om fondhus granskas i jämförelsen den riskjusterade avkastningen under fem års tid på tre olika delområden: aktier, räntor och kombinationsfonder. I år tog Aktia hem segern på alla tre delområden.”Framgången i Morningstar-jämförelsen talar om vårt långsiktiga kapitalförvaltningsarbete. Aktia har unik kompetens inom såväl räntor som aktier och vi skapar mervärde för våra kunder genom vårt mångsidiga utbud. Det är återigen fint att få erkännande för vårt arbete”, säger Niina Bergring, direktör med ansvar för kapitalförvaltningen i Aktia Bank.Aktias fonders framgång och den högklassiga kapitalförvaltningen är tillgänglig för samtliga kunder från institutionella placerare till privatkunder.Niina...