Month: June 2021

Success of Air France-KLM’s €800 million notes issue via two tranches Roissy (France), 24 June 2021 – Air France-KLM (the “Company”) (Euronext Paris: FR0000031122) announces today the successful placement of an issue of €800 million senior notes (the “Notes”) via two tranches:– On the first tranche, the final size of the senior notes is €300 million with a 3-year maturity and bear coupon at an annual rate of 3%. – On the second tranche, the size of the senior notes is €500 million with a 5-year maturity and bear coupon at an annual rate of 3.875%. The net proceeds of the issue will be used to refinance (i) the redemption of the outstanding market debt of the Issuer, and gradually (ii) part of the State Aid debt package granted late May 2020.The settlement date of the issue of the Notes is scheduled for 1st July 2021. This...

HAMILTON, BERMUDA, June 24, 2021 – DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) (“DHT”) announces the results of its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held virtually on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Shareholders holding an aggregate of approximately 107,683,466 common shares of DHT were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 63% of the issued and outstanding common shares of DHT as of the close of business on May 20, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted (1) to elect Erik Andreas Lind and Sophie Rossini to DHT’s Board of Directors, as Class III directors, for a term of three years and (2) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young AS as DHT’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The...

American National will be the Company’s Third Insurance Carrier Partner AUSTIN, Texas, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Open Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: LPRO) (“Open Lending and Affiliates” or “the Company”), a leading provider of lending enablement and risk analytics solutions to financial institutions, today announced that the Company has signed a Producer Agreement with American National Lloyds Insurance Company and ANPAC Louisiana Insurance Company, both affiliates of American National Group, Inc. (together, “American National”), enabling both companies to be additional providers of credit default insurance policies for Open Lending’s Lenders Protection Program. “Adding a third insurance carrier has been an important initiative for us, so we are thrilled to be able to announce American National as our newest insurance carrier...

Lille, France; Cambridge, MA; June 24, 2021 – GENFIT (Nasdaq and Euronext: GNFT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with metabolic and liver diseases, today announced the securing of a €11 million non-dilutive loan guaranteed by the French government (known as a State-Guaranteed Loan or Prêt Garanti par l’Etat in French). The loan, granted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by a syndicate of French banks, is 90% guaranteed by the French government with an initial term of one year with repayment options up to six years. Pascal Prigent, CEO of GENFIT, commented: “GENFIT thanks the French government for creating this financing mechanism as well as the partner banks for their support: BNP Paribas, Natixis, CIC Nord Ouest and Crédit du Nord. This loan contributes to strengthening...

Nasdaq Short Interest Days – June 15, 2021Nasdaq Short Interest Days – June 15, 2021NEW YORK, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the end of the settlement date of June 15, 2021, short interest in 2,679 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 8,647,515,959 shares compared with 8,683,450,119 shares in 2,654 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 28, 2021. The mid-June short interest represents 3.24 days compared with 3.19 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,967 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 2,254,017,396 shares at the end of the settlement date of June 15, 2021 compared with 2,285,636,054 shares in 1,938 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.14 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure...

— Christopher J. DeRespino appointed acting CFO — — Peter Soparkar appointed COO — — Leone Patterson departs as president and CFO after five years of service — REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADVM), a clinical-stage gene therapy company targeting unmet medical needs in ocular and rare diseases, today announced that Leone Patterson, president and chief financial officer, has resigned to pursue another opportunity. Christopher J. DeRespino, Adverum’s chief business officer, will serve as acting chief financial officer, and Peter Soparkar, chief legal officer, has been appointed chief operating officer. Both appointments are effective immediately, with Mr. DeRespino and Mr. Soparkar reporting to Laurent Fischer, M.D., Adverum’s president...

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (LUC – TSX, LUC – BSE, LUC – Nasdaq Stockholm) Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets under which the underwriters have agreed to buy on bought deal basis 29,400,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”), at a price of C$0.75 per Common Share for gross proceeds of approximately C$22 million (the “Public Offering”). The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable at the offering price for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Public Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Public Offering to cover over-allotments,...

Bradenton, Florida, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 808 Renewable Energy Corporation (OTC Pink: RNWR) (“808” or the “Company”), today announced that the Company has received its NHTSA (National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration Manufacturer Identification) number of “ 20744 “ under the name of SilverLight Electric Vehicle Inc. as of yesterday, this newly issued NHTSA number enables the company to issue VIN (Vehicle identification Number) to its electric reverse-trike products. In addition, The Company is about to finalize its powertrain testing of the first two entry models – a convertible roadster model and a gull-wing fully enclosed cabin model. The powertrain system will deliver up to 45 KW (60 HP) of peak output, up to 150 miles per charge with its 15 Kwh and 20 Kwh lithium-ion battery packs. Further technical...