Day: July 9, 2021

SUDBURY, Ontario, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Manitou Gold Inc. (TSXV: MTU) (the “Company” or “Manitou”) announces that it has issued an aggregate of 16,450,000 stock options (“Options”) to officers, directors and service providers of the Corporation, effective July 12, 2021. An aggregate of 11,050,000 of the Options have been granted in replacement of pre-existing stock options of the Company which expired on July 9, 2021. Each Option entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.10 until July 12, 2026. All such Options vest immediately. For further information on Manitou Gold Inc., contact: Richard Murphy, President and CEO Telephone: 1 (705) 698-1962 Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartFinancial, Inc. (“SmartFinancial”) (NASDAQ:SMBK) announces details for the release of its results for the Second Quarter of 2021. SmartFinancial plans to issue its earnings release for the second quarter of 2021 on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, and will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 21, at 10:00 a.m. ET. To access this interactive teleconference, dial (888) 317-6003 or (412) 317-6061 and enter the confirmation number, 5194560. A replay of the conference call will be available through July 21, 2022, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering the confirmation number, 10158581. Conference call materials (earnings release & conference call presentation) will be published on the company’s webpage located at http://www.smartfinancialinc.com/CorporateProfile,...

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golden Sky Minerals Corp. (AUEN.V) OTC (LCKYF) (the “Company” or “Golden Sky”) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it has closed their private placement financing (the “Financing”) consisting of Non Flow Units and Flow-Through Units, for total gross proceeds of $3,343,148.88 “We are very proud to close this over-subscribed financing and we are grateful for the support of both new and existing strategic investors, including two institutional funds Crescat Capital LLC and the Cordillera Minerals 2021 Flow-Through Limited Partnership,” stated John Newell President “These funds will enable us...

TORONTO, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; OTCQX: POETF), the designer and developer of integrated optical engines for the optical communications, computing and sensing markets, all based on the POET Optical Interposer™, announced that Donald Listwin has resigned from the Board of Directors effective immediately. Listwin was appointed to the POET Board of Directors on January 22, 2018 and has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of RapidAI, a real-time clinical decision-support system for neurovascular and vascular treatment teams. “With over 30 years of technology investing and management experience, including 10 years at Cisco Systems, Don Listwin has...

Special Meeting of Shareholders Scheduled for August 20, 2021Fund’s Board and Independent Trustees Recommend Shareholders Vote “FOR” Proposal DALLAS, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Highland Income Fund (NYSE: HFRO) (“HFRO” or the “Fund”), a closed-end fund managed by Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. (the “Adviser”), today announced the filing of a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a special meeting of shareholders (“Special Meeting”) in connection with its proposal to covert the Fund from a registered investment company to a diversified holding company (the “Holding Company”). The Special Meeting will be held on August 20, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. CDT to consider the proposal. The proposal to change the Fund’s business from a registered investment company to a diversified...

MALVERN, Pa., July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) will release its results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021 before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. A conference call to discuss Vishay’s second quarter financial results is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The dial-in number for the conference call is 877 589-6174 (+1 706-643-1406, if calling from outside the United States or Canada) and the access code is 6716307. There will be a replay of the conference call available from 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, through 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The telephone number for the replay is 855-859-2056 (+1 404-537-3406, if calling from outside the United States or Canada) and the access code is 6716307. A live audio...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc., a federally chartered corporation (the “Mid-Tier Holding Company”) (OTC: NECB), the parent company for NorthEast Community Bank (the “Bank’), today announced the results of the subscription offering conducted in connection with the “second step” conversion of its mutual holding company parent, NorthEast Community Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”). The closing of the conversion and offering, which is expected to occur on July 12, 2021, is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Mid-Tier Holding Company also announced that the shareholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company approved the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization (the “Plan”) at an annual meeting of shareholders held on June 28, 2021 and that the members of the MHC approved...

TORONTO, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VVC Exploration Corporation (“VVC” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:VVC) announces the following: Annual Shareholders Meeting The Company’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) will be held virtually on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 10:00 am, with a Record Date of July 7. Following the mailing of the Proxy Material to shareholders around July 15, shareholders will be able to download the Proxy Material, including the Information Circular Booklet, from www.sedar.com and/or from the Company’s website at www.vvcexpl.com/shareholder-meeting. Due the Pandemic, there will be no In-Person voting at the AGM and voting must be by Proxy. The deadline for Proxy Voting will be 10 am on Wednesday, August 17, 2020, but shareholders are encouraged...