Month: July 2021

MACAU, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MLCO) (“Melco” or the “Company”) today announced that it has adopted a Share Purchase and Award Program to recognize the dedication and commitment of its employees and provide eligible employees the opportunity to benefit from the Company’s long-term growth. The Share Purchase and Award Program applies to eligible employees who agreed in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, to participate in the Company’s voluntary leave program, one of a series of measures taken by the Company to proactively manage costs in the face of the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic. Under the Share Purchase and Award Program, an eligible employee is invited to use a portion of his or her base salary during the term of the program, which runs from...

Alliance Trust PLC £645.3m increase in distributable reserves through conversion of merger reserve The Board of Alliance Trust PLC (the “Company”) announces that the Court has approved the conversion of its £645.3m Merger Reserve into a distributable reserve, having previously received shareholder approval to do so. This has significantly increased the proportion of the Company’s reserves capable of being distributed to shareholders. £3,242m1 is available for distribution, thereby affording the Board additional flexibility when contemplating its future dividend and distribution policy. A certified copy of that Court order is expected to be registered by the Registrar of Companies in Scotland no later than 12 July 2021. Gregor Stewart, Chairman, commented: “We are pleased to have completed the conversion process on behalf of shareholders....

 July 8, 2021 Half-year report on IPSOS’ liquidity contract with EXANE BNP PARIBAS Under the liquidity contract entrusted by IPSOS to Exane BNP Paribas, the following assets appeared on the liquidity account as at 30 June 2021:12,527 IPSOS shares € 926,655During the 1st half 2021, it has been traded a total of:Purchase 124,845 shares € 3,952,000 793 transactionsSale 128,625 shares € 4,134,443 908 transactionsFor information:–  the following assets appeared on the liquidity account at the last report (31 December 2020):18,557 IPSOS shares € 666,076–  During the 2nd half 2020, it has been traded a total of:Purchase 129,520 shares € 3,050,966 815 transactionsSale 145,341 shares € 3,481,383 886 transactions–  For information, at December 31, 2018, the date of implementation of AMF Decision...

Paris, July 8, 2021 Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, announced today that it has been ranked in the top 10 of the Truffle 100 report for the fourth consecutive year. Quadient placed ninth in this year’s ranking, organized by Truffle Capital and teknowlogy Group | CXP-PAC. The Truffle 100 ranking of the French software industry is based on reported software revenues of each participating company. Quadient software solutions are used to power over 1 billion customer-facing communications and interactions every day and are critical to the operations of more than 8,300 customers worldwide, from global enterprises to small and medium-sized businesses across industries. Out of a reported software sales and services revenue of €226.6 million...

BPCE 2024, an ambitious business development plan deeply aligned with the ongoing transformation of society Paris, July 8th 2021 After a 12-year period of transformation, Groupe BPCE, which boasts an extremely robust financial profile with strong positions in each of its business lines, is fully prepared to step up the pace of its business development by helping its customers to meet their investment needs during this period of economic recovery. The Covid crisis raised people’s awareness, and accelerated the emergence, of profound social trends such as the growing digitalization of society, the adoption of hybrid working practices, and the acceleration of the energy transition. But it also gave birth to far-reaching expectations regarding the local dimension, the need for social support and trust: a set of expectations with which the...

Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, today announces a partnership with onshore wind community engagement pioneer Falck Renewables and floating wind expert BlueFloat Energy, to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. The consortium is set to apply for seabed leases in sites which lend themselves to the deployment of large-scale floating wind technology in the Crown Estate Scotland’s upcoming Scotwind leasing round. Since pioneering the first ever offshore wind farm in 1991, Ørsted has developed and built more offshore wind projects than any other company in the world. Combining this unparalleled track record with BlueFloat’s unique knowledge and experience in developing, financing and executing floating wind projects and Falck Renewables’ track record in global project development and community engagement in Scotland...

The shares in Vow ASA (the “Company” or “Vow”) will tomorrow, on Friday 9 July 2021, trade for the last day inclusive of rights to consideration shares in Vow Green Metals AS (“VGM”). Type of corporate action: The shares in Vow ASA will trade exclusive of rights to consideration shares in Vow Green Metals AS (“VGM”). Eligible shareholders will receive one (1) consideration share in VGM for each share they own in Vow as of the cut-off date as registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depositary (the VPS) as of the record date. Cut-off date: 9 July 2021 Ex.date: 12 July 2021 Record date: 13 July 2021 Delivery of consideration shares in VGM to eligible Vow shareholders’ VPS accounts: On or about 14 July 2021The demerger, through which the biocarbon business of Vow is demerged from...

Share Buyback Transaction Details July 1 – July 7, 2021 July 8, 2021 – Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 60,753 of its own ordinary shares in the period from July 1, 2021, up to and including July 7, 2021, for €5.2 million and at an average share price of €85.56. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 24, 2021, under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to €350 million during 2021. The cumulative amounts repurchased to date under this program are as follows: Share Buyback 2021Period Cumulative shares repurchased in period Total consideration(€ million) Average share price(€)2021 to date 2,894,096 208.4 72.02For the period starting May 6, 2021, up to and including August 2, 2021, we have engaged a third party to execute...

Polytechnic University of Bucharest wins 10th edition of the Atos IT Challenge “Tire2Tire” uses video machine learning to check the health and efficiency of truck tires Paris, July 8 2021 – Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces the winners of its international student competition, the Atos IT Challenge. The 3 winning teams were presented with their awards yesterday during the Ceremony which took place during the Atos Technology Days. Now in its tenth year, the competition saw 144 teams from 28 countries around the world compete on the theme: “How can Digital Decarbonize Non-Digital?”.   The goal of the challenge is to develop digital solutions that will support multiple areas of decarbonization and decarbonization initiatives, helping companies and society to tackle climate change. The teams had to develop a...

08 August 2021, Limassol, Cyprus SeaBird Exploration is pleased to announce a LOI for a source vessel contract in the Western Hemisphere with a leading operator. The operator has specifically requested the «Fulmar Explorer» for the work programme. The contract is expected to start in Q4 2021 and has an expected duration of about 4 months. To this end, SeaBird Exploration delivers on its main growth targets for 2021; outfitting Fulmar Explorer against contracted work and winning contracts for the Geo Barents (later changed to Veritas Viking) for OBN work. With a steadily increasing number of tenders against a backdrop of strong oil prices, the Company sees a continued positive market outlook for OBN and 2D work and intends to continue improving its position in these segments. For further queries contact: Gunnar JansenCEO Mob: +47 941 19 191 All...