Month: July 2021

Announced Two Strategic Acquisitions Subsequent to the Quarter to Accelerate Revenue Growth and Strengthen Position as a Leading Global Esports Organization TORONTO, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GameSquare Esports Inc. (CSE: GSQ; FRA: 29Q1) (“GameSquare”, “GameSquare Esports” or the “Company”), an international gaming and esports company, today announced its results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2021 (all amounts in CDN dollars, unless otherwise indicated). The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss its Q2 FY2021 financial results and provide a business update on July 29, 2021, at 8:00am ET (5:00am PT). A complete set of Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the three and six-months ended May 31, 2021 are accessible on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under GameSquare’s profile. Q2 FY2021...

SEATTLE, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company (the “Company”) for Sound Community Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, or $0.85 diluted earnings per share, as compared to net income of $2.5 million, or $0.93 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, and $2.1 million, or $0.82 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Company also announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on Company common stock of $0.17 per share, payable on August 24, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2021.Comments from President and Chief Executive Officer “Despite slowing real estate refinance...

Highlights:Replenish Nutrients Ltd. (“Replenish”) secures new debt facilities totalling $3.2 million to support planned expansion efforts.TORONTO, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EarthRenew Inc. (CSE: ERTH; OTCQB: VVIVF; Frankfurt: WIMN) (“EarthRenew” or the “Company ”), a Canadian company focused on regenerative agriculture solutions, today announced that, effective July 21st, 2021, its wholly owned subsidiary Replenish secured new senior secured asset-based credit facilities totalling $3.2 million (collectively, the “ABL Facility”) from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (“AFSC”). The ABL Facility will replace Replenish’s existing senior debt, and will be used to fund inventory growth and capital expenditures related to Replenish’s current production facilities. “We are very pleased to have Replenish enter...

Unless otherwise noted, all financial figures are unaudited, presented in Canadian dollars (Cdn$), and have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), specifically International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Production volumes are presented on a working-interest basis, before royalties, except for production values from the company’s Libya operations, which are presented on an economic basis. Certain financial measures referred to in this news release (funds from operations, operating earnings (loss) and free funds flow) are not prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this news release. References to Oil Sands operations exclude...

CALGARY, Alberta and TORONTO, Ontario, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Media Advisory – TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy or the Company) has reached agreement with the Department of National Defence, that subject to conditions and regulatory approval, allows for the development of a transformative 1,000-megawatt clean energy storage project on federal lands. The Ontario Pumped Storage Project, proposed to be constructed on Department of National Defence’s 4th Canadian Division Training Centre property by TC Energy, would be Ontario’s largest energy storage project, optimizing the province’s electricity system and is estimated to deliver more than $250 million in annual savings to electricity consumers. A multi-billion dollar private sector investment, over the next eight years, the project would result in...

IND enabling studies with Indivior collaboration drug candidate and separate Addex program scheduled for 2022 Geneva, Switzerland, July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ad Hoc Announcement Pursuant to Art. 53 LR Addex Therapeutics Ltd (SIX and Nasdaq: ADXN), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug discovery and development, today announced that it has extended its research collaboration agreement with Indivior PLC (LON: INDV). As part of the extension, Indivior has committed $4 million of new funding to advance development of selected novel oral gamma-aminobutyric acid subtype B (GABAB) positive allosteric modulator (PAM) drug candidates discovered by Addex. The new funding will be used to prepare drug candidates for both Indivior’s substance use disorder program and Addex’s proprietary Charcot-Marie-Tooth...

Comment of the fund manager Viljar Arakas: The financial results of EfTEN Real Estate Fund III AS in the first half of 2021 have been good beyond expectations. The fund’s EBITDA for the first six months of this year totals 4.89 million euros, which is 27% higher than the EBITDA for the same period of last year. By the beginning of the year, the alarmingly rapid spread of the coronavirus had severely limited business, especially in Latvia and Lithuania, and the outlook was pessimistic. In Estonia, significant movement restrictions came into force in February. Nevertheless, we were able to keep all the fund’s assets running successfully – as far as restrictions allowed, and we applied very strict controls on running costs. In terms of management, the focus in the first half of the year was primarily on our customers i.e....

MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium, July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celyad Oncology SA (Euronext & Nasdaq: CYAD), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for cancer, today announced that the Company will report first half 2021 financial and operating results on the evening of Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Following the press release, Celyad management will host a conference call on Thursday, August 5 at 2 p.m. CEST / 8 a.m. EDT to discuss first half 2021 results and provide an update on the Company’s recent progress and upcoming milestones. Participants may access the conference call by dialing +1 412 317 6060 (International), +1 866 652 5200 (United States) or +32 (0) 800 389 13 (Belgium), and ask to be joined into the Celyad Oncology SA...

FIREFISH Part 2 study showed treatment with Evrysdi helped babies stay free of permanent ventilation, sit without support and improve across a range of motor milestones Evrysdi has proven efficacy in adults, children and babies two months and older with over 4,000 patients treated to date SMA is the leading genetic cause of death in infantsBasel, 29 July 2021 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published data from FIREFISH Part 2, a pivotal global study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Evrysdi® (risdiplam) in babies aged 1-7 months old with symptomatic Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study met its primary endpoint with 29% of infants (12/41) sitting without support for at least five seconds* by month 12, a milestone not seen in the natural course of...

Saint-Herblain (France), July 29, 2021 – Valneva SE (Nasdaq: VALN; Euronext Paris: VLA), a specialty vaccine company focused on the development and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced the appointment of Peter Buhler as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Management Board member. Peter has over 20 years of experience in the strategic and financial leadership of life science and technology companies. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Nasdaq-listed Swiss diagnostics company Quotient, where he strengthened the balance sheet, raising close to $200 million in cash. Prior to Quotient, Peter served as Group CFO of Zaluvida AG and as Group CFO of Stallergenes Greer Plc, where he led a complex merger project to combine a French and US Company. Prior...