Year: 2021

Share Buyback Transaction Details December 16 – December 22, 2021 December 23, 2021 – Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 234,200 of its own ordinary shares in the period from December 16, 2021, up to and including December 22, 2021, for €23.6 million and at an average share price of €100.98. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to €410 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 4,772,386 390.7 81.86For the period starting November 4, 2021, up to and including December 29, 2021, we have engaged a third party to execute...

Organizations sign five-year extension to their R&D engagement, including an expansion of the Applied Materials–Institute of Microelectronics Center of Excellence in Advanced Packaging in Singapore New phase of research aims to accelerate breakthroughs in materials, equipment and process technologies for hybrid bonding and other emerging, 3D chip integration technologies Expansion provides semiconductor and systems companies with a complete suite of tools and technologies for developing and prototyping hybrid bonding packaging designsSINGAPORE, Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Materials, Inc. and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced a new phase of their research collaboration at the Center of Excellence...

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hywin Holdings Ltd. (“Hywin Wealth,” “Hywin,” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HYW), a leading independent wealth management service provider in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Zhu Hua as Chief Technology Officer to accelerate the digital transformation of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Zhu is a renowned technology leader in China’s financial services industry, and previously worked at Microsoft, Baidu, and Ping An in senior roles across product R&D, technology management, and digital transformation. Mr. Zhu holds a Bachelor of Computer Science & Technology and a Master of Computer Software and Theory from Tongji University in the P. R. China. Mr. Zhu joined the Company in November 2020 as the CEO of Shanghai Hywin Network Technology Co., Ltd., one of...

Panostaja Oyj   Stock exchange release, insider information    23 December 2021 at 9.45 am         Grano to sell its SokoPro business specialising in digital project management service in the construction industry Panostaja’s Grano segment has signed an agreement on the sale of its SokoPro business to the international company iBinder. The sale will be carried out as a share deal and will be preceded by the partial demerger of Grano Oy, a company fully owned by Grano Group Oy, by which the SokoPro business is incorporated and thereby separated from the rest of Grano Oy. The sales price of the shares is approximately EUR 45.5 million and will be paid in one instalment in cash once the deal has been finalised. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of January 2022. After the deal, Grano will continue to pursue its provider of most...

December 23, 2021 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – On June 14, 2021, Royal Philips’ (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) subsidiary, Philips Respironics, initiated a voluntary recall notification* for certain sleep and respiratory care products to address potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam in these devices. Since then, together with certified testing laboratories and other qualified third-party experts, Philips Respironics has been conducting a comprehensive test and research program on the PE-PUR foam to better assess and scope potential patient health risks related to possible emission of particulates from degraded foam and certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Philips Respironics is now providing an update on part of this test and research program. Specifically, this update covers the...