Day: January 21, 2022

Panostaja Oyj Stock Exchange Bulletin, changes in management        January 21, 2022 at 9 am.New Appointment at Panostaja Oyj: Kimmo Kolari becomes CEO of Grano Kimmo Kolari, (engineer, MBA, born 1972) has been appointed the new CEO of Panostaja investment Grano. Kolari currently serves as Grano’s vice president and interim CEO and will take over immediately. Kolari has versatile international expertise in developing and growing marketing outsourcing services, as well as strong knowledge of the printing industry. Prior to joining Grano, Kolari has worked in management positions at Fuji Xerox in the Asia-Pacific region and in the Nordic Morning Group. Panostaja Oyj Tapio TommilaCEO Additional information: Tapio Tommila, CEO, Panostaja Oyj, +358 40 527 6311 Panostaja is an investment company that acts as an active shareholder to...

The Yara International ASA fourth quarter 2021 results will be published on Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 08:00 CET. An on-line presentation will be held at 12:00 CET, hosted by Yara President and CEO Svein Tore Holsether. The presentation will be held in English. The report, presentation and webcast will be available at the above mentioned times at:yara.com/investor-relations/latest-quarterly-report/ There will also be a conference call at 13:00 CET the same day with an opportunity to ask questions to Yara’s management. Please use this link for online registration for the conference call:http://emea.directeventreg.com/registration/3677663Participants must register in advance of the conference using the link provided. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID. In...

    SOITEC PRESS RELEASE Bernin (Grenoble), France, January 21, 2022 – The announcement of Soitec’s leadership succession plan, on Jan. 19, is the result of a rigorous decision-making process based on a detailed assessment of the Company’s needs for its next phase of development. The process, which began in March 2021, was conducted in complete conformity with best-practice governance standards and with the full support of Soitec’s main shareholders. The chosen successor of Paul Boudre, Pierre Barnabé, has the necessary skills and experience to lead Soitec as Chief Executive Officer for the next phase of growth towards our ambitious objectives. Following the rumours that have appeared in the press regarding the Executive Committee’s potential views, Eric Meurice, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will take all necessary steps to ensure...

The fleet utilisation rate in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 59.3 per cent (Q4 2020: 25.0 per cent). The fleet utilisation for the year was 54.5 per cent (2020: 20.4 per cent), the highest utilisation rate since 2015. Safe Zephyrus was in the yard in Norway preparing for the start-up of a contract for BP in Q1 2022. The vessel will be supporting the Seagull project at ETAP in the UK North Sea for a 10-month contract with up to four months of options. Safe Caledonia was operating for TotalEnergies at the Elgin platform in the UK until 29 October 2021. The vessel is currently alongside the Elgin platform on a standby rate and will resume operations in March 2022, taking the firm operational period through to December 2022. Safe Boreas completed the contract for CNOOC at Buzzard in the UK on 14 October 2021. Thereafter, the vessel was...

HighlightsOutperformance continues despite COVID-19 challenges and related limitations in store openings Q4 sales amount to € 60.6 million (+6.3%) with improvements across all businesses, resulting in € 214.2 million (+3.3%) for the full year Online sales for the full year up 55.9%, leading to an overall channel share of 23.4% for the full year Continued growth in order intake in Benelux (+0.2% like-for-like) and New Business (+11.6% like-for-like) in Q4 Order intake growth leads to a record level order book of € 25.3 million (up 10.1% vs. 31 December 2020)  John Kruijssen, CEO of Beter Bed Holding, comments: “We continued to deliver strong results both on- and offline in Q4 2021, despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 (lockdown) constraints. Beter Bed Holding (BBH) and its employees remained resilient in dynamic times. Our...

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering consisting of 15,571,429 units at a price of US$0.77 per unit, each unit consisting of one share of common stock (or one pre-funded warrant in lieu of one share of common stock) and one Class A warrant to purchase one share of common stock, which will immediately separate upon issuance. In addition, certain selling stockholders affiliated with the Company are selling 628,571 shares of common stock. Each share of common stock sold by a selling stockholder will be sold with one Class A warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The gross proceeds of the offering to the Company, before underwriting discounts...

HONOLULU, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) announced today that Foodland Chairman and CEO Jenai S. Wall will not be standing for re-election as a director of First Hawaiian Inc. (FHI) or First Hawaiian Bank (FHB) at the company’s upcoming annual stockholder’s meeting on April 20, 2022. Wall currently serves on the Board’s Compensation Committee and Risk Committee. Her 27 years of service began when she joined the First Hawaiian Bank board in 1995 and continued with her appointment to the FHI Board in August 2018. “Jenai has been a tremendous board member, providing wise counsel with her extensive business and leadership experience,” said Bob Harrison, First Hawaiian Chairman, President and CEO. “We want to thank her for years of service to our board and the many contributions she has made...

REGINA, Saskatchewan, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Information Services Corporation (TSX:ISV) (“ISC” or the “Company”) today announced that Ms. Karyn Brooks has stepped down from its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. The Company thanks Ms. Brooks for her significant contributions to the Board and as a member of ISC’s Audit Committee. Joel Teal, Chair of ISC commented, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Karyn for her unwavering commitment to ISC since joining the Board in 2016. Her professionalism and wise counsel will be missed around the Board table.” Shawn Peters, President & CEO designate, added, “As a member of the Audit Committee, Karyn was a valuable resource during my time as Executive Vice President & CFO. Her commitment to strong financial...

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or for dissemination in the United States. CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bluewater Acquisition Corp. (“BAQ”) (TSXV: BAQ.P) is pleased to announce that it has received conditional acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) for the closing of its proposed qualifying transaction (the “Qualifying Transaction”) with VM Agritech Limited (“VMA”). Further to its news release dated October 26, 2021, BAQ entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with VMA and its shareholders, with respect to the acquisition by BAQ of all the issued and outstanding share capital of VMA. Upon completion of the acquisition contemplated in the Share Exchange Agreement, VMA will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAQ, and it is anticipated that the...