Day: February 4, 2022

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)   PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)   1.        KEY INFORMATION  (a)        Name of exempt principal trader: Investec Bank plc(b)        Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:         Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeM&C Saatchi Plc(c)        Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Investec is Financial advisor and Broker to Advancedadvt Limited(d)        Date dealing undertaken:3rd February 2022(e)        In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?         If it is...

Quadient Experiences a Record Year for its Production Mail High-Performance Solutions Paris, February 4, 2022 Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, announces it reached a new milestone in 2021 by shipping more than 100 units of its high-performance folder-inserter system, the DS–1200 G4i, in a single year. Quadient continues to demonstrate its resilience and to gain traction in the print and mail services provider segment, in particular thanks to the success of its intelligent cloud software and production mail solutions as businesses look for flexible and efficient document handling systems. As businesses shift their customer retention strategies from bulk marketing and transactional communications to personalized and multichannel...

Nanterre, 4 February 2022 2021 ANNUAL RESULTSSharp rise in revenue – Strong recovery in earnings Record free cash flow Very robust order book   Cobra IS acquisition completed Outlook 2022:Ongoing firm business levels Further improvement in earningsEnvironmental ambition: strong commitment of Group’s employees Dividend proposed for 2021: €2.90 per shareKey figures(in € millions) 2021 2020 2019 2021/2020 change 2021/2019 changeRevenue1 49,396 43,234 48,053 +14% +3%Cash flow from operations (Ebitda) 7,884 5,919 8,497 +1,965 -613% of revenue 16.0% 13.7% 17.7%    Operating income from ordinary activities (Ebit) 4,723 2,859 5,734 +1,864 -1,011% of revenue 9.6% 6.6% 11.9%    Recurring operating income 4,464 2,511 5,704 +1,953...

SAMPO PLC                 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         04/02/2022 at 08:30 am Sampo plc’s share buybacks 03/02/2022 On 03/02/2022 Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3, LEI 743700UF3RL386WIDA22) has acquired its own A shares (ISIN code FI0009003305) as follows:                Sampo plc’s share buybacks Aggregated daily volume (in number of shares) Daily weighted average price of the purchased shares* Market (MIC Code)  8,510 44.38 AQEU  10,504 44.43 CEUX  4,477 44.37 TQEX  51,509 44.37 XHELTOTAL 75,000 44.38  *rounded to two decimals                 On 1 October 2021, Sampo announced a share buyback programme of up to a maximum of EUR 750 million in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052. The programme, which started on 4 October 2021, is...

eQ Plc Stock Exchange Release4 February 2022, at 8:30 am Based on the authorisation by the Annual General Meeting held on 24 March 2021, the Board of Directors of eQ Plc has on 3 February 2022 decided on a new option program for key employees of the eQ group. The option program 2022 consists of 990,000 option rights and each option right entitles to subscribe for one new share in the company. Based on the option rights, the number of the shares of the company may therefore increase with a maximum of 990,000 new shares and the shares subscribed based on the option rights constitute no more than 2.4 per cent of the company’s total number of shares which includes also the new shares subscribed based on option program 2018. The share subscription period begins on 1 April 2025 and ends on 30 April 2027. The subscription price with an...

Trondheim, 4 February 2022: NORBIT today announces that NORBIT ITS, part of segment Connectivity, has received an extension of the order announced 19 April 2021 from an undisclosed European customer for delivery of On-Board Units. The extension represents a value of NOK 25 million and delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2022. “This extension for delivery of additional On-Board Units reaffirms our strategy of expanding our business to business cooperation within Connectivity, and also shows the potential of this strategic customer”, says Per Jørgen Weisethaunet, CEO of NORBIT. In addition, and with reference to the April 2021 announcement, NORBIT expects to recognize approximately half of the initial NOK 50 million order in the first half of 2022. For further queries, please contact: Per Jørgen Weisethaunet, CEO, +47 959 62 915Per...

eQ Plc financial statements release4 February 2022 at 8:00 AM January to December 2021 in briefThe Group’s net revenue during the period was EUR 78.9 million (EUR 56.7 million from 1 Jan. to 31 Dec. 2020). The Group’s net fee and commission income was EUR 71.6 million (EUR 56.7 million). The Group’s net investment income from own investment operations was EUR 7.3 million (EUR 0.0 million), including the return from private equity and real estate fund investments and liquid fixed income funds. The Group’s operating profit grew by 55% to EUR 47.7 million (EUR 30.8 million). The Group’s profit was EUR 38.1 million (EUR 24.6 million). The consolidated earnings per share were EUR 0.97 (EUR 0.64). The net revenue of the Asset Management segment increased by 23% to EUR 64.9 million (EUR 52.8 million) and the operating profit by 26%...

PRESS RELEASE: REGULATED INFORMATION                                                                                4 February 2022, 07:00 CET Disclosure of a transparency notification Mechelen, Belgium, 4 February 2022 – Biocartis Group NV (the ‘Company’ or ‘Biocartis’), an innovative molecular diagnostics company (Euronext Brussels: BCART), announces today, in accordance with Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market (the ‘Belgian Transparency Act’), that it received a transparency notification dated 2 February 2022 (the ‘Notification’) indicating that on that date, the aggregate number of voting rights and equivalent financial instruments held by Credit Suisse Group AG (indirectly via other Credit Suisse entities)...