Month: July 2022

LUBBOCK, Texas, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — South Plains Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPFI) (“South Plains” or the “Company”), the parent company of City Bank, today announced that its second quarter 2022 financial results will be released before market open on Friday, July 22, 2022. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 1-877-407-9716 (international callers please dial 1-201-493-6779) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website at https://www.spfi.bank/news-events/events. A replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of...

SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that its President and CEO, Ashish Masih, has been named a CEO of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal in its large public company category. Masih was selected on the strength of Encore’s business performance and its caring, collaborative and inclusive culture. Masih has served as Encore’s president and CEO since 2017 and has been with the company for 13 years. Under his leadership, the company launched its refreshed Mission, Vision and Values (MVV), which define Encore’s purpose and guide every interaction with its consumers, clients, and the company’s 6,600 global colleagues. The company has also increased its commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts...

LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HAFC) (“Hanmi”), the holding company for Hanmi Bank, today announced that it will report second quarter 2022 financial results at the market close on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Management will host a conference call that same day, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the results. Investment professionals and all current and prospective shareholders are invited to access the live call on July 26 by dialing 1-877-407-9039 before 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, using access code Hanmi Bank. To listen to the call online, either live or archived, visit the investor relations page of Hanmi’s website at www.hanmi.com. About Hanmi Financial CorporationHeadquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which...

Milwaukee, WI, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WEYCO Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEYS), a global marketer of footwear, plans to announce second quarter 2022 financial results after the close on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  Additionally, Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr., Chairman and CEO, will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results in more detail.  To participate in the call, you will first need to pre-register online. Pre-registration takes only a few minutes and you may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register, please go to: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIa7409f4fc4524178a64746a943d62139. The pre-registration process will provide the conference call phone number and a passcode required to enter the call. A replay...

NEWTON, Mass., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA), a late-stage, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing first-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic and kidney disorders, today announced that it has rescheduled its special meeting to, among other things, consider and vote on a proposed amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, in order to effect a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock. The Special Meeting will now be held on August 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., local time via live webcast. The new record date for the meeting is July 12, 2022. Allena will shortly begin mailing a copy of a new notice of special meeting, the original proxy statement for the special...

— Company Expects to Announce Topline Results from the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Portions of the Proof-of-Concept Study in October or November 2022 — — Vaxcyte Also Dosed First Participants in Separate VAX-24 Phase 2 Clinical Study in Adults 65 Years and Older, With Topline Data Expected in the First Half of 2023 — — VAX-24 is a 24-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Designed to Deliver Broad-Spectrum Protection to Prevent Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumonia — SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vaxcyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCVX), a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, today announced the completion of enrollment in the Phase 2 portion of the ongoing Phase 1/2 proof-of-concept...

Certifications Address the Need to Provide Customers with Multi-Cloud Environments to Deploy Synchronoss Personal Cloud and Synchronoss Email Suite Worldwide BRIDGEWATER, N.J., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SNCR), a global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, today announced that its namesake personal cloud and email suite have been certified on the Alibaba Cloud and Google Cloud, respectively. In addition to Amazon AWS and Oracle OCI already in use, the new certifications provide customers with multi-cloud environments to deploy and scale Synchronoss Personal Cloud and Synchronoss Email Suite globally. Synchronoss Personal Cloud and Synchronoss Email Suite are utilized by leading service providers around the world,...

Company leverages its extensive experience in single wet wafer cleans to enter post-CMP cleaning market FREMONT, Calif., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ACM Research, Inc. (ACM) (NASDAQ: ACMR), a leading supplier of wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging (WLP) applications, today announced the introduction of its new post-CMP cleaning tool. This is ACM’s first tool of its kind, serving as a cleaning step following the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process used to manufacture high quality substrates. It is available in 6- and 8- inch configurations for silicon carbide (SiC), and 8- and 12- inch configurations for silicon wafer manufacturing. The tool is available in wet-in dry-out (WIDO) and dry-in dry out (DIDO) configurations, with 2-, 4- and 6-chamber options to achieve maximum...

MONACO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual meeting of the stockholders to be held on September 26, 2022, at 14:00 local time at the Fairmont Hotel, 12 Avenue des Spélugues, Monte Carlo, 98000 Monaco. Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 1, 2022 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting, or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Formal notice of the meeting and/or the Company’s proxy statement will be sent to stockholders of the Company in due course. About Safe Bulkers, Inc. The Company is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly...

Root, Inc. announces three new sports partnerships with the Denver Broncos, the Cleveland Browns, and the Colorado Rockies COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Root, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT), a leading technology company powering insurance solutions and the parent company of Root Insurance, announced partnerships with two National Football League teams and one Major League Baseball team. Root is now the official insurance partner of the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, and additionally is a sponsor to the Colorado Rockies. Root’s name, logo, and advertisements will be integrated into the teams’ media, game-day graphics, and sponsored content. “We’re very excited and proud to be stepping deeper into the sports marketing world. These partnerships allow us to connect directly with our key audiences in important markets,” said...