Month: September 2022

SAMPO PLC                 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         26/09/2022 at 08:30 am Sampo plc’s share buybacks 23/09/2022 On 23/09/2022 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)  11,747 44.64 AQEU  20,940 44.63 CEUX  11,118 44.62 TQEX  86,524 44.63 XHELTOTAL 130,329 44.63  *rounded to two decimals                 On 9 June 2022, Sampo announced a share buyback programme of up to a maximum of EUR 1 billion in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052. The programme, which started on 10 June 2022, is based...

Press release Paris, September 26th 2022 End of discussions between Ramsay Health Care Limited and the KKR consortium Ramsay Générale de Santé has taken note of the press release issued today by Ramsay Health Care Limited, its Australian reference shareholder, announcing the end of the discussions between Ramsay Health Care Limited and the consortium led by KKR relating to the latter’s conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of the share capital of Ramsay Health Care Limited. This announcement can be viewed in full on Ramsay Health Care Limited’s website (www.ramsayhealth.com). About Ramsay Santé Ramsay Santé is the leader in private hospitalisation and primary care in Europe. The Group has 36,000 employees and works with nearly 8,600 practitioners to treat more than 9 million patients per year in its 350 facilities...

PRESS RELEASE: REGULATED INFORMATION 26 September 2022, 07:40 CEST Biocartis Announces Launch of Amendment Process and Exchange Offer for its Existing Convertible Bonds Mechelen, Belgium, 26 September 2022 – Biocartis Group NV (the “Company” or “Biocartis”), an innovative molecular diagnostics company (Euronext Brussels: BCART), announces the launch of the amendment process and exchange offer for its 4.00% convertible bonds due 2024 (the “Existing Convertible Bonds”) as part of the comprehensive recapitalization arrangements that were announced on 1 September 2022. This is another significant milestone towards securing approximately EUR 66 million of new money to support the Company’s growth for the foreseeable future. As per the previous announcement of the Company on 1 September 2022, holders of the...

Press Release Paris, on 26 September 2022 Atari, Wade Rosen and Irata LLC have reached an agreement in view of the filing by Irata LLC of a tender offer on Atari’s shares for EUR 0.19 per share Atari S.A. (ALATA – FR0010478248 / Euronext Growth) (“Atari” or the “Company”), Wade Rosen, Atari’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Irata LLC, a company controlled by Wade Rosen (“Irata”) announce the execution, on 25 September 2022, of an agreement in view of the filing by Irata of a friendly tender offer on Atari’s shares for EUR 0.19 per share (the “Offer”). Atari’s Board of Directors favorably and unanimously welcomed the proposed transaction, which would support the Atari group strategy. The Offer would provide for those Atari shareholders who would tender their shares, immediate liquidity at a premium over the prevailing...

In order to harmonise management and increase synergies, AS Harju Elekter will continue the internal restructuring started in 2020 and plans to merge its plants in Estonia, whereby the production of AS Harju Elekter Elektrotehnika and AS Harju Elekter Teletehnika will be merged into a single subsidiary. The merger of Harju Elekter Elektrotehnika and Harju Elekter Teletehnika will allow for significant savings in both production and labour costs, and for a gradual transition to a company based on the LEAN principles. The assets, rights and obligations of AS Harju Elekter Teletehnika will be transferred in their entirety to AS Harju Elekter Elektrotehnika. The merging companies, Harju Elekter Elektrotehnika as the acquiring company and Harju Elekter Teletehnika as the company being acquired, are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harju Elekter....

Saint-Herblain (France), September 26, 2022 – Valneva SE (Nasdaq: VALN; Euronext Paris: VLA), a specialty vaccine company, today announced a further update on its COVID-19 vaccine activities. The Company had previously communicated that it would invest in further development of a potential second-generation COVID-19 vaccine only if it received the necessary funding or commitments to such funding during the third quarter of 20221. The Company is in active discussions with a prospective partner for potentially funding the development of a second-generation COVID-19 vaccine. These ongoing discussions may continue for several months and may not lead to an agreement. In parallel, Valneva is continuing discussions with various governments and has initiated regulatory processes with additional regulatory authorities, with the aim to deploy remaining...

Oslo, 26 September 2022: Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy company, is implementing changes to the Executive Management team to position Scatec for increased growth and to further strengthen the company’s organisation. Renewable energy is more critical than ever. Scatec sees vast opportunities in its key markets to further accelerate the green transition and continue to deliver clean, sustainable, and affordable energy to customers across emerging markets. To achieve this and deliver on Scatec’s ambitions, the company is expanding its executive management team to 11 members and strengthening its regional set up. Strengthened regions and centralised support and service functions The regional approach entails that management will be even closer to Scatec’s main markets to drive growth opportunities for the company and ensure long-term...

Bollène, September 26, 2022 – 07 :00 am (CET)Press Release For Immediate release Success of the €1 million bond issue The Egide Group announces today the success of a bond issue for an amount of €1,000,000.00, intended to complete the financing of the modernization investments of the Bollène facility (beyond the grants of the France Recovery Plan) and to start the deployment of some solutions in the United States, particularly in Cambridge (Maryland, USA). This fundraising was carried out with Vatel Direct, the participative bond financing platform of Vatel Capital. The bonds have an annual interest rate of 8%. Repayment will be made monthly. The combination of principal and interest will result in a gross monthly payment of €24.41 for 4 years for a subscription of €1000. Update on the US situationIn other respects, the Egide Group has...

Amsterdam, 26 September 2022: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that Banglalink, its operating company in Bangladesh, is launching next generation 4G networks nationwide across Bangladesh to provide high-quality connectivity to accelerate the use of digital services. The new mobile network is being rolled out over the next few months and will typically double internet speeds once available.  With 92.8% of internet users in Bangladesh relying on 4G to access digital services1, the availability of high-speed, high-quality digital connectivity through Banglalink will benefit the economic development of Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and needs a fast high-quality network to support its rapid...