Month: June 2023

VALENCIA, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AVITA Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCEL, ASX: AVH), a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of first-in-class devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its premarket approval (PMA) supplement for the use of its RECELL® System to treat full-thickness skin defects. “This is a landmark approval representing an inflection point for AVITA Medical,” said Jim Corbett, AVITA Medical Chief Executive Officer. “The FDA approval now offers surgeons a best-in-class treatment option for a multitude of severe wounds within inpatient and outpatient settings.” The expanded indication represents a broad label of full-thickness skin defects,...

HOUSTON, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.TM (NASDAQ: SKWD) (“Skyward Specialty” or the “Company”), a leader in the specialty property and casualty (“P&C”) market, today announced the pricing of its underwritten offering of 3,850,000 of its common stock by The Westaim Corporation at the price of $23.00 per share. The Westaim Corporation along with certain other selling shareholders (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”) also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 577,500 shares of Skyward Specialty’s common stock. Skyward Specialty will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of its common stock offered by the Selling Stockholders, and the Selling Stockholders will bear the underwriting discounts and commissions...

NEW YORK, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ: STER) (“Sterling”), a leading global provider of technology-enabled background and identity verification services, today announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary public offering (the “Offering”) of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock by certain of its existing stockholders affiliated with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. at a price to the public of $12.25 per share. In addition, the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock. The offering is expected to close on June 12, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Sterling is not selling any shares in the Offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders...

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES/ QUÉBEC CITY, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Robex Resources Inc. (“Robex” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RBX) is pleased to announce the hiring of new employees to bolster the technical skills to deliver the Kiniero Gold Project and transform the Company to a multi asset producer. VP Operations Daniel Marini has joined the Company on June 1, 2023 as Vice President Operations, overseeing the Nampala Mine (Mali) and the operating readiness of the future Kiniero Mine (Guinea). Daniel was most recently Director, General Manager and Country Manager for Assala Energy where he actively contributed to the operating growth and obtained ISO 14 001 and IFC certifications. Before joining Assala, he was General Manager of Perkoa Zinc/Lead underground...

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (the “Company” or “Next Hydrogen“) (TSXV:NXH, OTC:NXHSF), a designer and manufacturer of electrolyzers, is pleased to announce the results of the annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 6, 2023 (the “Meeting”). All matters presented for approval at the Meeting have been fully authorized and approved. A total of 8,104,195 common shares, representing 35.41% of the common shares issued and outstanding, were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. A brief description of the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes is set forth below. Fixing Number of Directors The ordinary resolution to approve fixing the number of directors to be elected at the meeting at eight (8) was approved at the meeting by way of electronic ballot,...

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) today announced the pricing of a public offering of $550 million principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the “notes”), which will bear interest at a rate of 6.087% per annum. The notes will be issued by Brookfield Capital Finance LLC, an indirect 100% owned subsidiary of Brookfield, and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Brookfield. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used to fund the early redemption of senior unsecured notes due April 1, 2024 of Brookfield Finance Inc. and Brookfield Finance LLC. The offering is expected to close on or about June 14, 2023 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The notes are being offered under Brookfield and the issuer’s existing base...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avalon Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAC or “Avalon”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced that at a stockholder special meeting held on June 6, 2023, Avalon’s stockholders voted to approve its proposed business combination with The Beneficient Company Group, L.P. (“Beneficient” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled platform providing liquidity, data, custody and trust services to holders of alternative assets. At the special meeting, Avalon common stockholders voted to approve the business combination. Pursuant to the business combination agreement, each share of Avalon Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Avalon Class A common stock”), converts into one share of Beneficient Class A common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Beneficient Class A common...

TORONTO, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Metallica Resources Corp. (TSXV: WMS) (“Western Metallica” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 7th, 2023. The Company announces that the nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated April 21st, 2023, for the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) were elected as Directors of the Company. Over 98% of the shareholders that voted at the approved the Director voting resolutions presented, setting the number of Directors at five and re-electing each of Gregory Duras, Peter Imhof, Joaquin Merino, Deepak Varshney and Brigitte Berneche to the Company’s Board of Directors. A total of 16,562,194 votes were represented at the meeting, 32.02% of...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agra Ventures Ltd. (“AGRA” or the “Company”) (CSE: AGRA) (OTCPK: AGFAF), a company with diversified assets focused on the cannabis industry, announces that Jonathan Hirsh has been appointed as an independent member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”). Best known for his influential work as @Weedstagram416 on the Instagram platform, Jonathan is a globally recognized figure in the cannabis industry, with multiple nominations for the Canadian Cannabis Awards, in both the “Influencer of the Year” and “Cannabis Crusader” categories. His impressive portfolio of partnerships comprises over 300 major cannabis-related brands. As a respected voice in the cannabis discourse, Jonathan has journeyed worldwide to judge international cannabis competitions and share his insights...

TORONTO, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marathon Gold Corporation (“Marathon” or the “Corporation”; TSX: MOZ) is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders held on the afternoon of June 7, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Corporation’s shareholders voted in favour of all matters brought before the Meeting. All the director nominees set out in the management information circular dated April 28, 2023 were elected as directors, to serve until the next meeting of shareholders of the Corporation. Details of voting are as follows:Director Votes FOR % of Votes Cast FOR Votes AGAINST % of Votes Cast AGAINSTDouglas H. Bache 191,650,713 95.85% 8,291,771 4.15%Cathy M. Bennett 197,608,587 98.83% 2,333,987 1.17%Teodora Dechev 185,493,079 92.77% 14,449,405 7.23%James K. Gowans 196,378,775 98.22% 3,563,709 1.78%Julian...