Month: June 2023

The proxy voting deadline for XORTX shareholders to vote their proxies is 10:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on Monday, June 26, 2023.XORTX’s board of directors recommends shareholders vote FOR the election of all director nominees, FOR the appointment of auditors of the ensuing year, and FOR the resolution to approve the Company’s stock option plan.Shareholders who have questions or need assistance with voting their shares can contact Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-452-7184 or by e-mail at assistance@laurelhill.com.CALGARY, Alberta, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (“XORTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat progressive kidney disease, would like to remind shareholders...

First late-stage study will be a Phase 2b dose optimization study, with extension to run in parallel with next-stage Phase 3 studies Feedback obtained from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Conference Call and Webcast on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 8:00 am Eastern Time THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced plans to advance its investigational drug LX9211 into late-stage development in a clinical program directed towards an application for regulatory approval in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, or DPNP. The first late-stage study will be a Phase 2b dose optimization study, with start-up scheduled in the third quarter of 2023 and the initiation of dosing expected in the fourth quarter. The Phase 2b study includes an extension to run in parallel...

SINGAPORE, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading entrepreneur edtech and education group, will hold an annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) on July 12, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Singapore time (4:00 a.m. ET). The proposals to be submitted for shareholders’ approval at the AGM are to consider and vote on the following resolutions:To receive and adopt the Directors’ Statement and Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2021, together with the Auditor’s Report To approve the payment of directors’ fees and remuneration of directors for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 To re-elect directors, in view of Regulation 89 of the Company’s Constitution To re-appoint Mazars LLP as the Auditors for the ensuing...

TORONTO, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JOURDAN RESOURCES INC. (TSXV: JOR; OTCQB: JORF; FRA: 2JR1) (the “Company“) is pleased to announce that the Company has changed its name to “Consolidated Lithium Metals Inc.” (“Consolidated Lithium”). Subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”), trading of the Company’s shares on the TSXV under the new name, new ticker symbol “CLM”, and new CUSIP number 209416106 is expected to commence when markets open on June 28, 2023. The Company’s shareholders approved the name change, among other matters, at the Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 13, 2023. For additional details of the meeting, please see the management information circular of the Company dated May 11, 2023, which is available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com. “Jourdan has enjoyed...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AIP Realty Trust (the “Trust” or “AIP Realty”) (TSXV:AIP.U) announced the results of voting at its annual general and special meeting of unitholders held Friday, June 23, 2023 (the “Meeting”). A total of 53.76% of the issued and outstanding units of the Trust (the “Units”) were represented at the Meeting, and each of the resolutions put forward by the trustees of the Trust (the “Trustees”) were approved. Each of Greg Vorwaller, Leslie Wulf, Bruce Hall, Nathan Smith, Brian Shibley, Kobi Dorenbush and Samantha Adams were elected as Trustees of the Trust to hold office until the next annual meeting of unitholders. MNP LLP was re-appointed auditors of the Trust for the ensuing year at the remuneration to be fixed by the Trustees. Both the unit option plan (the “Option Plan”)...

MONTRÉAL, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bombardier confirms that the company’s supply chain activities do not include deliveries from Spirit AeroSystems’ Wichita, Kansas location. Aircraft assembly and delivery activities at Bombardier sites continue as planned. About Bombardier Bombardier (BBD-B.TO) is a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing, and servicing the world’s most exceptional business jets. Bombardier’s Challenger and Global aircraft families are renowned for their cutting-edge innovation, cabin design, performance, and reliability. Bombardier has a worldwide fleet of approximately 5,000 aircraft in service with a wide variety of multinational corporations, charter and fractional ownership providers, governments, and private individuals. Bombardier aircraft are also trusted around the...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BULGOLD Inc. (TSXV: ZLTO) (the “Company” or “BULGOLD”) is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) for gross proceeds of approximately $1.66 million from the sale of 5,533,331 units of the Company (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.30 per Unit (the “Issue Price”). BULGOLD also announces that it has extended the Offering for an additional 30 days. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each a “Unit Share”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant (including Warrants comprising...

TORONTO, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biosenta Inc. (the “Company” or “Biosenta”) (CSE: ZRO) is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement (the “Agreement”) with 19443391 Ontario Inc. (“194”) and its shareholders to terminate the existing joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) between the Company and 194 and issue certain securities as consideration (the “Transaction”). As 194 is considered a “related party” to Biosenta (as such term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), the Transaction is considered a “related party transaction” within the meaning of MI 61-101. Business Rationale The Company has initiated preliminary discussions with potential licensing partners about licensing its technology with the goal of commercialization....

TORONTO, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers Communications Inc. plans to release its second quarter 2023 financial results on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, before North American financial markets open. The results will be distributed by newswire and posted at investors.rogers.com. Rogers’ management will host its quarterly teleconference with the investment community to discuss the results and outlook at 8:00 a.m. ET. To access the teleconference, the live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of Rogers’ website at investors.rogers.com. Alternatively, the teleconference can be accessed by dialing 416-915-3239 (1-800-319-4610 toll free for North America) at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time and requesting access to Rogers’ second quarter 2023 results teleconference. An archive of the presentation...

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq: STNE; B3: STOC31) (“Stone” or the “Company”), announced that Rafael Martins Pereira, VP of Finance and Investor Relations Officer, will depart from the Company effective July 31, 2023. Mateus Scherer, who was recently appointed CFO, will also assume the role of Investor Relations Officer. The Company also announced that Roberta Noronha will join Stone as Head of Investor Relations, effective June 26, 2023. Roberta has over 15 years of experience in the investor relations area, having led IR efforts in companies such as C&A Brasil, Iguatemi and Cielo. “We would like to thank Rafael for his invaluable contributions to the Company over the past 6 years. He played an important role in supporting the Company across different areas such as the IPO...