Day: September 29, 2023

Highly anticipated competition brings colourful cocktail experiences and never-before-seen collaborations to the city of São Paulo WORLD’S BIGGEST COCKTAIL FESTIVAL UNVEILS JACOB MARTIN AS WORLD’S BEST BARTENDER Jacob Martin celebrates his win at the World Class Global Bartender of the Year awards. WORLD’S BIGGEST COCKTAIL FESTIVAL UNVEILS JACOB MARTIN AS WORLD’S BEST BARTENDER Jacob Martin from Canada is crowned winner of the World Class Global Bartender of the Year 2023 and celebrates with previous World Class winners. WORLD’S BIGGEST COCKTAIL FESTIVAL UNVEILS JACOB MARTIN AS WORLD’S BEST BARTENDER Jacob Martin takes on the Speed round during the World Class Global Bartender of the Year competition in São Paulo. SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jacob Martin, from Canada, has been recognised...

All amounts expressed in US dollars unless specified otherwise NORTH MARA GOLD MINE, Tanzania, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) and the Tanzanian government are demonstrating how mining can be an enormous force for good when miners and their host governments work together to create sustainable value for all stakeholders, says president and chief executive Mark Bristow. Speaking to media here today, Bristow said Barrick’s pioneering Twiga partnership with the government, which equally shares the economic benefits generated by the North Mara and Bulyanhulu mines, should be a model for successful cooperation, notably in developing countries. Not only is Barrick now the largest contributor to the Tanzanian economy through taxes, salaries, dividends, payments to local suppliers, and investment...

EVLI PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, AT 12:30 PM (EET/EEST) M.Sc. (Econ.) Mona von Weissenberg has been appointed as a member of Evli’s Executive Group as of October 1, 2023. Von Weissenberg joined Evli at the end of 2022 following the merger of EAB Group Plc and Evli. Simultaneously, Mikael Thunved, current member of the Executive Group and CEO of Evli’s Swedish subsidiary Evli Ab, will leave the Executive Group as of October 1, 2023. Thunved will continue to focus on developing Evli’s Swedish operations as CEO of Evli Ab. “I am delighted to welcome Mona to Evli’s Executive Group. Mona has extensive experience in various roles in the financial sector and she has brought valuable knowledge and skills to Evli’s business. She is a respected and experienced business leader with whom we will continue to grow our...

The Hague, September 29, 2023 – Aegon’s Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM) today approved the first step in the company’s redomiciliation to Bermuda and adopted all other agenda items. These included amendments to the Articles of Association of Aegon N.V. to reflect the conversion into a Luxembourg S.A.; as well as the appointment of the members of the Board of Directors of Aegon S.A. and of the Board of Aegon Ltd. Following the closure of the transaction with a.s.r., Aegon no longer has a regulated insurance entity in the Netherlands. Under Solvency II rules, Aegon’s current supervisor, the Dutch central bank, can therefore no longer remain Aegon’s group supervisor. Following discussions in the college of supervisors, the Bermuda Monetary Authority informed Aegon that it would become its group supervisor if the...

Bilia AB’s Annual General Meeting will be held on April, 24, 2024. The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2024 comprises the following members •        Mats Qviberg, Chairman of the Board in Bilia AB•        Anders Wennberg, appointed by Investment AB Öresund, Chairman of the Nomination Committee•        Sofia Steinwall, appointed by the Engebretsen family•        Emilie Westholm, appointed by Folksam The Nomination Committee shall prepare proposals for the 2024 Annual General Meeting regarding Chairman of the Meeting, Board members and Chairman of the Board, fees to be paid to each of the Board members, renumeration to the auditor and, if necessary, proposal for changes in the process of appointing the Nomination Committee. Shareholders who wish to present proposals to the Nomination Committee for the Annual General...

— Third major market authorization application based on data from the FRESCO-2 global Phase III trial — HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, China and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HUTCHMED (China) Limited (Nasdaq/AIM:​HCM, HKEX:​13) (“HUTCHMED”) today announced that Takeda (TSE:4502/​NYSE:TAK) has submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (“MHLW”) in Japan for the approval of fruquintinib for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (“CRC”). Fruquintinib is a selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (“VEGFR”) -1, -2 and -3, which play a pivotal role in blocking tumor angiogenesis. CRC has the highest incidence and second highest mortality rate among both men and women in Japan.1 The NDA for fruquintinib...

Uponor Corporation, Managers’ Transactions, 29 September 2023 at 11:45 am EET Uponor Corporation – Managers’ transactions: Markus Melkko Transaction notification under Article 19 of EU Market Abuse Regulation. Person subject to the notification requirementName: Markus MelkkoPosition: Chief Financial OfficerIssuer: Uponor CorporationLEI: 743700KA2GMSYJM3CM12 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATIONReference number: 39556/5/4____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2023-09-28Outside a trading venueInstrument type: SHAREISIN: FI0009002158Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE Transaction details(1): Volume: 5,481 Unit price: 0.00 EUR Aggregated transactions(1): Volume: 5,481 Volume weighted average price: 0.00 EUR Further information:Franciska JanzonSenior Vice President, Corporate Communications...

Uponor Corporation, Managers’ Transactions, 29 September 2023 at 11:40 am EET Uponor Corporation – Managers’ transactions: Michael Rauterkus Transaction notification under Article 19 of EU Market Abuse Regulation. Person subject to the notification requirementName: Michael RauterkusPosition: Chief Executive OfficerIssuer: Uponor CorporationLEI: 743700KA2GMSYJM3CM12 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATIONReference number: 39557/5/4____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2023-09-28Outside a trading venueInstrument type: SHAREISIN: FI0009002158Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE Transaction details(1): Volume: 22,106 Unit price: 0.00 EUR Aggregated transactions(1): Volume: 22,106 Volume weighted average price: 0.00 EUR Further information:Franciska JanzonSenior Vice President, Corporate Communications...