Day: January 26, 2024

SEATTLE, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) (the “Company”), the parent holding company of Sound Community Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $1.5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock over a period of 12 months expiring on January 26, 2025. Under the Company’s existing stock repurchase program, scheduled to expire on January 31, 2024, the Company has repurchased 107,735 shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $4.0 million. The Board also authorized management to enter into one or more trading plans, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to facilitate repurchases pursuant to the new stock repurchase program (“Rule...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Refined Metals Corp. (CSE: RMC; OTC: RFMCF; FRA:CWA0) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has approved a consolidation (the “Consolidation”) of the common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) on a two-to-one basis. The Company has 57,288,955 Common Shares outstanding and, if completed, the proposed Consolidation would reduce the issued and outstanding Common Shares to approximately 28,644,478 Common Shares. The Company anticipates that the proposed Consolidation will take effect on or about February 15, 2024, at which time the Common Shares are expected to trade on a consolidated basis under the existing name and trading symbol. The Company will issue a subsequent news release, following its filing of all necessary documentation with...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V:SBM) (FSE: ZSB) (OTC: SRBCF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.10 CAD per Unit (a “Unit”) for gross proceeds of up to CAD$1,000,000 (the “Private Placement”). Each Unit consists of one common share and one transferable share purchase warrant, each whole warrant exercisable into one additional common share of the Company for a period of 2 years from the date of issue at a price of $0.15 per Share in year one and $0.25 per Share in year two. In connection with the Private Placement, the Company may pay finders’ fees of up to 10% in cash and 10% in Finder Warrants (the “Finder’s Warrants”). Each Finder Warrant...

ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RGC Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGCO) will host its quarterly conference call and webcast to review the results of its fiscal first quarter 2024 on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. Related presentation materials will be available before the call on the Company website on the Investor & Financial Information page at https://www.rgcresources.com/investor-financial-information/. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing toll-free 1-877-304-9269 and entering conference identification number 917621. An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the website at https://www.rgcresources.com/investor-financial-information/. RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating...

TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altus Group Limited (“Altus” or the “Company”) (TSX: AIF), a leading provider of asset and fund intelligence for commercial real estate, announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) has approved its notice of intention to renew its normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) for its common shares as appropriate opportunities arise from time to time. Altus’ NCIB will be made in accordance with the policies of the TSX. Altus may purchase its common shares during the period from February 8, 2024 to February 7, 2025. Under the NCIB and subject to the market price of its common shares and other considerations, over the next 12 months Altus may purchase for cancellation up to 1,376,034 common shares, representing approximately 3% of its issued and outstanding common shares as at January 24,...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE), a leader in women’s health innovation, today announced changes in company management which includes the retirement of Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Walters-Hoffert, and the resignation of Chief Commercial Officer, John Fair. Both Ms. Walters-Hoffert and Mr. Fair have entered into plans with the Company to help ensure a seamless transition. Daré also announced an adjustment to the size of its Board of Directors to better reflect the Company’s size following the voluntary resignations of Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D. and Sophia Ononye-Onyia, Ph.D. “On behalf of the Daré team, I am so grateful to Lisa and John for their invaluable contributions to the Company and women’s health as a whole, including Lisa’s pivotal role in our founding, and John’s expertise...

RENTON, Wash., Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”), announced corrections to its press release issued on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Specifically, the loan portfolio table of the press release presented transposed totals and percentages for permanent owner occupied and permanent non-owner occupied one-to-four family residential loans for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The complete, corrected release follows: First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, of $1.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to $1.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted...

The Company’s tier one leverage and risk-based capital ratios were 11.69% and 28.89%, respectively, and the Company is considered to be “well-capitalized” at December 31, 2023. Solid asset quality with the ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.10% as of December 31, 2023. Strong liquidity position with $126.66 million in cash balances and access to liquidity totaling $937.38 million as of December 31, 2023. The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, representing Territorial Bancorp Inc.’s 57th consecutive quarterly dividend.HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: TBNK) (the “Company”), headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the holding company parent of Territorial Savings Bank, announced net income of $334,000, or $0.04 per diluted share,...

ATLANTA, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) (“Chart”) a leading global solutions provider to clean energy and industrial gas markets is reiterating its medium-term financial targets through 2026, which were originally presented at its Investor Day on November 28, 2023 and include:Mid-teens organic revenue growth through 2026 Reported gross profit margin of mid-30%’s in 2026 Double-digit adjusted diluted EPS growth CAGR of mid-40%’s 95-100% Free Cash Flow Conversion“We reiterate our medium-term financial targets, considering the recent news regarding the current pause of U.S. LNG export project approvals and timing,” stated Jill Evanko, Chart’s CEO and President. “Our medium-term outlook does not include any additional Big LNG projects that were not included in our September 30, 2023 backlog...