Month: June 2025

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company” or “Algernon”) (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB: AGNPF), a Canadian healthcare and clinical stage drug development company, is announcing amended pricing and warrant terms for its non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 (the “Offering”) of units of common shares (the “Common Units”) or subscription receipts (the “Subscription Receipts”) previously announced on May 27, 2025. The Company is amending the issue price to $0.06 per Common Unit from $0.07 per Common Unit and $0.60 per Subscription Receipt from $0.70 per preferred unit. The Company expects twenty-five (25) percent of the Offering to be completed with...

Establishes Global Leadership in Efficient Bitcoin Mining SYDNEY, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (“IREN”) today announced it has reached its mid-year target of 50 EH/s installed self-mining capacity. Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN, commented: “Reaching 50 EH/s is a defining milestone and a testament to our ability to rapidly deliver complex energy and data center infrastructure. In just 30 months, we’ve scaled organically ~50x to become one of the world’s largest and most efficient Bitcoin miners. With 50 EH/s of mining expansion complete, we’re now turning to our next frontier, leveraging the same execution discipline to scale AI infrastructure across high-growth compute markets.” 50 EH/s Milestone Achieved The 50 EH/s milestone is anchored by our 750MW Childress site, now supporting...

Bridgend Asset Management Limited Renamed to Willis Mitsui & Co. Asset Management Limited COCONUT CREEK, Fla., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the “Company”), a leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, announced today the successful close of its previously reported sale of Bridgend Asset Management Limited (“BAML”), its consultancy and advisory arm, to Willis Mitsui & Co. Engine Support Limited (“WMES”), the Company’s long-standing joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”). After the closing, BAML will be officially renamed Willis Mitsui & Co. Asset Management Limited (“WAML”), reflecting its new position within the joint venture structure and its expanded strategic role going forward. This transaction...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: SFBS) is scheduled to announce earnings and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 on July 21, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET. The news release will be available at www.servisfirstbancshares.com. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. will host a live audio webcast to discuss earnings and results on Monday, July 21, 2025 beginning at 5:15 p.m. ET. The audio webcast can be accessed at www.servisfirstbancshares.com. A replay of the call will be available until July 31, 2025. About ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its subsidiary ServisFirst Bank, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. provides business and personal financial services from locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today that the sawmill at its Columbia Vista Division, located in Vancouver, Washington, sustained extensive damage in a fire, rendering the mill inoperable. “On behalf of Western, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the firefighters and first responders who attended the fire at our site,” said Steven Hofer, Western’s President and CEO. “While we are shocked by the damage to the mill, we feel incredibly fortunate that no employees or emergency personnel were injured. We are focused on supporting our team members and completing an incident investigation and assessment.” The Columbia Vista Division produced approximately 53 million board feet of lumber in 2024, with production focused on...

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:CCIIU) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 22,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The Company’s units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CCIIU” and will begin trading on July 1, 2025. Each unit issued in the offering consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols “CCII” and “CCIIW,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the...

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (TSX: APS; OTC: APTOF), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing a tuspetinib (TUS) based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), announced that it has entered into an Interest Deferral Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Hanmi”), whereby Hanmi has agreed to further defer the interest payment due under the loan facility agreement dated August 27, 2024 (the “2024 Loan Agreement”) between Aptose and Hanmi for the period commencing December 21, 2024 and ending on March 31, 2025 from June 27, 2025 to December 31, 2025 and to defer the interest due under the 2024 Loan Agreement for the period commencing...

THORNTON, Colo., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI) (“Ascent” or the “Company”), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacture of featherweight, flexible, and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”), at a combined public offering price of $2.00 per share (or per pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and accompanying Warrant. The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, are exercisable immediately upon issuance, and expire on the five-year anniversary of the initial issuance date. H.C. Wainwright & Co....

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) (“Finning” or the “Company” or “we”, “our” or “us”) announced today that we have successfully completed the previously announced sale of 100% of our mobile on-site refueling business, operating through our subsidiaries 4Refuel Holdings Limited, Midnight Holding, Inc., and their respective affiliates (collectively “4Refuel”), to affiliates of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”). In addition, on May 15, 2025, Finning and the other shareholders of Compression Technology Corporation (“ComTech”) closed the previously announced sale of ComTech to a third party. “We are pleased to have completed the sale of 4Refuel and ComTech and wish the teams continued growth and success in the future,” said Kevin Parkes, President and CEO of Finning International....

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI or the Company) a leader in propulsion-agnostic bus and coach mobility solutions, today announced it intends to release its second quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, July 31, 2025 after market close, with a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Friday, August 1, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time, ET). For attendees who wish to join by webcast, registration is not required; the event can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/hrp5vpff. NFI encourages attendees to join via webcast as a results presentation will be presented and users can also submit questions to management through the platform. The results presentation will be available at www.nfigroup.com. Attendees who wish to join by...