Month: July 2025

PRESS RELEASE                                         Share Buyback Transaction Details June 26 – July 2, 2025 Alphen aan den Rijn – July 3, 2025 – Wolters Kluwer (Euronext: WKL), a global leader in professional information solutions, software and services, today reports that it has repurchased 221,906 of its own ordinary shares in the period from June 26, 2025, up to and including July 2, 2025, for €31.3 million and at an average share price of €141.21. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 26, 2025, under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to € 1 billion during 2025. The cumulative amounts repurchased in the year to date under this program are as follows: Share Buyback 2025Period Cumulative shares repurchased in period Total consideration(€ million) Average share price(€)2025...

LONDON, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Data loss and cyber-attacks were identified as two of the top three risks to directors and officers, according to the latest Cyber Directors’ and Officers’ Survey Report by Willis, a WTW business, (NASDAQ:WTW). The survey gathered responses from a range of sectors, including the services sector (24%) and finance and insurance (19%), with more than half representing for-profit, private companies. Among those surveyed, Great Britain was the only region to identify cyber-attacks (excluding cyber extortion) as the top risk. In contrast, respondents from North America and the Middle East ranked data loss as their primary concern. Despite growing awareness of cyber-attacks and recent high-profile incidents, the risk ranking for cyber-attacks reduced by 2% between 2024 and 2025. The remainder of...

AS Ekspress Grupp and AS SEB Pank have signed a loan contract to refinance the outstanding EUR 5 million bonds from LHV pension funds on 10 July 2025. The loan will have a 2 July 2030 deadline compared to the earlier bonds’ redemption date of 7 October 2027. As a result of the refinancing, Ekspress Grupp’s annual interest expenses will decrease by ca EUR 150 thousand while the annual loan service will increase by ca EUR 340 thousand. As a result of the refinancing, Ekspress Grupp will decrease the average interest rate of its financial liabilities, using its strong liquidity position to gradually decrease the overall indebtedness of the group. This enables better preparation for potential new acquisitions and for situations relating to further cooling of the economy. Additional informationLili KirikalCFO of the Grouplili.kirikal@egrupp.ee...

Merus Power’s electricity storage facility in Lappeenranta, Finland.Merus Power Plc.TAMPERE, Finland, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The energy storage facility delivered by Merus Power to Lappeenranta, Finland, has been completed and put into market use on 15 May 2025. The energy storage facility is owned by a joint venture between Ardian’s Clean Energy Evergreen Fund and the local energy provider Lappeenrannan Energia. It is one of the largest energy storage facilities in use on the Finnish electricity market with an output of approximately 38 megawatts and energy of 43 megawatt hours. The completion of the project is significant for Merus Power, as it is the largest energy storage facility manufactured by the company. “Merus Power operates as an EPC operator, offering its customers comprehensive solutions on...

Resonance AI Framework by CapgeminiResonance AI Framework by Capgemini. In an era of unprecedented transformation, AI can release waves of opportunities across industries, ranging from performance improvement to breakthrough innovation and business reinvention.Press contact:Mollie MellowsPhone:+ 44 (0) 7342 709384E-mail: mollie.mellows@capgemini.com Capgemini unveils strategic AI framework to turn enterprise ambition into measurable business impact Paris, July 3, 2025 – Capgemini today unveiled its Resonance AI Framework to help organizations unlock the full potential of AI at scale, reimagining their business from operations to innovation. With the vast majority of organizations planning to implement agentic AI in the next 2 years1, there is a strong need to reinforce organizations’ AI readiness, while creating the right “human-AI...

Sampo plc, stock exchange release, 3 July 2025 at 9:35 am EEST Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.) Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act. The reason for the notification by BlackRock, Inc. is the Group restructure following the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners (“HPS”). The aggregate holdings including financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a owned by BlackRock, Inc. and the entities referred to above amounts to 7.00 per cent of the total number of shares and 6.98 per cent of the total voting rights of Sampo plc. Sampo’s share capital comprises 2,691,238,860 shares, of which 2,690,238,860 are A shares and 1,000,000 are B shares. Each A share entitles its holder to one (1) vote and each...

Hexagon Purus ASA’s second quarter results 2025 will be released on 17 July 2025, 07:00 CET. Morten Holum (CEO) and Salman Alam (CFO) will present the results at 08:30 CET and the presentation will be broadcasted live via https://hexagonpurus.vivida.live. The presentation will be held in English and will be virtual. A recording of the presentation will be made available on www.hexagonpurus.com. For more information: Mathias Meidell, IR Director, Hexagon Purus ASATelephone: +47 909 82 242 | mathias.meidell@hexagonpurus.com Salman Alam, CFO, Hexagon Purus ASA Telephone: +47 476 12 713 | salman.alam@hexagonpurus.com About Hexagon Purus ASA Hexagon Purus enables zero emission mobility for a cleaner energy future. The company is a world leading provider of hydrogen Type 4 high-pressure cylinders and systems, battery systems and vehicle...

In June 2025 AS Tallink Grupp transported 598,977 passengers, which is a 4.9% increase compared to June 2024. The number of cargo units decreased by 11.2% to 22,544 units and the number of passenger vehicles was up by 1.0% amounting to 87,530 units compared to the same period a year ago.  In the second quarter of the year (April – June) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1,488,128 passengers, which is a 2.5% increase compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units decreased by 22.8% to 67,038 units and the number of passenger vehicles was up by 1.4% to 212,782 units compared to the same period a year ago. AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicle numbers for June 2025 and the second quarter of the year were the following:  June 2025 June 2024 Change Q2 2025 Q2 2024 ChangePassengers 598,977 570,803 4.9% 1,488,128 1,451,768 2.5%Finland...