NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHAR Technologies Ltd. (“CHAR Tech” or the “Company”) (TSXV:YES), a leader in sustainable energy solutions, today announced its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of up to 5,000,000 units (“Units”) at a price of CDN$0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to CDN$1,000,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “Share”) and one Share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one Share for twenty-four months after the closing of the Offering at a price of CDN$0.30 per Share. The Units under the Offering are being offered to purchasers outside of Canada pursuant to an exemption...

Not for distribution to U.S. News Wire Services or dissemination in the United States. BRAMPTON, Ontario, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: L) – Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw” or the “Company”) announced today that it has agreed to issue, on a private placement basis to qualified accredited investors in the Provinces of Canada, $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes of the Company (the “Notes”) that will bear interest at a rate of 4.387% per annum and will mature on June 16, 2035 (the “Offering”). The Notes will be sold at par and are being offered on an agency basis by a syndicate of agents led by CIBC Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities, BMO Capital Markets and Scotia Capital. Subject to customary closing conditions, the Offering is expected to close on December 16, 2025. The...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rio2 Limited (“Rio2” or the “Company”) (TSX: RIO; OTCQX: RIOFF; BVL: RIO) today announced that it has filed a prospectus supplement dated December 10, 2025 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to its short form base shelf prospectus dated October 16, 2024, as amended pursuant to amendment no. 1 to such short form base shelf prospectus dated December 3, 2025 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”). The Prospectus Supplement was filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, to qualify the public distribution of 74,865,000 subscription receipts (the “Subscription Receipts”) at a price of $2.22 per Subscription Receipt in...

COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the “Company”), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (“WEST”), has priced $337,400,000 in aggregate principal amount of Series A Fixed Rate Notes (the “Series A Notes”) and $55,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of Series B Fixed Rate Notes (the “Series B Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes will be secured by, among other things, WEST’s direct and indirect interests in a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes, which WEST will acquire from WLFC or its other subsidiaries pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. The planned closing date...

Results Release and Webinar Discussion on Morning of December 18, 2025 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, announces that it expects to file the financial statements, management disclosure and analysis, and results news release for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 ended September 30, 2025 (“Q4 2025”) prior to the start of trading on December 18, 2025. At 10:00 AM ET that day, Microbix intends to hold a webinar discussion of Q4 2025 results with its CEO, CFO, and COO. Investor and shareholders can participate in the webinar, hosted by Adelaide Capital, by registering at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uKFYZc_DTZinjJoUP46rcA. It will also be live-streamed to YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jpt_DWjF1qSCzfKlpLMWw. Or...

CHICAGO, IL, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meshflow Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: MESHU) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 34,500,000 units, which includes 4,500,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in full, at a public offering price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The units are listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “MESHU” on December 10, 2025. 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...

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enhanced CX, today announced that it has been recognized as a Major Contender in the Everest Group Sales Services (B2B & B2C) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025. This marks an important milestone for TTEC, representing the first time the company’s end-to-end RevGen capabilities have been evaluated and acknowledged in the Everest Group Sales Services report. In the PEAK Matrix®, providers are categorized as Leaders, Major Contenders, or Aspirants. Major Contenders demonstrate strong capabilities across B2B and B2C sales, delivering scalable engagement models, growing global presence, competitive innovation, and measurable client value. “TTEC has been recognized as a...

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. (“DIRTT” or the “Company“) (TSX: DRT; OTCQX: DRTTF), a leader in industrialized construction, today announced it has entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter“) with the Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC“), pursuant to which BDC committed to lending the Company up to C$15.0 million (the “Loan“) subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. “This financing represents another important step in optimizing our capital structure and strategically positions us to continue executing on our transformative growth plan,” said Benjamin Urban, CEO of DIRTT. Following the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Letter, BDC will make an initial disbursement to the...