Dubai and New York, May 18, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or the “Company”), today announces that its subsidiary VEON MidCo B.V. has initiated a series of investor meetings in connection with a potential offering (the “Offering”) of unsecured US dollar medium term notes in two tranches: a five-year tranche, non-callable for two years, and a seven-year tranche, non-callable for three years (together, the “Notes”). The Offering is expected to extend VEON’s average debt maturity and, together with the concurrent tender offer described below, support the Company’s ongoing optimization of its capital structure. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the purchase its outstanding 3.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) for an aggregate purchase price...

Press Release Eviden launches ELIT AI, its next-generation radar signals sensor with built-in sovereign AI Designed to detect new radar waveforms in addition to conventional threats, ELIT AI has already been ordered by the DGA-MI Paris, France – May 18, 2026 – Eviden, the Atos Group product branch leading in mission-critical systems, today announces the launch of ELIT AI, Avantix’s next-generation radar interceptor. Developed by Avantix, Eviden’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) center of expertise, ELIT AI is an ELINT sensor1 whose capabilities are augmented by artificial intelligence. It enables real-time tactical radar situational awareness, faster visualization and identification of next-generation complex radar waves. The next-generation ELIT AI sensor is designed for the detection, analysis and identification of radar...

        Company Announcement No 25/2026Peberlyk 46200 AabenraaDenmark Tel +45 74 37 37 37 AL Sydbank A/SCVR No DK 12626509, Aabenraaal-sydbank.com18 May 2026  Dear Sirs AL Sydbank A/S share buyback programme: transactions in week 20On 25 February 2026 AL Sydbank A/S announced a share buyback programme of DKK 1,100m. The share buyback programme commenced on 2 March 2026 and will be completed by 31 January 2027. The purpose of the share buyback programme is to reduce the share capital of AL Sydbank A/S and the programme is executed in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016, collectively referred to as the Safe Harbour rules. The following transactions have been made under the...

HEFEI, China, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the Hefei round of the Second China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition hosted by D1EV, a leading electric and intelligent vehicle media platform, the Chery Exeed Sterra ES – equipped with WeRide Driving (WRD 3.0) – secured first place with 102.81 points, extending WRD 3.0’s record to five consecutive wins. With this result, WRD 3.0, WeRide’s one-stage end-to-end ADAS solution co-developed with Bosch, becomes the first and only solution in the competition’s history to achieve a five-win streak, reflecting its leading position in the L2++ ADAS segment. In the preliminary round, two WRD 3.0-powered vehicles – the Exeed Sterra ES and the GAC Aion N60 – claimed first and second place respectively. The Hefei event also marked WeRide’s first multi-vehicle entry in a single competition...

Promising Early Data Strengthens Potential of Novel PET Technology to Advance Development of Lucid-MS for Multiple Sclerosis TORONTO, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTM) (CSE: QNTM) (FRA: 0K91) (“Quantum” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies and technologies, today announced a significant milestone in its collaborative study with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH): patient enrollment has reached the halfway mark, accompanied by encouraging preliminary imaging results. This pioneering study is designed to validate a novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging technique capable of directly assessing demyelinated neurons with intact axons and tracking demyelination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)—a critical step toward transforming...

Flagship Velocity™ Platform Purpose-Built for V93000 to Offer Best-In-Class Software Capabilities for Data Center Applications TOKYO, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advantest Corporation (TSE Prime: 6857), a global leader in semiconductor test solutions, today announced it will showcase the integration of AllianceATE’s flagship Velocity™ software platform with Advantest’s V93000 SoC test system at the VOICE 2026 Developer’s Conference, May 18-20, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since Advantest’s acquisition of AllianceATE in September 2025, the two teams have been working closely to strategically integrate AllianceATE’s unique software capabilities into the V93000’s software ecosystem. This effort demonstrates a long-term strategy to ensure a seamless customer experience. Velocity™, AllianceATE’s flagship electronic...

LONDON, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Compass Lexecon, a subsidiary of FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), today announced the appointment of Nicola Mazzarotto as an Executive Vice President in London. Mr. Mazzarotto has more than 26 years of competition and regulatory economics expertise. He has advised corporate clients across a diverse range of sectors on complex competition matters, merger reviews, regulatory investigations and strategic regulatory planning. “We are delighted to welcome Nicola to Compass Lexecon,” said Justin Coombs, an Executive Vice President and Head of the International Executive Committee at Compass Lexecon. “He brings extensive experience across competition policy, regulation and litigation, and will further strengthen our ability to support clients on complex competition matters.” Mr. Mazzarotto has...

The share repurchase programme runs as from 5 February 2026 and up to and including 29 January 2027 at the latest. In this period, Jyske Bank will acquire shares with a value of up to DKK 3 billion, cf. Corporate Announcement No. 11/2026 of 5 February 2026. The share repurchase programme is initiated and structured in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (together with the Market Abuse Regulation, the “Safe Harbour Rules”). The following transactions have been made under the program:  Number of shares Average purchase price (DKK) Transaction value (DKK)Accumulated, previous announcement 946,527 904.73 856,356,09711 May 2026 16,067 894.43 14,370,88112 May 2026 13,228 891.10 11,787,50313 May 2026 16,800 896.14 15,055,128Accumulated...

Issuer name: Hexagon Purus ASAEx. date: 18 May 2026Type of corporate action: Reverse share splitReverse share split ratio: 10:1, where ten (10) old shares give one (1) new share. New par value per share: NOK 1New ISIN for the Company’s shares: NO0013751966 This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Obligations