FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.        KEY INFORMATION(a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):        The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. N/A(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree IQE PLC(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A(e)   Date position held/dealing...

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR UNITED STATES PERSONS CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questerre Energy Corporation (“Questerre” or the “Company”) (TSX,OSE:QEC) is pleased to announce it has closed the acquisition of Red Leaf Resources Inc. (“Red Leaf”) through the exchange of Red Leaf common shares for Class “A” Common voting shares (“Questerre Common Shares”). Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, “The closing of the Red Leaf acquisition is another step forward in our strategy to commercialize oil shale as a globally competitive resource. Red Leaf hold rights to over several hundred million barrels of oil share resource in Utah. In Jordan, we are negotiating an extension...

Creates a scaled, high performing regional bank with $23 billion in assets strategically located in attractive New Jersey, Long Island and New York markets Meaningfully enhances profitability metrics with estimated EPS accretion of 16%, ROATCE of 13% and ROAA of 1.00% by 2027 $225 million equity raise, priced at-the-market, is fully committed at a fixed price after extensive investor due diligence by Warburg Pincus1RED BANK, N.J. and UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: “OCFC”), (“OceanFirst”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A., and Flushing Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: “FFIC”) (“Flushing”), the holding company for Flushing Bank, today announced entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger transaction. Upon...

BERLIN, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sportstech Brands Holding GmbH (“Sportstech”) refers to discussions with Interactive Strength, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNR), which have been ongoing since the end of 2024 regarding a potential acquisition of Sportstech. As part of these discussions, the parties have so far been unable to agree on key economic and strategic terms. Against this background, the negotiations have been suspended effective November 27, 2025, and at present, there is no mutually agreed basis to advance the process toward a binding agreement. Currently, no further discussions are taking place. The planned market entry of Sportstech into the U.S. market was an integral part of the strategic considerations in connection with the proposed acquisition. Due to the termination of the discussions, this objective cannot be achieved...

Proposed Business Combination with Nasdaq-listed EKSO to Form an Accelerated Focused GPU Platform Purpose Built for Next-Generation AI Workloads DALLAS, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD), a designer, builder, and operator of high-performance, sustainably engineered data centers and colocation services for artificial intelligence, cloud, networking and blockchain workloads, and EKSO Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) (“EKSO”) announced today that Applied Digital and EKSO entered into a non-binding term sheet for a proposed business combination of Applied Digital’s cloud computing business, Applied Digital Cloud, with EKSO, which, once closed, will go forward as ChronoScale Corporation, an accelerated compute platform purpose-built to support artificial intelligence (“AI”) workloads (the “Proposed...

Royalty Pharma will now own 100% of the 8% to 16% Evrysdi royalty following multiple transactions with PTC since 2020 NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced that it has acquired the final portion of PTC Therapeutics’ remaining royalty on Roche’s Evrysdi for $240 million upfront and up to $60 million in sales-based milestones. Evrysdi, marketed by Roche, is an orally administered survival motor neuron-2 (SMN2) splicing modifier for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. Evrysdi was approved by the FDA in 2020 and has treated over 21,000 patients worldwide. In 2024, Evrysdi generated sales of approximately CHF 1.6 billion ($1.9 billion), representing 18% year-over-year growth at constant exchange rates, and is projected to reach CHF 2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) of sales by 2030...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — H2O America (NASDAQ: HTO) today announced that its regulated Texas water and wastewater utility, The Texas Water Company (TWC), received the appraised fair market values (FMV) from the three Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)-appointed appraisers for the assets of Quadvest LP, a regulated investor-owned water and wastewater utility operating in the Houston metro area. In accordance with Texas’ FMV statute, the purchase price of $483.6 million will serve as the ratemaking rate base. “We appreciate the hard work of all parties involved during the appraisal process,” said Aundrea Williams, President of TWC. “We believe the FMV determination supports our previously communicated benefits of the transaction.” TWC plans to file the Sale-Transfer-Merger (STM) application with the...

Earthvision Bio, is currently developing and commercializing its line of sustainable products developed by Dr. Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel, and Dr. Hans Franke, ex-chairman for Chevron Europe Nutriband Inc. Shareholders will retain 10% of the shareholding in Earth Vision Bio following the acquisition The expected closing date for the transaction is Dec 31, 2025. ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nutriband Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRB) (NASDAQ: NTRBW), today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell a 90% interest in its subsidiary Pocono Pharmaceutical for $5M USD to EarthVision Bio. Earthvision Bio has developed and are commercializing a new category of sustainable products created by Dr. Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Dr. Hans Franke, who was board chairman for Chevron Europe. The Company...

Executes Plan to Redeem Acquisition-Related Debt JERSEY CITY, N.J., Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, announced today that it has terminated its definitive agreement to purchase AccuLynx. This decision follows the notification by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it has not completed its review of the transaction by the December 26, 2025 termination date set forth in the agreement. The Company also announced that it will redeem the $1.50 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that were issued in connection with the planned acquisition for a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption is required pursuant to a special mandatory redemption provision in the terms...

Existing MOU with Global Automotive Giant Serves as Guaranteed Offtaker for EV and Hybrid Production; First Vehicle Delivery Expected in Q4 2026 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered a legally binding term sheet to acquire a 51% controlling equity interest in RTCAR Comercializadora de Suministros Automotrices, S.A. de C.V. (“RTCAR Mexico”), a premier Mexico-based automotive assembly and manufacturing platform. The acquisition provides VCI Global with an immediately operational, scalable industrial base to support high-volume production for a leading global automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) expanding its footprint in North America. Experienced Automotive Leadership and USMCA-Ready Operations RTCAR...