FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.         KEY INFORMATION(a) Name of exempt principal trader: HSBC Bank Plc(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Greencore Group plc(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: OFFEROR: Greencore Group plc(d) Date dealing undertaken: 14 March 2025(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” Bakkavor Group plc2.        ...

LONDON, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navigator Holdings Ltd. (“Navigator Gas” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, is pleased to announce that today, it completed the final acquisition in a series of three handysize ethylene carriers that Navigator Gas committed to acquiring to complement the increased export capacity from its Export Terminal Joint Venture, as announced on January 7, 2025 (the “Transaction”). Following the delivery of the first vessel, renamed Navigator Hyperion, as announced on February 19, 2025, the remaining two vessels, renamed Navigator Titan and Navigator Vesta, were delivered on February 24, 2025, and March 17, 2025, respectively. All three vessels are 17,000 cubic meter capacity liquefied ethylene gas carriers. Navigator...

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.        KEY INFORMATION(a)        Name of exempt principal trader: Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd(b)        Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:         Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Bakkavor Group Plc(c)        Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Greencore Group Plc(d)        Date dealing undertaken: 14 March 2025(e)        Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? No2.        DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (a)        Purchases and salesClass...

Nexans enters into exclusive negotiations with Latour Capital for the sale of Lynxeo  PRESS RELEASENexans announces having entered into exclusive negotiations with Latour Capital  for the sale of Lynxeo for €525 million, subject to customary approvals With the proposed transaction, Nexans would achieve major step on its strategy to become a Pure Electrification PlayerParis, March 17th, 2025 – Nexans announces today having entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of its industrial cable division Lynxeo to Latour Capital, a France-based private equity fund, for an Enterprise Value of €525 million. This proposed transaction would mark Nexans’ exit from the specialty industrial cables activity in line with its strategy to refocus as a Pure Electrification Player. Lynxeo is a powerhouse in specialty industrial cables and plays...

Acquisition includes EsoBiotec’s world-leading in vivo delivery platform with potential to transform cell therapy MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EsoBiotec SA, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN). The EsoBiotec Engineered NanoBody Lentiviral (ENaBL) platform empowers the immune system to attack cancers and could offer many more patients access to transformative cell therapy treatments delivered in just minutes rather than the current process which takes weeks. ENaBL uses highly targeted lentiviruses to deliver genetic instructions to specific immune cells, such as T cells, which programme them to recognise and...

   NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR TO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, INCLUDING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Publication of the statement from the Board of Directors regarding Constantinsborg A/S’ voluntary cash offer to the shareholders of FirstFarms A/S With reference to company announcement no. 2/2025 and company announcement no. 10/2025 regarding Constantinsborg A/S’ (the “Offeror”) decision to submit a voluntary cash offer for all shares in FirstFarms A/S (“FirstFarms”) (excluding treasury shares held by FirstFarms and shares already held by the Offeror) at an offer price of DKK 84.00 per share with a nominal value of DKK 10 (the “Offer”) and publication of the offer document, FirstFarms hereby publishes the statement...

PRESS RELEASE Paris – March 17, 2025 Bureau Veritas strengthens its leading position in the Chilean copper market through the acquisition of GeoAssay Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces the acquisition of GeoAssay. This transaction cements Bureau Veritas’ position as the Metals & Minerals market leader in Chile, the world’s largest copper producer. Bureau Veritas’ Metals & Minerals operations aim to support our clients throughout the entire mining cycle, from mine to port. This is achieved by accurately determining the physical, chemical and geochemical properties of materials through our extensive network of laboratories. With a global presence in major ports around the world and with global mining and refining locations, Bureau Veritas’ footprint is expanding...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska and RENTON, Wash., March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Federal Credit Union (“Global”) and First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”), jointly announced today they have set the expected closing date for Global’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets and assumption of substantially all of the liabilities (including deposit liabilities) of the Bank (the “Asset Sale”), on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2024, by and among the Company, the Bank and Global (the “Agreement”). The Asset Sale is expected to be completed on April 11, 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining closing conditions set forth in the Agreement. Following...

  NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ExGen Resources Inc. (TSX.V: EXG; OTC: BXXRF) (“ExGen”, the “Company”): Further to ExGen’s previous news release dated January 29, 2025, ExGen is pleased to announce that it has closed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of the Spark North lithium project in Elko County, Nevada consisting of 111 claims totaling approximately 2300 acres prospective for lithium (the “Spark North Lithium Project”) from an arm’s length private company (the “Vendor”), subject to final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Acquisition was completed pursuant to a purchase agreement dated January 21, 2025 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company paid a total...

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 THRUVISION GROUP PLC(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A(e)   Date...