NOT FOR DISSEMINATION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of Sienna’s amended and restated prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2025 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated November 29, 2024. MARKHAM, Ontario, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sienna Senior Living Inc. (“Sienna” or the “Company”) (TSX: SIA) announced today that it has agreed to issue $250 million aggregate principal amount of series F senior unsecured debentures (the “Debentures”). The Debentures, which will be issued at par, will bear interest at a rate of 3.524% per annum and will mature on December 18, 2028. The Debentures are being offered (the “Offering”) on a best efforts agency basis by a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.,...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today announced that an independent peer-reviewed comparative analysis of efficacy and safety between remestemcel-L and ruxolitinib for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease (SR-aGvHD) was presented at the 67th ASH Annual meeting in Florida this past week. The independent study authors concluded that remestemcel-L showed superior outcomes in complete and overall remission compared with ruxolitinib.1 The meta-analysis involved 2,732 patients (1,993 in the treatment arms and 523 in the control arms) across 11 studies. Among treatment groups, 644 patients received remestemcel-L and 1,349 received ruxolitinib. While both ruxolitinib and remestemcel-L...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRY) (“Surgery Partners” or the “Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”), priced $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% senior unsecured notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) in a previously announced private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The offering is expected to close on December 16, 2025, subject to certain customary closing conditions. The Notes will be guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) on a senior unsecured basis by each domestic wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer that guarantees the Issuer’s obligations under its senior secured credit facilities. The notes will be issued as part of...

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) (“Athabasca” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its 2026 budget with capital projects driving profitable growth within its core assets, along with a continued return of 100% of Free Cash Flow to shareholders. Corporate Strategy – Differentiated Value Creation Thermal Oil Scale. The Company’s Thermal Oil division provides an oil focused platform underpinning funded growth to >60,000 bbl/d by 2030 with Phase 1 of Corner. The Thermal Oil assets have a resource base of 1.2 billion barrels of proved plus probable reserves and 1 billion barrels of contingent resource, providing optionality to reach over 90,000 bbl/d with regulatory approvals in place. The Thermal Oil assets have an operating break-even of ~US$40/bbl WTI and growth initiatives...

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...