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Jun 07, 2024 17:59 ET
Kezar Announces Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: KZR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat unmet needs in immune-mediated diseases and cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the company’s Board of Directors granted one employee a nonqualified stock option to purchase 80,000 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $0.71 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Kezar’s common stock on June 3, 2024, the grant date of the award. The stock option was granted as an inducement award material to the individual enterin...
Jun 07, 2024 17:56 ET
High Income Securities Fund Announces Revised Record Date for June 2024 Distribution
High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) announced today that the record date for the previously announced monthly distribution of $0.0622 per share payable on June 28, 2024 has been changed from June 19, 2024 to June 18, 2024....
Jun 07, 2024 17:43 ET
STEP Energy Services Ltd. Announces Annual General Meeting Voting Results
STEP Energy Services Ltd. (“STEP”) is pleased to announce that at its 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 6, 2024, each of the following seven nominees were elected as directors of STEP on a vote passed by ballot to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of STEP, or until their successors are elected or earlier appointed. Proxies were received on this matter as follows:...
Jun 07, 2024 17:30 ET
Mattel and Outright Games to Bring Matchbox Driving Adventures to Consoles and PC This September
Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, in collaboration with Outright Games, the leading publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, has today revealed the first all-console and PC video game inspired by the die-cast collectible toy b...
Jun 07, 2024 16:48 ET
Carlos Hernandez Joins Granite’s Board of Directors
Granite’s (NYSE:GVA) board of directors has appointed Carlos M. Hernandez as a director of the company, effective June 5, 2024....
Jun 07, 2024 16:47 ET
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend Declaration
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund’s 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2024 to holders of record as of June 18, 2024....
Jun 07, 2024 16:35 ET
Certain DWS Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
The DWS closed-end funds listed below (each, a “Fund”) announced today their regular monthly distributions....
Jun 07, 2024 16:30 ET
Incyte Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) today announced that it granted restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) representing an aggregate of 14,090 shares of the Company’s common stock and stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 9,238 shares of the Company’s common stock to 17 new employees. The awards were made under the Company’s 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, with a grant date and vesting commencement date of June 3, 2024, and were approved by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with the Company in ac...
Jun 07, 2024 16:16 ET
FCPT Announces Acquisition of a MercyOne Outpatient Clinic Property for $3.0 Million
Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a MercyOne outpatient clinic property for $3.0 million. As part of the larger Trinity Health network, MercyOne is a non-profit healthcare system which operates more than 420 hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities in Iowa and Nebraska. The property is located in a strong retail corridor in Iowa and is corporate-operated under a long ...
Jun 07, 2024 16:03 ET
Bioffex® Technology Wins US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award for Compostability
Lifoam Industries, LLC (Lifoam), a subsidiary of LifeMade Products LLC, proudly announces its reception of the 2024 US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award in the Compostability category. This recognition underscores Lifoam's commitment to advancing packaging solutions and its dedication to environmental stewardship....
Jun 07, 2024 15:14 ET
Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Humana Inc. (HUM) Investors
Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”), a leading national shareholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Humana Inc. (“Humana” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
Jun 07, 2024 14:41 ET
PR Club Toasts Best of New England Communications at 56th Bell Ringer Awards
PR Club, New England’s leading communications trade organization, held its 56th annual Bell Ringer Awards last night, hosted by WBZ News’s Matt Shearer, an Emmy-nominated reporter and winner of the National Murrow Award for Excellence in Media Innovation. Each year, the Bell Ringer Awards honor the work of public relations and communications professionals from across the region in dozens of categories, including content marketing, events, media placements, social media excellence, and industry and communication campaigns....
Jun 07, 2024 14:28 ET
Desktop Metal to Effect a Reverse Stock Split
Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock. The reverse stock split will become effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 10, 2024, after close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company’s Class A common stock is expected to commence trading on a split-adjusted basis when the markets open on June 11, 2024 under the existing trading symbol “DM.” The new CUSIP number for the Company’s Class A common stock following the reverse stock split will b...
Jun 07, 2024 13:54 ET
Green Life Farms Issues Voluntary Recall of Baby Arugula Because of Possible Health Risk
Green Life Farms is voluntarily recalling one lot of its 4-ounce containers of Baby Arugula because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Symptoms of Salmonella may include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food and usually lasts four to seven days. Ch...
Jun 07, 2024 13:47 ET
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid and Health and Recovery (HARP) Plans Rated Top Tier for Quality
Healthfirst PHSP, Inc., the largest not-for-profit Managed Medicaid Care Plan in New York, has again earned a top-tier ranking in overall quality and member satisfaction as measured by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) 2022 Medicaid Quality Incentive Program. Among New York State’s twelve Managed Medicaid plans, Healthfirst is one of only two plans to achieve a top-tier ranking and is the only plan in its service area to do so. The ratings are based on the plan’s performance across preventive care, behavioral health, and medication measures, as well as member satisfaction with p...
Jun 07, 2024 12:41 ET
University of Phoenix Vice President of Access, Equity and Inclusion Kelly Hermann Receives Global Recognition for 1EdTech Leadership
University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Vice President of Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion, Kelly Hermann, was recognized as a 1EdTech Leader by 1EdTech™ Consortium (1EdTech), the world-leading non-profit, edtech collaborative, on June 4, 2024, at the Learning Impact Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Jun 07, 2024 12:31 ET
MAIA Biotechnology's Telomere Targeting Functionality is Shown Viable by FDA’s Approval of a Telomerase Inhibitor Agent Therapy
MAIA Biotechnology, Inc., (NYSE American: MAIA) (“MAIA”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage company developing telomere-targeting immunotherapies for cancer, today announced the validation of clinical and regulatory pathways for viable therapies leveraging the cell’s telomeric functions as evidenced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of imetelstat, a treatment for low- to intermediate-risk hematologic malignancies (myelodysplastic syndromes) from Geron Corporation....
Jun 07, 2024 12:12 ET
ASXC STOCK ALERT: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of Asensus Surgical, Inc. Is Fair to Shareholders
Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Asensus Surgical, Inc. (NYSE American: ASXC) to KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. for $0.35 per share in cash is fair to Asensus shareholders....
Jun 07, 2024 12:12 ET
Central Arizona College Selects YuJa Video Platform to Power Multimedia Learning Across Five Campuses
Central Arizona College, which has five campuses throughout Pinal County, Arizona, has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to record, edit, and distribute video and media content to students across its five campuses....
Jun 07, 2024 12:10 ET
BUYOUT INVESTIGATION NOTICE: Kaskela Law LLC Announces Investigation of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm
Kaskela Law LLC announces that it is investigating the recently announced buyout of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) (“PowerSchool”) stockholders....