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Mayfair Gold Chair Letter to Shareholders Ahead of Crucial Vote

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金曜日, 5月 31, 2024

MATHESON, Ontario, May 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayfair Gold Corp. (“Mayfair” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: MFG; OTCQB: MFGCF) today published a letter to shareholders from the Independent Chairman of its Board of Directors, Harry Pokrandt.

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  • MATHESON, Ontario, May 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayfair Gold Corp. (“Mayfair” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: MFG; OTCQB: MFGCF) today published a letter to shareholders from the Independent Chairman of its Board of Directors, Harry Pokrandt.
  • We have now reached the final days before you must make a decision on the future of your company.
  • We have striven for full transparency in our disclosure materials so that shareholders have complete information about the implications of their vote.
  • Both firms issued reports recommending that shareholders vote for the management resolutions in their entirety, and against all Muddy Waters resolutions.

Leading Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends that Mayfair Gold Shareholders Vote FOR All Company Nominees

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木曜日, 5月 30, 2024

Glass Lewis becomes the second proxy advisory firm to recommend in favour of all management resolutions, following a similar report issued last week by ISS.

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  • Glass Lewis becomes the second proxy advisory firm to recommend in favour of all management resolutions, following a similar report issued last week by ISS.
  • Glass Lewis recommends that shareholders vote FOR each of Mayfair’s highly qualified director nominees: Harry Pokrandt, Patrick Evans, Christopher Reynolds and Douglas Cater, and AGAINST all proposals and nominees put forward by Muddy Waters Capital LLC (“Muddy Waters”).
  • This is now the second independent advisory firm that has explicitly called out Muddy Waters’ failure to make its case for removing the current board.
  • Muddy Waters offered no response to the first report, and we can presume they will remain silent about this latest one from Glass Lewis.

Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Institutional Shareholder Services Joins Glass Lewis in Recommending Votes “FOR” ALL Nine WisdomTree Board Nominees

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土曜日, 6月 1, 2024

Win Neuger, Chair of the WisdomTree Board of Directors, said, “We are pleased that ISS recognizes the value WisdomTree continues to deliver to its stockholders, much as Glass Lewis did earlier today.

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  • Win Neuger, Chair of the WisdomTree Board of Directors, said, “We are pleased that ISS recognizes the value WisdomTree continues to deliver to its stockholders, much as Glass Lewis did earlier today.
  • As there is no case for incremental change at this juncture, shareholders are recommended to vote FOR all management nominees.”
    Both ISS and Glass Lewis have made independent assessments and concluded that there is no case for change at WisdomTree.
  • PLEASE VOTE THE WHITE PROXY CARD TODAY “FOR” ALL WISDOMTREE NOMINEES!
  • Innisfree M&A is serving as proxy solicitor, and H/Advisors Abernathy is serving as strategic communications advisor.

Parks! America Announces ISS Recommends Shareholders Vote “FOR” Each of the Director Nominees Recommended by the Board

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火曜日, 5月 28, 2024

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parks! America, Inc. (OTCPink: PRKA) (the “Company” or “Parks! America”), a leading operator of regional safari parks in the U.S., announced today that Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc, (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Parks! America shareholders vote “FOR” each of the Board of Directors’ nominees: Lisa Brady, Charles Kohnen, Jeffery Lococo, Rick Ruffolo, Jon M. Steele and Todd R. White; “FOR” Geoff Gannon, the Focused Compounding Fund, LP (collectively with its affiliates, “Focused Compounding”) nominee who was recommended by the Board of Directors; “AGAINST” all other Focused Compounding nominees; and “AGAINST” the Focused Compounding proposal at the upcoming Annual Meeting on June 6, 2024.

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  • America slate of directors
    PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parks!
  • America”), a leading operator of regional safari parks in the U.S., announced today that Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc, (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Parks!
  • America, said, “We are pleased that the non-partisan analyses of both ISS and Glass Lewis have concluded that the interests of the Parks!
  • America shareholder base are best served by the current management team and the Board of Directors.

MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Announces Stockholder Approval of the Proposal Related to the Proposed Mergers with Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (“AFT”) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (“AIF”), and AFT and AIF Announce Adjournment of

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火曜日, 5月 28, 2024

NEW YORK, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) today announced that it has received stockholder approval of the proposal related to the previously announced proposed mergers with Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (NYSE: AFT) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: AIF).

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  • Under AFT’s organizational documents, the AFT Merger Proposal requires support from a majority of common shares outstanding.
  • The Board of Directors of AFT unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the AFT Merger Proposal.
  • The Board of Directors of AIF unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the AIF Merger Proposal.
  • In addition, AFT and AIF are pleased to announce that ISS and Glass Lewis have recommended that stockholders vote “FOR” the AFT Merger Proposal and the AIF Merger Proposal, respectively.

Parks! America, Inc. Announces Glass Lewis Recommends Parks! America Shareholders Vote “FOR” Each of the Director Nominees Recommended by the Board

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木曜日, 5月 23, 2024

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parks! America, Inc. (OTCPink: PRKA) (the “Company” or “Parks! America”), a leading operator of regional safari parks in the U.S., announced today that Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Parks! America shareholders vote “FOR” each of the Board of Directors’ nominees: Lisa Brady, Charles Kohnen, Jeffery Lococo, Rick Ruffolo, Jon M. Steele and Todd R. White; “FOR” Geoff Gannon, the Focused Compounding Fund, LP (collectively with its affiliates, “Focused Compounding”) nominee who was recommended by the Board of Directors; “AGAINST” all other Focused Compounding nominees; and “AGAINST” the Focused Compounding proposal at the upcoming Annual Meeting on June 6, 2024.

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  • Glass Lewis Recommends Shareholders Vote on Parks!
  • America”), a leading operator of regional safari parks in the U.S., announced today that Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Parks!
  • America, commented, “We are pleased with the Glass Lewis recommendations relating to this proxy matter.
  • America shareholders, as opposed to a vague plan by dissidents with no industry or public company experience.

Consolidated Water Comments on ISS and Glass Lewis Reports and Urges Stockholders to Vote “FOR” Re-Election of Its Highly Qualified Directors

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月曜日, 5月 20, 2024

Had she been able to attend that one meeting, she would have attended over 75% of the Aggregate Meetings held during 2023.

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  • Had she been able to attend that one meeting, she would have attended over 75% of the Aggregate Meetings held during 2023.
  • Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar has made a commitment to the Company to attend at least 75% of the Aggregated Meetings during 2024 and each following year.
  • As evidence of that commitment, Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar has attended 100% of the Aggregate Meetings held to date during 2024.
  • If you previously voted “against” or withheld your vote any proposal, you may change that vote simply by voting again TODAY.

Genco Shipping & Trading Issues Statement Regarding George Economou’s Withdrawal of his Nominee

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金曜日, 5月 17, 2024

NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”) the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today issued the following statement regarding George Economou’s withdrawal of the nomination of Robert Pons for election to the Genco Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”) the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today issued the following statement regarding George Economou’s withdrawal of the nomination of Robert Pons for election to the Genco Board of Directors.
  • Genco issued the following statement:
    We are pleased that George Economou has withdrawn from the proxy fight that he started.
  • Importantly, our recent addition of Paramita Das to the Board is the result of a process that pre-dated Economou’s investment in Genco.
  • Learn more at www.VoteForGenco.com
    Jefferies LLC is acting as financial advisor to Genco, and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is serving as legal counsel.

Peyto Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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火曜日, 5月 14, 2024

Recently, Peyto tied-in 2 Dunvegan wells which continue to impress with strong deliverability and higher liquid content (20–30 bbls/MMcf) than the Spirit River targets.

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  • Recently, Peyto tied-in 2 Dunvegan wells which continue to impress with strong deliverability and higher liquid content (20–30 bbls/MMcf) than the Spirit River targets.
  • Peyto plans to dedicate one rig in the second half of the year to this species, which would result in 10–12 wells to be drilled in total for 2024.
  • The Company has set a target to achieve at least a 10% reduction from first quarter unit costs by the end of 2024.
  • A conference call will be held with senior management of Peyto to answer questions with respect to the Company’s Q1 2024 results on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (MT), or 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).

Investors Raise Concerns to Meta Regarding Child Safety on Social Media Platforms

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火曜日, 5月 21, 2024

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the two largest proxy advisory services, both recommend voting for the resolution.

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  • Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the two largest proxy advisory services, both recommend voting for the resolution.
  • Meta and other social media companies need to do more to prevent their technology from being weaponized against their youngest users,” said Michael Passoff, chief executive officer of Proxy Impact.
  • Dr. Cooper is also a member of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s working group on child safety and technology.
  • Since 2019, Proxy Impact and Dr. Cooper have worked with members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility to empower investors to utilize their leverage to encourage Meta and other tech companies to strengthen child safety measures on social media.