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Knight Therapeutics Inc. announces voting results from the Annual General Meeting

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

MONTREAL, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD) ("Knight" or the "Corporation") a leading pan-American (ex-US) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today the voting results from the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders held virtually in Montreal, Quebec ("Meeting").

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  • MONTREAL, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD) ("Knight" or the "Corporation") a leading pan-American (ex-US) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today the voting results from the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders held virtually in Montreal, Quebec ("Meeting").
  • Each director nominee listed in the Management Information Circular dated April 6, 2023 ("Circular") was elected as Director of the Corporation at the Meeting.
  • Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting voted as follows:

BMO Named to UN-Convened Group Providing Guidance to Global Banks on Nature Target Setting

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Part of UN Principles for Responsible Banking, Nature Target Setting Working Group to align targets with Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to reverse nature loss by 2030

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  • Part of UN Principles for Responsible Banking, Nature Target Setting Working Group to align targets with Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to reverse nature loss by 2030
    TORONTO, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BMO (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) today announced it has been selected to join the newly formed UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Nature Target Setting Working Group to innovate nature target-setting for banks.
  • "As members of the United Nations Environment Program since 2010 and a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Banking since 2021, we are pleased to be part of the working group tasked with providing guidance to global banks for setting biodiversity and nature targets," said Michael Torrance, Chief Sustainability Officer, BMO.
  • Banks have a critical role to play in supporting the goals set out in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and driving progress toward closing the biodiversity financing gap."
  • In 2021 BMO was named Chair of the Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative to develop and share good practices related to biodiversity and ecosystem services in the extractive industries.

Johnson Controls' 2023 Sustainability Report marks milestones towards net zero

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Company ahead of schedule on its net zero journey, already reducing absolute emissions across operations by 42% since 2017

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  • Company ahead of schedule on its net zero journey, already reducing absolute emissions across operations by 42% since 2017
    Consistently ranked as a global leader for sustainability, ethics, social impact and employee experience
    CORK, Ireland, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, today released its 2023 Sustainability Report , marking milestones on the path to achieving net zero in buildings around the world.
  • Johnson Controls reports accelerated progress both in its own sustainability journey and in the reduction of customer emissions.
  • Johnson Controls is creating and deploying technology – the smart building trifecta of energy-efficient equipment, clean electrification and systemic digitalization – to accelerate its own net zero journey.
  • "To help lead the way to a net zero future, we have committed to ambitious sustainability goals," said Katie McGinty, vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer at Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls' 2023 Sustainability Report marks milestones towards net zero

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Company ahead of schedule on its net zero journey, already reducing absolute emissions across operations by 42% since 2017

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  • Company ahead of schedule on its net zero journey, already reducing absolute emissions across operations by 42% since 2017
    Consistently ranked as a global leader for sustainability, ethics, social impact and employee experience
    CORK, Ireland, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, today released its 2023 Sustainability Report , marking milestones on the path to achieving net zero in buildings around the world.
  • Johnson Controls reports accelerated progress both in its own sustainability journey and in the reduction of customer emissions.
  • Johnson Controls is creating and deploying technology – the smart building trifecta of energy-efficient equipment, clean electrification and systemic digitalization – to accelerate its own net zero journey.
  • "To help lead the way to a net zero future, we have committed to ambitious sustainability goals," said Katie McGinty, vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer at Johnson Controls.

Notice of Knight Therapeutics' First Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

MONTREAL, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) (“Knight”), a leading pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, will release its first quarter 2023 financial results on Thursday, May 11, 2023 prior to market opening.

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  • MONTREAL, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) (“Knight”), a leading pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, will release its first quarter 2023 financial results on Thursday, May 11, 2023 prior to market opening.
  • Following the release, Knight will hold a conference call and audio webcast.
  • Knight cordially invites all interested parties to participate in this call.

Spelman College Announces 136th Commencement Speaker, Valedictorians and Honorary Degree Recipients

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

ATLANTA, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Spelman College announced today, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will deliver the keynote address to graduates during Spelman College's 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. She will also receive a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. The ceremony will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA.

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  • She also serves as the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she founded the Center for Journalism & Democracy.
  • Hannah-Jones is also the co-founder of the Ida B.
  • Hannah-Jones holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and African American studies from the University of Notre Dame.
  • This year's graduating class of 468 students, receiving 294 Bachelor of Arts and 174 Bachelor of Science degrees, will include four valedictorians, a salutatorian and many high-achieving graduates from across the country.

BMO Celebrates Earth Day with 3rd Annual Trees from Trades Day on its Global Trading Floors

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

BMO trading floors in London, New York and Toronto donate a portion of day's trading fees to plant thousands of trees

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  • BMO trading floors in London, New York and Toronto donate a portion of day's trading fees to plant thousands of trees
    TORONTO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BMO celebrated Earth Day early this year with its one-of-a-kind, third annual "Trees from Trades" day on April 19th.
  • An innovative approach to fundraising that has raised funds for more than 375,000 trees to date, a portion of Global Markets revenue from the day's trades will go towards BMO's overall goal of 500,000 trees by 2025.
  • "Trees from Trades, now in its third year, is an event our entire team rallies around every year.
  • The veritree platform provides on-the-ground transparency to global reforestation efforts and partners with local tree planting organizations with projects across the globe.

ConnectALL Announces v3.0 with Major Architecture Changes

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

ATLANTA, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ConnectALL, the leading value stream management (VSM) company, today announced the release of v3.0 of its VSM platform, making it even better equipped to help organizations see, measure, and automate their software delivery value streams. This latest release contains significant changes in the product architecture designed to improve performance and scalability. ConnectALL's new version also brings the Insights Work Item Edition dashboard feature, which enables users to access ConnectALL's Insights product from the Automation product.

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  • This latest release contains significant changes in the product architecture designed to improve performance and scalability.
  • "The new architecture provides our users with an enhanced user experience with increased security and compliance.
  • This is a major milestone for our company, and we are committed to providing a highly scalable value stream management platform," said ConnectALL CEO Lance Knight.
  • "These changes are just the beginning of a new journey toward a more predictable software delivery future.

EQS-News: Deutsche Rohstoff AG: On track for record production in 2023 after first quarter

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Deutsche Rohstoff AG provides an overview of the highlights of its operating performance in the first quarter of 2023:

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  • Deutsche Rohstoff AG provides an overview of the highlights of its operating performance in the first quarter of 2023:
    Production in Q1 around 7% above expectations.
  • Utah production in Q1 was approximately 30% above reserve estimate, well ahead of plan
    In the first quarter of the year, production was approximately 10,500 BOEPD, slightly above management's expectations.
  • With this production, the Group is on track for the expected annual production of well over 10,000 BOEPD.
  • In the 2nd and 3rd quarter in particular, numerous well pads will start production and further increase production.

Alimera Sciences Announces 2022 Financial Results and Business Update

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Friday, March 31, 2023

ATLANTA, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alimera Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALIM) a global pharmaceutical company whose mission is to be invaluable to patients, physicians, and partners concerned with retinal health and maintaining better vision longer, today announced financial results for 2022.

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  • • 2022 Product Revenue Increased to $54.1 Million, Up 13% over 2021
    ATLANTA, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alimera Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALIM) a global pharmaceutical company whose mission is to be invaluable to patients, physicians, and partners concerned with retinal health and maintaining better vision longer, today announced financial results for 2022.
  • 2022 product revenue increased 13% to $54.1 million despite negative impact of foreign currency fluctuations in our international segment of $2.4 million.
  • Net revenue decreased by approximately $4.9 million, or 8%, to approximately $54.1 million for 2022, compared to approximately $59.0 million for 2021.
  • All callers should dial-in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and ask to be joined into the Alimera Sciences call.