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EQS-News: GRENKE achieves top ranking in DVFA’s Corporate Governance Scorecard

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Baden-Baden, December 12, 2022: Leasing specialist GRENKE AG achieved a top position in this year’s assessment of corporate governance conducted by the professional association of capital market experts (German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management – DVFA) in the SDAX market segment.

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  • Baden-Baden, December 12, 2022: Leasing specialist GRENKE AG achieved a top position in this year’s assessment of corporate governance conducted by the professional association of capital market experts (German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management – DVFA) in the SDAX market segment.
  • Achieving 74.14 percent of the possible points (2020: just under 52 percent), GRENKE advanced to third place among a total of 64 assessed SDAX companies.
  • GRENKE thereby significantly outperformed the average score in both the SDAX (53.67 percent) and the MDAX (60.96 percent).
  • As part of the DVFA scorecard, the professional association annually analyses and assesses the corporate governance of all companies based in Germany included in the DAX, MDAX and SDAX.

EQS-News: GEA achieves inclusion in the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Düsseldorf, December 13, 2022 – GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has been selected to become a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe) effective December 19, 2022.

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  • Düsseldorf, December 13, 2022 – GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has been selected to become a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe) effective December 19, 2022.
  • In this year’s review, GEA is the only German company to be added into the DJSI Europe.
  • Inclusion in the DJSI is based on the annual evaluation of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
  • GEA is listed in the German MDAX and the STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is also among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG and MSCI Global Sustainability Indices.

The Hackett Group, Inc. Announces Final Results of Its $120 Million Dutch Auction Tender Offer

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The 4,889,315 shares accepted for purchase in the Offer represent approximately 15.4 percent of Hacketts currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

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  • The 4,889,315 shares accepted for purchase in the Offer represent approximately 15.4 percent of Hacketts currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
  • The depositary will promptly pay for the shares accepted for purchase in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer.
  • Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 803-9655 or to Georgeson LLC at (888) 680-1528.
  • The Hackett Group, quadrant logo, World Class Defined and Enabled, Quantum Leap, Digital World Class and Hackett Excelleration Matrix are the registered marks of The Hackett Group.

The Hackett Group, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Its $120 Million Dutch Auction Tender Offer

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Friday, December 9, 2022

The 4,889,815 shares expected to be purchased in the Offer represent approximately 15.4 percent of Hacketts currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

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  • The 4,889,815 shares expected to be purchased in the Offer represent approximately 15.4 percent of Hacketts currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
  • The number of shares expected to be purchased is preliminary and subject to change.
  • Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 803-9655 or to Georgeson LLC at (888) 680-1528.
  • The Hackett Group, quadrant logo, World Class Defined and Enabled, Quantum Leap, Digital World Class and Hackett Excelleration Matrix are the registered marks of The Hackett Group.

Hovione and GEA announce a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovione and GEA today announced a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting.

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  • LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovione and GEA today announced a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting.
  • It combines GEAs engineering expertise with Hoviones development and manufacturing experience and both parties commit to partner to accelerate the adoption of Continuous Tableting technology.
  • In the context of this strategic collaboration, Hovione and GEA will combine their strengths to further advance the technology and contribute to the establishment of new standards and new levels of market acceptance.
  • This collaboration with GEA, gives us the opportunity to link up with a leading designer and supplier of Continuous Tableting equipment solutions and bring Continuous Tableting to the next levels of reliability, flexibility and adoption."

Hovione and GEA announce a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovione and GEA today announced a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting.

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  • LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovione and GEA today announced a strategic collaboration to advance Continuous Tableting.
  • It combines GEAs engineering expertise with Hoviones development and manufacturing experience and both parties commit to partner to accelerate the adoption of Continuous Tableting technology.
  • In the context of this strategic collaboration, Hovione and GEA will combine their strengths to further advance the technology and contribute to the establishment of new standards and new levels of market acceptance.
  • This collaboration with GEA, gives us the opportunity to link up with a leading designer and supplier of Continuous Tableting equipment solutions and bring Continuous Tableting to the next levels of reliability, flexibility and adoption."

Henkel celebrates completion of Salisbury facility expansion

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henkel, a global leader of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and leading manufacturer of well-known consumer brands, celebrated the expansion of its operations in Salisbury, North Carolina. This expansion of Henkel's existing site brings a new 10,000 square foot, state-of-the-art production area for UV-curable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) and broadens the company's capabilities to provide more sustainable and innovative PSA solutions to the tape, label, medical, and graphics films markets to meet increasing demand.

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  • BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henkel, a global leader of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and leading manufacturer of well-known consumer brands, celebrated the expansion of its operations in Salisbury, North Carolina.
  • Branded asLOCTITEDURO-TAKUV*, Henkel offers a comprehensive set of adhesive chemistries from this new facility, designing its own polymers and providing different types of curing systems.
  • "The investment in Henkel's Salisbury operation has created a one-of-a-kind facility dedicated to efficiently meeting the growing demand of our customers," said Gary Rzonca, Senior Vice President, Packaging and Consumer Goods, Henkel North America.
  • Henkel's Salisbury facility manufactures adhesives under the leading brand LOCTITE* used extensively in the packaging, consumer goods and electronics markets.The Salisbury plant became part of the Henkel manufacturing network in 2008 following the company's acquisition of the National Starch adhesives business.

SDI AOP launches forward-looking dataset that assesses which companies are actively developing solutions needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo, its exclusive distribution partner, have announced the launch of the SDI Innovation Outlook. The new dataset provides forward looking information, by analyzing the alignment of companies' patent portfolios with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • The new dataset provides forward looking information, by analyzing the alignment of companies' patent portfolios with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The SDI Innovation Outlook is a new forward-looking SDI dataset, building on the SDI Classification dataset which assesses companies' current product and service-related contributions to the SDGs based predominantly on revenues.
  • The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) is responsible for the development and maintenance of the SDI taxonomy and guidance, SDI definitions and SDI classification methodology ( www.sdi-aop.org ).
  • The SDI AOP consists of asset owners who invest in solutions which contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

BETTER NATURED® TEAMS UP WITH CELEBRITY HAIRSTYLIST MARCUS FRANCIS FOR A HAIR COLOR MAKEOVER WITH "THE BALANCING ACT®" AIRING ON LIFETIME TV®

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Better Natured Liqui-Crme Hair Color offers a highly naturally-derived,* yet vibrant formula, with ingredients in each shade ranging between 87% - 92% naturally-derived*.

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  • Better Natured Liqui-Crme Hair Color offers a highly naturally-derived,* yet vibrant formula, with ingredients in each shade ranging between 87% - 92% naturally-derived*.
  • Featuring Coconut Oil and a signature triple plant-milk blend of Tahitian Palm Milk, Coconut Milk and Orchid Milk, Better Natured Hair Color offers impeccable gray coverage and rich, dimensional color.
  • Better Natured hair color, and additional hair care products, can be found online at JCPenney and in select stores across the U.S., as well as on the Better Natured website.
  • Better Natured gives YOU the power to experiment with professional-level hair care and color that delivers clean formulas and "OMG" results.

Qontigo licenses STOXX benchmark for ESG investing in China to PSBC

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

ZUG, Switzerland, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo, a global provider of indices and analytics and part of Deutsche Brse Group, has licensed the STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index to Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC).

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  • ZUG, Switzerland, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo, a global provider of indices and analytics and part of Deutsche Brse Group, has licensed the STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index to Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC).
  • The STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index efficiently addresses the objective of enhancing the portfolio'sESG profile, without generating excessive risk, turnover or sector biases.
  • The STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index selects from the largest 300 securities in the STOXX China A 900 Index .
  • STOXX is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation and exercises control over all benchmark administration processes within Qontigo.