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EQS-News: IMMOFINANZ: Request by CPIPG to convene a general meeting - Changes on the Supervisory Board

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG) has today requested the convocation of an extraordinary general meeting by IMMOFINANZ AG for elections to the Supervisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG) has today requested the convocation of an extraordinary general meeting by IMMOFINANZ AG for elections to the Supervisory Board.
  • The Executive Board of IMMOFINANZ will examine the convocation request and soon decide on the further procedures for holding an extraordinary general meeting.
  • Bettina Breiteneder, Sven Bienert, Michael Mendel and Dorothe Deuring will resign from the IMMOFINANZ Supervisory Board at the end of the extraordinary general meeting.
  • IMMOFINANZ today received a request to convene an extraordinary general meeting, together with an agenda covering elections to the Supervisory Board.

Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs Developed by Positive Action, Inc. to Be Funded by US Department of Justice

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

"Our city is bleeding from gun violence, the impact of which continues to take its toll on our children and youth.

Key Points: 
  • "Our city is bleeding from gun violence, the impact of which continues to take its toll on our children and youth.
  • We have seen elsewhere the extraordinary effectiveness of Positive Action's evidence-based curriculum in reducing violence and violent behavior amongst children and youth.
  • The BJA was created in 1984 to reduce violent crime, create safer communities, and reform our Nation's criminal justice system.
  • Positive Action, Inc. (PAI) is the leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs.

OpticStudio STAR Module from Zemax, an Ansys Company, Wins Coveted SPIE Prism Award in Software

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Directly within OpticStudio, the STAR Module conveniently simplifies FEA file import, structural and thermal analysis, and workflow automation

Key Points: 
  • Directly within OpticStudio, the STAR Module conveniently simplifies FEA file import, structural and thermal analysis, and workflow automation
    The award-winning module streamlines optical design, while helping to reduce design errors, development time, and material costs
    Zemax , acquired by Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) in 2021, received the highly esteemed SPIE Prism Award in Software for the OpticStudio STAR Module .
  • The ceremony is aligned annually with SPIE Photonics West, the largest annual international conference in optics and photonics.
  • Integrated into OpticStudio, the STAR Module makes it easier to import FEA, analyze structural and thermal loads, and automate workflows directly within one software.
  • "The STAR Module eliminates this obstacle and provides streamlined and advanced optical design that easily integrates into any simulation workflow.

EQS-News: IMMOFINANZ: Supplementary statements by the Executive Board and Supervisory Board on CPIPG's improved takeover offer

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

The Executive Board und Supervisory Board still view the improved offer price as too low given the successful development of IMMOFINANZ and the current value of the company.

Key Points: 
  • The Executive Board und Supervisory Board still view the improved offer price as too low given the successful development of IMMOFINANZ and the current value of the company.
  • Moreover, the offer price does not include an appropriate control premium in connection with CPIPG's intention to attain control over IMMOFINANZ.
  • In statements issued today by the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of IMMOFINANZ, the Executive Board and Supervisory Board indicate that they also see the increased offer price of EUR 23.00 per IMMOFINANZ share and the related increased offer price for the convertible bonds of EUR 111,470.29 per nominal value of EUR 100,000.00 as not appropriate.
  • Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by IMMOFINANZ.

Utz Celebrates With 100 Years for Utz, $100,000 for You Sweepstakes!

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Utz story began in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in a small-town kitchen in 1921. Bill and Salie Utz thought potato chips could be better. They believed potato chips should be made from clean and simple ingredients to bring out the natural flavor of farm-fresh potatoes. While much has changed and evolved since then, Utz remains focused on Family-Crafted-Flavor -- The pride we have in our family legacy. The love we bake into every Utz snack. And the carefully-crafted flavors your family loves.

Key Points: 
  • As it wraps up its first 100 years, Utz Brands, Inc. is excited to share and celebrate 100 years of making great-tasting snack foods for generations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220215005851/en/
    Celebrate 100 Years with Utz!
  • The Utz story began in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in a small-town kitchen in 1921.
  • While much has changed and evolved since then, Utz remains focused on Family-Crafted-Flavor -- The pride we have in our family legacy.

School Bus Technology That Saves Lives; CMVTC

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - CMVTC is a Canadian company that creates groundbreaking and innovative solutions that increases Student Safety on School Buses.

Key Points: 
  • WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - CMVTC is a Canadian company that creates groundbreaking and innovative solutions that increases Student Safety on School Buses.
  • This effectively confirmed the wide-ranging problem of the high number of illegal and dangerous drive-bys of a stopped school bus.
  • The primary objective of any Student School Bus Safety Technology is to tangibly increase the level of student safety.
  • The ESA is already being successfully employed on many school buses from school divisions across the United States.

Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness Welcomes Four New Food Safety Partners

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A consumer-industry initiative to improve food safety culture across the supply chain, The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness , brings leading food companies and consumers personally impacted by food safety failures together to affect positive change.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A consumer-industry initiative to improve food safety culture across the supply chain, The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness , brings leading food companies and consumers personally impacted by food safety failures together to affect positive change.
  • We need to continue sharing knowledge and working together to advance food safety culture and modernize food safety policies."
  • The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness is a program of Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), a national, non-profit public health organization dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens.
  • STOP and the Alliance engage farmers, food companies, and food associations to enhance food safety culture measures that go beyond minimum regulations.

EQS-News: IMMOFINANZ welcomes announced increase - CPI offer price still too low

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

The Executive Board of IMMOFINANZ welcomes the announcement by CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG) to increase the offer price for IMMOFINANZ shares from the current level of EUR 21.2 (cum dividend) to EUR 22.7 (cum dividend).

Key Points: 
  • The Executive Board of IMMOFINANZ welcomes the announcement by CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG) to increase the offer price for IMMOFINANZ shares from the current level of EUR 21.2 (cum dividend) to EUR 22.7 (cum dividend).
  • Moreover, the higher price fails to include an appropriate control premium for CPIPG's announced intention to attain control over IMMOFINANZ.
  • CPIPG announced on 26 January 2022 that it had signed a conditional purchase contract to acquire 9,413,253 IMMOFINANZ shares, representing approximately 6.81% of the current share capital of IMMOFINANZ.
  • As a consequence of this conditional package purchase of IMMOFINANZ shares, CPIPG announced that it will increase its offer price for IMMOFINANZ's shares and convertible bonds in accordance with the agreed purchase price and in agreement with the Austrian Takeover Act.

EQS-News: IMMOFINANZ: CPI offer price too low

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

The offer price does not include any premium to the uninfluenced closing price on 2 December 2021, the day before the announcement of the intention to make a takeover offer.

Key Points: 
  • The offer price does not include any premium to the uninfluenced closing price on 2 December 2021, the day before the announcement of the intention to make a takeover offer.
  • Additionally, the offer price is 6.4% below the current price of the IMMOFINANZ share on 24 January 2022.
  • The offer price is also significantly below the price of the IMMOFINANZ share before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (nearly EUR 27 in February 2020) and the analysts' average target price of EUR 24.50 (median).
  • The conditions and further provisions relating to the Takeover Offer are disclosed in the offer document published by CPI PROPERTY GROUP S.A.

Public Supports Stronger Poultry Safety Standards

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

This poll comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to strengthen poultry Salmonella standards.

Key Points: 
  • This poll comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to strengthen poultry Salmonella standards.
  • Salmonella standards haven't been meaningfully updated for over 25 years, even though scientific knowledge to prevent Salmonella illnesses has advanced.
  • Poultry contaminated with Salmonella in violation of USDA's current 'performance standards' can still be sold with USDA's 'mark of inspection.'"
  • Equally broad support for enforceable standards 86% supporting prohibiting sale of products failing to meet safety standards 88% of Democrats, 82% of Independents, and 86% of Republicans.