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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") of Kindred Group plc

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SLIEMA, Malta, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") of Kindred Group plc (C 39017) (the "Company") convened in terms of article 135 (1)(b) of the Companies Act (Cap.

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  • SLIEMA, Malta, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") of Kindred Group plc (C 39017) (the "Company") convened in terms of article 135 (1)(b) of the Companies Act (Cap.
  • Please note that SDR holders cannot exercise their voting rights via these channels, they are for support purposes only.
  • the updating of details set out in the Memorandum of Association for the purpose of reflecting information filed with the Malta Business Registry.
  • The Directors therefore recommend that the shareholders vote in favour of the said resolution at the forthcoming EGM.

Reorg's 2023 Americas Advisory League Tables Data Reveal a 70% Increase in Engagements Amid Surge in Bankruptcy Activity

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Advisor engagements also increased by 70%, from roughly 1850 engagements reported in 2022 to just over 3,200 in 2023.

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  • Advisor engagements also increased by 70%, from roughly 1850 engagements reported in 2022 to just over 3,200 in 2023.
  • Restricting the data to only debtor-side engagements, Alvarez & Marsal leads the group with 36, followed by FTI with 26 and AlixPartners with 20.
  • Reorg identifies more than 2,100 legal advisor engagements reported in 2023, with approximately 650 engagements (30% of the total) secured by the period's top 20 law firms.
  • Kirkland & Ellis is at the top of the legal advisor tables with 80 engagements, followed by Latham with 52, and Gibson Dunn with 48.

EchoStar Corporation Announces Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 Issued by DISH Network Corporation

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar"), a global, fully integrated communication and content delivery leader and provider of technology, spectrum, engineering, manufacturing, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity bolstered by its merger with DISH Network Corporation ("DISH"), today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (i) any and all of the 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 (the "DISH Network 2025 Notes") issued by its subsidiary DISH and (ii) any and all of the 3.375% Convertible Notes due 2026 issued by DISH (the "DISH Network 2026 Notes," and together with the DISH Network 2025 Notes, the "Existing DISH Notes"), each for 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 to be issued by EchoStar Corporation (the "EchoStar Notes"), in each case, pursuant to the terms described in a preliminary prospectus and consent solicitation statement, dated January 12, 2024 (the "Preliminary Exchange Offer Prospectus"). 

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  • Net of $42,803,000 and $91,199,000 of 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 and 3.375% Convertible Notes due 2026, respectively, that
    are held by DISH and not deemed outstanding.
  • The EchoStar Notes will not have recourse to any assets of any other subsidiary of EchoStar other than as set forth above.
  • Existing DISH Notes not exchanged in the exchange offers and consent solicitations will be returned to the tendering holder at EchoStar's expense promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offers and consent solicitations.
  • King & Co., Inc. is acting as exchange agent and information agent for the exchange offers and consent solicitations.

Brown-Forman Announces General Counsel Transition

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Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA, BFB) announces today that Matt Hamel, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, will retire on May 1.

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  • Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA, BFB) announces today that Matt Hamel, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, will retire on May 1.
  • Mike Carr, vice president, associate general counsel for regional and corporate development, will succeed Hamel at that time.
  • He founded and leads a nationwide organization for general counsel and other senior governance professionals at publicly listed family-controlled companies.
  • “We thank Matt for his years of service and wish him well in retirement.”
    Mike Carr has been with Brown-Forman for more than a decade, serving in key roles such as associate general counsel of Europe and, currently, vice president, associate general counsel for regional and corporate development.

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION UNLOCKS INCREMENTAL STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND OPERATING FLEXIBILITY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MERGER WITH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar" or the "Company") announced today the completion of a series of strategic transactions to further unlock incremental strategic, financial and operating flexibility for its business following completion of its merger with DISH Network Corporation ("DISH Network").

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar" or the "Company") announced today the completion of a series of strategic transactions to further unlock incremental strategic, financial and operating flexibility for its business following completion of its merger with DISH Network Corporation ("DISH Network").
  • The merger itself combined DISH Network's satellite technology, streaming services and nationwide 5G network with EchoStar's premier satellite communications solutions, creating a global leader in terrestrial and non-terrestrial wireless connectivity.
  • DISH Network will continue to retain ownership of various other valuable wireless spectrum licenses, including 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 3.45 GHz and AWS-3, of which 700 MHz and AWS-3 also remain unencumbered, and DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS").
  • DBS Subscriber Subsidiary holds approximately 3.0 million DISH TV subscribers immediately following the unrestricting of such entity.

EchoStar Corporation Completes Merger with DISH Network Corporation

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar") announced today the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation ("DISH Network") on December 31, 2023. To complete the acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar merged with and into DISH Network, with DISH Network surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. As previously announced, as a result of the merger, each share of DISH Network Class A Common Stock and DISH Network Class C Common Stock converted into 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock, and each share of DISH Network Class B Common Stock converted into 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class B Common Stock.

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  • EchoStar Fortifies its Position as a Global Connectivity Leader with Unmatched Wireless, Satellite and Video Distribution Capabilities
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar") announced today the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation ("DISH Network") on December 31, 2023.
  • To complete the acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar merged with and into DISH Network, with DISH Network surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar.
  • As previously announced, as a result of the merger, each share of DISH Network Class A Common Stock and DISH Network Class C Common Stock converted into 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock, and each share of DISH Network Class B Common Stock converted into 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class B Common Stock.
  • "This merger brings us one step closer to our goal of offering ubiquitous connectivity to people, enterprises and things, everywhere," said Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar.

Primo Water Announces Closing of the Sale of Signifigant Portion of Its International Business

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"The completion of this transformative transaction simplifies and focuses Primo Water on our core pure-play North American water business.

Key Points: 
  • "The completion of this transformative transaction simplifies and focuses Primo Water on our core pure-play North American water business.
  • The simplified, proforma Primo Water will have:
    Greater focus on its pure-play North American water business where it enjoys national and local scale and is one of the leading players.
  • A diversified business mix across key water channels including Water Dispensers, Water Direct, Water Exchange, Water Refill, and Water Filtration, as well as a balanced mix of residential and commercial customers.
  • Primo Water also announced today that Robbert Rietbroek joined Primo Water as its Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") on January 1, 2024.

EQS-News: CPI PROPERTY GROUP publishes financial results for the third quarter of 2023

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Our shareholder, Radovan Vitek, is considering a meaningful contribution of assets and/or cash before year-end 2023.

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  • Our shareholder, Radovan Vitek, is considering a meaningful contribution of assets and/or cash before year-end 2023.
  • CPIPG is also in active, advanced discussions on potential sales of minority stakes in portfolios located in Poland and Germany.
  • On 20 November 2023, David Greenbaum, CFO of the Group since 2018, was appointed CEO and managing director and was co-opted to CPIPG´s Board of Directors.
  • CPIPG is simply committed to treating investors fairly and equally, particularly when the Group acquires other listed companies.

LeddarTech and Prospector Capital Corp. Announce Effectiveness of Registration Statement and December 13, 2023 Extraordinary General Meeting to Approve Business Combination

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Prospector also commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus on December 4, 2023, which was included in the Registration Statement, relating to the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in connection with the Business Combination (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”).

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  • Prospector also commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus on December 4, 2023, which was included in the Registration Statement, relating to the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in connection with the Business Combination (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”).
  • The Extraordinary General Meeting is scheduled to be held on December 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • Holders of Prospector’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the record date of November 14, 2023 are entitled to notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting and to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
  • More details about the Business Combination and the resolutions to be voted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting can be found in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed by Prospector, available at www.sec.gov .

PIMCO Names Sung-Hee Suh as Global General Counsel

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with expertise across public and private markets, has named Sung-Hee Suh as Global General Counsel.

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  • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with expertise across public and private markets, has named Sung-Hee Suh as Global General Counsel.
  • David joined PIMCO as Global General Counsel in 2006, after prior roles as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of PIMCO’s parent Allianz Asset Management of America and before that as a partner at the global law firm of Latham & Watkins, specializing in M&A where he first represented PIMCO in its 1994 spinoff from Pacific Life.
  • Sung-Hee Suh is a Managing Director in the Newport Beach office and PIMCO’s General Counsel for Global Regulatory and Litigation.
  • David Flattum is a Managing Director and Global General Counsel of PIMCO, based in Newport Beach, California.