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Alpine Immune Sciences Shares Updated Clinical Data from Povetacicept in IgA Nephropathy

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today shared updated clinical data for povetacicept in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) which will be presented as a late breaking poster at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) April 13-16, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  • Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALPN), a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today shared updated clinical data for povetacicept in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) which will be presented as a late breaking poster at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) April 13-16, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • RUBY-3 is a multiple ascending dose, multi-cohort, open label, phase 1b/2a study of povetacicept in autoimmune glomerulonephritis, including IgA nephropathy, where povetacicept is administered subcutaneously (SC) once every four weeks.
  • As of March 01, 2024, 41 patients with IgAN had received povetacicept 80 or 240 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks.
  • These data strongly support the inhibition of APRIL/BAFF pathways by povetacicept and its efficacy in the treatment of IgAN as well as the need for further clinical development.

WASTE CONNECTIONS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Strong start to 2024 on price-led organic growth in solid waste, improving operating trends and continued acquisition activity

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  • Strong start to 2024 on price-led organic growth in solid waste, improving operating trends and continued acquisition activity
    Net income(a) of $230.1 million and adjusted EBITDA(b) of $650.7 million, above outlook and up 14.8% year over year
    Net income and adjusted net income(b) of $0.89 and $1.04 per share, respectively
    TORONTO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced its results for the first quarter of 2024.
  • "These results reflect the value of our decentralized operating model and our commitment to a culture of accountability."
  • Waste Connections will be hosting a conference call related to first quarter earnings on April 25th at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
  • Waste Connections will be filing a Form 8-K on EDGAR and on SEDAR (as an "Other" document) prior to markets opening on April 25th, providing the Company's second quarter 2024 outlook for revenue, price plus volume growth for solid waste, and adjusted EBITDA(b).

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

TORONTO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 U.S. per common share of the Company.

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  • TORONTO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 U.S. per common share of the Company.
  • The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on May 23, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2024.
  • The Board intends to review the quarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the amount of the dividend.
  • Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or broker that participates in U.S. depositary DTC will receive payment of their dividends in U.S. dollars.

Travere Therapeutics to Present Abstracts on FILSPARI® (sparsentan) in IgA Nephropathy at World Congress of Nephrology and the American Nephrology Nurses Association

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

SAN DIEGO, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Travere Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: TVTX) today announced that the Company will present nine abstracts in rare kidney disease at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 13-16, 2024, and the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) National Symposium in Orlando, Florida, on April 14-17, 2024.

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  • SAN DIEGO, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Travere Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: TVTX) today announced that the Company will present nine abstracts in rare kidney disease at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 13-16, 2024, and the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) National Symposium in Orlando, Florida, on April 14-17, 2024.
  • At WCN, the Company will present subgroup analyses of the Phase 3 PROTECT Study of FILSPARI® (sparsentan) in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) showing the treatment effect across participants with different levels of baseline proteinuria.
  • At ANNA, the Company will present additional insights from the HONUS trial, including health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data and the humanistic burden experienced by patients with IgAN and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
  • “The data we are presenting at WCN and ANNA reinforce the wealth of evidence supporting FILSPARI’s profile to become an effective foundational treatment replacing RAAS inhibition, with the potential to reduce the lifetime risk of kidney failure for patients with IgAN,” said Jula Inrig, M.D., chief medical officer of Travere Therapeutics.

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES DATES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2024 EARNINGS RELEASE AND UPCOMING MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

TORONTO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter of 2024 after the close of the stock market on April 24, 2024.

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  • TORONTO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter of 2024 after the close of the stock market on April 24, 2024.
  • The Company will be hosting an investor conference call related to this release on April 25th at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
  • A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by visiting investors.wasteconnections.com and selecting "News & Events" from the website menu.
  • A replay of the conference call will be available until May 2, 2024, by calling 877-344-7529 (within North America) or 412-317-0088 (international) and entering Passcode #4074999.

WASTE CONNECTIONS APPOINTS CARL D. SPARKS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Carl D. Sparks has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2024.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Carl D. Sparks has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2024.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome Carl to our Board," said Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Mr. Sparks has also served on the board of directors of Copart Inc. since 2021, and the board of directors of Cint Group AB since 2022.
  • Mr. Sparks holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the previous announcement of the launch of a senior notes offering, Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "Notes") at a price to the public of 98.835% of their face value.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the previous announcement of the launch of a senior notes offering, Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "Notes") at a price to the public of 98.835% of their face value.
  • The Offering is expected to close on February 21, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, PNC Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities are acting as joint book-running managers and underwriters for the Offering.
  • Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for the Offering will also be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov .

Waste Connections Announces Senior Notes Offering

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") announced today that it plans to proceed, subject to market and other conditions, to offer senior notes (the "Notes") in an underwritten public offering (the "Offering").

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") announced today that it plans to proceed, subject to market and other conditions, to offer senior notes (the "Notes") in an underwritten public offering (the "Offering").
  • The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company.
  • Waste Connections intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility and a portion of the term loan outstanding under its term credit facility, in each case provided under its credit agreement.
  • BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, PNC Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities are acting as joint book-running managers and underwriters for the Offering.

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 U.S. per common share of the Company.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 U.S. per common share of the Company.
  • The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on March 13, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2024.
  • The Board intends to review the quarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the amount of the dividend.
  • Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or broker that participates in U.S. depositary DTC will receive payment of their dividends in U.S. dollars.

WASTE CONNECTIONS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2023 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2024 OUTLOOK

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and outlook for 2024.   

Key Points: 
  • Solid waste organic growth led by 8.7% core pricing was bolstered by improvements in commodity-driven revenues during the quarter, providing momentum for 2024.
  • Mr. Mittelstatedt concluded, "We are extremely pleased by our 2023 results and our positioning for outsized growth in 2024.
  • Waste Connections also announced its outlook for 2024, which assumes no change in the current economic environment.
  • Waste Connections will be hosting a conference call related to fourth quarter earnings on February 14th at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.