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Grayscale Investments® Reaffirms Safety and Security of Holdings Underlying Grayscale’s Digital Asset Products

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments , the worlds largest digital currency asset manager, today reaffirmed that the safety and security of the holdings underlying Grayscales digital asset products are unaffected by recent market events and continue to operate business as usual.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments , the worlds largest digital currency asset manager, today reaffirmed that the safety and security of the holdings underlying Grayscales digital asset products are unaffected by recent market events and continue to operate business as usual.
  • Genesis Global Capital is not a counterparty or service provider for any Grayscale digital asset product, and as such, its recent announcement will not impact any Grayscale digital asset products operations.
  • Grayscales digital asset products are designed to provide investors with secure, transparent access to the crypto ecosystem, said Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein.
  • *Grayscales digital assets products include Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC), Grayscale Basic Attention Token Trust (BAT), Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH), Grayscale Chainlink Trust (LINK), Grayscale Decentraland Trust (MANA), Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH), Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC), Grayscale Filecoin Trust (FIL), Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN), Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTC), Grayscale Livepeer Trust (LPT), Grayscale Solana Trust (SOL), Grayscale Stellar Lumens Trust (XLM), Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC), Grayscale Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund LLC, Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC, and Grayscale Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund LLC.

Impactive Capital Issues Letter to Board of Directors of Envestnet, Inc.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impactive Capital, LP, together with its affiliates, one of the largest shareholders of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV) (“Envestnet” or the “Company”), with an ownership interest of approximately 7.2% today issued an open letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

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  • Even as revenues almost doubled over the past 5 years, Economic EBITDA is down 40%, while management compensation is up.
  • With respect to the second reason, we were informed that another large shareholder had requested a Board seat, which the Board similarly rejected.
  • A key function of a board is to select a management team who can allocate capital in a way that delivers shareholder returns.
  • Our track record on boards has spanned years and led to over 30% annualized returns for Impactive.

ZENB ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR SPONSORSHIP WITH FC BARCELONA

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Friday, November 4, 2022

CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ZENB, the direct-to-consumer, plant-based food brand known for its whole-plant approach, announced a multi-year sponsorship of professional football club FC Barcelona. The brand will become the first Official Gluten-Free Food Partner of the club in the US, as more individuals look for inspiration to professional sports teams and athletes who prioritize high performance lifestyles fueled by clean-eating, often relying on the benefits of plant-forward diets.

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  • Through the sponsorship, ZENB aims to inspire people everywhere to fuel their lives with the goodness of nature.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome ZENB as the Official Gluten-Free Partner of FC Barcelona in the US," said Juli Guiu, Marketing Area Vice President, FC Barcelona.
  • Fans will be able to experience and learn more about ZENB through a wide range of product sampling activities, digital content, and other collaborations between ZENB and FC Barcelona.
  • To celebrate the launch of this partnership, ZENB is giving away a trip to Barcelona, complete with airfare, hotel and tickets to a FC Barcelona match.

Zendesk Announces Date of Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) today announced that it will release financial results for the third fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

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  • Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) today announced that it will release financial results for the third fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
  • As a result of the previously announced definitive merger agreement under which an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira will acquire all outstanding shares of Zendesk common stock in an all-cash transaction, Zendesk will not conduct an earnings conference call.
  • Any further material information relevant to the transaction will be provided in subsequent press releases or public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online.

XT.COM Adds ZCX To Its Innovation Zone

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, adds ZCX (ZEN Exchange Token) to its Innovation Zone (DeFi).

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  • SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, adds ZCX (ZEN Exchange Token) to its Innovation Zone (DeFi).
  • The ZCX token is listed in the Innovation zone of the website with USDT pairing.
  • The ZCX token is an exchange based token created on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token, but mirrored on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
  • The Unizen Trade Aggregator (v1) is a true web3 innovation that has just been added to the Unizen operating system.

Zendesk Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE:ZEN) (Zendesk) announced that its stockholders voted today to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the merger agreement) whereby Zendesk will be acquired by a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira (the Consortium) for $77.50 per share in cash.

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  • Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE:ZEN) (Zendesk) announced that its stockholders voted today to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the merger agreement) whereby Zendesk will be acquired by a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira (the Consortium) for $77.50 per share in cash.
  • Subject to customary closing conditions, the proposed transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
  • Qatalyst Partners and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are serving as financial advisors to Zendesk in connection with the transaction.
  • Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online.

DGAP-News: Does This Acquisition Represent A Core Change At The Heart Of The SaaS Industry?

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Does This Acquisition Represent A Core Change At The Heart Of The SaaS Industry?

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  • Does This Acquisition Represent A Core Change At The Heart Of The SaaS Industry?
  • Established in its domestic software-as-a-service (SaaS) market, with a consistent customer base of more than 800 customers, HeartCore has now entered the U.S. market.
  • HeartCore recently signed an agreement with information technology (IT) services company Sigmaways to acquire a majority share of 51% of the company.
  • Along with HeartCores initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the acquisition of California-based Sigmaways may represent a strong entry by HeartCore into the U.S. SaaS market.

Zendesk Launches New Customer Sentiment and Intent Functionality Powered by Machine Learning

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The technology uses proprietary industry expertise and insights from trillions of customer data points and applies a vertical lens.

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  • The technology uses proprietary industry expertise and insights from trillions of customer data points and applies a vertical lens.
  • This creates models custom to each business capable of identifying the intent, language and sentiment of each customer interaction.
  • This unique approach to applying machine learning creates more personalized and informed interactions to better serve customers.
  • Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online.

Rising Customer Expectations Makes “Exceptional” the New Service Baseline

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

According to Zendesks CX Accelerator report (NYSE: ZEN), 'exceptional' is what businesses must strive for when it comes to meeting customer expectations.

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  • According to Zendesks CX Accelerator report (NYSE: ZEN), 'exceptional' is what businesses must strive for when it comes to meeting customer expectations.
  • Yet organizations know they arent quite meeting these rising expectations, with Champions - those considered the highest standard-bearers - saying that unresolved queries are up 157% year over year.
  • However, as customer expectations rise so does the pressure to continue to differentiate a product or service.
  • Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online.

Rising customer expectations makes “exceptional” the new service baseline

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

According to Zendesks CX Accelerator report (NYSE: ZEN), 'exceptional' is what businesses must strive for when it comes to meeting customer expectations.

Key Points: 
  • According to Zendesks CX Accelerator report (NYSE: ZEN), 'exceptional' is what businesses must strive for when it comes to meeting customer expectations.
  • Yet organizations know they arent quite meeting these rising expectations, with Champions - those considered the highest standard-bearers - saying that unresolved queries are up 157% year over year.
  • However, as customer expectations rise so does the pressure to continue to differentiate a product or service.
  • Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online.