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Naming the first of three business leaders for its newly created market segments and nominating new Independent Director to its Board LONDON, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust, today announced that Gordon Samson, currently Chief Product Officer, has been appointed President of its Intellectual Property (IP) market segment, effective April 1. The Company also announced that it has nominated Dr. Saurabh Saha to stand for election as a director at its 2023 Annual General Meeting of shareholders on May 4, 2023. Jonathan Gear, Chief Executive Officer, Clarivate said: "I'm very pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon who has been a trusted and valued member of our Executive Leadership Team since he came to Clarivate from CPA Global as part of our acquisition in 2020. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for accelerating the growth of our IP segment empowering customers to establish, protect and manage their IP. Based on my experience working with him over the last eight months and the work we've done this year to align the organization, I'm confident that he will be instrumental to how we capitalize on product and service innovation to deliver organic growth. This is the first of our presidential appointments and we look forward to providing updates on further appointments in due course." Samson joined Clarivate in October 2020 with the acquisition of CPA Global, having joined CPA Global in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer. During the last three years with Clarivate, Samson has made significant contributions, helping transform the Company's APAC region and bringing together the Company's entire product portfolio to offer customers a full range of enriched data, insights, analytics and workflow solutions. He has a long and successful track record of driving organizational transformation and growth in the IP industry and beyond, having held senior executive roles with both operating and P&L accountability for more than 20 years. Andy Snyder, Chairman of the Board, Clarivate commented: "We look forward to Dr. Saha joining our Board. He will bring a great deal of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and his guidance will provide valuable insights and perspective, especially as we continue to execute on our growth strategy in the Life Sciences & Healthcare segment." Dr. Saha is a physician-scientist, pharmaceutical executive, and biotech entrepreneur dedicated to discovering and developing novel life-changing medicines. He is notable for leading the development and demonstrating human effectiveness of two innovative cancer drugs, an ERK kinase inhibitor (Ulixertinib) and an oncolytic immunotherapy (C. novyi-NT). He is currently CEO of Centessa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNTA), a global pharma company. Prior to Centessa, Dr. Saha was a Senior Vice President of R&D and Global Head of Translational Medicine for all disease areas at Bristol Myers Squibb. Other past roles include Venture Partner at Atlas Venture, a VC firm in Cambridge MA, Chief Executive Officer at Delinia, Chief Medical Officer of Synlogic, a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and head of the New Indications Discovery Unit at Novartis. He is an associate member and Global Clinical Scholar at Harvard Medical School, holds an MD and PhD in medicine and cancer genetics from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, an MSc in biophysics from the University of Oxford and a BSc in biochemistry from Caltech. About Clarivate Clarivate™ is a leading global information services provider. We connect people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their perspective, their work and our world. Our subscription and technology-based solutions are coupled with deep domain expertise and cover the areas of Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare and Intellectual Property. For more information, please visit clarivate.com. Investor Relations ContactMark Donohue, Head of Investor Relations, investor.relations@clarivate.com, +1 (215) 243 2202 Media ContactAmy Bourke-Waite, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, newsroom@clarivate.com
Achieved Double-digit Growth both in Revenue and Net Profit The Embedded Software and Secure Payment Products Segment Increases 34.0% The Overseas, Hong Kong and Macao Revenue Up 107.5% Final Dividend of HK 16 cents, Dividend Payout Ratio Up to 77.5% HONG KONG, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goldpac Group Limited and its subsidiaries ("Goldpac" or the "Group", stock code: 03315.HK), today announced the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Benefiting from the appropriate marketing strategies and the trust of worldwide customer, the Group made remarkable achievements with solid steps to its forward-looking development plans. The Group continuously improved its business structure and seized the opportunity of the upgrade of third-generation of social security cards, achieving double-digit growth both in revenue and net profit during the year. Steady Business Growth Benefiting from accelerating the digital and platform-based transformation, continuously consolidating leading market position in core business, and generating new growth momentum, the Group recorded revenue of RMB1.53 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.2% in 2022. Among them, the embedded software and secure payment products business segment recorded revenue of RMB1.009 billion, representing a significant increase of 34.0% year-on-year. Using digital and platform-based marketing tools to continuously explore new markets, the Group's revenue from the overseas, Hong Kong and Macao was RMB250.9 million for 2022, achieved a breakthrough growth of 107.5%. Due to the disruption of the global supply chain and the rising cost of raw materials, the Group recorded gross profit of RMB403.1 million for the year, representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%. Benefiting from its further enhanced operational efficiency, and optimized supply chain management, the Group effectively mitigated some of the cost pressure, and recorded net profit of RMB161.0 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 16.7%, thus still maintained its profitability. The Group upholds a sound financial management strategy and maintains good liquidity. During the year, the Group's total current assets amounted to RMB 1,819.0 million, providing strong support for the Group to expand core business and promote its digital and platform-based strategy. The dividend policy for the year is stable. The Board proposed to declare a final dividend of HK 12 cents per share and a special dividend of HK 4 cents per share for the year ended 31 December 2022. If this proposal is approved by the shareholders of the Group at the forthcoming annual general meeting, the final dividend will be HK 16 cents per share, and the total dividend payout ratio for the year would be 77.5%. Outlook – Building "Digital Goldpac" To Realize the Future Leapfrog Transformation with Innovation The Group follows closely the trend of digital development, unswervingly promotes the digital and platform-based strategy, innovates its marketing and business portfolio, and enhances the digital operation capabilities to realize the future leapfrog transformation through digital innovation. Fully Promoting the Digital and Platform-based Construction of the UMV The inner core of the UMV platform forms the Group's core operation and management capability for digitalization. Utilizing a unified technical foundation, the UMV platform realizes the standardization of data and information flow for the entire operation process, reshapes the production process and design techniques, minimizes manual processes, significantly improves the operational efficiency of data processing, and accelerates the delivery of products and services. Being designed with a data-centric inner core, the UMV platform is more compatible with the future digital transformation needs of small, customized, personalized and differentiated production batches within financial institutions to enhance operational efficiency, thus further strengthen the Group's core competitive advantage. Seizing the Opportunities and Expanding Core Business Based on our years of experience in the field of financial security payments, the Group has developed solutions that combine digital currency hardware wallets and terminal products. Its digital RMB hardware wallet has successfully passed the POC test of the level 2 digital currency operators, and its relevant digital RMB application solutions was displayed at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade and Service. In the future, the Group will assist more financial institutions to accelerate the integration into the digital currency ecosystem and digital financial inclusion; at the same time, the Group will further explore target consumers in new regions for a wider coverage of the Group's secure payment products and services in the global market. Enhancing Cross-domain Application Ability and Broadening Service Scenarios The Group will increase its investment in the research and application of innovative financial technology, accelerate the expansion of secure payment products and solutions to more industries such as government affairs, transportation and telecommunications, and continuously enhance its intelligent, digital and scenario-based service capabilities to further amplify the commercial value of the Group's leading technologies and products. In 2023, the Group marks the 30th anniversary of its founding and the 10th anniversary of its IPO. Looking ahead, the Group will continue the steady development of the past 30 years, insist on its goal of building an innovative ecosystem of the secure payment value chain. By envisioning the development trends of Fintech in the future, sensing the needs of the financial industry, passing innovation and security "DNA" of the Group, and creating leading products, services and solutions, the Group determines to generate new momentum for the innovative development of secure payment industry. About Goldpac Group Limited (Stock Code: 03315.HK) Goldpac, established in 1993, was successfully listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2013. As one of the earliest Fintech enterprises in China, with 30 years' of successful experience and a leading global technology portfolio, Goldpac is committed to its core vision of "Making Transactions More Secure and Convenient". Goldpac specializes in delivering embedded software and secure payment products and digital equipments for global customers in the field of smart secure payment, and providing data processing services, system platforms and other total solutions for customers in a wide business range including financial, government, healthcare, transportation and retails by leveraging innovative Fintech. Website: www.goldpac.com E-mail: goldpac@goldpac.com
OSLO, Norway, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elkem ASA has today published its annual report, including the ESG report, for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. In his letter to shareholders, Elkem's CEO Helge Aasen writes: "Elkem continued to benefit from exceptionally strong markets in 2022. However, the all-time high results were also largely a result of strong cost and market positions, built-up over time through continuous improvement and strategic choices. We have secured access to low-cost and sustainable input factors and been able to maintain and deliver high productivity and quality, despite supply chain challenges and trade restrictions." In 2022, Elkem delivered a total operating income of NOK 45.9 billion, up 36% from NOK 33.7 billion in 2022. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 12.9 billion, an increase of 66% from 2022. The proposed dividend for 2022, subject to approval from the annual general meeting in 2023, is NOK 6.00 per share, representing 40% of profit for the period. This is within Elkem's target dividend pay-out ratio of 30-50% and provides for a dividend yield of 17% based on the year's average share price. "I have never seen such volatility in markets combined with inflationary pressure and uncertainty regarding future economic activity as now. At the same time, I also see an unprecedented opportunity for Elkem given our diversity geographically and culturally, our broad product range, and good positions to take part in the green transition," Aasen adds. He writes: "In the longer term, global megatrends remain strong, and the critical raw materials are increasingly important in building a sustainable future. Strong growth in Asia combined with re-industrialisation in the western part of the world will create opportunities for Elkem. In the green transition, we have a particular focus on the fast-growing electric mobility segment. An electric vehicle typically contains four times more silicones than a conventional car." "For us in Elkem, and our entire global team, across geographies and divisional lines, from top management to front-line workers, we are aligned around a clear mission: To provide advanced silicon-based materials shaping a better and more sustainable future. This describes what we do, but also why we do it and why it is so important." The annual report will be available on Elkem's website: www.elkem.com For further information, please contact:Odd-Geir LyngstadVP Finance & Investor RelationsTel: +47 976 72 806Email: odd-geir.lyngstad@elkem.comFredrik NormanVP Corporate Communications & Public AffairsTel: +47 918 66 567E-mail: fredrik.norman@elkem.com About ElkemElkem is one of the world's leading providers of advanced silicon-based materials shaping a better and more sustainable future. The company develops silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions by combining natural raw materials, renewable energy and human ingenuity. Elkem helps its customers create and improve essential innovations like electric mobility, digital communications, health and personal care as well as smarter and more sustainable cities. With a strong track record since 1904, its global team of more than 7,300 people has a joint commitment to stakeholders: Delivering your potential. In 2022, Elkem obtained a Platinum score from EcoVadis, which rated the company among the world's top 1% on sustainability transparency, and the company achieved an operating income of NOK 45.9 billion. Elkem is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: ELK). www.elkem.com The following files are available for download: https://mb.cision.com/Main/16930/3737429/1928889.pdf Elkem Annual report 2022 https://mb.cision.com/Main/16930/3737429/1928890.zip 549300CVBE06T0SH6T76-2022-12-31-en.zip https://mb.cision.com/Public/16930/3737429/a7b1000c76890dd4.pdf Elkem ASA - Release of annual report for 2022
JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) held the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) 2023 on 13 March 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the AGM 2023, BRI distributed dividends worth 85% of the consolidated net profit from 2022, valuing IDR 43.94 trillion. The remaining 15%, or IDR 7.67 trillion, will be used as retained earnings. Sunarso, President Director BRI and Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, President Commisioner BRI The cash dividends distributed include IDR 8.60 trillion paid to shareholders, while the remaining of at least IDR 34.89 trillion were given to BRI shareholders. "At least 53.19% or IDR 23.15 trillion of the dividends earned will be deposited to the State Treasury. This proves our contribution to the country, as BRI is a bank that serves the people, conducts business with the people, and operates in a way that benefits the people. The profits are returned to the people of Indonesia through dividend payments and taxes," said Sunarso, BRI's President Director. Despite the global economic uncertainty, BRI had strong performance in 2022 with a recorded net profit of IDR 51.4 trillion, growing 67.15% Year-on-Year (YoY). The total assets also experienced 11.18% YoY growth, reaching 1,865.64 trillion in 2022. Furthermore, BRI has been granted approval to repurchase shares listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with a maximum value of IDR 1.5 trillion. "The buyback is intended to increase the ownership ratio of BRI shares by employees, which is expected to enhance their sense of ownership and encourage them to contribute to the company's goals and achievements," explained Sunarso. BRI's AGM 2023 covered eight agendas, 3 of which are the distribution of dividends, authorization to buy back shares up to IDR 1.5 trillion, and the appointment of a new board member. The meeting also had five other agendas, which include approving annual reports, setting remuneration for directors and commissioners, appointing auditors, approving resolutions and recovery plans, as well as reviewing the use of funds from the company's bond offerings in 2021. "The company is committed to making 2022 to 2024 a transitional period for business recovery while strengthening its internal capacity to accelerate business growth. We will focus on strengthening core aspects, including our business and enablers, to maintain sustainable growth," concluded Sunarso. Visit www.bri.co.id for more information about BRI.
The Board is concerned that the proposing shareholders' "excessive request" for shareholder return policy might undermine the company's future growth potential The Board is unable to verify whether the audit committee members nominated by the proposing shareholders meet the Korean Commercial Code's qualification requirement for financial expert SEOUL, South Korea, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of KT&G Corporation ("KT&G", "we", or the "company") (KRX:033780) issued a below letter to its shareholders in connection with its 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on March 28, 2023. The letter explains KT&G Board of Directors' position on the shareholder proposals and urges shareholders to vote in favor of agenda items proposed by the Board. The full text of the letter follows: KT&G Board of Directors' Position on the Shareholder Proposals Dear valued shareholders, As Chairman, on behalf of the Board of Directors of KT&G, I am always deeply grateful for the support and interest that our shareholders shown to our company. KT&G's Board of Directors has paid heed to the recent shareholder proposals and the proposing shareholders' views, as well as various opinions and feedback from a wider group of shareholders. Hence, the Board has held a series of in-depth discussions and deliberations over the potential legal and business issues that may arise out of the proposals in close consultation with experienced legal, strategic and financial advisors. We now would like to share with our valued shareholders the conclusions the Board drew through a series of extensive discussions and deliberations and would like to ask for your valuable support. We Need a Reasonable Dividend Policy Following the announcement of "Mid-to Long-term Shareholder Return Policy (2021-2023)" in 2021, KT&G has faithfully carried out the return policy amounting to approximately KRW 1 trillion per year. Our dividend payout ratio has significantly increased compared to2020 and we made share repurchases for the three consecutive years since 2020. It is the Board's view that the proposing shareholders' demand is such an excessive request that could seriously undermine our company's future growth potential if they call for a per-share dividend of KRW 10,000, or an aggregate dividends of KRW 1.2 trillion, together with an additional share repurchase of KRW 1.2 trillion. The Board concluded that we could not accommodate a request for approximately a threefold of the current shareholder returns, considering our company's growth investment plan (CAPEX investments of KRW 3.9 trillion for the next five years) and financing plans. In the second half of this year, which is the end of the three years under the current shareholder return policy, the Board plans to announce "New Shareholder Return Policy" to increase shareholder returns, and will also consider more proactive financing plans to secure required resources, including through increased liquidity making use of the company's real estate and borrowings. The Board is also reviewing and actively considering the cancellation of treasury shares, in which some of our shareholders have shown interest. The specific plans for share cancellation will be included in the aforementioned "New Shareholder Return Policy" to be announced to the public. KT&G's Board is fully aware of the market concerns about the use of our company's cash holding and capital efficiency, and will make best efforts to enhance in capital management efficiency and to maximize our corporate and shareholder values, through active monitoring of the business decisions regarding dividends and investment, as well as our management's KPI such as share price and ROE. We Need a Board That Best Suits Our Mid-and Long-term Strategies KT&G's Board of Directors believes that it would be best suited to KT&G's corporate and shareholder value maximization to maintain the current Board's composition and competence. Candidates Myung-Chul, Kim and Yun-Sung Koh, nominated for re-appointment for our Board members, are professionals with extensive experience and outstanding expertise in the fields of finance and global business, and financial management, accounting and tax, respectively. With such experience and competence, both nominees have made great contributions to important business decisions as well as management supervision. As to the candidates for the audit committee members nominated by the proposing shareholders, we have concerns about whether our audit committee, should those candidates be appointed thereto, would indeed be able to perform its functions required under the laws and our articles of incorporation, because we were unable to verify whether they meet the Korean Commercial Code's qualification requirement for financial expert. On the contrary, the nominees of the Board have served on our audit committee for the most recent term, making great contribution to strengthening the roles of the Committee, including by enhancing its internal audit functions. Based on these grounds, we sincerely ask for your strong support for the nominees of the Board. KT&G has continuously expanded its business into the world Beyond Korea, currently standing at a critical juncture to become a true global company by implementing our mid-to long-term growth strategy announced in January 2023. KT&G's Board will make best efforts to ensure our company's growth into a more transparent and sound company by diligently performing the duties of active check and supervision of the management, as well making proposals for our company's continuous performance. We appreciate again your interest and support for KT&G's continued growth and kindly ask for your continuous encouragement and unwavering support for KT&G. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Myung-Chul Kim Chairman of the Board of Directors of KT&G
Joining Humane's Series C round as a strategic investor - secures 2.6% of ownership Investors including Sam Altman, Microsoft, Volvo, LG and others are also participating in the round Humane is expected to be the next era of computing device leveraging OpenAI technology SEOUL, South Korea, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly mounting, innovative companies around the world are expanding investment and partnership in the AI field. Under current circumstances, SK Networks' decision to invest in an AI-powered device and software platform has drawn major attention from the market, especially with the company's active move to transform itself into a business-oriented investment company by driving up investment into promising tech startups since 2018. The signing ceremony was held in Las Vegas, U.S.A. last January and was attended by Samuel Kim, managing director of SK networks’ Hico Capital, Sunghwan Choi, President & COO of SK networks, and Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, co-founders of Humane(from left to right). SK Networks announced on the 9th of March that the company has made an investment of 22 million dollars directly and indirectly through SK networks' U.S. investment arm Hico Capital, securing 2.6% of ownership in total. 100 million dollars were raised for this round in order to bring Humane's product to the market and further develop technology. The investment decision was made late last year and the details were officially disclosed to stakeholders as Human's investment round was closed recently. The round was led by Kindred Ventures and saw participation from existing investors like Sam Altman who is the founder of OpenAI, Tiger Global, and Valia Ventures, along with new investors including SK Networks, Microsoft, Volvo, and LG Technology Ventures. Humane is a company that uses AI to develop first-of-its kind of next generation device after mobile phone. The company was co-founded by two prominent ex-Apple talents, Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, who have both played a crucial role in cradling industry-leading IT hardware and software including iPhone and iPad. Humane is making AI-based innovative device software platform through which it will fulfill its mission to deliver the next era of personal mobile computing, driven by AI. SK Networks decided to make an investment after seeing huge growth potential of the startup. It also paid attention to the facts that the company was started by top talents who led the IT device innovation in Apple and that the startup is partnering with global IT giants including Microsoft, Qualcomm, and OpenAI. Imran Chaudhri, co-founder of Humane, commented on SK Networks' investment, "It was very clear from the early conversations we had with SK Networks that we shared similar value and vision for the future," and added, "We are full of expectations as to how our partnership will allow Humane's innovation to expand to many countries around the world including Korea." SK Networks expects to leverage the investment to capture top-tier global network and investment prowess for AI domain. At the same time, the company will cooperate with Humane to expand their presence into global market going forward. "Following an investment in Standard Cognition in 2021, which offers autonomous checkout solution for unmanned stores, the investment in Humane will enable SK Networks to lay the groundwork for collaborative framework with B2C and B2B businesses that utilize AI computing solutions" said Samuel Kim, managing director of Hico Capital. "We will strategically ramp up investment in Silicon Valley-based tech firms to bolster up our corporate value and share it with stakeholders." During its Global Annual General Meeting in February, SK Networks has presented to potential investors the current status and performance of its early stage investments with a focus on U.S. Transitioning toward a business-oriented investment company, SK Networks has declared that it will continuously enhance its investment capabilities and thereby boost up the synergy between business and investment.
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