Cheerios Cheer Cards Return to Support Canadian Athletes at Unprecendented Olympic Games in Tokyo

Cheerios Cheer Cards Return to Support Canadian Athletes at Unprecendented Olympic Games in Tokyo

With no overseas spectators and a 13-hour (EST) time difference, Cheerios’ iconic Cheer Cards are more important than ever, according to Olympic athletes

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
With the Olympic Games less than 70 days away, Cheerios is rallying Canadians to ‘Be The Cheer’ and support Team Canada. A historic decision was made earlier this year when Canadian athletes learned that they would be competing without overseas spectators in the stands. Add a 13-hour (EST) time difference, and Team Canada is going to need our support more than ever. To ensure that our cheers get right to Team Canada when they need them most, Cheerios is bringing back its “Cheer” boxes. Canadians can handwrite heartfelt messages to Team Canada athletes as they go for gold. Get your Cheer Cards on boxes of Honey Nut, Multi-Grain and Yellow Box Cheerios, while supplies last.

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Cheer Cards now available on specially marked Yellow Box (570g), Honey-Nut (725g) and Multi-Grain Cheerios (585g) (Photo: Business Wire)

Cheer Cards now available on specially marked Yellow Box (570g), Honey-Nut (725g) and Multi-Grain Cheerios (585g) (Photo: Business Wire)

To showcase the impact cheer can have, Cheerios is partnering with Team Canada athletes including Andre De Grasse (Athletics), Penny Oleksiak (Swimming), Rosie MacLennan (Trampoline), Matt Berger (Skateboarding) and Jennifer Abel (Diving).

“Cheer is a powerful thing – it’s why we created the Cheer Card program over 10 years ago,” says Emma Eriksson, VP Marketing at General Mills Canada. “We’ve seen the impact that they’ve had on athletes over the many years that we’ve been a proud supporter of Team Canada. It has been an extra-long road for them this year, and they need our support now more than ever. Research has shown that cheer from a crowd can be directly linked to the performance of an athlete*. With approximately 400 Team Canada athletes expected to be far from home and juggling new restrictions, we can make every single athlete feel our cheer from afar.”

Since the inception of the program, over 100,000 Cheer Cards have been delivered to athletes. This year, Cheerios is launching new advertisements and bold packaging in order to inspire Canadians to send the biggest delivery of Cheer Cards yet.

“There’s something magical about walking onto the track and hearing the cheers from our fans,” says track star Andre De Grasse. “We’ll be missing that in-person support this year, so every Cheer Card we receive is a win. They give us that energy we need and remind us that Canadians back home are rooting for us. Canada, keep those cheer cards coming!”

In four easy steps, Canadians can give a Team Canada athlete that extra bit of fire needed to compete.

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Look for specially marked boxes of Cheerios in grocery stores nationwide, while supplies last. As a bonus, purchase two boxes of Cheerios and receive a free beach towel so you can Cheer the North wherever you go this summer.

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Cut out the Cheer Card from the cereal box.

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Write an encouraging message for Team Canada

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Drop it in a Canada Post mailbox. With the help of Canada Post, cards will be delivered free of charge to the athletes at the Olympic Village in Tokyo. The last day to send physical cards is June 30th.

To drive even more excitement as Olympians compete for the podium, Team Canada athletes will appear on Cheerios boxes throughout the Tokyo Olympic Games. Be sure to look out for these limited-edition boxes on shelves this June.

To learn more about the program, visit @CheeriosCA on Instagram or BeTheCheer.ca.

*NPR Short Wave. (2020, August 20). How The Lack of Fans Is Changing the Psychology of Sports. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/903880928

About General Mills Canada Corporation

Established in 1954, General Mills Canada Corporation is based in Mississauga, Ontario. General Mills purpose is to serve the world by making food people love. Its most popular products include CheeriosTM/MC and Honey Nut CheeriosTM/MC cereals, Nature ValleyTM/MC snacks, Yoplait® and Liberté® dairy products, and Old El PasoTM/MC Mexican products. General Mills Canada is a proud and long-time supporter of Team Canada, Concerned Children’s Advertisers and United Way.

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17 Education & Technology Group Inc. to Report First Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results on May 24, 2021

BEIJING, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) (“17EdTech” or the “Company”), a leading education technology company in China with an “in-school + after-school” integrated model, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, on May 24, 2021 after the close of U.S. markets.

The Company’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time).

Please note that all participants will need to preregister online prior to the call to receive the dial-in details.

Conference Call Preregistration

Please note that participants need to pre-register for the conference call participation by navigating to http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/7198926. Once preregistration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID.

To join the conference, please dial the number you receive, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will be joined to the conference instantly.

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through June 1, 2021. The dial-in details are:

International: +61 2 8199 0299
U.S. toll free: 18554525696
Passcode: 7198926

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.17zuoye.com/.

About 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.

17 Education & Technology Group Inc. is a leading education technology company in China with an “in-school + after-school” integrated model. The Company provides a smart in-school classroom solution that delivers data-driven teaching, learning and assessment products to teachers, students and parents, covering over 70,000 K-12 schools in the first half of 2020.

Leveraging the Company’s in-school leadership, 17EdTech offers online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring services that complement students’ in-school learning. Powered by its integrated model and technology, 17EdTech’s online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring courses stand out in terms of its unique approach to personalization, realized through a data-driven understanding of individual students’ in-school performance, as well as district-level localized insights.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

17 Education & Technology Group Inc.

Mr. Raymond Huang
E-mail: [email protected]

Christensen

In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-138-0111-0739
E-mail: [email protected]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
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Mastercard, Mercado Libre, Common Cents Lab, and IDB Join Forces to Improve Financial Resilience among entrepreneurs and gig workers

  • The two-year program in Latin America will use behavioral science to help build resilient futures as economies continue to recover.
  • The impact of in-app modifications and notifications on profits, savings, and use of insurance products, considered as the three paths toward financial resilience for small businesses and gig workers, will be studied within digital platforms.

MIAMI and MEXICO CITY and DURHAM, N.C., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — If you’ve been thinking more and more about saving money during the past year, you’re not alone. While the pandemic has upended our personal finance habits, small changes in our routine can make a big difference. A new initiative in Latin America supported by Mastercard, Mercado Libre, the IDB’s Retirement Savings Laboratory, and Common Cents Lab, a financial behavior research lab at Duke University, seeks to use behavioral science to help entrepreneurs and SMEs in the region make better financial decisions.

According to the IDB’s COVID-19 Labor Market Observatory, during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 31 million people lost their jobs in Latin America, and the United Nations anticipates the worst recession for the region in a century. Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs who are actively working, or those who are deciding to enter the digital economy at this stage, must have sufficient financial resilience to overcome this period and be even better prepared to weather financial shocks. The partners collaborating in this program agree that financial resilience is the ability to prepare for, deal with, and recover later from economic shocks.

With support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth for the next two years, Common Cents Lab team will work with digital platforms including Mercado Libre, the largest e-commerce site in Latin America, to design strategies based on behavioral science, which can be validated and adopted by multiple players in the region. Thus, these strategies will contribute to the growth of digital platforms offering greater financial resilience for the most vulnerable entrepreneurs and workers.

The program will launch first in Mexico and will then be implemented in other countries where the e-commerce platform operates. “This partnership strengthens our commitment to the SMEs in Mexico because it will allow us to better understand them and be a real driver for the country’s economic reconstruction,” added Davido Geisen, Managing Director of Mercado Libre México. “It represents great pride and responsibility for us to be the first technology company in the region to implement a study of this magnitude to improve the impact on thousands of entrepreneurs through behavioral science.”

Behavioral Economics is the study of how people behave and make decisions. Integrating technology with learnings from Behavioral Economics in the financial services space, may help people make financial decisions that are more beneficial to their life in the long run.

“Common Cents Lab has proven the power of applied behavioral science in the United States and a number of other countries around the globe,” said Luz Gomez, director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. “Their expertise and insights will be a powerful counter to the urgent and rapidly growing financial needs of people in this region.”

To improve the financial resilience of thousands of SMEs in Mexico and the Latin America region, the program will use the expertise of its partners, to develop changes and notifications within the Mercado Libre platform and study its impact on profits, short- and long-term savings, or the use of credit products among its sellers. “The experience we have accumulated at the IDB shows us that we can improve the lives of citizens and their financial habits by using technology and facilitating decision-making,” said Oliver Azuara, lead at the IDB’s Retirement Savings Laboratory.

“We are excited to launch this new initiative with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and our partners in the region as a way to measurably help those affected by the pandemic recover and better prepare for future financial emergencies,” said Common Cents Lab co-founder Mariel Beasley. “By designing behavioral-informed interventions that exist within these digital platforms, we can produce significant improvements in financial decision-making and resiliency that will serve as a model for best practices in other countries.”

This initiative builds on Mastercard’s ongoing efforts to address the economic challenges facing individuals in the region. Last year, the company united technology leaders in Latin America, including Mercado Libre, to launch the Tech for Good Partnership, a first-of-its-kind private sector agreement to accelerate digital and financial inclusion in the region. Together, its partners pledge to use their resources, assets, and expertise to prioritize digital and financial inclusion efforts in the wake of COVID-19.

To learn more about the Common Cents Lab, please visit https://advanced-hindsight.com/commoncents-lab/.

To learn more about the IDB Retirement Savings Laboratory, go to the following link: https://www.iadb.org/en/labor-and-pensions/home-retirement-savings-laboratory.

About Mastercard (NYSE: MA)

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

About Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. The Center leverages the company’s core assets and competencies, including data insights, expertise and technology, while administering the philanthropic Mastercard Impact Fund, to produce independent research, scale global programs and empower a community of thinkers, leaders and doers on the front lines of inclusive growth. For more information and to receive its latest insights, follow the Center on Twitter, @CNTR4growth, LinkedIn and subscribe to its newsletter.

About Mercado Libre

Founded in 1999, MercadoLibre is the largest online commerce ecosystem in Latin America, serving as an integrated regional platform and as a provider of the necessary digital and technology-based tools that allow businesses and individuals to trade products and services in the region. The Company enables commerce through its marketplace platform which allows users to buy and sell in most of Latin America.

About Common Cents Lab

Common Cents Lab, supported by MetLife Foundation and the BlackRock Emergency Savings Initiative, is a financial behavior research lab at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University that creates and tests interventions to help low-to-moderate income households increase their financial wellbeing. Common Cents leverages research gleaned from behavioral science to create interventions that lead to positive financial behaviors. The lab is led by Behavioral Economics Professor Dan Ariely and is comprised of researchers and experts in product design, economics, psychology, public policy, advertising, business administration, and more.

To fulfill its mission, Common Cents partners with organizations, including fintech companies, credit unions, banks and nonprofits that believe their work could be improved through insights gained from behavioral economics. To learn more about Common Cents Lab visit www.commoncentslab.org.

About the IDB

The Inter-American Development Bank is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Besides loans, grants and guarantees, the IDB conducts cutting-edge research to offer innovative and sustainable solutions to our region’s most pressing challenges. Founded in 1959 to help accelerate progress in its developing member countries, the IDB continues to work every day to improve lives.

Press Contact:

Michael Azzano
Cosmo PR for Common Cents Lab
415/596-1978
[email protected]



BOTS INC ANNOUNCES IP LICENSING GUIDELINES FOR BITCOIN ATM MANUFACTURERS AND OPERATORS NATIONWIDE; RETURNS TO CURRENT ISSUER SEC REPORTING STATUS

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BOTS, Inc. (OTC: BTZI), a vertical integrator and an emerging innovator of products, technologies, and services for the rapidly growing digital robotics automation, cybersecurity, and manufacturing industry announced today release of Intellectual Property (I.P.) licensing guidelines for the Bitcoin ATM operators and manufacturers. Copies of the guidelines are available upon request from the Company. These Intellectual-Property Guidelines are designed to help Bitcoin ATM operators implement practical, internal licensing compliance policies consistent with our patents together with the related I.P. laws and to reduce the business risks associated with counterfeiting, piracy, and transaction cybersecurity.

Bitcoin ATM companies, large and small, increasingly use and rely on intellectual property—the copyright, trademark, patents, trade secrets, and other intangible rights that underlie many products and services in the cryptocurrency ATM industry today. The “intellectual capital” embodied in inventions and creative content can be crucial to economic growth and business development as traditional capital, goods, and services.

I.P. protections provide the incentives and returns on investments for intellectual capital necessary to produce a continuous stream of innovations in crypto and blockchain economies. These make individual companies, industry sectors, and national economies more competitive.

These Intellectual-Property Bitcoin ATM IP Guidelines are designed to be helpful to a wide range of businesses involved in the Bitcoin ATM industry, including ATM manufacturers, banks, and non-bank Bitcoin ATM operators and are suitable to be tailored to deal more specifically with particular segments of the Bitcoin ATM supply chain.

These guidelines may be used directly as a basis for a Bitcoin ATM company to create or improve internal I.P. compliance, company policies, or employee manuals. The terms of these Guidelines can also be included in contracts between BOTS Inc and suppliers, such as ATM kiosk manufacturers.

They are also suitable for adoption as the basis of an I.P. compliance certification, whether voluntary or mandatory, in the Bitcoin ATM industry.

Also, these Guidelines are intended to be a “living document” capable of evolving to respond to the challenges of new technologies and globalization, and political and economic trade pressures. Like the intellectual property system more generally, these Guidelines are intended as a balanced approach that respects the legitimate interests of I.P. rights owners, other stakeholders as well as the Bitcoin ATM business community.

Our I.P. guidelines are compliant with U.S. Antitrust Laws and regulations.

Research published by Statista.com indicates that the number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide grew by every passing month since 2015, reaching new highs in 2021. As of January 1, 2021, there were nearly 14,000 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide. As far as Bitcoin ATMs are concerned, there are two main types of such ATMs: the basic ones, allowing the users only to purchase Bitcoins, and more complex ones, enabling the users both to buy and sell the virtual money. In the case of complex ATMs, only the members of a particular ATM producer can use the ATM. As of July 2020, the leading manufacturers of the Bitcoin ATMs were Genesis Coin and General Bytes, with 34.6 percent and 30.3 percent of the market share, respectively. The highest number of Bitcoin ATMs was recorded in the United States as of July 2020. In total, approximately 83 percent of global ATMs were concentrated in North America.

In the USA, as of May 2021, the number grew to 17,000, with 19,500 Bitcoin ATMs installed and operational word-wide.

A recent article published in BankingDive.com mentioned that a Virginia-based bank provides Bitcoin access at ATMs. “Anyone can use the bank’s ATMs to buy and sell Bitcoin as long as their ATM card is accepted,” BluePoint ATM Solutions CEO Wade Zirkle told the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Thursday.

“The bank’s dual capability of servicing cash and Bitcoin transactions at its ATMs is unique,” said David Tente, executive director of the U.S., Canada, and Americas for the ATM Industry Association.

“There are many that perform traditional cash transactions, as well as electronic Bitcoin transactions, but not both,” he told the Times-Dispatch.

Zirkle said in a statement that his Company predicts more community banks and credit unions will demand similar “innovative fintech solutions” in their branches.

“This is a major milestone in terms of the adoption of Bitcoin as a fungible currency,” Stephen Mathai-Davis, co-founder and CEO of quantitative investment research and analytics company Q.ai, said in an email. “The true challenge for digital assets, in my opinion, remains the custody process. How do I save my digital assets in a location that I can trust and will offer true transparency into its value? The decision by Blue Ridge offers this solution while also offering the ability for users to begin converting Bitcoin into U.S. dollars in the same way many of us would go to a bank to convert foreign currencies.”

Blue Ridge’s announcement comes as larger banks and payment networks move into the cryptocurrency space.

BNY Mellon, the largest custody bank in the U.S., said Thursday it will hold, transfer and issue cryptocurrencies on behalf of its asset-management clients. Mastercard said a day earlier that it would support certain digital assets on its network this year. JPMorgan Chase announced last spring it would extend banking services to cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Coinbase.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued several crypto-related statements in recent months, including an interpretive letter in January clarifying that banks can use stablecoins to facilitate payment transactions for customers on an independent node verification network. That followed guidance from July is specifying that national banks could provide cryptocurrency custody services and hold unique cryptographic “keys” associated with cryptocurrencies on behalf of customers.

The integration of cryptocurrencies into major financial institutions has pathed the way for exponential expansion of Bitcoin into the more than 3.5 million ATMs across the world, opening up potential patent-related revenues streams for Bots of staggering proportions.

Returning to Current SEC Reporting Status

The Company returning to current SEC reporting status is a major step that allows a far broader range of investors to acquire Bots’ shares, adding liquidity and greater upside to our large and growing shareholders base, which also is an important step to up-listing on a major stock market.

About BOTS, Inc.

Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, BOTS, Inc. – publicly traded on the OTC Markets under the symbol (BTZI) is a diversified company developing and servicing blockchain, cybersecurity, and robotics solutions for its clientele. The Company is committed to driving the innovations needed to shape the future of digital robotic automation management through digital technology and decentralized blockchain solutions. Management is dedicated to the strong growth of Distributed Asset Technology and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Bots, Inc. I.P. portfolio includes licensing agreement for patent US 10,332,205 B1 (Bitcoin kiosk/ATM device and system and method of using the same) and  Patent No. 9,135,787 – “Bitcoin Kiosk / ATM Device and System Integrating Enrollment Protocol and Method of Using the Same.” Known as the “Bitcoin ATM Patent,” this patent is related to the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies utilizing a Bitcoin ATM or kiosk that allows customers to purchase Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies by using cash, debit, or credit cards.

Shareholders, potential investors, and others should note that we announce material events and material financial information to our shareholders and the public using our website and the social media addresses listed below, as well as in our SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and webcasts. We also use social media to communicate with our subscribers and the public about our Company, services, and other issues. It is possible that the information we post on social media could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage shareholders, the media, and others interested in our Company to review the information we post on the U.S. social media channels listed below. This list may be updated from time to time.

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Bots, Inc. has been featured in media nationwide, including CNBC, Bloomberg, TheStreet.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors as may be disclosed in the Company’s filings. In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors, including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic conditions, and governmental and public policy changes. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release, and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release. Such forward-looking statements are risks that are detailed in the Company’s website and filings.

Contact:

Oleksandr Gordieiev

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[email protected]



Calithera Biosciences and Antengene Enter Worldwide License Agreement for Development & Commercialization of CB-708

–CB-708 is an oral small molecule inhibitor of CD73 in preclinical development for oncology

–Antengene is granted exclusive rights to develop and commercialize asset discovered and initially developed by Calithera

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SHANGHAI, China, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and Antengene Corporation, Ltd. (SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading clinical-stage R&D driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines for oncology and other life-threatening diseases, today announced an exclusive, worldwide license agreement for the development and commercialization of CB-708, Calithera’s small molecule inhibitor of CD73.

“This agreement validates the capabilities of our drug discovery engine and represents a significant milestone for our CD73 program,” said Susan Molineaux, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Calithera. “Antengene brings significant enthusiasm and proven global capabilities to the development and future commercialization of CB-708, a potential best-in-class oral small molecule CD73 inhibitor. This licensing agreement enables the continued advancement of this promising program, while allowing Calithera to focus our resources on our more advanced clinical programs evaluating telaglenastat in non-small cell lung cancer and CB-280 in cystic fibrosis.”

CB-708 is a highly potent, selective, orally-bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of CD73. Preclinical data presented at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting and the 2019 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting demonstrated that CB-708 has immune-mediated, single agent activity in syngeneic mouse tumor models. In preclinical studies, CB-708 was well-tolerated and showed enhanced anti-tumor activity when combined with either an anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy or with chemotherapeutic agents, such as oxaliplatin or doxorubicin. CB-708 has completed GLP toxicology studies and is poised to advance into clinical development.

“We are excited to continue the advancement of CB-708 through our deep experience in global clinical development and extensive track record in commercialization in major markets around the world,” said Dr. Jay Mei, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Antengene. “CB-708 is a highly differentiated oral small molecule CD73 inhibitor with best-in-class potential.  Antengene will continue to complete the GMP manufacturing of CB-708 and advance it into clinical trials for the treatment of multiple cancers including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. This agreement brings a great addition to our synergistic portfolio of 12 assets with combinatory potential, is a testament to our abilities in accelerating global development, and represents another step in realizing our mission of treating patients beyond borders.”

Under the terms of the license agreement, Calithera will receive an upfront payment and potential development, regulatory and sales milestones of up to $255.0 million. Additionally, Calithera is eligible to receive tiered royalties on sales of the licensed product up to low double-digits. Antengene Investment Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Antengene Corporation, will receive exclusive, worldwide rights to develop and commercialize CB-708.

About Calithera

Calithera Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery and development of targeted therapies that disrupt cellular metabolic pathways to preferentially starve tumor cells and enhance immune-cell activity. Driven by a commitment to rigorous science and a passion for improving the lives of people impacted by cancer and other life-threatening diseases, Calithera is advancing a pipeline of first-in-clinic, oral therapeutics to meaningfully expand treatment options available to patients. Calithera is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. For more information about Calithera, please visit www.calithera.com.

About Antengene

Antengene Corporation Limited (“Antengene”, SEHK: 6996.HK) is a leading clinical-stage R&D driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines for oncology and other life-threatening diseases. Antengene aims to provide the most advanced anti-cancer drugs to patients in the Asia Pacific Region and around the world. Since its establishment in 2017, Antengene has built a broad and expanding pipeline of clinical and pre-clinical stage assets through partnerships as well as in-house drug discovery, and obtained 15 investigational new drug (IND) approvals and submitted 5 new drug applications (NDA) in multiple markets in Asia Pacific. Antengene’s vision is to “Treat Patients Beyond Borders”. Antengene is focused on and committed to addressing significant unmet medical needs by discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class/best-in-class therapeutics. For more information, please visit: www.antengene.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “poised” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions, or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to the safety, tolerability and efficacy of CB-708 and Calithera’s other product candidates, Antengene’s ability to continue the development and future commercialization of CB-708, the receipt by Calithera of future development, regulatory and sales milestones, as well as tiered royalties on sales of CB-708 if successfully commercialized, the overall advancement of Calithera’s product candidates in clinical trials and intent to focus our resources on Calithera’s more advanced clinical programs evaluating telaglenastat in non-small cell lung cancer and CB-280 in cystic fibrosis, and the unmet need in the treatment of patients with advanced disease. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. CB-708, as well as the other product candidates that Calithera develops, may not progress through clinical development or receive required regulatory approvals within expected timelines or at all. In addition, clinical trials may not confirm any safety, potency or other product characteristics described or assumed in this press release. Such product candidates may not be beneficial to patients or successfully commercialized. The failure to meet expectations with respect to any of the foregoing matters may have a negative effect on Calithera’s stock price. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors affecting Calithera’s business can be found in Calithera’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Calithera disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

SOURCE: Calithera Biosciences, Incorporated

CONTACTS:

Stephanie Wong
Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
650.870.1063

INVESTORS:

Burns McClellan
Lee Roth
212.213.0006
[email protected]



Inflection Resources Closes Oversubscribed $4.4 Million Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Inflection Resources Ltd. (CSE: AUCU / OTCQB: AUCUF / FSE: 5VJ) (the “Company” or “Inflection”) is pleased to announce that further to its news release of April 13, 2021, the Company has completed a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) to raise gross proceeds of $4,437,490 through the sale of 13,867,156 Units (the “Units”) priced at $0.32 per Unit.  Each Unit consists of one common share and one half of one share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable into one further common share at a price of $0.50 for a term of two years.

The Offering was oversubscribed by over $1.4 million due in-part to the significant support received from existing shareholders as well as from new investors including Crescat Capital LLC (“Crescat”). 

Alistair Waddell, President and CEO of Inflection Resources, commented: I would like to thank existing shareholders for their continued support through participation in the Offering, and welcome new investors including Crescat.  With the financing now closed, the Company is in a strong position to continue our aggressive drill program in New South Wales, Australia, which is testing a large portfolio of 100% owned gold and copper-gold porphyry targets”.

“Exploration at Inflection is driven by pure science,” commented Quinton Hennigh, technical advisor to Crescat Capital, “exactly the sort of company in which we like to invest.  Inflection’s strategy of exploring for large copper-gold porphyries under cover in a region that hosts a number of world-class deposits combined with a smart technical team makes this a compelling investment.  We look forward to watching closely as Inflection advances their recent geologic discoveries toward economic discoveries.”

Proceeds from the Offering will be used for further drilling on the Company’s exploration projects in Northern New South Wales, the Carron Project in Queensland and for general working capital.

 Finders’ fees of $158,832 cash and 468,225 broker warrants exercisable at $0.32 per common share for a one-year term were paid on a portion of the Offering.  All securities issued are restricted from trading until September 15, 2021.

 Insiders of the Company, including RCF Opportunities Fund L.P., purchased a total of 1,536,531 Units.  The participation by Insiders in the Offering constitutes a “related party transaction” for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101, Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.  The Company is relying upon exemptions from the requirement to obtain a formal valuation and seek minority shareholder approval for the Offering on the basis that the fair market value of the participation by related parties in the Offering is less than 25% of the Company’s current market capitalization.

  About Inflection Resources

 Inflection is a technically driven gold and copper-gold focused mineral exploration company with projects in Eastern Australia where it is systematically drill testing a large portfolio of projects in New South Wales.  The Company is exploring for large copper-gold and gold deposits in the northern interpreted extension of the Macquarie Arc, part of the Lachlan Fold Belt in New South Wales.  The Macquarie Arc is Australia’s premier porphyry gold-copper province being host to Newcrest Mining’s Cadia deposits, the CMOC Northparkes deposits and Evolution Mining’s Cowal deposits plus numerous exploration prospects including Boda, the recent discovery made by Alkane Resources.

 For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.inflectionresources.com.



On Behalf of the Board of Directors

 “Alistair Waddell”
President and CEO 

For further information, please contact:

Brennan Zerb
Investor Relations Manager
+1 (778) 867-5016


Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.



Brennan Zerb
Inflection Resources
7788675016
[email protected]

Reflect Scientific Inc. Letter to Shareholders

OREM, Utah, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reflect Scientific, Inc. (Symbol: RSCF), a provider of diverse products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and transportation industries, announces a shareholder message from the CEO.

A shareholder message from Kim Boyce, CEO of Reflect Scientific Inc.:

As mentioned in my previous press release, Reflect Scientific Inc. started developing cryogenic temperature control systems based on liquid nitrogen over ten years ago. Over time many improvements have been made and a large body of intellectual property created. We have also allied with a manufacturing facility capable of producing our systems in large volume.

There continues to be growing interest in our product lines due to their unique capabilities to support the processing, storage, and transportation needs of a wide range of life science sectors, including Biologics/CGT, Blood, and Vaccines.

Several factors essentially drive customer interest:

  • Non-mechanical systems, exceptional reliability, cost-effectiveness
  • Superior temperature control anywhere from ambient to – 160 deg C
  • Cryometrix S-90 cryogenic shipper can run off the grid for long periods of time
  • Green technology

In processing applications, we continue to receive orders for our B-90 blast freezing system and now have many units in operation, the performance of which has met or exceeded expectations. Feedback has shown customers have realized a significant benefit from their use.

In the Storage arena, we continue to sell our T-90 and T-160 products. We have recently received an inquiry from a major government agency looking for non-mechanical freezers to supplant many of their existing mechanical units.

In the transportation/cold chain area, we continue to receive inquiries for the following applications:

  • Vaccine management
  • Air freight temperature-controlled containers
  • Use of our CB 40 system for TRU reefers – a recent message from CARB indicates we are the leading choice of technology for California markets

In addition, we have received inquiries for broader applications for our L-80 chiller systems from Boeing and NASA.

Our outlook for Reflect Scientific continues to remain bullish. The Company continues to be debt-free.

On March 30, 2021, Reflect Scientific filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the SEC. Upon effectiveness of Form 10, Reflect will become a ‘fully-reporting issuer’ with the SEC. Among other things, this means that we will resume filing Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on 10-Q with the SEC regularly. Our year-end financial results are available for review in Form 10, which is available on the SEC’s website, and they are also available on the OTC Markets website.

For more announcements, keep an eye on our website www.reflectscientific.com and www.finance.yahoo.com, ticker symbol RSCF.

About Reflect Scientific, Inc.
Reflect Scientific, Inc., based in Orem, Utah, develops and markets innovative, proprietary technologies in cryogenic cooling for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical, and transportation markets. Among Reflect Scientific’s products are low-temperature freezers and refrigerated systems for laboratory, transportation, and computer server room uses. Visit www.reflectscientific.com for more information. See us on Twitter @ReflectSci and LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/reflect-scientific.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of the disclosures contained in the filings of the Company that are contained in the OTC Markets Group, LLC under the trading symbol “RSCF” and related prior filings by the Company that are referenced therein and contained in the EDGAR Archives of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading “Disclosure,” including those identified in such filings as “forward-looking statements.”



Contact
Thomas Tait
801-607-1039
[email protected]

Inc. Magazine Recognizes DigitalOcean’s Commitment to Creating Community in the Workplace

Inc. Magazine Recognizes DigitalOcean’s Commitment to Creating Community in the Workplace

Sixth annual Best Workplaces list honors companies that created and maintained exceptional workplace environments amid the pandemic

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DOCN), the cloud for developers, startups and SMBs, today announced it has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for 2021. The accolade is a reflection of DigitalOcean’s workplace culture and values, which are based in community, simplicity, respect, accountability, and love.

DigitalOcean was one of 429 companies honored out of thousands of submissions. Each nominated company took part in an employee survey, conducted by Quantum Workplace, on topics including management effectiveness, perks, and fostering employee growth. The organization’s benefits were also audited to determine the company’s overall score and ranking. DigitalOcean’s emphasis on career growth and professional development, competitive benefits, and high employee engagement were the top characteristics acknowledged by employees this year.

“This recognition is a testament to the power of creating a supportive, values-driven culture,” said Yancey Spruill, CEO of DigitalOcean. “Our values start with community and end with love. Living our values is what helped the DigitalOcean team navigate the ongoing pandemic with a culture that continues to thrive and a team that is able to deliver exceptional service to our global customers and the developer and entrepreneurial community.”

“The definition of a positive workplace has changed drastically over the past year,” says Inc. magazine editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “Stocked fridges and nap pods were no longer perks many companies could rely on once work went remote. So, this year’s list is even more important as it reveals organizations that continue to enrich the lives of its employees amid a pandemic.”

About Inc. Media

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

About Quantum Workplace

Quantum Workplace, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee-engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit QuantumWorkplace.com.

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time building software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers, startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rapidly build, deploy and scale applications to accelerate innovation and increase productivity and agility. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, community, open source, and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth. For more information, visit digitalocean.com or follow @digitalocean on Twitter.

Investor Contact

Rob Bradley

[email protected]

Media Contact

Angela Maglione

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: New York United States North America

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Internet Professional Services Small Business Technology Software

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Vecima Networks and Vector Technologies Enable Gigabit Services for Liberty Global

Vecima Networks and Vector Technologies Enable Gigabit Services for Liberty Global

Companies’ Interoperable Solution Leverages Industry-leading Distributed Access Architecture

VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK), one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, continues the rollout of Remote PHY (R-PHY) technology in Europe, with the support of Vector Technologies and Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM). The partnership will start Liberty Global on a path to delivering 10Gbps connectivity throughout their European footprint.

The jointly developed, next-generation R-PHY solution packages Vecima’s Entra ERM112 RPD (Remote PHY Device) module in Vector Technologies’ ACCERON Compact R-PHY Node. The fully interoperable solution accelerates deployment of Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) in Liberty Global’s access network and enables Liberty Global to fulfil their 10G network roadmap, delivering the next great leap in speed, capacity, and low latency.

“The partnership with Vecima and Vector Technologies was a natural extension of our ongoing business activities, mainly focused on our mission to create the next-generation broadband networks in Europe,” said Seamus Gallagher, Liberty Global’s VP of Access Network Strategy. “Currently, we have over 19 million homes connected throughout Europe with speeds of 1Gbps. DAA brings many benefits, such as increased network bandwidth and less equipment in the headend and hub by enabling a multi-service – video/data/voice/mobile backhaul – unified, fiber core network. We are excited to continue our gigabit rollout with a solution that helps avoid vendor lock-in and supports multi-vendor interoperability.”

Liberty Global, with support from Vecima and Vector Technologies, plans to complete field trials in Autumn 2021 in their Western and Central Europe operating companies. The trials showcase R-PHY’s operational efficiency and the planned deployment cement Liberty Global as a worldwide leader in next-gen gigabit broadband.

‟We are excited to partner with both Liberty Global and Vector Technologies to leverage our Entra DAA solutions to transform consumer experiences in homes, businesses, and anywhere that people connect,” said Clay McCreery, Chief Operating Officer at Vecima. “Utilizing existing network infrastructures, Vecima is committed to building and delivering the industry’s most innovative cable access solutions that will deliver ground-breaking speed and capacity. Liberty is one of the leading operators in the world, and we’re proud to help enable their strategic vision.”

Liberty Global requirements included a solution that was fully interoperable with their deployed CCAP Core platforms. The Vecima ERM112 RPD module gives Liberty Global the freedom to source access network elements from multiple vendors, enhancing cost efficiency and accelerating time to market. Vector Technologies acted as the integrator for the project and performed all necessary tests at its DAA and DOCSIS laboratories.

“Vector Technologies and Vecima built a solution that supports a standards-based, multi-vendor environment. We believe that openness is the key to building the access network of the future, and we are committed to building scalable, secure, and simple solutions to manage network solutions that avoid vendor lock-in scenarios,” said Maciej Muzalewski, CTO of Vector Technologies. We performed all the essential tests at our high-tech laboratories, which we built to support future DOCSIS and DAA implementations. We are delighted to continue our partnership with Liberty Global as an integrator, helping them forge ahead to gigabit speeds across their footprint.”

Bridging the new 10G digital fiber CIN networks and the legacy RF coax plant, the combined Vector Technologies and Vecima solution supports architectures that push fiber deeper into the network, allowing operators to leverage existing network capacity and deliver increased bandwidth to subscribers.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) is one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, with operations in seven European countries under the consumer brands Virgin Media, Telenet, UPC, the combined Sunrise UPC, as well as VodafoneZiggo, which is owned through a 50/50 joint venture. Our substantial scale and commitment to innovation enable us to invest in the infrastructure and digital platforms that empower our customers to make the most of the digital revolution.

Liberty Global delivers market-leading products through next-generation networks that connect customers subscribing to 50 million broadband, video, fixed and mobile telephony services across our brands. We also have significant investments in ITV, All3Media, ITI Neovision, LionsGate, the Formula E racing series and several regional sports networks.

For more information, please visit www.libertyglobal.com.

About Vecima Networks

Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) is a global leader focused on developing integrated hardware and scalable software solutions for broadband access, content delivery, and telematics. We enable the world’s leading innovators to advance, connect, entertain, and analyze. We build technologies that transform content delivery and storage, enable high‑capacity broadband network access, and streamline data analytics.

Further information about Vecima’s Entra solution is available at https://vecima.com/solutions/distributed-access/. Or visit our website at www.vecima.com.

About Vector Technologies

Vector Technologies acts as a European competence center for the world’s largest Multiple System Operators and support them in network transformation towards Distributed Access Architecture.

As an experienced partner, we:

  • integrate, optimize and design solutions for Next Generation Access Networks
  • define the best directions of technological development in the area of Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) or Passive Optical Networks (PON) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
  • support Multiple System Operators in the efficient technology migrations
  • help operators in increasing efficiency and availability of provided services
  • have proven field experience in managing turnkey projects for Remote-PHY, DAA, DOCSIS 3.1 and DOCSIS 3.0

For more information, updates and useful links, please visit our website: https://vectortechnologies.com/

Vecima Networks

Investor Relations – 250-881-1982

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: Europe North America Canada

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Audio/Video VoIP Technology Telecommunications Software

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Battalion Oil Corporation Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

HOUSTON, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Battalion Oil Corporation (NYSE American: BATL, “Battalion” or the “Company”) today announced results of operations for the first quarter 2021.

Highlights

  • Completed four DUCs and spud two new wells in Monument Draw during the quarter
  • Improved average completion costs from $575/lateral ft in 2020 down to $395/lateral ft in Q1 2021
  • Production from recent completions outperforming expectations
  • On track to deliver on 2021 production guidance despite operational shut-ins due to Winter Storm Uri

Management Comments

Richard Little, the Company’s CEO, commented, “Battalion delivered a strong first quarter despite the operational disruption caused by Winter Storm Uri and the ongoing challenges faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our operations team did a great job keeping us up and running during a historically long cold snap. Their efforts keeping production up combined with strong realized pricing allowed us to outperform our Adjusted EBITDA targets for the first quarter.”

“The team continued their exceptional work as we brought four wells online and spud two additional wells during the quarter. Our focus on capital discipline and operational efficiency allowed us to realize historically low drilling and completion costs despite price increases in the service market. These new wells are performing above expectations, and it is just one of the many reasons we’re optimistic about hitting our production targets for 2021 despite the production shut-ins caused by the winter storms.”

“Our commitment to capital efficiency, prudent liquidity management, and operational excellence has left us well positioned to execute on our 2021 plan. We are eager to return to growth and are well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities the market offers us regardless of whether those opportunities come through M&A or the drill bit.”

Results of Operations

Average daily net production and total operating revenue during the first quarter 2021 were 14,333 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boepd”) (56% oil) and $55.5 million, respectively, as compared to production and revenue of 18,791 Boepd (55% oil) and $47.4 million, respectively, during the first quarter 2020. The decrease in total production year-over-year was primarily due to production declines in our non-core areas, including the divestiture of properties that produced ~800 Boepd, offset by increased production at Monument Draw as a result of our capital program. Also contributing to the decrease in total production is the temporary shut-in of production in February 2021 as a result of inclement weather during Winter Storm Uri. Despite the reduction in operating volumes, operating revenue increased year-over-year due to high realized natural gas prices during the quarter. As a result of high daily market prices experienced during the winter storm, Battalion was able to realize quarterly gas prices of $4.26 per Million cubic feet (“Mcf”) during the first quarter 2021 as compared to $1.16 per Mcf during the fourth quarter 2020.

Excluding the impact of hedges, Battalion realized 99% of the average NYMEX oil price during the first quarter of 2021. Realized hedge losses totaled approximately $9.7 million during the first quarter 2021.

Lease operating and workover expense was $7.77 per Boe in the first quarter of 2021 and $8.07 per Boe in the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted G&A was $3.24 per Boe in the first quarter of 2021 compared to $1.50 per Boe in the first quarter of 2020 (see Selected Operating Data table for additional information).

The Company reported a net loss to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2021 of $33.4 million and a net loss per basic and diluted share of $2.06. After adjusting for selected items, the Company reported net income to common stockholders for the first quarter of $2.7 million, or $0.17 per basic and diluted share (see Selected Item Review and Reconciliation for additional information). Adjusted EBITDA during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was $15.3 million as compared to $8.8 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 (see Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation table for additional information).

Liquidity and Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2021, Battalion had $155.0 million of borrowings and $2.5 million of outstanding letters of credit issued under the Senior Revolving Credit Facility resulting in unused borrowing capacity of $32.5 million based on a borrowing base of $190.0 million. Total liquidity at March 31, 2021, inclusive of $1.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, was $34.2 million.

In May 2021, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement which, among other things, reduces the borrowing base to $185.0 million effective June 1, 2021 and further reduces the borrowing base to $175.0 million effective September 1, 2021.

Operations Update

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company completed and brought on production four drilled but uncompleted wells and spud two additional new wells in Monument Draw. The Company began completing the two new drill wells in May 2021.

Conference Call Information

Battalion Oil Corporation has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. CDT). To participate in the conference call, dial +1 720-452-9102 or 800-437-2398 (toll free) a few minutes before the call begins and reference Battalion Oil Corporation confirmation code 5906562. The conference call recording will also be posted to Battalion’s website: www.battalionoil.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about anticipated production, liquidity, capital spending, drilling and completion plans, and forward guidance. Forward-looking statements may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words such as “expects”, “believes”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential”, “possible”, or “probable” or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “will”, “should”, or “could” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations and involve certain assumptions or estimates that involve various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and other filings submitted by the Company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or through the Company’s website at www.battalionoil.com. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date hereof. The Company has no duty, and assumes no obligation, to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or changes in the Company’s expectations.

About Battalion

Battalion Oil Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of onshore oil and natural gas properties in the United States.

Contact

Chris Lang
Manager, Finance
(832) 538-0551

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

             
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2021     2020  
Operating revenues:            
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales:            
Oil   $ 41,270     $ 41,917  
Natural gas     9,087       354  
Natural gas liquids     4,909       4,753  
Total oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales     55,266       47,024  
Other     252       375  
Total operating revenues     55,518       47,399  
             
Operating expenses:            
Production:            
Lease operating     9,467       12,489  
Workover and other     560       1,323  
Taxes other than income     3,192       2,915  
Gathering and other     13,171       10,547  
Restructuring           418  
General and administrative     4,827       3,856  
Depletion, depreciation and accretion     10,595       18,030  
Total operating expenses     41,812       49,578  
Income (loss) from operations     13,706       (2,179 )
             
Other income (expenses):            
Net gain (loss) on derivative contracts     (45,711 )     118,299  
Interest expense and other     (1,370 )     (1,629 )
Total other income (expenses)     (47,081 )     116,670  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (33,375 )     114,491  
Income tax benefit (provision)            
Net income (loss)   $ (33,375 )   $ 114,491  
             
Net income (loss) per share of common stock:            
Basic   $ (2.06 )   $ 7.07  
Diluted   $ (2.06 )   $ 7.07  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:            
Basic     16,232       16,204  
Diluted     16,232       16,204  
 
 

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

             
    March 31, 2021   December 31, 2020
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,671     $ 4,295  
Accounts receivable, net     39,534       32,242  
Assets from derivative contracts     672       8,559  
Prepaids and other     2,591       2,740  
Total current assets     44,468       47,836  
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost method):            
Evaluated     530,499       509,274  
Unevaluated     75,880       75,494  
Gross oil and natural gas properties     606,379       584,768  
Less – accumulated depletion     (305,505 )     (295,163 )
Net oil and natural gas properties     300,874       289,605  
Other operating property and equipment:            
Other operating property and equipment     3,524       3,535  
Less – accumulated depreciation     (1,257 )     (1,149 )
Net other operating property and equipment     2,267       2,386  
Other noncurrent assets:            
Assets from derivative contracts     828       4,009  
Operating lease right of use assets     195       310  
Other assets     1,967       2,351  
Total assets   $ 350,599     $ 346,497  
             
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 74,073     $ 58,928  
Liabilities from derivative contracts     42,371       22,125  
Current portion of long-term debt     2,123       1,720  
Operating lease liabilities     195       403  
Total current liabilities     118,762       83,176  
Long-term debt     155,086       158,489  
Other noncurrent liabilities:            
Liabilities from derivative contracts     9,029       4,291  
Asset retirement obligations     10,711       10,583  
Commitments and contingencies            
Stockholders’ equity:            
Common stock: 100,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized; 16,267,157 and 16,203,979 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     2       2  
Additional paid-in capital     330,551       330,123  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (273,542 )     (240,167 )
Total stockholders’ equity     57,011       89,958  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 350,599     $ 346,497  
 
 

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

             
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2021     2020  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income (loss)   $ (33,375 )   $ 114,491  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:            
Depletion, depreciation and accretion     10,595       18,030  
Stock-based compensation, net     594       387  
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative contracts     36,052       (112,378 )
Reorganization items, net           (4,984 )
Accrued settlements on derivative contracts     4,568       (4,923 )
Other income (expense)     (117 )     7  
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital     18,317       10,630  
Changes in working capital     (4,959 )     1,713  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     13,358       12,343  
             
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures     (13,792 )     (48,157 )
Proceeds received from sale of oil and natural gas properties     1,076        
Funds held in escrow and other     (3 )     509  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (12,719 )     (47,648 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from borrowings     16,000       51,000  
Repayments of borrowings     (19,000 )     (25,000 )
Equity issuance costs and other     (263 )     (32 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (3,263 )     25,968  
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (2,624 )     (9,337 )
             
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     4,295       10,275  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 1,671     $ 938  
 
 

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)

             
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2021     2020  
Production volumes:            
Crude oil (MBbls)     719       937  
Natural gas (MMcf)     2,133       2,539  
Natural gas liquids (MBbls)     215       350  
Total (MBoe)     1,290       1,710  
Average daily production (Boe/d)     14,333       18,791  
             
Average prices:            
Crude oil (per Bbl)   $ 57.40     $ 44.74  
Natural gas (per Mcf)     4.26       0.14  
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)     22.83       13.58  
Total per Boe     42.84       27.50  
             
Cash effect of derivative contracts:            
Crude oil (per Bbl)   $ (13.17 )   $ 5.47  
Natural gas (per Mcf)     (0.09 )     0.32  
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)            
Total per Boe     (7.49 )     3.46  
             
Average prices computed after cash effect of settlement of derivative contracts:            
Crude oil (per Bbl)   $ 44.23     $ 50.21  
Natural gas (per Mcf)     4.17       0.46  
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)     22.83       13.58  
Total per Boe     35.35       30.96  
             
Average cost per Boe:            
Production:            
Lease operating   $ 7.34     $ 7.30  
Workover and other     0.43       0.77  
Taxes other than income     2.47       1.70  
Gathering and other, as adjusted (1)     10.21       6.18  
Restructuring           0.24  
General and administrative, as adjusted (1)     3.24       1.50  
Depletion     8.02       10.29  
             
(1) Represents gathering and other and general and administrative costs per Boe, adjusted for items noted in the reconciliation below:
             
General and administrative:            
General and administrative, as reported   $ 3.74     $ 2.26  
Stock-based compensation:            
Non-cash     (0.46 )     (0.23 )
Transaction costs and other:            
Cash     (0.04 )     (0.53 )
General and administrative, as adjusted(2)   $ 3.24     $ 1.50  
             
Gathering and other, as reported     10.21       6.17  
Rig termination and stacking charges and other           0.01  
Gathering and other, as adjusted(3)   $ 10.21     $ 6.18  
             
Total operating costs, as reported     24.19       18.20  
Total adjusting items     (0.50 )     (0.75 )
Total operating costs, as adjusted(4)   $ 23.69     $ 17.45  

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(2) General and administrative, as adjusted, is a non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash stock-based compensation charges relating to equity awards under our incentive stock plans, as well as other cash charges associated with transaction costs and other. The Company believes that it is useful to understand the effects that these charges have on general and administrative expenses and total operating costs and that exclusion of such charges is useful for comparison to prior periods. 
(3) Gathering and other, as adjusted, is a non-GAAP measure that excludes rig termination and stacking charges and other costs. The Company believes that it is useful to understand the effects that these charges have on gathering and other expense and total operating costs and that exclusion of such charges is useful for comparative purposes. 
(4) Represents lease operating expense, workover and other expense, taxes other than income, gathering and other expense and general and administrative costs per Boe, adjusted for items noted in the reconciliation above.

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

SELECTED ITEM REVIEW AND RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts
)

             
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2021     2020  

As Reported:
           
Net income (loss), as reported   $ (33,375 )   $ 114,491  
             

Impact of Selected Items:
           
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts:            
Crude oil   $ 34,811     $ (111,834 )
Natural gas     1,241       (544 )
Natural gas liquids            
Total mark-to-market non-cash charge     36,052       (112,378 )
Restructuring           418  
Transaction costs, rig termination and stacking charges and other     52       906  
Selected items, before income taxes     36,104       (111,054 )
Income tax effect of selected items            
Selected items, net of tax     36,104       (111,054 )
             

As Adjusted:
           
Net income (loss), excluding selected items (1)   $ 2,729     $ 3,437  
             
Basic net income (loss) per common share, as reported   $ (2.06 )   $ 7.07  
Impact of selected items     2.23       (6.86 )
Basic net income (loss) per common share, excluding selected items (1)   $ 0.17     $ 0.21  
             
             
Diluted net income (loss) per common share, as reported   $ (2.06 )   $ 7.07  
Impact of selected items     2.23       (6.86 )
Diluted net income (loss) per common share, excluding selected items (1)(2)   $ 0.17     $ 0.21  
             
             
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 13,358     $ 12,343  
Changes in working capital     4,959       (1,713 )
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital     18,317       10,630  
Cash components of selected items     (4,516 )     11,231  
Income tax effect of selected items            
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital, adjusted for selected items (1)   $ 13,801     $ 21,861  

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(1) Net income (loss) and earnings per share excluding selected items and cash flows from operations before changes in working capital adjusted for selected items are non-GAAP measures presented based on management’s belief that they will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. These financial measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, earnings per share and cash flows from operations, as defined by GAAP. These financial measures may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion’s performance. 
(2) The impact of selected items for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were calculated based upon weighted average diluted shares of 16.4 million and 16.2 million, respectively, due to the net income (loss) available to common stockholders, excluding selected items.



BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

             
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2021     2020  
             
Net income (loss), as reported   $ (33,375 )   $ 114,491  
Impact of adjusting items:            
Interest expense     1,496       1,714  
Depletion, depreciation and accretion     10,595       18,030  
Stock-based compensation     594       387  
Interest income     (125 )     (97 )
Restructuring           418  
(Gain) loss on sale of other assets     (4 )      
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts     36,052       (112,378 )
Transaction costs, rig termination and stacking charges and other     52       906  
Adjusted EBITDA(1)   $ 15,285     $ 23,471  

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(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management’s belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion’s performance.



BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

                           
    Three Months   Three Months   Three Months   Three Months  
    Ended   Ended   Ended   Ended  
    March 31, 2021   December 31, 2020   September 30, 2020   June 30. 2020  
                           
Net income (loss), as reported   $ (33,375 )   $ (63,757 )   $ (153,125 )   $ (127,316 )  
Impact of adjusting items:                          
Interest expense     1,496       1,853       1,964       1,842    
Depletion, depreciation and accretion     10,595       13,886       15,755       14,382    
Full cost ceiling impairment           26,702       128,336       60,107    
Stock-based compensation     594       785       620       786    
Interest income     (125 )     (171 )     (273 )     (232 )  
Restructuring                       2,162    
(Gain) loss on sale of other assets     (4 )                 52    
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts     36,052       30,172       21,128       67,221    
Other(1)     52       (658 )     210       4,211    
Adjusted EBITDA(2)(3)   $ 15,285     $ 8,812     $ 14,615     $ 23,215    
                           
Adjusted LTM EBITDA(2)(3)   $ 61,927                      

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(1) Other adjustments to net income (loss), as reported include rig termination and stacking charges, transaction costs, and other non-recurring professional fees and costs. 

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management’s belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion’s performance. 

(3) Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, includes approximately $6.6 million and $16.4 million of net proceeds,
respectively,
from hedge monetizations that occurred during the periods.

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

                           
    Three Months   Three Months   Three Months   Three Months  
    Ended   Ended   Ended   Ended  
    March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019


(1)

  September 30, 2019   June 30. 2019  
                           
Net income (loss), as reported   $ 114,491     $ (125,826 )   $ (63,284 )   $ (640,844 )  
Impact of adjusting items:                          
Interest expense     1,714       1,430       9,911       14,382    
Depletion, depreciation and accretion     18,030       19,996       20,512       40,425    
Full cost ceiling impairment                 45,568       664,383    
Income tax provision (benefit)                       (50,306 )  
Stock-based compensation     387             (2,278 )     1,025    
Interest income     (97 )     (128 )     (13 )     (17 )  
Reorganization items, net           118,664       1,758          
Restructuring     418       1,175       3,223       654    
(Gain) loss on sale of other assets           (6 )     2          
(Gain) loss on sale of Water Assets           (506 )     (164 )     2,897    
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts     (112,378 )     18,681       (11,571 )     (10,764 )  
Other(2)     906       (901 )     15,276       3,678    
Adjusted EBITDA(3)(4)   $ 23,471     $ 32,579     $ 18,940     $ 25,513    
                           
Adjusted LTM EBITDA(1)(3)(4)   $ 100,503                      

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(1) 

For illustrative purposes, the Company has combined the Successor and Predecessor results to derive combined results for Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and the Adjusted LTM EBITDA as of March 31, 2020. The combination was generated by addition of comparable financial statement line items. However, because of various adjustments to the consolidated financial statements in connection with the application of fresh-start reporting, including asset valuation adjustments and liability adjustments, the results of operations for the Successor are not comparable to those of the Predecessor. The Company believes that subject to consideration of the impact of fresh-start reporting, combining the results of the Predecessor and Successor provides meaningful information about Adjusted LTM EBITDA that assists a reader in understanding the Company’s financial results for the applicable periods


(2) Other adjustments to net income (loss), as reported includes rig termination and stacking charges, prepetition reorganization costs, and other non-recurring professional fees and costs. 

(3) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management’s belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion’s performance. 

(4) Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2019 includes approximately $4.1 million of net proceeds from hedge monetizations that occurred during the period.