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CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that company management will participate in the 20^th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, April 15, 2021 which includes a 40-minute webcast beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET.  The live webcast can be accessed through the Brooks investor relations website at www.brooks.investorroom.com/events.  A replay of the webcast will be available following the event.

About Brooks Automation
Brooks (Nasdaq: BRKS) is a leading provider of life science sample-based solutions and semiconductor manufacturing solutions worldwide.  The Company’s Life Sciences business provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies for the industry’s top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally.  Brooks Life Sciences’ GENEWIZ division is a leading provider of gene sequencing and gene synthesis services.  With over 40 years as a partner to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, Brooks is a provider of industry-leading precision vacuum robotics, integrated automation systems and contamination control solutions to the world’s leading semiconductor chip makers and equipment manufacturers.  Brooks is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.brooks.com.

INVESTOR CONTACTS:

Sara Silverman

Director, Investor Relations
Brooks Automation
978.262.2635
[email protected]

Sherry Dinsmore

Brooks Automation
978.262.2400
[email protected]

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LINCOLN, Neb., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nelnet Renewable Energy, a leading solar tax equity investor and fund manager, today announced the completion of a $9.9 million solar tax equity investment into a portfolio of projects in the Northeast with three co-investors. The investment received an E1 rating on its Green Transaction Evaluation from S&P Global Ratings for its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact.

The portfolio of projects financed by the co-investment is expected to generate over 19,900 megawatt hours (MWhs) of solar energy per year for a portfolio of community solar subscribers – renters, homeowners, and businesses – in the state of New York. Over their 35-year lifecycle, the solar projects are expected to offset 332,000 tons of carbon in New York and New Jersey, which is the equivalent of burning 332 million pounds of coal.

A Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) company, Nelnet Renewable Energy will serve as the lead investor and fund manager over the duration of the investment. Nelnet’s co-investors include Adams Bank & Trust and West Gate Bank, both of Nebraska.

Helping investors realize the benefits of tax equity co-investing furthers Nelnet Renewable Energy’s mission of bringing clean, cost-effective solar power to more states and communities nationwide. “Supporting this portfolio moves Nelnet Renewable Energy closer to its 2025 vision of powering the creation, storage, and utilization of clean energy to more than 500,000 homes,” said Scott Gubbels, executive director of tax and renewable energy at Nelnet.

“West Gate Bank is pleased to be able to partner with Nelnet in making solar tax credit investments into green energy projects around the country. We look forward to continuing our partnership in 2021,” said Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Carl Sjulin.

Nelnet continues to secure an additional $80 million in 2021 solar tax credits for its co-investor platform.

The S&P Green Transaction Evaluation is an asset-level environmental credential that builds upon current frameworks of governance and transparency and considers approaches for climate resilience and environmental impact. These analyses aim to provide investors with a comprehensive picture of the green impact and climate risk attributes of their portfolios and can be applied to any type of financing, in part or in full. E1 is the highest score on the scale; E4 is the lowest. The full Green Transaction Evaluation report is available here.

About Nelnet and Nelnet Renewable Energy: Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) is a diversified financial services and technology company focused on offering educational services, technology solutions, professional services, telecommunications, and asset management. Nelnet is a leading tax equity investor into federal solar investment tax credits, having invested over $145 million of its own tax liability into 83 low-risk solar energy projects nationwide. This experience, coupled with their proven asset management capabilities, allows them to offer a unique tax equity co-investment platform to other investors that is based on value creation and awarding-winning customer service. For more information, visit NelnetInc.com/coinvesting.

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BRANCHVILLE, N.J., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI) announced it will release its first quarter 2021 financial results after market close on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The company will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the results.

This call will be webcast live and can be accessed on Selective’s website at www.Selective.com. A press release and financial supplement will also be available on the Investors page of Selective’s website after market close on April 28, 2021.

A replay of the conference call will be available April 29 through May 28, 2021, on Selective’s website.

About Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for 10 property and casualty insurance companies rated “A” (Excellent) by AM Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer standard and specialty insurance for commercial and personal risks and flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance ‘Program’s Write Your Own Program. Selective’s unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including the Fortune 1000 and being named a Great Place to Work® in 2020. For more information about Selective, visit www.Selective.com.

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SOURCE Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MIND Technology, Inc. (“MIND” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MIND) announced today that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2022.

In accordance with the terms of the 9.00% Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, the Board of Directors has declared a Series A Preferred Stock cash dividend of $0.5625 per share for the quarterly period that began on February 1, 2021 and ends on April 30, 2021. The dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock is payable on April 30, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2021.  The Series A Preferred Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq and trades under the ticker symbol “MINDP”.

About MIND Technology

MIND Technology, Inc. provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic and security industries.  Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, MIND has a global presence with key operating locations in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.  MIND’s worldwide Marine Technology Products segment, which includes its Seamap and Klein Marine Systems units, designs, manufactures and sells specialized, high performance, marine sonar and seismic equipment. 

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PHOENIX, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VEREIT, Inc. (NYSE: VER) (“VEREIT” or the “Company”) announced that it expects to issue, jointly with its operating partnership, VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), its First Quarter 2021 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

The Company will also host an earnings conference call via audio webcast on that same day at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results.

Audio Webcast and Call Details

The live audio webcast will be available, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021, on the Company’s Investor Relations website at: http://ir.vereit.com/. The dial-in information is as follows: (844) 746-0748 (domestic) or (412) 317-5274 (international).  Participants should log in 10-15 minutes early.

Approximately one hour following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available at the link above and archived for up to 12 months. A telephone replay of the conference call can also be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 (domestic) or (412) 317-0088 (international), passcode 10154182. The telephone replay will be available until May 20, 2021.

About VEREIT

VEREIT is a full-service real estate operating company which owns and manages one of the largest portfolios of single-tenant commercial properties in the U.S.  The Company has total real estate investments of $14.6 billion including approximately 3,800 properties and 89.5 million square feet. VEREIT’s business model provides equity capital to creditworthy corporations in return for long-term leases on their properties. VEREIT is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange. VEREIT uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investor Relations website, which can be found at www.VEREIT.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Additional information about VEREIT can be found through social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth herein contains forward-looking statements, which reflect VEREIT’s and the Operating Partnership’s expectations regarding future results, events and plans, including the expectation that VEREIT and the Operating Partnership will file their First Quarter 2021 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and host an earnings conference call on the announced date. Generally, the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goals,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect future results are contained in VEREIT’s and the Operating Partnership’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. VEREIT and the Operating Partnership disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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OMAHA, Neb., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP; and “Union Pacific” or the “Corporation”) today announced the expiration of its private offers to exchange (1) certain of its outstanding notes and debentures referenced in the first table below for a combination of 2.891% Notes due 2036 (the “New 2036 Notes”) and cash (the “2036 Offers”), and (2) certain of its outstanding notes referenced in the second table below for a combination of 3.799% Notes due 2071 (the “New 2071 Notes” and, together with the New 2036 Notes, the “New Notes”) and cash (the “2071 Offers” and, together with the 2036 Offers, the “Exchange Offers”). The outstanding notes and debentures to be exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offers are collectively referred to as the “Existing Notes.” The Exchange Offers, which commenced on March 8, 2021, expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time on April 2, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”).  According to information provided by the exchange agent for the Exchange Offers, Union Pacific received valid tenders from holders of $1,794,759,000 aggregate principal amount of Existing Notes.  Union Pacific also announced that, in accordance with its rights as set forth in its offering memorandum dated March 8, 2021 (the “Offering Memorandum”) and the related letter of transmittal, it has amended the size of the 2071 Offers by increasing the aggregate principal amount of New 2071 Notes to be issued pursuant to the Exchange Offers from $1,012,201,000 to $1,012,411,000. On April 6, 2021, Union Pacific expects to deliver an aggregate principal amount of $700,977,000 of New 2036 Notes and an aggregate principal amount of $1,012,411,000 of New 2071 Notes, and will pay an aggregate of $256,608,000.90 cash consideration comprised of $98,103,969.91 payable with respect to the 2036 Offers and $158,504,030.99 payable with respect to the 2071 Offers, for the Existing Notes accepted for exchange, as described in greater detail in the tables below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Existing Notes and cash in lieu of fractional amounts of the New Notes.  Fees and expenses related to the Exchange Offers will be recorded as interest expense and are anticipated to have a negative two cents impact on the Company’s diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2021.

The table below shows the principal amount of each series of Existing Notes that has been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the 2036 Offers as of the Expiration Date and the principal amount of New 2036 Notes and cash to be delivered for each series of Existing Notes accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offers (not including accrued and unpaid interest on such Existing Notes or cash in lieu of fractional amounts of the New 2036 Notes).

Based on the amount of Existing Notes tendered in the 2036 Offers and in accordance with the terms of the 2036 Offers, Union Pacific accepted (1) all of the 3.950% Notes due 2028 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (2) all of the 3.700% Notes due 2029 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (3) all of the 6.250% Debentures due 2034 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (4) all of the 5.375% Debentures due 2033 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2021, as set forth above; (5) all of the 7.125% Debentures due 2028 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; and (6) all of the 6.625% Debentures due 2029 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above. Based on the amount of Existing Notes tendered in the 2036 Offers and in accordance with the terms of the 2036 Offers, Union Pacific did not accept any of the 5.375% Debentures due 2033 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2021.

The table below shows the principal amount of each series of Existing Notes that has been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the 2071 Offers as of the Expiration Date and the principal amount of New 2071 Notes and cash to be delivered for each series of Existing Notes accepted for exchange pursuant to the 2071 Offers (not including accrued and unpaid interest on such Existing Notes or cash in lieu of fractional amounts of the New 2071 Notes).

Based on the amount of Existing Notes tendered in the 2071 Offers and in accordance with the terms of the 2071 Offers, Union Pacific accepted (1) all of the 4.800% Notes due 2058 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (2) all of the 4.821% Notes due 2044 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (3) all of the 4.375% Notes due 2065 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (4) all of the 4.300% Notes due 2042 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (5) all of the 4.500% Notes due 2048 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (6) all of the 4.250% Notes due 2043 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (7) all of the 4.150% Notes due 2045 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (8) all of the 4.300% Notes due 2049 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (9) all of the 4.375% Notes due 2038 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; (10) all of the 4.050% Notes due 2045 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above; and (11) all of the 4.050% Notes due 2046 validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), as set forth above.  Based on the amount of Existing Notes tendered in the 2071 Offers and in accordance with the terms of the 2071 Offers, Union Pacific did not accept any of the 4.000% Notes due 2047 tendered pursuant to the 2071 Offers.

The Exchange Offers were conducted upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum and the related letter of transmittal.  The Exchange Offers were only made to a holder of the Existing Notes who certified its status as (1) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or (2) a person who is not a “U.S. person” as defined under Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws.  Therefore, the New Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.  The Exchange Offers are being made solely by the Offering Memorandum and related letter of transmittal and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

ABOUT UNION PACIFIC

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release and related materials (including information in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us), contain statements about the Corporation’s future that are not statements of historical fact, including specifically the statements regarding the Corporation’s expectations with respect to economic conditions and demand levels, its ability to improve network performance, its results of operations, and potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  These statements are, or will be, forward–looking statements as defined by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward–looking statements also generally include, without limitation, information or statements regarding: projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to the Corporation’s and its subsidiaries’ business, financial, and operational results, and future economic performance; and management’s beliefs, expectations, goals and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. 

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved.  Forward-looking information, including expectations regarding operational and financial improvements and the Corporation’s future performance or results are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements.  Important factors, including risk factors, could affect the Corporation’s and its subsidiaries’ future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Information regarding risk factors and other cautionary information are available in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 5, 2021.  The Corporation updates information regarding risk factors if circumstances require such updates in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q and its subsequent Annual Reports on Form 10-K (or such other reports that may be filed with the SEC). 

Forward–looking statements
speak only as of, and are based only upon information available on, the date the statements were made. The Corporation assumes no obligation to update forward–looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward–looking information. If the Corporation does update one or more
forward–looking statements
, no inference should be drawn that the Corporation will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other
forward–looking statements
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SOURCE Union Pacific Corporation