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May Events Center on How Verint Cloud Technology Can Help Companies Achieve Boundless Customer Engagement

All-Star Keynote Lineup at Engage21 and Thought Leaders from AWS and 8×8 are Among the Featured Speakers

MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verint^® (NASDAQ: VRNT), the Customer Engagement Company^™, today announced its May events including Engage21, its annual conference, which will showcase the Verint customer Engagement Cloud Platform alongside headlining keynotes from Barbara Corcoran, Jay Shetty, and Charlene Li. Other events focus on Verint solutions for the public sector, improving scheduling adherence, balancing customer experience and expectations and closing the Engagement Capacity Gap.

The Massive Gap Between Customer Expectations and Organization’s Ability Post Pandemic

Verint-Beyond Philosophy On-demand Podcast

Join Founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy, LLC, Colin Shaw, and Verint’s Nancy Porte, vice president, global customer experience, CCXP, who discuss why so many companies today feel unprepared to meet constantly evolving customer expectations, and what role technology can and should play to help close the Engagement Capacity Gap based on new Verint research.

Using Cloud Technologies on AWS Marketplace to Provide Frictionless Constituent Engagement and Services Experiences

Verint-Amazon Web Services Webinar

May 5, 2 p.m. ET

Learn how Verint solutions on AWS Marketplace can help the public sector better serve constituents with tighter budgets and smaller staffs. Verint’s David Moody, vice president and general manager, citizen engagement, and Jeff Friedman, leader, citizen services at Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lead the webinar.

5 Ways to Tackle Schedule Adherence

Verint-8×8 Webinar

May 6, 12 p.m. ET

Verint’s Trudy Cannon, director of go-to-market strategy, workforce engagement, and 8×8’s Andressa Marlan, senior product marketing manager, CCaaS, will break down the top five actionable ways organizations can tackle and improve schedule adherence.

Finding the Sweet Spot Between High Tech & High Touch

EMEA Engage Online

May 13, 10 a.m. BST

Join Nancy Rademaker, digital and customer-centricity expert, as she shares her insights on how technology has helped create more informed, individualistic, impatient, intuitive and influenced consumers and employees with ever-increasing expectations. She’ll explain how data, insight, systems and algorithms provide the basis for understanding these demands and balancing customer experience and expectations.

CS Week Engage311 Virtual Conference

Virtual Conference

May 17-21

Join Verint’s David Moody, vice president and general manager, citizen engagement, for “Boundless Citizen Engagement – A Global Perspective” on May 20 at 11 a.m. ET. David will share experiences from the City of Edinburgh Council in Scotland, London Borough of Enfield in England, and Brisbane City Council in Australia—including what has worked for them, what outcomes they achieved, and how they implemented their customer experience solutions – with brief demos of the implementations.

Engage21

Verint Annual Virtual Conference

May 19-21

Verint Engage21, the industry’s premier, virtual customer engagement event will feature keynotes by Barbara Corcoran, Jay Shetty, and Charlene Li, as well as Verint thought leaders, well-known industry analysts and executives from many of the leading brands in the world. Discover how to build enduring customer relationships at this free, three-day, virtual event filled with sessions, workshops, and networking—all featuring the latest innovations and tools for achieving Boundless Customer Engagement.

About Verint

Verint^® (Nasdaq: VRNT) helps the world’s most iconic brands – including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies – build enduring customer relationships by connecting work, data and experiences across the enterprise. The Verint Customer Engagement portfolio draws on the latest advancements in AI and analytics, an open cloud architecture, and The Science of Customer Engagement^™ to help customers close the engagement capacity gap.

Verint. The Customer Engagement Company^™. Learn more at Verint.com.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” including statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Verint Systems Inc. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and they are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, and other filings we make with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, Verint assumes no obligation to update or revise them or to provide reasons why actual results may differ.

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Expeditors Reports First Quarter 2021 EPS of $1.67

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) today announced first quarter 2021 financial results including the following highlights compared to the same quarter of 2020:

• Diluted Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders per share (EPS¹) increased 135% to $1.67
• Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders increased 135% to $287 million
• Operating Income increased 142% to $386 million
• Revenues increased 77% to $3.4 billion
• Airfreight tonnage volume and ocean container volume both increased 29%

“Never before in our experience has capacity been so scarce in both air and ocean at the same time,” said Jeffrey S. Musser, President and Chief Executive Officer. “As a result, shippers face unprecedented challenges with their supply chains and we are doing everything we can to leverage the strength of our carrier relationships in order to secure space for our customers. During these times, the strength of our flexible, non-asset-based operating model is on display. All products performed very well and we set all-time highs in revenues, operating income and net earnings. We experienced strong growth in airfreight tonnage and ocean containers shipped during the quarter, serviced established customers and on-boarded new business when possible.

“The severity of the ongoing supply/demand imbalance has kept buy and sell rates elevated and volatile, in both the air and ocean markets. Ongoing shortages in international air capacity led to elevated pricing, port congestion, and lack of equipment, which, coupled with a rapid spike in demand, created ocean trade disruptions and significant backlogs. These conditions leave shippers with limited options for getting their products to market. This is one example of the power of our long history of support for our carrier partners during both good times and bad. Amidst persistent disruptions and supply chain realignments, we have remained highly focused and aware of marketplace shifts, while working our strong relationships and executing as efficiently as we ever have to secure precious capacity on behalf of our customers.

“We expect the operating environment to remain unsettled as long as constrained capacity and other disruptions, such as port congestion, the uneven lifting of pandemic-restrictions, and rising fuel costs continue to impact the movement of freight. History tells us that the supply/demand imbalance and rate volatility will stabilize over time. However, if the global response to COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that conditions can change rapidly in today’s interconnected marketplace. A year ago, it was nearly impossible to imagine the impact of what then lay before us, as economies around the world were shutting down and people were going into isolation to protect themselves from a deadly new virus. As we implemented our business continuity plans around the globe, we also made the decision to invest in our people and not lay off any of our employees. A year later, we are proud of and grateful to our entire workforce for their extraordinary dedication and determined effort to stay safe while delivering the highest level of customer service.”

Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “Despite comparisons to a relatively soft first quarter a year ago, when the initial disruptions from COVID-19 led to lower volumes in all products, performance during this latest quarter was strong all across the Company, including Air, Ocean, Customs Brokerage, Order Management, Transcon and Distribution. The majority of our workforce continues to work from remote locations, even as we slowly and cautiously explore re-opening our offices for return-to-work in certain countries and locations. While staying safe remains our top priority, we have continued to enhance our productivity and generated the best operating efficiency in the Company’s history. I would continue to caution that we are unable to predict how ongoing disruptions will affect our future operations or financial results going forward, and that we do not expect the current unprecedented operating conditions to persist long-term. We will continue to make important investments in people, processes, and technology, as well as to invest in our strategic efforts to explore new areas for profitable growth.”

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The Company employs trained professionals in 176 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. First Quarter 2021 Earnings Release, May 4, 2021 Financial Highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited) (in 000’s of US dollars except per share data)
		Three months ended March 31,
		2021				2020				% Change
Revenues		$	3,357,540			$	1,901,864			77		%
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1		$	2,406,004			$	1,286,728			87		%
Salaries and other operating expenses2		$	566,021			$	456,081			24		%
Operating income		$	385,515			$	159,055			142		%
Net earnings attributable to shareholders		$	287,220			$	122,344			135		%
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share		$	1.67			$	0.71			135		%
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share		$	1.70			$	0.73			133		%
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			171,551				171,450
Basic weighted average shares outstanding			169,214				168,735

¹Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals Operating Expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

²Salaries and other operating expenses totals Salaries and related, Rent and occupancy, Depreciation and amortization, Selling and promotion and Other as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we repurchased 0.9 million shares of common stock at an average price of $92.98 per share. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased 4.0 million shares of common stock at an average price of $70.81 per share.

		Employee Full-time Equivalents as of March 31,
		2021				2020
North America			6,819				6,848
Europe			3,595				3,430
North Asia			2,379				2,429
South Asia			1,640				1,677
Middle East, Africa and India			1,477				1,536
Latin America			773				848
Information Systems			973				955
Corporate			399				379
Total			18,055				18,102

		First quarter year-over-year percentage increase in:
2021		Airfreight kilos				Ocean freight FEU
January		23	%			15	%
February		32	%			22	%
March		32	%			54	%
Quarter		29	%			29	%

Investors may submit written questions via e-mail to: [email protected]. Questions received by the end of business on May 7, 2021 will be considered in management’s 8-K “Responses to Selected Questions.”

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Assets:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,793,393			$	1,527,791
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of $5,941 at March 31, 2021 and $5,579 at December 31, 2020			2,227,039				1,998,055
Deferred contract costs			387,845				327,448
Other			85,918				110,250
Total current assets			4,494,195				3,963,544
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $523,829 at March 31, 2021 and $516,988 at December 31, 2020			497,376				506,425
Operating lease right-of-use assets			438,667				432,723
Goodwill			7,927				7,927
Other assets, net			16,832				16,884
Total assets		$	5,454,997			$	4,927,503
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,295,178			$	1,136,859
Accrued expenses, primarily salaries and related costs			311,767				257,021
Contract liabilities			447,779				379,722
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			76,128				74,004
Federal, state and foreign income taxes			64,170				45,437
Total current liabilities			2,195,022				1,893,043
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities			369,286				364,185
Deferred federal and state income taxes, net			12,039				7,048
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, none issued			—				—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 168,808 shares at March 31, 2021 and 169,294 shares at December 31, 2020			1,688				1,693
Additional paid-in capital			101,269				157,496
Retained earnings			2,887,323				2,600,201
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(115,486	)			(99,753	)
Total shareholders’ equity			2,874,794				2,659,637
Noncontrolling interest			3,856				3,590
Total equity			2,878,650				2,663,227
Total liabilities and equity		$	5,454,997			$	4,927,503

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
		Three months ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Revenues:
Airfreight services		$	1,476,961			$	709,039
Ocean freight and ocean services			958,178				493,427
Customs brokerage and other services			922,401				699,398
Total revenues			3,357,540				1,901,864
Operating Expenses:
Airfreight services			1,105,590				520,169
Ocean freight and ocean services			746,701				366,483
Customs brokerage and other services			553,713				400,076
Salaries and related			452,105				342,040
Rent and occupancy			45,280				42,524
Depreciation and amortization			12,987				12,660
Selling and promotion			3,070				8,243
Other			52,579				50,614
Total operating expenses			2,972,025				1,742,809
Operating income			385,515				159,055
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income			1,946				4,807
Other, net			3,000				3,384
Other income, net			4,946				8,191
Earnings before income taxes			390,461				167,246
Income tax expense			102,511				44,464
Net earnings			287,950				122,782
Less net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest			730				438
Net earnings attributable to shareholders		$	287,220			$	122,344
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share		$	1.67			$	0.71
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share		$	1.70			$	0.73
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding			171,551				171,450
Weighted average basic shares outstanding			169,214				168,735

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		Three months ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Operating Activities:
Net earnings		$	287,950			$	122,782
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Provisions for losses on accounts receivable			1,199				1,820
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			8,151				(5,139	)
Stock compensation expense			11,185				11,156
Depreciation and amortization			12,987				12,660
Other, net			551				433
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			(252,914	)			16,680
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses			233,153				917
Increase in deferred contract costs			(71,258	)			(16,068	)
Increase in contract liabilities			79,590				21,201
Increase in income taxes payable, net			46,638				10,488
Increase in other, net			(1,488	)			(11,930	)
Net cash from operating activities			355,744				165,000
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			(8,391	)			(6,127	)
Other, net			(34	)			(143	)
Net cash from investing activities			(8,425	)			(6,270	)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			19,757				23,399
Repurchases of common stock			(85,997	)			(283,240	)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards			(1,275	)			(1,396	)
Net cash from financing activities			(67,515	)			(261,237	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(14,202	)			(16,011	)
Change in cash and cash equivalents			265,602				(118,518	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			1,527,791				1,230,491
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	1,793,393			$	1,111,973
Taxes Paid:
Income taxes		$	46,607			$	35,304

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Business Segment Information (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		UNITED STATES				OTHER NORTH AMERICA				LATIN AMERICA				NORTH ASIA				SOUTH ASIA				EUROPE				MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA				ELIMI- NATIONS				CONSOLI- DATED
For the three months ended March 31, 2021:
Revenues		$	875,392				94,858				44,864				1,325,621				363,682				493,718				160,609				(1,204	)			3,357,540
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1		$	502,637				53,791				26,700				1,084,102				283,860				334,294				121,212				(592	)			2,406,004
Salaries and other operating expenses2		$	238,698				25,737				12,377				106,920				43,165				109,455				30,275				(606	)			566,021
Operating income		$	134,057				15,330				5,787				134,599				36,657				49,969				9,122				(6	)			385,515
Identifiable assets at period end		$	2,747,984				194,050				93,072				988,954				331,271				853,944				265,495				(19,773	)			5,454,997
Capital expenditures		$	3,025				122				53				357				579				3,554				701				—				8,391
Equity		$	1,985,265				73,066				32,632				342,233				148,293				218,198				121,040				(42,077	)			2,878,650
For the three months ended March 31, 2020:
Revenues		$	650,407				81,831				37,890				537,955				169,042				320,640				105,039				(940	)			1,901,864
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1		$	373,961				45,890				23,765				425,301				121,282				221,998				74,976				(445	)			1,286,728
Salaries and other operating expenses2		$	225,944				23,712				11,749				57,433				29,908				81,854				25,950				(469	)			456,081
Operating income		$	50,502				12,229				2,376				55,221				17,852				16,788				4,113				(26	)			159,055
Identifiable assets at period end		$	1,858,250				135,810				68,402				512,808				179,508				554,831				200,382				(24	)			3,509,967
Capital expenditures		$	4,497				61				102				325				188				645				309				—				6,127
Equity		$	1,369,580				63,378				28,020				237,255				102,001				159,222				113,349				(35,660	)			2,037,145

¹Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals Operating Expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

²Salaries and other operating expenses totals Salaries and related, Rent and occupancy, Depreciation and amortization, Selling and promotion and Other as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

The Company’s consolidated financial results in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were each significantly impacted by the effects of the global pandemic in divergent ways. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company experienced strong volumes and high sell and buy rates as a result of imbalances between demand and carrier capacity and continuing effects of disruptions in supply chains originating in measures to combat the pandemic in 2020. This is in contrast with slower activity in North Asia in the first quarter of 2020 as the pandemic resulted in temporary closures and limited operations in the Company’s China offices. Shipments were also rerouted or delayed by customers and service providers as they were taking their own precautionary measures. These impacts are affecting all of the Company’s geographical segments and most notably the year-over-year comparability of the North Asia segment. In the first quarter of 2021, the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 32% and 27%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues and total operating income, whereas in the first quarter of 2020 it represented 23% and 25%, respectively.

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(206) 674-3433

Bradley S. Powell

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(206) 674-3412

Geoffrey Buscher

Director – Investor Relations

(206) 892-4510

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Posted on May 4, 2021 8:33 am

Perma-Fix Schedules First Quarter 2021 Conference Call

ATLANTA, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI), a nuclear services company, today announced it will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2243/41236 or on the Company’s website at www.perma-fix.com. The conference call will also be available via telephone by dialing toll free 877-876-9173 for U.S. callers, or +1 785-424-1667 for international callers. The conference call will be led by Mark J. Duff, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and Ben Naccarato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.

A webcast will also be archived on the Company’s website and a telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through Thursday, May 13, 2021, and can be accessed by calling: 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers, or 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering conference ID: 41236.

About Perma-Fix Environmental Services

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a nuclear services company, and leading provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services. The Company’s nuclear waste services include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, including the U.S Department of Energy (“DOE”), the U.S Department of Defense (“DOD”), and the commercial nuclear industry. The Company’s nuclear services group provides project management, waste management, environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our clients. The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOD, and commercial facilities, nationwide. Please visit us at http://www.perma-fix.com.

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Crescendo Communications, LLC
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Herbert Strauss-European Investor Relations
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Posted on May 4, 2021 8:33 am

TEGNA Unveils New Automotive and Tourism Attribution Capabilities, National VERIFY Brand and Sports Streaming Offerings at IAB NewFronts

TEGNA Unveils New Automotive and Tourism Attribution Capabilities, National VERIFY Brand and Sports Streaming Offerings at IAB NewFronts

TEGNA’s NewFronts Presentation Showcases Power of Local Media for Reaching Audiences at Scale in Trusted, Brand-Safe Environment

TYSONS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is announcing several new initiatives today at the IAB NewFronts, the nation’s largest digital media marketplace featuring some of the most innovative companies in media and entertainment. In its NewFronts debut, TEGNA is sharing insights on how its multiplatform advertising solutions connect brands with their target audiences at scale alongside TEGNA’s trusted, brand-safe news and entertainment content.

With 64 local media properties across the United States, each with dedicated websites, mobile apps, social media channels and OTT apps, TEGNA offers advertisers solutions that reach millions of consumers on any platform they use to consume news and entertainment content. In 2020, TEGNA published more than 700,000 pieces of digital content and delivered 24 billion impressions for advertisers. Digital consumption rose dramatically, with nearly 70 million unduplicated average monthly visitors to TEGNA digital platforms consuming 7.8 billion minutes of video. This significant growth reflects the high trust consumers place in local media compared to national outlets for news.

At NewFronts, TEGNA is announcing the expansion of its industry-leading attribution solution to measure performance of linear TV and streaming campaigns. In 2021, TEGNA Attribution will provide industry-specific performance data for the automotive and tourism industries. Advertisers in these categories will have access to advanced, industry-specific outcomes and sales data for campaigns placed with TEGNA and Premion, the industry-leading CTV/OTT and TAG-certified advertising solution for regional and local advertisers. With directly-sourced inventory from more than 125 premium publishers, cutting-edge targeting and performance insights, Premion delivers brand-safe inventory at scale across all 210 DMAs.

TEGNA Attribution is partnering with IHS Markit to leverage Polk Automotive Solutions, which offers best-in-class automotive marketing information, including 30 years of vehicle ownership history and 100 percent coverage of U.S. vehicle sales. This offering enables advertisers to reach the most qualified automotive consumers and connects advertising schedule details to verified new car sales. Launching early summer 2021, automotive advertisers that subscribe to the product will receive Polk Demand Signals advanced measurement data, including number of sales, make and model, price, and vehicle type to measure ROI for their campaigns.

TEGNA Attribution is also partnering with Arrivalist, a leader in travel and tourism intelligence, and using Arrivalist’s geo-location intelligence data to provide advanced location attribution solutions for convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) and other vacation/tourism advertisers. Beginning today, TEGNA Attribution can now provide tourism clients with measurement metrics including arrivals to destinations, cities of origin and days and distance to arrival.

“These new attribution offerings allow automotive and tourism clients to advertise with TEGNA and Premion with greater confidence, knowing we deliver proven results and unmatched measurement insights,” said Tim Fagan, SVP and chief revenue officer, TEGNA. “In the coming months, TEGNA Attribution will add additional capabilities to our leading measurement platform, offering greater industry-specific insights to our robust outcome-based model that delivers actionable intelligence to advertisers.”

“With this integration and access to Polk Demand Signals and measurement capabilities, automotive clients advertising on TEGNA platforms can gain a more complete understanding of consumer behavior throughout the buying cycle,” said Joe Kyriakoza, vice president and general manager, Polk Automotive Solutions at IHS Markit. “Through this innovative arrangement with TEGNA, dealers will have an opportunity to tie their media dollars and optimize to KPIs that actually impact their bottom line – driving new car sales.”

“Arrivalist’s partnership with TEGNA greatly expands travel and destination marketers’ ability to measure the success of their campaigns and adds value with advanced metrics tailored to our industry,” said Cree Lawson, founder and CEO, Arrivalist. “By advertising with TEGNA, brands can leverage Arrivalist’s trusted location data for deeper insights into audience, efficiency and ROI.”

Today, TEGNA will also debut its national VERIFY brand, building on the substantial growth of VERIFY content on TEGNA’s local media properties over the past few years. Originally launched in 2015, VERIFY is dedicated to helping the public distinguish between true and false information by fact-checking claims through research and credible sources. In addition to its daily broadcast presence and newly launched website, consumers can now text VERIFY to submit a story they want verified. In 2020, traffic to VERIFY content on TEGNA station websites increased more than 400 percent, while VERIFY videos on Snapchat’s Discover platform saw more than 8 million unique visitors, reaching a new, young audience, primarily comprised of adults 18-24.

TEGNA will also announce that Locked On, the leading sports podcast network with daily shows for all “Big 4” professional sports teams and major college programs, is expanding to streaming platforms. Locked On shows are now available on select TEGNA stations’ Roku and Amazon Fire TV OTT apps and YouTube properties in their respective markets, and will be available on all stations’ streaming properties in the coming months. TEGNA is also developing an OTT app specifically for Locked On content, which will be available later in 2021.

“TEGNA’s VERIFY expansion bolsters trust in TEGNA as a go-to leader for news, while the continued growth of our OTT offerings gives advertisers greater opportunities to reach their audiences at scale on streaming content that attracts passionate, dedicated viewers,” said Adam Ostrow, chief digital officer, TEGNA. “TEGNA’s digital and OTT platforms give advertisers access to brand-safe content that is highly valued by the tens of millions of consumers we reach every month across our properties.”

TEGNA’s innovative marketing solutions include the company’s digital properties, which average nearly 70 million unduplicated visitors each month, as well as Premion. Supported by TEGNA Attribution, all of TEGNA’s client solutions are focused on measurable outcomes and actionable insights that drive results. For more information visit www.tegnamarketingsolutions.com.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network, Twist and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

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Cheniere and Shell Collaborate to Deliver Carbon-Neutral US LNG to Europe

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: LNG) and Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE American: CQP) (together, “Cheniere”) today announced that Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC has supplied a carbon neutral cargo¹ of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) to Shell² as part of the companies’ long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement. Cheniere and Shell worked together to offset the full lifecycle greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions associated with the LNG cargo by retiring nature-based offsets to account for the estimated CO₂e emissions produced through the entire value chain, from production through use by the final consumer (all scopes³).

The carbon-neutral LNG cargo was supplied from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility and delivered to Europe in early April. Offsets used were bought from Shell’s global portfolio of nature-based projects with Cheniere purchasing the portion attributable to estimated CO₂e emissions associated with activities upstream of the FOB delivery point, including production and liquefaction. Nature-based projects protect, transform or restore land and enable nature to add oxygen and absorb more CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere. Each carbon offset is subject to a third-party verification process and represents the avoidance or removal of 1 tonne of CO₂e.

“At Cheniere, we’re focused on measuring, reducing and mitigating emissions, and this first carbon neutral cargo for Cheniere highlights our efforts to measure and mitigate emissions throughout the LNG value chain,” said Anatol Feygin, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Cheniere. “We are thankful for our collaboration with Shell in this effort and for our mutually beneficial commitments to improving environmental performance and maximizing the climate benefits of Cheniere’s LNG.”

Steve Hill, Executive Vice President, Shell Energy said, “We are very happy to be collaborating with Cheniere on this opportunity. It is great to see more producers offsetting their GHG emissions to meet the increasing demand for carbon-neutral LNG. Using high quality nature-based offsets to compensate for emissions that cannot be avoided or reduced is an important step as we find more ways to reduce emissions across the LNG value chain.”

Earlier this year, Cheniere announced it intends to provide its LNG customers with GHG emissions data associated with each LNG cargo produced at its liquefaction facilities through the company’s Cargo Emissions Tags (CE Tags), beginning in the first half of 2022.

1The terms “carbon neutral”, “carbon offset” or “carbon offset compensation” indicate that Shell and Cheniere have engaged in a transaction to ensure that an amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to that associated with the production, delivery and usage of the fuel has been removed from the atmosphere through a nature-based process or emissions saved through avoided deforestation.

2The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this release “Shell” is sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general.

3The CO2e emissions were calculated using the DEFRA (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) conversion rates to calculate LNG emissions needed to be offset for Scope 1, 2 and 3. According to the 2020 DEFRA conversion rate, 1 tonne of LNG emits approximately 3.42 tonnes of CO2e across the value chain, including end use. End use refers to combustion, which comprises about 2.54 tonnes of the total 3.42 tonnes of well-to-wheel emissions. The remaining emissions of 0.88 tonnes are across the value chain from exploration and production to transportation and regasification.

About Cheniere

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the leading producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States, reliably providing a clean, secure, and affordable solution to the growing global need for natural gas. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider, with capabilities that include gas procurement and transportation, liquefaction, vessel chartering, and LNG delivery. Cheniere has one of the largest liquefaction platforms in the world, consisting of the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi liquefaction facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with expected total production capacity of approximately 45 million tonnes per annum of LNG operating or under construction. Cheniere is also pursuing liquefaction expansion opportunities and other projects along the LNG value chain. Cheniere is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has additional offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

For additional information, please refer to the Cheniere website at www.cheniere.com and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Cooper Tire Announces New Discoverer® Rugged Trek™ All-Terrain Tire

All-season tire boasts strong off-road features alongside smooth on-road manners

FINDLAY, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
With summer road trip season fast approaching, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced the U.S. launch of the new Discoverer® Rugged Trek™ tire, which is now available for consumers nationwide. An all-season pickup truck and SUV tire, the Discoverer Rugged Trek offers drivers the flexibility of reliable, every day on-road performance in addition to a powerful, rugged design for off-road adventurers.

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During the development of the Discoverer Rugged Trek, the Cooper team identified three core needs for the dual-terrain driver: hybrid performance, longevity, and appearance. The tire is Cooper’s answer to these needs by providing off-road capabilities in tandem with excellent on-road handling and wet grip, aggressive mud tire looks, and a long-lasting warranty of up to 60,000 miles.

“The Cooper team has focused on truly understanding the Discoverer Rugged Trek consumer and providing the right combination of features to make the product standout,” said Michiel Kramer, Executive Director, Product Marketing for Cooper Tire. “We wanted to combine the spirit and physicality of off-roading with a well-mannered on-road tire, and the Discoverer Rugged Trek exceeds expectations in both categories.”

Just in time for the spring and summer boom in outdoor excursions, the Discoverer Rugged Trek includes several features that benefit both the daily commute and occasional trailhead ventures or off-grid explorations.

• Whisper Grooves™ block the rush of air through the tire, allowing the Discoverer Rugged Trek to reduce noise during highway drives.
• Stable Trac™ Technology enhances traction for the Discoverer Rugged Trek, both on roads and rough surfaces, allowing drivers to maintain more control.
• Earth Diggers™ forcefully dig into sandy, muddy and uneven surfaces to give the Discoverer Rugged Trek a solid foothold in unpredictable off-road environments.
• Rough Terrain™Tread Pattern helps keep rocks and stones out of the tread and on the ground, effectively reducing the chances of tire damage or lessened traction when traveling off-road.

The Discoverer Rugged Trek’s practical features are not the tire’s only appeal, as drivers are given a choice between unique sidewall designs on each side – the refined “Knife-Edge” or the bolder “Mountain Pass” – which is a first for any Cooper tire. While they offer distinct appearances, both sidewalls include raised black lettering and both further enhance off-road capabilities with long, deep cleats.

“We felt that giving drivers a choice in the appearance of their tires was a logical next step. Each sidewall adds a different flair and makes the Discoverer Rugged Trek a more customized addition to your vehicle,” added Kramer.

Among competing tire offerings, the Discoverer Rugged Trek has the BEST tread wear warranty compared to Nitto® Ridge Grappler®, Goodyear® Wrangler DuraTrac® and Toyo® Open Country® R/T¹. In addition, Discoverer Rugged Trek outperforms Nitto® Ridge Grappler®, Goodyear® Wrangler DuraTrac® and Toyo® Open Country® R/T in stopping more quickly and with better grip on wet roads and turns².

Discoverer Rugged Trek tires can now be purchased from select dealers nationwide.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper’s headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design operations within its family of companies located in more than one dozen countries around the world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.

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¹ Based on published tread wear warranties (As of Feb. 2021).

² Based on internal testing of listed tires over multiple wet stops and wet laps with LT275/65R18 E and 275/55R20XL tires (Jan./Feb. 2020). Individual on-road results may vary.

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Grays Adapts to Future of Commerce with Citrix®

Largest eCommerce business in Australasia shifts platform to the cloud, implements Citrix SD-WAN™ gaining agility needed to support evolving business and customer needs

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Online commerce has been picking up speed for years. But COVID-19 has thrown it into overdrive. On any given day, consumers across Australasia flock to Grays to purchase everything from electronics, jewelry and wine to cars, property and even businesses. When the pandemic hit, the largest eCommerce business in Australasia, saw its traffic double. And the company was more than ready to handle it thanks to a successful move to modernize its network and shift to the cloud that it had executed months earlier with the help of Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS).

Today, Grays operates warehouses and offices across 17 locations. But the company is rapidly expanding to accommodate the uptake it has seen in its business as consumers increasingly turn to clicks rather than bricks to secure just about everything they want and need.

“To deliver the simple, secure and reliable experience that buyers and sellers expect, we must be able to bring new sites onboard fast and ensure they stay connected at all times,” said Ayaz Ahmed, Head of Technology, Grays.com.

For years, Grays relied on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology to do this. But the technology made it difficult for the IT department to move quickly – spinning up a new site could take up to six months. So, the company went in search of more agile technology that would allow it to pick up the pace.

Gaining Agility

Enter Citrix SD-WAN. Positioned first for Application Performance Optimization and Deployment Flexibility in the 2020 Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure (Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure, Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, Naresh Singh, September 30, 2020), the solution enables organizations to extend connectivity to remote sites faster and easier than ever. Using it in conjunction with AWS Transit Gateway, Grays is able to ensure seamless connectivity across all its branches.

And critical in Ahmed’s mind is the flexibility and resiliency that it provides. “We have the ability to scale up and down, which helps us move much more quickly – we can now spin up a site in a day,” he said.

Accelerating Business Performance

In addition, Grays can support new services that its customers require in the COVID-19 era. In the face of lock downs and social distancing protocols, many buyers, for instance, have been unable to make in-person inspections of auction items on which they had bids. With Citrix SD-WAN, Grays is able to power video linkups on mobile devices like iPads which its employees can use to show customers their merchandise including cars, auto parts, restaurant equipment, and more.

“Without Citrix SD-WAN, I’d probably be under a lot more pressure to resolve customer buying issues,” Ahmed said. “It has definitely set us up for success.”

Grays joins more than 400,000 organizations around the world who are using Citrix solutions to future-proof their infrastructure and gain the flexibility and agility they need to enhance their business performance and gain market advantage. Click here to learn more about these solutions and the success they are driving.

About Grays

Grays is the largest industrial, auto and commercial eCommerce business in Australasia, offering a huge range of industrial, auto, consumer and commercial goods, direct from manufacturers and distributors. We offer our buyers great value and convenience and our vendors an efficient sales channel to unlock value from their assets. Click here to learn more.

About Citrix

Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) builds the secure, unified digital workspace technology that helps organizations unlock human potential and deliver a consistent workspace experience wherever work needs to get done. With Citrix, users get a seamless work experience and IT has a unified platform to secure, manage, and monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud environments.

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