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IAA Expands Vehicle Transporter Fleet in the UK

IAA Expands Vehicle Transporter Fleet in the UK

Consistent investment increases capacity in market

WESTCHESTER, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA), a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, today announced that its UK-based business unit is expanding its fleet of vehicle transporters. Investments include a new fleet of multi-car transporters and specialist two-car transporters.

Now featuring galvanised bodies for longer vehicle life, these additions to IAA UK’s transporter fleet may be utilised several times per day to collect up to six vehicles at a time. The new two-car transporters facilitate collections in restricted access areas, minimising the use of sub-contractors, provide IAA streamlined control over vehicle collections and can be operated without a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) license.

“We are very pleased to complete this significant milestone of our investment programme,” said Steve Hankins, UK Managing Director of IAA. “These investments not only expand our capacity to serve the UK market but also demonstrate IAA’s commitment to becoming a more agile, technology-focused partner for our customers.”

Following the roll-out of the INFORM Transport Management System in the UK earlier this year, the fleet expansion is another vital component of IAA’s investment programme in the transport and technology offering of its UK business.

About IAA

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) is a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. Headquartered near Chicago in Westchester, Illinois, IAA has nearly 4,000 employees and more than 200 facilities throughout the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. IAA serves a global buyer base – located throughout over 170 countries – and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns. For more information on IAA in the U.S. visit IAAI.com, and follow IAA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. For more information about IAA in the UK visit IAAIUK.co.uk, and follow IAA in the UK on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements made that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements and can be identified by words such as “should,” “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. In this release, such forward-looking statements include statements regarding the expected timing and associated benefits with respect to the fleet expansion in the UK on our business and plans regarding our growth strategies and margin expansion plan, and to our customers and company generally. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: uncertainties regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures intended to reduce its spread; the loss of one or more significant vehicle seller customers or a reduction in significant volume from such sellers; our ability to meet or exceed customers’ demand and expectations; significant current competition and the introduction of new competitors or other disruptive entrants in our industry; the risk that our facilities lack the capacity to accept additional vehicles and our ability to obtain land or renew/enter into new leases at commercially reasonable rates; our ability to effectively maintain or update information and technology systems; our ability to implement and maintain measures to protect against cyberattacks and comply with applicable privacy and data security requirements; our ability to successfully implement our business strategies or realize expected cost savings and revenue enhancements, including from our margin expansion program; business development activities, including acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; our expansion into markets outside the U.S. and the UK, and the operational, competitive and regulatory risks facing our non-U.S. and non-UK based operations; our reliance on subhaulers and trucking fleet operations; changes in used-vehicle prices and the volume of damaged and total loss vehicles we purchase; economic conditions, including fuel prices, commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and interest rate fluctuations; trends in new- and used-vehicle sales and incentives; and other risks and uncertainties identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2020 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2020 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2020, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC, including subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Many of these risk factors are outside of our control, and as such, they involve risks which are not currently known that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied herein. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events, except as required by law.

IAA Contacts

Media Inquiries:

Jeanene O’Brien | IAA, Inc.

SVP, Global Marketing and Communications

(708) 492-7328

[email protected]

Analyst Inquiries:

Arif Ahmed | IAA, Inc.

(708) 492-7257

[email protected]

Caitlin Churchill | ICR

(203) 682-8200

[email protected]

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Nexstim Has Received Two New NBT® System Purchase Orders in the United States

Press release, Helsinki, 10 December 2020 at 12.30 pm (EET)

Nexstim Has Received Two New NBT® System Purchase Orders in the United States

Nexstim Plc (NXTMH:HEX, NXTMS:STO) (“Nexstim” or “Company”) announces that it has received two new NBT® System orders in the United States.

One NBT® System is ordered by a new customer and the other one is ordered and delivered to a clinic that already has one NBT® System in use. Both clinics will use the system for depression therapy.

Nexstim’s NBT® System with SmartFocus® nTMS is highly differentiated from other currently available TMS products due to its unique and highly sophisticated 3D navigation that uses its proprietary E-field algorithm to visualize the exact location, orientation, and magnitude of the stimulation.

Mikko Karvinen, CEO of Nexstim commented: “These two system orders show again that there is clear demand for the novel, personalized TMS therapy that our NBT® system is able to deliver to patients with major depressive disorder. We are pleased to welcome new user clinic and very happy that our existing user has ordered a second system based on their frequent and successful usage of our SmartFocus® TMS Technology.”

Further information is available on the website www.nexstim.com, or by contacting:

Mikko Karvinen, CEO
+358 50 326 4101
[email protected]

About Nexstim Plc

Nexstim is a Finnish, globally operating medical technology company. Our mission is to enable personalized and effective therapies and diagnostics for challenging brain diseases and disorders.

Nexstim has developed a world-leading non-invasive brain stimulation technology called SmartFocus®. It is a navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) technology with highly sophisticated 3D navigation providing accurate and personalized targeting of the TMS to the specific area of the brain.

SmartFocus® technology is used in Nexstim’s proprietary Navigated Brain Therapy (NBT®) system, which is FDA cleared for marketing and commercial distribution for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in the United States. In Europe, the NBT® system is CE marked for the treatment of major depression and chronic neuropathic pain.

In addition, Nexstim is commercializing its SmartFocus® based Navigated Brain Stimulation (NBS) system for diagnostic applications. The NBS system is the only FDA cleared and CE marked navigated TMS system for pre-surgical mapping of the speech and motor cortices of the brain. Nexstim shares are listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland and Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden.

For more information, please visit www.nexstim.com

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RESOLUTE 2.0 COVID-19 TEST KIT FIRST TO RECEIVE SINGAPORE HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY’S APPROVAL FOR DEEP THROAT SALIVA TESTING

Singapore, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

  • APPROVAL ALLOWS RESOLUTE 2.0 TEST KIT TO BE USED WITH A VARIETY OF TESTING METHODS – INCLUDING DEEP-THROAT SALIVA, OROPHARYNGEAL/MIDDLE TURBINATE AND NASOPHARYNGEAL TEST SWABS
  • RESOLUTE 2.0 WILL BE USED AT SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT WITH THE NEW ON-SITE ADDITION OF A COVID-19 TESTING LAB IN 2021.

Advanced MedTech Holdings (AMTH), a global medical technology leader headquartered in Singapore, announced today that the RESOLUTE 2.0 test kit has become the first RT-PCR COVID-19 test to be authorised by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for deep-throat saliva (DTS) SARS-CoV-2 testing. 

The clinical performance of DTS is supported by clinical studies involving the Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); Temasek Foundation; Changi General Hospital (CGH); DSO National Laboratories (DSO); and Woodlands Health Campus (WHC). The tests conducted on DTS specimens were able to accurately identify all the known positive cases in the clinical studies.

Using DTS, specimen collection is much less invasive and more comfortable for patients than current collection through swabs inserted into the back of the nose or throat. DTS collection only requires patients to draw out saliva from deep within their throat and spit into a specimen bottle. This makes it easy-to-administer and allows patients to conduct the collection themselves without the supervision of medical professionals, therefore mitigating the risks of potential virus spread as well.

RESOLUTE 2.0, eliminates the need for extraction of viral RNA from patient test samples and minimises potential human errors while cutting down test delivery time by half when compared to other approved RT-PCR tests. The test kit will be administered at a new COVID-19 testing lab that will open in Changi Airport in 2021 and speed up current testing capabilities and increase output samples to more than four times the output capacity of a lab using conventional RT-PCR tests. It is an industry-first direct multiplex RT-PCR COVID-19 test kit co-developed by A*STAR and DSO National Laboratories, manufactured and distributed by AMTH.

Although there have been a number of reports and studies relating to the use of DTS specimen, most involved the off-label use of assays. This could be one reason for inconsistencies in the performance of DTS as a specimen. Saliva testing by RESOLUTE 2.0 was authorised based on a standardised DTS collection and assay workflow, which would ensure the consistency and accuracy of the performance. 


Abel Ang, Group Chief Executive of Advanced MedTech, said:

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No patient wants to have a swab poked up their nose or the back of their throat. Having a fast, painless, and accurate COVID-19 test kit like RESOLUTE 2.0 authorised for deep throat saliva testing by Health Sciences Authority, a leading health regulator in the region, is a game changer for Singapore as we reopen our borders, revive our conventions, and rebuild the air hub status of Changi Airport.” 


Mr Frederick Chew, Chief Executive Officer, A*STAR, said:

“Testing for COVID-19 will still be the norm for some time to come, even as we open up our economy and borders, until vaccines or treatments become more commonplace. Public sector researchers continue to work hard with industry partners to provide COVID-19 testing innovations for Singaporeans. We trust that this newly-approved DTS method will make the testing process smoother.”


Mr Cheong Chee Hoo, Chief Executive Officer, DSO, said:

“DSO and its partners continue to push the boundaries to develop faster and more effective solutions to combat COVID-19. This close collaboration has enabled the extension of DSO’s DTS processing for RESOLUTE 2.0, and will make a big difference in simplifying the sample collection process and reducing the exposure for our frontline personnel.”


Associate Professor Ng Wai Hoe, Chief Executive Officer, Changi General Hospital, said:

“As an acute hospital providing care for the community, CGH is happy to support the development of the deep throat saliva test kit, anchored on a clinical study which yielded accurate test results with specimens from COVID-19 patients. The kit offers an additional option and flexibility for COVID-19 testing in the community to suit screening and diagnostic requirements. Besides superior comfort and ease of use, it serves to reduce the exposure risk for swabbers and other healthcare workers during sample collection.”


About Advanced MedTech Holdings

Advanced MedTech Holdings is a global medical technology leader with a core focus in urology devices and services. Headquartered in Singapore, with operations in US, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, China, Malaysia and Japan, the Company serves millions of patients and physicians in 100 countries worldwide. Advanced MedTech Holdings makes strategic investments in disruptive medical technology companies, strengthening its portfolio of healthcare solutions for customers around the world. Advanced MedTech Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek. For more information on Advanced MedTech Holdings, please visit https://www.advanced-medtech.com/.


About RESOLUTE 2.0

RESOLUTE 2.0, an industry-first SARS-CoV-2 direct multiplex Reverse-Transcription Polymerase-Chain-Reaction (RT-PCR) assay kit co-developed by Singapore’s Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) and DSO National Laboratories (DSO), has been made available for clinical use in Singapore by Advanced MedTech Holdings (AMTH), a global medical technology leader. RESOLUTE 2.0 eliminates the need for extraction of viral RNA from patient test samples, thus minimising potential human errors and halving the test delivery time when compared to other approved RT-PCR kits which are considered the gold standard in SARS-CoV-2 detection. A multiplex RT-PCR, RESOLUTE 2.0 also allows for simultaneous detection of multiple SARS-CoV-2 targets and human control target in one single reaction. For more information on the RESOLUTE 2.0 test, please visit www.advancedcovidtest.com

Advanced MedTech Media Contacts:

Weikang Lee

Advanced MedTech Holdings
+65 6572 6074
[email protected]

Emma Thompson /Thomas Harding / Khushboo Tanna / Maryanne Lee
Spurwing Communications
+65 6751 2021
[email protected]

  



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Major UK public transport provider renews Contract with MiX Telematics

PR Newswire

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MiX Telematics (JSE: MIX, NYSE: MIXT), a leading global provider of connected fleet and mobile asset management solutions, has announced that Translink, Northern Ireland ‘s prominent public transport provider, has opted to continue its partnership with MiX Telematics via a contract renewal.

Translink operates coach, bus and train services that connect cities, towns and villages throughout the region and includes some cross-border routes.

“We’ve been working with MiX Telematics for the past 10 years. This long-term partnership is a continuous collaboration with the MiX customer success team to improve on our KPIs using MiX’s interactive dashboards, including a reduction in harsh braking, harsh accelerating and excessive idling,” says David Curry, General Manager at Translink.

The renewal is testament to the impactful results that characterise the 10-year partnership. The fleet, comprising 1,400 vehicles benefits from the connected MiX Fleet Manager solution alongside real-time, in-cab feedback that helps to coach drivers on safer and more efficient driving. Senior Translink stakeholders utilize interactive dashboards to drive KPI achievements.

“MiX Telematics is delighted to extend our valued relationship with the team at Translink and we are excited to continue our journey to further improve Translink’s fleet safety, vehicle efficiency and passenger satisfaction key performance indicators,” comments Charles Tasker, Chief Operating Officer of MiX Telematics.

About MiX Telematics

MiX Telematics is a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as SaaS to more than three quarters of a million subscribers in over 120 countries. The company’s products and services provide enterprise fleets, small fleets and consumers with solutions for efficiency, safety, compliance and security. MiX Telematics was founded in 1996 and has offices in South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uganda, Brazil, Australia, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates as well as a network of more than 130 fleet partners worldwide. MiX Telematics shares are publicly traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: MIX) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MIXT).For more information, visit www.mixtelematics.com

For further information:

Marion Calvet

Marketing Manager (Europe)
MiX Telematics (Europe), 6180 Knights Court, Solihull Parkway,
Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YB
Email: [email protected]

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Arizona Metals Corp Identifies New High-Priority Kay Mine Targets; Drilling to Commence January 2021

Arizona Metals Corp Identifies New High-Priority Kay Mine Targets; Drilling to Commence January 2021

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Arizona Metals Corp. (TSXV:AMC, OTCQB:AZMCF) (the “Company” or “Arizona Metals”) announces that a recently completed review of structural and spectral alteration data from the highly successful Kay Mine Phase 1 drill program (which encountered massive sulphides in 19 of 20 holes) has further improved the understanding of the geological model of the Kay Deposit, and has identified a number of new high-priority drill targets.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201210005225/en/

Figure 1. Kay Mine structural and alteration modelling of Phase 1 drilling identifies 8 high priority targets. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Figure 1. Kay Mine structural and alteration modelling of Phase 1 drilling identifies 8 high priority targets. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Drill Mobilization for Kay Phase 2 Program

Arizona Metals has contracted Boart Longyear to mobilize the first drill to the Kay Mine project on January 4th, 2021. Drilling under the fully-funded Phase 2 program will consist of up to 11,000 m in 29 core drill holes. Drilling will start at the Kay Mine deposit to test for new VMS lenses in anticlinal hinge zones identified to the north and south of recent drilling, as well as the up-plunge and down-plunge extensions of known hinges (Figure 1).

Drilling will begin at the Kay Mine targets and progress to targets on strike (north and south) of the Kay Mine, and then to Central and Western targets as permitting is completed. Permitting is currently underway for these targets and is progressing well.

Updated Structural and Alteration Modeling

SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (“SRK”) completed a data review and interpretation of the recently completed Phase 1 drill program at the Kay Mine project, including 1,202 spectral alteration measurements, and combined these with digitized historic data and structural mapping to undertake sulphide lens modelling and fold modelling to identify new drill targets. Arizona Metals completed spectral analyses to map alteration within and away from the mineralized zones. These data were used by SRK to define five alteration types, which can be used as vectors towards mineralization.

SRK interprets that the thickest and most continuous sulphide lenses are located in anticlinal hinges, which are the highest priority drill targets, numbered 1 through 8 in Figure 1 below. Sulphide lenses appear to have a strong down-dip continuity, and the extension of hanging-wall and footwall contacts will be investigated to the south and north for additional sulphide lenses.

Kay Mine Deposit Proposed Exploration Targets:

  • Targets 1 and 2: up-plunge and down-plunge along the South Zone anticline hinge
  • Targets 3 and 4: up-plunge and down-plunge along North Zone anticline hinge
  • Targets 5: on the fold limb and synclinal hinge between the North and South zones
  • Target 6: on the southern continuation of hanging wall-footwall horizon
  • Target 7: on the western limb of the North Zone Anticline
  • Target 8: on the northern continuation of the hanging wall-footwall horizon

Property Scale Target Review

SRK combined the results of soil sampling with structural maps, historical geological maps, and VTEM results, to identify high-priority targets to the west of Kay, to be tested by pads C1, C2, W1, and W2 (Figure 2). Permitting is currently underway to test the Kay Mine deposit on strike by 500 m to the north (pads 4 and 6) as well as 300 m to the south (pad 5). The Company is also planning to test the previously undrilled Central and Western Targets in Q1 2021. The total Phase 2 drill program would consist of up to 11,000 m in 29 core drill holes. Arizona Metals has completed structural mapping, soil sampling, rock sampling, and a helicopter VTEM survey over these targets, all of which show coincident anomalies.

Marc Pais, CEO, commented “We were very pleased with our successful Phase 1 drill program, which has greatly increased our confidence in the model outlined by the Exxon Minerals’ historic estimate* of 1982. Drilling encountered massive sulphides in 19 of 20 holes. Recently completed spectral alteration analyses of the Kay Mine Phase 1 program drill core, along with downhole EM geophysical surveying, has given us an even stronger understanding of the folding of the Kay deposit at depth. This work has identified a number of high priority drill targets, which we believe have the potential to host additional VMS lenses, as well as wide mineralized hinge zones, similar to the 43 m of 3.9% CuEq (incl. 15 m of 6.7% CuEq) encountered in hole 13. The Phase 2 program, which will commence in early January, has the potential to significantly expand the scope and scale of the Kay project, well beyond the boundaries of the 5.8 million tonne historic estimate*.”

About Arizona Metals Corp

Arizona Metals Corp owns 100% of the Kay Mine Property in Yavapai County, which is located on a combination of patented and BLM claims totaling 1,300 acres that are not subject to any royalties. An historic estimate by Exxon Minerals in 1982 reported a “proven and probable reserve of 6.4 million short tons at a grade of 2.2% copper, 2.8 g/t gold, 3.03% zinc, and 55 g/t silver.” The historic estimate at the Kay Mine was reported by Exxon Minerals in 1982. (Fellows, M.L., 1982, Kay Mine massive sulphide deposit: Internal report prepared for Exxon Minerals Company)

*The Kay Mine historic estimate has not been verified as a current mineral resource. None of the key assumptions, parameters, and methods used to prepare the historic estimate were reported, and no resource categories were used. Significant data compilation, re-drilling and data verification may be required by a Qualified Person before the historic estimate can be verified and upgraded to be a current mineral resource. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify it as a current mineral resource, and Arizona Metals is not treating the historic estimate as a current mineral resource.

The Kay Mine is a steeply dipping VMS deposit that has been defined from a depth of 60 m to at least 900 m. It is open for expansion on strike and at depth.

The Company also owns 100% of the Sugarloaf Peak Property, in La Paz County, which is located on 4,400 acres of BLM claims. Sugarloaf is a heap-leach, open-pit target and has a historic estimate of “100 million tons containing 1.5 million ounces gold” at a grade of 0.5 g/t (Dausinger, N.E., 1983, Phase 1 Drill Program and Evaluation of Gold-Silver Potential, Sugarloaf Peak Project, Quartzsite, Arizona: Report for Westworld Inc.)

The historic estimate at the Sugarloaf Peak Property was reported by Westworld Resources in 1983. The historic estimate has not been verified as a current mineral resource. None of the key assumptions, parameters, and methods used to prepare the historic estimate were reported, and no resource categories were used. Significant data compilation, re-drilling and data verification may be required by a Qualified Person before the historic estimate can be verified and upgraded to a current mineral resource. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify it as a current mineral resource, and Arizona Metals is not treating the historic estimate as a current mineral resource.

The Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the technical disclosure in this release is David Smith, CPG.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

All of Arizona Metals’ drill sample assay results have been independently monitored through a quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) protocol which includes the insertion of blind standard reference materials and blanks at regular intervals. Logging and sampling were completed at Arizona Metals’ core handling facilities located in Anthem and Black Canyon City, Arizona. Drill core was diamond sawn on site and half drill-core samples were securely transported to ALS Laboratories’ (“ALS”) sample preparation facility in Tucson, Arizona. Sample pulps were sent to ALS’s labs in Vancouver, Canada, for analysis.

Gold content was determined by fire assay of a 30-gram charge with ICP finish (ALS method Au-AA23). Silver and 32 other elements were analyzed by ICP methods with four-acid digestion (ALS method ME-ICP61a). Over-limit samples for Au, Ag, Cu, and Zn were determined by ore-grade analyses Au-GRA21, Ag-OG62, Cu-OG62, and Zn-OG62, respectively.

ALS Laboratories is independent of Arizona Metals Corp. and its Vancouver facility is ISO 17025 accredited. ALS also performed its own internal QA/QC procedures to assure the accuracy and integrity of results. Parameters for ALS’ internal and Arizona Metals’ external blind quality control samples were acceptable for the samples analyzed. Arizona Metals is not aware of any drilling, sampling, recovery, or other factors that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the data referred to herein.

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking information” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation, All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that discusses predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”, “estimates”, “believes” or “intends” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding the resumption of drilling and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business and operations of the Company. In making the forward- looking statements contained in this press release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: availability of financing; delay or failure to receive required permits or regulatory approvals; and general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this press release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward- looking statements or otherwise.

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Marc Pais

President and CEO Arizona Metals Corp.

(416) 565-7689

[email protected]

www.arizonametalscorp.com

https://twitter.com/ArizonaCorp

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Figure 2. Kay Mine Property Scale targets with proposed drill Phase 2 drill holes (Graphic: Business Wire)
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Figure 1. Kay Mine structural and alteration modelling of Phase 1 drilling identifies 8 high priority targets. (Graphic: Business Wire)
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Delivery Hero Selects Smartsheet to Drive Efficiencies and Visibility Across its Global Operations

Delivery Hero Selects Smartsheet to Drive Efficiencies and Visibility Across its Global Operations

Smartsheet Partner AMX Assisted Delivery Leader in Reducing the Time to Complete Weekly Tasks By 25%

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR), the enterprise platform for dynamic work, today announced Delivery Hero SE (“Delivery Hero”), the world’s leading local delivery platform, selected Smartsheet to improve work management, drive visibility, and create real-time value across the organisation.

Delivery Hero needed to eliminate manual systems and break down project silos with key stakeholders to streamline services in over 400 cities across more than 40 markets. Today, Delivery Hero uses Smartsheet to integrate with key applications creating an innovative solution that allows the team to work more efficiently and drive business growth.

“We needed a platform that would enable collaboration, boost productivity and adapt to the needs of the team across multiple locations and departments,”said Tomasz Kowalski, Senior Project Manager at Delivery Hero.“Smartsheet provides us with the right mix of capabilities, integrations, and flexibility to accelerate our work and create impact across the business.”

Since implementing Smartsheet, Delivery Hero has seen significant time savings by consolidating project and status reporting reducing the time to complete weekly tasks by 25% so the team could focus on value-adding tasks that enable business growth. The team was also able to create executive-specific dashboards that report on key metrics and insights about projects, milestones, and achievements on a monthly basis.

Delivery Hero partnered with Agile Management Experts (AMX), a Smartsheet Platinum Partner based in Europe, to accelerate the use of Smartsheet’s platform. After an initial evaluation, AMX was able to implement enhanced workflows that optimized the use of Smartsheet while assessing new solutions to unlock the platform’s full potential.

“Delivery Hero was able to transform their processes and their culture around how they get work done with Smartsheet. We look forward to seeing what more they will accomplish,” said Sebastian Paasch, Managing Director at AMX.

“For global organizations like Delivery Hero, who serve thousands of customers across multiple markets on a regular basis, efficient processes are crucial,” said Mike Arntz, Chief Revenue Officer at Smartsheet. “Through AMX’s partnership, Delivery Hero was able to increase the platform’s time-to-value by creating a solution tailored to their exact needs enabling their team to realize their full potential.”

About Smartsheet

Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR) is the enterprise platform for dynamic work. By aligning people and technology so organizations can move faster and drive innovation, Smartsheet enables its millions of users to achieve more. Visit www.smartsheet.com to learn more.

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero has a strong presence in 39 out of 45 countries in which it is operating across Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Delivery Hero also operates its own delivery service primarily in over 600 cities around the globe. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company group has more than 27,000 employees. Delivery Hero is listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange and became part of the leading index DAX (Deutscher Aktienindex) in 2020. For more information, please visit www.deliveryhero.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Smartsheet’s expectations regarding possible or assumed business strategies, channel and partner strategies, potential growth and innovation opportunities, new products, and potential market opportunities.

Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “potential,” “remain,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: our ability to achieve future growth and sustain our growth rate, our ability to attract and retain talent, our ability to attract and retain customers (including government customers) and increase sales to our customers, our ability to develop and release new products and services and to scale our platform, our ability to increase adoption of our platform through our self-service model, our ability to maintain and grow our relationships with channel and strategic partners, the highly competitive and rapidly evolving market in which we participate, our ability to identify targets for, execute on, or realize the benefits of, potential acquisitions, and our international expansion strategies. Further information on risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasted results is included in our filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on December 8, 2020. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

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P2 Gold Phase Two Drill Program Expands Northwest Zone with High Grade Intersection at Silver Reef

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — P2 Gold Inc. (“P2” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:PGLD) reports on the Phase Two drill program at its Silver Reef Property located in northwest British Columbia.

The Silver Reef Phase Two exploration drill program was completed in September, consisted of four holes totaling 374 meters, and intersected up to 410 g/t silver. Two of the drill holes targeted the Northwest Zone, with the remaining two holes targeting the Main Zone. (See Table 1 for Phase Two drill results.) Both zones host epithermal silver/gold/lead/zinc mineralization similar in style to other deposits in the North American Silver Belt.

Phase Two drilling at the Northwest Zone has shown grade is improving with depth and confirmed the continuity of the mineralization along strike. Hole SR-011, which was drilled approximately 70 meters down dip from hole SR-009 and approximately 50 meters down dip from hole SR-010, intersected 7.49 meters grading 188.5 g/t silver and 2.5% combined lead/zinc, grades which are significantly higher than those two previously reported holes (see news release of September 29, 2020). Hole SR-012 was collared approximately 125 meters along strike to the southeast of holes SR-009 and SR-010 and intersected a zone similar in grade and thickness as those holes, contained within a 22-meter-thick zone of anomalous mineralization.

Select drill results include:

  • Hole SR-011 (Northwest Zone) intersected 0.24 g/t gold, 188.5 g/t silver, 0.99% lead and 1.51% zinc over 7.49-meters, including a 1.68-meterinterval grading0.55 g/t gold, 410.69 g/t silver, 2.38% lead and 3.18% zinc; and
  • Hole SR-012 (Northwest Zone) intersected 0.21 g/t gold, 14.18 g/t silver, 0.20% lead and 0.39% zinc over 22.38 meters, including a 5.70-meterinterval grading0.11 g/t gold, 27.6 g/t silver, 0.28% lead and 0.43% zinc.

A plan map and drill hole sections of the Silver Reef 2020 Phase Two drill program are available at www.p2gold.com.

Mapping and prospecting at Silver Reef conducted during the 2020 exploration program has shown that the Main Zone and Northwest Zone are separate, parallel trends located within a stacked system of multiple zones that are currently exposed over five kilometers. The mineralization identified to date is associated with moderately metamorphosed sediments along the margins of felsic dykes, which have a moderate to strong magnetic signature. Based on the knowledge gained from mapping and prospecting combined with the results of the airborne geophysical survey that formed part of the 2020 exploration program, the Northwest Zone potentially extends at least 10 kilometers to the south and the Main Zone potentially extends another two to four kilometers to the south. In addition, the airborne geophysical survey identified numerous other magnetic lineaments which are prospective for exploration. Planning for the 2021 field season is underway, which is expected to include prospecting, mapping, and soil sampling to identify targets along these trends, followed by drilling.

Table 1: Selected Silver Reef Property Drill Results, December 2020 (SR-011 to SR-014) (1, 2)






Hole
Collar Coords
Dip/

Azimuth
From

(m)
To

(m)
Interval

(m)
Gold

(g/t)
Silver

(g/t)
Lead

(%)
Zinc

(%)
                     
SR-011 6207597N
603581E		 -45/45 71.07 78.56 7.49 0.24 188.54 .99 1.51
      incl. 71.07 72.75 1.68 0.55 410.69 2.38 3.18
      incl. 76.56 78.06 1.50 0.17 295.34 0.54 0.94
SR-012 6207549N
603669E		 -45/45 57.00 79.38 22.38 0.21 14.18 0.20 0.39
      Incl. 57.00 62.70 5.70 0.11 27.65 0.28 0.43
      Incl. 72.50 73.00 0.50 1.98 9.82 0.02 0.03
      Incl. 79.00 79.38 0.38 1.11 19.04 0.44 0.44
SR-013 6206117N
604172E		 -45/45 42.00 49.00 7.00 0.23 37.88 0.10 0.18
SR-014 6206117N
604172E		 -60/45 45.00 53.00 8.00 0.18 33.42 0.02 0.07
(1) True thickness to be determined.
(2) All samples were submitted for preparation and analysis by MSALABS at its facilities in Terrace, BC. All samples were analyzed using multi-digestion with ICP finish and fire assay with AA finish for gold. Samples over 100 ppm silver were reanalyzed using four acid digestion with an ore grade ICP analysis. Samples over 1,500 ppm silver were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. Samples with over 10 ppm gold were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. One in 20 samples was blank, one in 20 was a standard sample, and one in 20 samples had a sample cut from assay rejects assayed as a field duplicate at MSALABS in Langley, BC.

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Amanda Tuck, P.Geo is the qualified person responsible for the Silver Reef Property and has reviewed, verified and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release relating thereto.

About
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.

P2 is a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing precious metals discoveries and acquisitions in the Pacific Northwest.

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Joseph Ovsenek
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KVH Expands Maritime Network Coverage for Hudson Bay and North Atlantic

Key areas for commercial fishing to benefit from additional HTS connectivity

MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that it has expanded its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm HTS network coverage throughout Hudson Bay and the North Atlantic, including northeastern Canada, the Labrador Sea, Iceland, and Greenland. The expansion represents an addition of nearly 4 million square kilometers of Ku-band coverage to the 272 million square kilometers of global coverage that KVH’s HTS network provides. The Hudson Bay coverage is particularly important to commercial fishing fleets who rely on satellite connectivity for operations and crew welfare.

“This expansion of coverage reflects our continued commitment to providing the maritime industry with a complete end-to-end solution for global connectivity,” says Mark Woodhead, KVH’s executive vice president for mobile connectivity. “Today, vessels use connectivity for everything from communications and crew welfare to performance optimization and we see our network as essential to their success.”

KVH launched its mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network in late 2017, and continually enhances the network with technological advancements. The network utilizes Intelsat’s FlexMaritime service to deliver global multi-layered coverage, enabling vessels to see multiple HTS and wide beam satellites for maximum availability of broadband service.

A mobile tech innovator, KVH is unique for providing a comprehensive maritime solution that includes global connectivity from the mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network; state-of-the-art TracPhone® HTS series antennas including the 37 cm, Ku-band V3-HTS, the 60 cm, Ku-band TracPhone V7-HTS, and the 1.1 m C/Ku-band TracPhone V11-IP, delivering data speeds as fast as 20 Mbps down/3 Mbps up; AgilePlans® Connectivity as a Service (CaaS); KVH Watch® maritime IoT solutions; KVH Link digital news and entertainment; and a global field services team for installation and maintenance support.

Note to Editors: For more information about KVH’s maritime solutions, please visit kvh.com/connections. High-resolution images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library, kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.

About KVH Industries, Inc.

KVH Industries, Inc., is a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A market leader in maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures, and provides connectivity and content services globally. KVH is also a premier manufacturer of high-performance sensors and integrated inertial systems for defense and commercial applications. Founded in 1982, the company is based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL, and more than a dozen offices around the globe.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For example, forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected data speeds over our network, the expected level of coverage availability, the timing and duration of network expansion, and the expected benefits to KVH customers. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Factors that might cause these differences include, but are not limited to: unanticipated technical and other challenges that arise with the services; the ability of Intelsat to cease providing expanded network coverage in Hudson Bay and North Atlantic at its discretion; the need for, or delays in, qualification of products to customer or regulatory standards; potential declines or changes in customer demand, due to economic, weather-related, seasonal, and other factors, particularly with respect to the TracPhone V-HTS series, including with respect to new pricing models; increased price and service competition in the mobile connectivity market; and competition for satellite capacity, which over time could increase our costs and decrease service availability. These and other factors are discussed in more detail in KVH’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2020. Copies are available through our Investor Relations website, investors.kvh.com. We do not assume any obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect new information and developments.

KVH Industries, Inc., has used, registered, or applied to register its trademarks in the U.S.A. and other countries around the world, including but not limited to the following marks: KVH, mini-VSAT Broadband, TracPhone, AgilePlans, and KVH Watch. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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Fraser Institute News Release: Atlantic province’s health-care wait times longest in Canada

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlantic Canadian patients continue to endure the longest health-care wait times in the country, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

“Consistently long wait times remain a defining characteristic of the patient experience in Atlantic Canada,” said Bacchus Barua, Associate Director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Health Policy Studies and co-author of Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2020. “While this year’s reported wait times have been undoubtedly influenced by the ongoing pandemic, historical data suggests they are also the result of decades of policy inertia.”

The study, an annual survey of physicians from across Canada, reports a median wait time of 22.6 weeks—the longest ever recorded—and 143 per cent higher than the 9.3 weeks Canadians waited in 1993, when national estimates of the wait for medically necessary elective treatments were first calculated.

The study examines the total wait time faced by patients across 12 medical specialties from referral by a general practitioner (i.e. family doctor), to consultation with a specialist, to when the patient ultimately receives treatment.

Among the provinces, Prince Edward Island recorded the longest wait time in Canada at 46.5 weeks. Followed by Nova Scotia at 43.8, New Brunswick at 41.3, Alberta at 29.4 weeks and Newfoundland & Labrador at 29.2 weeks.

Likewise, the longest wait times for specialist consultations after being referred by a GP are found in P.E.I. at 27.2 weeks, New Brunswick at 24, and Newfoundland & Labrador at 14.1 weeks.

This year, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the survey’s response rate, but more than one-in-ten physicians across the country still participated, with more than 1,200 responses. Further, almost three decades of pre-COVID data confirm that wait times in Canada are not just long but have gotten progressively worse.

“Long wait times aren’t simply minor inconveniences, they can result in increased suffering for patients, lost productivity at work, a decreased quality of life, and in the worst cases, disability or death,” Barua said.

“While combating COVID-19 certainly requires our immediate attention, we should also work towards returning to a better-normal – with shorter wait times – once the pandemic is over.”

Median wait times by province (in weeks)

PROVINCE 201
9 		20
20 		PROVINCE 201
9 		20
20
British Columbia 24.0 26.6 Quebec 16.3 18.8
Alberta 28.0 29.4 New Brunswick 39.7 41.3
Saskatchewan 26.0 21.7 Nova Scotia 33.3 43.8
Manitoba 32.4 23.7 P.E.I. 49.3 46.5
Ontario 16.0 17.4 Newfoundland and Labrador 23.4 29.2

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Fraser Institute News Release: Canada’s health-care wait times hit 22.6 weeks in 2020—longest ever recorded

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian patients waited longer than ever this year for medical treatment, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

The study, an annual survey of physicians from across Canada, reports a median wait time of 22.6 weeks—the longest ever recorded—and 143 per cent higher than the 9.3 weeks Canadians waited in 1993, when national estimates of the wait for medically necessary elective treatments were first calculated.

Before this year, the longest recorded median wait time was 21.2 weeks in 2017.

“Excessively long wait times remain a defining characteristic of Canada’s health-care system,” said Bacchus Barua, associate director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Health Policy Studies and co-author of Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2020. “While this year’s reported wait times have been undoubtedly influenced by the ongoing pandemic, historical data suggests they are also the result of decades of policy inertia.”

The study examines the total wait time faced by patients across 12 medical specialties from referral by a general practitioner (i.e. family doctor) to consultation with a specialist, to when the patient ultimately receives treatment.

Among the provinces, Ontario recorded the shortest wait time at 17.4 weeks—up from 16 weeks in 2019. Prince Edward Island recorded the longest wait time in Canada at 46.5 weeks.

Among the various specialties, national wait times were longest between a referral by a GP and ophthalmology surgery (34.1 weeks) and shortest for medical oncology (4.2 weeks).

Crucially, physicians report that their patients are waiting more than four weeks longer for treatment (after seeing a specialist) than what they consider to be clinically reasonable.

This year, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the survey’s response rate, but more than one-in-ten physicians surveyed across the country still participated, with more than 1,200 responses. Further, almost three decades of pre-COVID data confirm that wait times in Canada are not just long but have gotten progressively worse.

“Long wait times aren’t simply minor inconveniences, they can result in increased suffering for patients, lost productivity at work, a decreased quality of life, and in the worst cases, disability or death,” Barua said.

“While combatting COVID-19 certainly requires our immediate attention, we should also work towards returning to a better-normal – with shorter wait times – once the pandemic is over.”

Median wait times by province (in weeks)

PROVINCE 201
9 		20
20 		PROVINCE 201
9 		20
20
British Columbia 24.0 26.6 Quebec 16.3 18.8
Alberta 28.0 29.4 New Brunswick 39.7 41.3
Saskatchewan 26.0 21.7 Nova Scotia 33.3 43.8
Manitoba 32.4 23.7 P.E.I. 49.3 46.5
Ontario 16.0 17.4 Newfoundland and Labrador 23.4 29.2



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Fraser Institute

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Tel: (604) 688-0221 Ext. 721
E-mail: [email protected]

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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org