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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (via InvestorWire) InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, is pleased to announce the release of the latest episode of The Stock2Me Podcast as part of its sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels.

The Stock2Me Podcast features a fascinating array of companies and individuals, many of whom are actively revolutionizing age-old business practices within their respective markets. Stock2Me’s latest podcast features Ian Rosen, fintech and financial media expert. Rosen is former CEO of StockTwits.com, co-founder of Even Financial and former general manager of MarketWatch.

Throughout the interview, Rosen discussed business model changes that media companies must make in order to ensure their success going forward.

“I think historically most media companies built a content product, and that content was handed off to a different division to be monetized. That monetization could only happen without touching or thinking about or working with the content production group,” he said. “Instead, I think there’s a partnership that needs to be in play. That partnership will align the needs of the user or the reader and their demographic characteristics with ways that the reader or user can pay for that good content. So, the main thing that needs to change is an attitude of partnership between editorial and monetization.”

“The second thing, which goes hand-in-hand with that, is capital and the ability to upscale the organization, so it’s not dependent on third party ad-tech infrastructure to hand them dollars that are bigger than the dollars they handed them last year. Instead, they need to acquire the skills to generate those dollars themselves. Many organizations are just learning how to do that.”

Rosen offered a continued positive outlook for business and the economy in 2021, provided production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines happen as planned.

“The market on an overall basis has done well, but a lot of people are suffering. I think the largest companies, primarily technology companies and retailers, have benefitted, because they have been allowed to stay open and from people’s ability to shop online. How many small businesses were closed when Walmart was open? How many were closed when Amazon is still open for shopping?”

“I do believe that there’s a huge pent up demand,” Rosen said. “It was reflected in the numbers for retail spending around Black Friday. A lot of people are staying home, and to the extent they’re still working, they’re saving money. They’re not spending on the things they usually spend on. When we’re all allowed to go back out normally, there’s going to be a heck of a lot of vacations booked and travel done and meals eaten in restaurants and drinks in bars. I think 2021 is going to look fantastic, if we get a vaccine.”

Rosen added that an expanding trend of personal empowerment will provide more opportunities for current and future investors than were available to previous generations.

“There’s a growing empowerment happening among people that’s affecting the investing market and the financial media market. There’s a growing desire to learn how to do things on your own, and that’s a good thing,” Rosen said. “I think to the extent that the financial media industry and the financial technology industry are helping to support and empower that trend in positive ways, then we’re all going to look forward to a much better financial life than our parents and grandparents had when they were reliant on more traditional and more limited options.”

Join InvestorBrandNetwork’s Stuart Smith and fintech and financial media expert Ian Rosen in exploring the continuing evolution of financial technology, advertising and commerce, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To hear the whole episode and subscribe for future episodes, visit: https://podcast.stock2me.com

The latest installment of The Stock2Me Podcast continues to reinforce InvestorBrandNetwork’s commitment to the expansion of its robust network of brands, client partners, followers and the growing IBN Podcast Series. For more than 15 years, IBN has leveraged this commitment to provide unparalleled distribution and corporate messaging solutions to 500+ public and private companies.

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MONTREAL, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (OR:TSX & NYSE) (the “Corporation” or “Osisko“) today announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX“) has approved the Corporation’s notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB Program“). Under the terms of the NCIB Program, Osisko may acquire up to 14,610,718 of its common shares (“Common Shares“) from time to time in accordance with the normal course issuer bid procedures of the TSX.

The normal course issuer bid will be conducted through the facilities of the TSX or alternative trading systems, if eligible, and will conform to their regulations. Purchases under the normal course issuer bid will be made by means of open market transactions or such other means as a securities regulatory authority may permit, including pre-arranged crosses, exempt offers and private agreements under an issuer bid exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority.

Repurchases under the NCIB Program may commence on December 12, 2020 and will terminate on December 11, 2021 or on such earlier date as the NCIB Program is complete. Daily purchases will be limited to 138,366 Common Shares, other than block purchase exemptions, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of the Common Shares on the TSX for the six-month period ending November 30, 2020, being 553,464 Common Shares.

The price that the Corporation may pay for any Common Shares purchased in the open market under the NCIB Program will be the prevailing market price at the time of purchase (plus brokerage fees) and any Common Shares purchased by the Corporation will be cancelled. In the event that the Corporation purchases common shares by pre-arranged crosses, exempt offers, block purchases or private agreements, the purchase price of the common shares may be, and will be in the case of purchases by private agreements, as may be permitted by the securities regulatory authority, at a discount to the market price of the common shares at the time of the acquisition.

The board of directors of Osisko believes that the underlying value of the company may not be reflected in the market price of the Common Shares from time to time and that, accordingly, the purchase of Common Shares will increase the proportionate interest in the company of, and be advantageous to, all remaining shareholders of the Corporation.

As of November 30, 2020, there were 166,893,334 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The 14,610,718 Common Shares that may be repurchased under the NCIB Program represent approximately 10% of the public float of the Corporation as of November 30, 2020, being 146,107,180 Common Shares.

During the prior NCIB Program of the Corporation, which will end on December 11, 2020, the Corporation obtained approval to purchase 13,681,732 Common Shares and actually purchased 429,722 Common Shares at a weighted average price of approximately $9.15 per Common Share through the facilities of the TSX.

Osisko has appointed Desjardins Capital Markets to make any purchases under the NCIB Program on its behalf.

About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd

Osisko Royalties is an intermediate precious metal royalty company focused on the Americas that commenced activities in June 2014. Osisko Royalties holds a North American focused portfolio of over 135 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes. Osisko Royalties’ portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, which is the largest gold mine in Canada.

Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, by their nature, require the Corporation to make certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.
Words such as “may”, “will”, “would”, “could”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “continue”, or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended to identify forward-looking statements including the fact that the Corporation “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions or variations (Including negative variations), or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur including, without limitation, statements about the board of directors of
Osisko’s
belief that the NCIB Program is advantageous to shareholders and that underlying value of the Corporation may not be reflected in the market price of the Common Shares,
and about
the Corporation’s intentions regarding the NCIB Program
, including the number of Common Shares that may be purchased under
the NCIB Program.
Although
Osisko
believes
the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those in forward looking statements.
Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, without limitation: fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive royalties
, streams and offtakes
held by
Osisko
; fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar; regulatory changes by national and local government, including corporate law, permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions; business opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by
Osisko
; the impossibility to acquire royalties and to fund precious metal streams; other uninsured risks.
The forward looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: the ongoing operation of the properties in which
Osisko
holds a royalty or other interest by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties; no material adverse change in the market price of the commodities that underlie the asset portfolio; no adverse development in respect of any significant property in which
Osisko
holds a royalty or other interest and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended.

For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward
‐
looking statements made in this press release, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the most recent Annual Information Form of
the Corporation,
which is filed with
(
i
)
the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada
and available electronically under
Osisko’s
issuer profile on SEDAR at

www.sedar.com

,
and
(ii)
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available electronically under
Osisko’s
issuer profile on EDGAR at

www.sec.gov

.
The forward
‐
looking information set forth herein reflects
Osisko’s
expectations as at the date of this press release and is subject to change after such date.
Osisko
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward
‐
looking statements, whether
as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For any human, proper glucose management can mean the difference between feeling good or feeling lackluster. For athletes, the stakes are even higher: Dial in your optimal fuel intake and you can feel strong, fast, and agile in athletic situations. On the other hand, get it wrong — eat too much of the wrong thing or too little of the right thing — and your body could rebel, leaving you out of energy and out of the competition — a worst-case scenario.

Supersapiens, utilizing the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, is the first over-the-counter energy management ecosystem that can give any athlete real-time visibility into their glucose levels, allowing them to fine-tune fueling strategies before, during, and after training and racing. This advancement in sports science stands to eliminate a major variable from race preparation and execution, helping athletes feel more confident on the start line, and ensuring that they have continuous guidance on how to fuel during an event.

Supersapiens Founder and CEO Phil Southerland said “I’ve been an athlete for as long as I can remember and through my own obsession with training and racing, I learned that I was a stronger, faster, better version of myself when I kept my glucose within my optimal range. At the same time, when it went outside of my optimal range, I couldn’t perform at the same level. Getting to bring this same knowledge, to the general athletic population is a dream come true. Everyone’s minds are about to be illuminated by the correlation between proper glucose management and sustained peak performance.”

The Supersapiens ecosystem is powered by and includes the Abbott Libre Sense Sport Biosensor, the Supersapiens App, and a reader that displays data from the biosensor in real-time. The app tracks glucose data in real-time and allows athletes to create events — workouts, meals, rest — so they can see how various glucose levels impact racing and training. The app’s Learn Hub features educational information that helps athletes better understand glucose and the impact it has on performance and learn how to optimize fueling strategies for sustained performance in a variety of sporting events.

CE marked in September, Supersapiens is quickly becoming a must-have piece of training technology for athletes at the highest level of sport. Team Jumbo-Visma, the INEOS Grenadiers, and Canyon//SRAM pro tour teams are all finding success with Supersapiens, including the INEOS Grenadiers’ win at the Giro d’Italia and Team Jumbo-Visma’s second consecutive win at the Vuelta a España after training with the ecosystem. The BMC-Vifit Pro Triathlon Team is the first top-level multi-sport team to track their glucose during training and racing.

The impact and benefits of glucose on endurance sports have been researched and understood for some time but real-time glucose visibility is only now available to athletes through the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor. Through a partnership with global healthcare leader Abbott, Supersapiens is able to make this key new performance metric available to athletes looking to improve their performance through glucose visibility.

The science behind Supersapiens has been evaluated and supported by some of the world’s leading sport and performance researchers, including Asker Jeukendrup (PhD), former head of the Gatorade Sports Science Lab, as well as leading endocrinological and performance researchers Juan Pablo Frias (MD), Chief Science Officer, and Federico Fontana (PhD), Vice President for Scientific Affairs.

The Supersapiens Ecosystem and the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is available now in select European markets at Supersapiens.com.

About Supersapiens

Supersapiens is an Atlanta-based sports technology company focused on energy management systems to empower sustained peak performance. Supersapiens empowers athletes to show up to the starting line optimally fueled, manage in-race fueling to sustain peak performance, and guide refueling and recovery.

The Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is intended for athletes to measure glucose. Athletes are defined as individuals who perform exercise with the purpose of improving wellness and performance. When used with a compatible product, the biosensor allows athletes to correlate their glucose levels and their athletic performance. The biosensor is not intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring of a disease.
The Supersapiens ecosystem, including the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport System, is not available for sale in the U.S.

Contact Info:

Fitzalan Crowe
[email protected]
703-596-2020

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HONESDALE, Pa., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lewis J. Critelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwood Financial Corp (NASDAQ Global Market – NWFL) and its subsidiary Wayne Bank, announced that the Board of Directors declared a $0.26 per share quarterly dividend payable February 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2021. The $0.26 per share represents an increase of 4.0% over the cash dividend declared in the prior quarter of this year and the fourth quarter of last year. During 2020, total cash dividends declared were $1.01 per share, compared to the $0.97 declared in 2019.

Mr. Critelli commented, “The Board is extremely pleased to provide our shareholders with this 4.0% increase in their quarterly dividend. It reflects the Company’s financial strength and strong capital position which has contributed to our solid performance. We are also very proud that 2020 marks the twenty-ninth consecutive year of dividend increases for the Company.”

Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary, Wayne Bank, operates fifteen offices in Northeastern Pennsylvania and sixteen offices in Delaware, Sullivan, Ontario, Otsego and Yates Counties, New York. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had total assets of $1.842 billion, loans outstanding of $1.415 billion, total deposits of $1.516 billion and total stockholders’ equity of $190.5 million. The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “NWFL”.

Forward-Looking Statements. The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements. We caution that such statements may be subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, and therefore readers should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to pay or increase cash dividends in the future, the continued financial strength, solid performance and strong capital position of the Company, changes in federal and state laws, changes in the absolute and relative levels of interest rates, the potential adverse impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have on Norwood’s financial condition and results of operations, the ability to control costs and expenses, demand for real estate, costs associated with cybercrime, general economic conditions and the effectiveness of governmental responses thereto. Norwood Financial Corp. does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Atlanta, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) will host a conference call on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss the Company’s performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, following the announcement of those results earlier that day.  Neil M. Ashe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, will lead the call.  A live Webcast of the discussion will be accessible at the Company’s Website:  www.acuitybrands.com.  A replay of the call will also be posted to that site within two hours of the completion of the conference call and will be archived on the site. 

Ab
out Acuity Brands  

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative products and services that make the world more brilliant, productive, and connected including building management systems, lighting, lighting controls, and location-aware applications.  Based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia, we are powered by approximately 11,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuitybrands.com.

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Company Contact:                                      

Pete Shannin             
Acuity Brands, Inc.    
(770) 860-2873                      
[email protected]

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, today announced that the Company will present at the following upcoming investor conference:

MKM
Partners Virtual Conference

• Date:  Wednesday, December 16, 2020
• Time:  11:50 a.m. ET
• Place:  Virtual

Participants

• Dr. Chuck Mattera, Chief Executive Officer, II-VI
• Mary Jane Raymond, Chief Financial Officer, II-VI

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed via the Investors section of the II-VI website at https://www.ii-vi.com/investors-events/. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website following the conclusion of the event.

About II-VI Incorporated

II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in communications, materials processing, aerospace & defense, semiconductor capital equipment, life sciences, consumer electronics, and automotive markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms, including integrated with advanced software to support our customers. For more information, please visit us at www.ii-vi.com.

Sodexo joins CDP’s A List of global climate change leaders with key progress on its carbon strategy

Paris, December 10, 2020 – On the occasion of the 5^th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, has secured a place on the global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project’s ‘A list’ of climate change leaders’.

For the first time, Sodexo scored an “A” grade, joining 270 high-performing companies out of more than 9,500. This recognition demonstrates key progress on its carbon strategy which includes a target aligned with the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as well as concrete actions to cut emissions and transparency in reporting.

“Sodexo is the only company from the foodservices and facility management sectors to be part of this exclusive list of corporate sustainability leaders. This clear testimony to the efforts our teams are deploying alongside our suppliers and clients encourages us on our path towards fundamentally sustainable services,” said Maria Outters, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility at Sodexo. “We are progressing in several areas of our carbon strategy, in line with our science-based and industry-leading target to reducing our total carbon emissions by 34% by 2025.”

Since 2017, Sodexo reduced its Scopes 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 15.9% and its Scope 3 Supply Chain carbon emissions by 10.5%*.

“The partnership between WWF and Sodexo on its carbon strategy over the last 10 years is showing results, and WWF is heavily invested in supporting Sodexo’s transformation and driving sustainable change within the foodservices sector”, said Marie-Christine Korniloff, Deputy Director for Economic affairs, WWF FRANCE. “The entrance of Sodexo in the CDP ‘A-list’ for Climate highlights the commitment of the Group in delivering progress on the reduction of its environmental impact, despite a challenging economic situation.”

Sodexo carbon strategy is built on four key actions:

1. 
   Fighting food waste with WasteWatch
   
   WasteWatch, Sodexo’s game-changing food waste prevention program has an ambitious objective of reducing food waste on our sites by 50% by 2025, through measurement and prevention. As the most comprehensive program in the foodservices sectors, Sodexo helped its clients and the consumers served avoid 2,468 tons of food being waste – more than 17,000 tons of carbon since the program started.

2. 
   Promoting plant-based meal options
   
   Sodexo has increased its menu mix target for plant-based meals to more than 30% globally to address the growing consumer demand for sustainable food and more natural, local and healthy ingredients. In 6,500 sites in 13 countries, Sodexo also offers menus based on “Future 50 Foods”, which are nutritious and have a lower environmental impact.

3. 
   Building a low-carbon supply chain
   
   With 49% of its emissions being linked to its supply-chain, Sodexo is working with suppliers and partners such as the WWF to build a more local and low-carbon supply chain. Sodexo has committed to a deforestation-free and conversion-free supply chain globally by 2030 for the following priority commodities: palm oil, soy, beef and paper products.

4. 
   Focusing on energy management and renewable energies
   
   Sodexo has committed to switching to 100% renewable electricity by 2025 at its directly operated sites. Sodexo is also supporting clients in this respect, through Sodexo’s energy management service that generates significant savings and significant returns on investment.

Partnering to act on climate change is part of the positive impact of doing business with Sodexo.

*More information on Sodexo’s reduction in carbon emissions are available on page 78 of the company’s Fiscal 2020 Universal Registration Document.

About the CDP A List

CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognized as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency. A detailed and independent methodology is used by CDP to assess responding companies, allocating a score of A to D- based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets.
The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP A List is available here, along with other publicly available company scores: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores

About Sodexo

Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 64 countries, Sodexo serves 100 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. Sodexo provides clients an integrated offering developed over more than 50 years of experience: from foodservices, reception, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities and equipment management; from services and programs fostering employees’ engagement to solutions that simplify and optimize their mobility and expenses management, to in-home assistance, child care centers and concierge services. Sodexo’s success and performance are founded on its independence, its sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop and engage its 420,000 employees throughout the world.
Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, ESG 80, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.

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