500.com Limited to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 20, 2020

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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) (“500.com” or the “Company”), an online sports lottery service provider in China, today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 after the close of U.S. markets on Friday, November 20, 2020.

About 500.com Limited

500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) is an online sports lottery service provider in China. The Company offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of online lottery services, information, user tools and virtual community venues to its users. 500.com was among the first companies to provide online lottery services in China, and is one of two entities that have been approved by the Ministry of Finance to provide online lottery sales services on behalf of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center, which is the government authority that is in charge of the issuance and sale of sports lottery products in China.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “target,” “going forward,” “outlook” and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.

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500.com Limited

[email protected]

Christensen

In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: [email protected]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: [email protected]

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Together for Safer Roads (TSR) Along with Partners AB InBev, PepsiCo & Republic Services Announce Launch of Future Fleets: Truck of the Future Initiative

New initiative seeks to catalyze adoption of scalable solutions to overcome large vehicle design problems that cause driver visibility issues and result in preventable injuries and loss of life.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of leading businesses and public sector leaders announce a design challenge to improve fleet safety and save lives: Truck of the Future with a focus on driver visibility.

Collectively, TSR, Anheuser Busch InBev, PepsiCo and Republic Services are leading the project as a part of their commitment to the Stockholm Declaration and reaffirmation of the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety. Partners and advisors include UPS, the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which oversees the city’s fleet, and experts from leading truck safety research agencies.

The Truck of the Future project will identify and test innovative and cost-effective solutions to eliminate collisions between large vehicle operators and other road users, which are especially the most vulnerable. Based on an ideation session convened by TSR, safety experts from some of the world’s largest fleets identified driver visibility as a high priority. “There are many interventions that can address driver visibility issues – improved cab designs, collision avoidance systems and better infrastructure to name a few,” said Cormac Gilligan, Vice President, Global Environmental, Health & Safety at PepsiCo. “PepsiCo is pleased to be a part of a collective solution.” 

TSR President David Braunstein shared, “This project is our Call to Arms regarding an underappreciated aspect of road safety. After all, drivers cannot react to what they cannot see or sense. We must make meaningful progress towards the 2030 agenda, and bringing together these influential partners is part of our unique contribution.”

TSR and its collaborators seek to partner with innovative startups with a focus on commercially viable emerging technology solutions scalable in-market.

“At AB InBev we believe that multi-stakeholder approaches are key to tackling road safety effectively. The inclusion of our technology incubator in this unique initiative allows us to solve big business challenges with innovation and creativity, all while contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and fostering safe communities globally,” said Joshua Girard, global director of safety at AB InBev.

Safety is top of mind for businesses and the communities where they operate. “Republic Services operates one of the nation’s largest fleets, and safety is our number one priority,” said Jim Olson, Republic Services vice president of safety. “We are constantly evaluating new technologies to help our drivers stay safe behind the wheel. Over the last decade there have been significant advances in video and sensor technology. We are excited to be part of the core focus team for the Truck of the Future project and the potential for fleet innovation.”

As part of the project, an innovative solution provider will be selected during a virtual, international pitch day on December 2, 2020. The chosen solution will be piloted in the U.S. and an international market in 2021. Ultimately, TSR and its partners’ vision is to create scalable and lasting change.

About Together for Safer Roads
Together for Safer Roads is a global NGO that works with government, businesses and community stakeholders on local projects, fleet safety management and technology initiatives to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths. TSR was started in conjunction with the UN’s Decade of Road safety and has partners around the world. TSR’s members include AB InBev, AT&T, CalAmp, Geotab, Lyft, Marsh, PepsiCo, Republic Services, Samsara, UPS and others. For more information, visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2019, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 52.3 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).

About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $67 billion in net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. “Winning with Purpose” reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal. Through its subsidiaries, Republic’s collection companies, transfer stations, recycling centers, landfills and environmental services provide effective solutions to make responsible recycling and waste disposal effortless for its customers across the country. Its 36,000 employees are committed to providing a superior experience while fostering a sustainable Blue Planet® for future generations to enjoy a cleaner, safer and healthier world. For more information, visit RepublicServices.com, or follow us at Facebook.com/RepublicServices, @RepublicService on Twitter and @republic_services on Instagram.

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Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results Highlighted by 15% Increase in Sales

GIG HARBOR, Wash., Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harbor Custom Development, Inc. (“Harbor,” “Harbor Custom Homes®,” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ:HCDI), an innovative and market leading real estate company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle, today announced consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Third Quarter Highlights

  • Sales Increased by 15% vs Q3 2019
  • Gross Margins Increased to 8% vs -3% Q3 2019
  • Acquired or Contracted for 321 Single Family Lots in Western Washington
  • Contracted to Acquire 144-Unit Apartment Site in Port Orchard, Washington
  • Announced Product Expansion to Enter First Time Home Buyer Market
  • Announced Product Expansion into Multi-Family Rental Market

Chief Executive Officer Sterling Griffin stated, “The third quarter of 2020 kicked off with our entry into the public markets, and our listing on the NASDAQ Capital Markets Stock Exchange. The public offering proceeds enhanced our ability to address our stated goals for land acquisition and development, planned product expansion, and completed home sales. Market conditions including low interest rates, urban flight and a growing work from home labor force have created exciting opportunities for homebuilders. As a result, we are on track to break our quarterly sales records in Q4. Our previous quarterly sales record was $13,215,600 in Q4 of 2019.”

“We have positioned Harbor Custom Homes® as a versatile company, creating diversified product offerings and revenue streams. We own or control 551 lots and 390 multi-family units for future development. Historically our revenue has been comprised of approximately 25% developed lot sales and 75% home sales and we anticipate 2021 revenue to maintain similar ratios.”

Summary Third Quarter 2020 Results

The following table sets forth the summary statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

  For the Three Months Ended
  September 30,
    2020       2019  
       
Sales $ 7,806,500     $ 6,783,800  
Cost of sales   7,183,900       6,964,400  
Gross profit (loss)   622,600       (180,200 )
Operating expenses   1,458,200       731,100  
Other (expense) income   (176,300 )     (124,300 )
Income tax benefit   571,600       439,700  
Net (loss) $ (440,300 )   $ (596,300 )

Sales: Sales increased by approximately 15% to $7,806,500 during the three months ended September 30, 2020, from $6,783,800 during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Sales growth was attributable to an increase in the number of homes closed.

Gross Profit: The gross profit margin was 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to -3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the margin increased due to higher margins on current home closings.

Operating Expenses: Our operating expenses increased by 99% during the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The $727,100 increase in total operating expenses is primarily attributable to the following:

1) Insurance costs increased by $507,000, primarily driven by the purchase of directors and officer’s insurance upon the Initial Public Offering; and
2) Additional payroll expense of $199,600 related to staffing changes and compensation increases.

Net Loss: For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company reported a net loss of $440,300 and $596,300, respectively. The decrease in net loss was primarily attributable to an increase in income tax benefit in 2020.

About Harbor Custom Development, Inc.

Harbor Custom Development, Inc., DBA Harbor Custom Homes®, is a real estate development company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle including land acquisition, entitlements, construction of project infrastructure, home building, marketing, sales, and management of various residential projects in Western Washington’s Puget Sound region. Harbor has active or recently sold out residential communities in Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, and Allyn in the state of Washington. Harbor Custom Development’s business strategy is to acquire and develop land strategically, based on an understanding of population growth patterns, entitlement restrictions, infrastructure development, and geo-economic forces. Harbor focuses on real estate within target markets with convenient access to metropolitan areas that are generally characterized by diverse economic and employment bases and increasing populations. For more information on Harbor Custom Development, Inc., please visit harborcustomhomes.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “predict,” “forecast,” “shall,” “project,” “plan,” “intend” or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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866-744-0974

 



CORRECTION – Fairfield University Partners with Pulse Secure on New Cybersecurity Lab to Prepare the Next Generation of InfoSec Professionals

According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there are expected to be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions projected by 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fairfield University and Pulse Secure, the leading provider of Zero Trust Secure Access solutions, have announced a partnership to help educate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there are expected to be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions by 2021. In response to the global, rapidly growing demand for skilled information security professionals across industries—from government to private sector and non-profit—Fairfield University is now offering a flexible 30-credit Master of Science in Cybersecurity program, which will leverage Pulse Secure technology in its new state-of-the-art cybersecurity lab.

Fairfield University, established in 1942 and located in Fairfield Connecticut, has over 5000 diverse and international undergraduate and graduate students engaged in studies within its five schools and colleges, including its college of arts and sciences, schools of business, engineering and nursing and health studies, and its graduate school of education. The University was ranked 2nd overall for “most innovative” among Northern regional universities by U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges ranking.

Launched this fall semester, Fairfield’s MS in Cybersecurity program is designed to offer students a hands-on learning experience using real-world applications in its cybersecurity lab, as well as to promote the critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed as information and computer technologies continue to advance. The University’s cybersecurity lab is an integral teaching and research facility, designed to enhance the complexity of coursework, challenge students to collaboratively solve sophisticated problems, and ultimately equip graduates with the critical thinking and technological skills needed to monitor, mitigate, and prevent online security threats.

“Security threats thrive off distraction and working through stressful situations is an important part of the job. As such, our new lab prepares the next generation of cybersecurity professionals by providing them a realistic simulation of the many challenges they will encounter in the real world,” said Justin Hickey, Fairfield University CISO. “This lab is a critical step forward for the cybersecurity industry and we are thrilled to partner with Pulse Secure to teach the importance of secure access and Zero Trust principals.”

Fairfield University has long used Pulse Secure products for a variety of purposes. For the University’s cybersecurity lab, Pulse has supplied its awards winning secure access solutions, including virtual private network (VPN) and network access control (NAC), to support its hands-on cyber curriculum, as well as to ensure a protected and observable class environment that will prepare students to address information and security challenges businesses face today.

Curricular enhancements in conjunction with the new lab include the formal creation of a cybersecurity certificate program, a minor in the subject, and core engineering courses in cybersecurity, which is a required area for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditation of the Computer Science program. The lab provides a dedicated facility for the data science graduate program and the professional certificate in software engineering with a concentration in cybersecurity. It also offers Fairfield the capability host SOE (State Owned Enterprise) courses and demonstrations for industry leaders throughout the Northeast.

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About Pulse Secure 
Pulse Secure provides easy, comprehensive software-driven Secure Access solutions for people, devices, things and services that improve visibility, protection and productivity for our customers. Our suites and SaaS platform uniquely integrate cloud, mobile, application and network access to enable hybrid IT in a Zero Trust world. Over 24,000 enterprises and service providers across every vertical entrust Pulse Secure to empower their mobile workforce to securely connect to applications and information across the data center and multi-cloud while ensuring business compliance. Learn more at www.pulsesecure.net

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uCloudlink Group Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

HONG KONG, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC. (“UCLOUDLINK” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UCL), the world’s first and leading mobile data traffic sharing marketplace, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Financial Highlights for the
Third
Quarter of 2020

  • Total revenues were US$18.0 million, representing a decrease of 59.2% from US$44.1 million in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Gross profit was US$5.6 million, representing a decrease of 70.2% from US$18.9 million in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Loss from operations was US$9.6 million, compared with income from operations of US$3.9 million in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Net loss was US$9.7 million, compared with net income of US$3.8 million in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP) was US$5.7 million, compared with an adjusted net income of US$3.8 million in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was negative US$5.0 million, compared with positive US$4.6 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Operational Highlights for the
Third
Quarter of 2020

  • Total data consumed through the Company’s platform was 49,774 terabytes, including 3,638 terabytes the Company procured and 46,136 terabytes our business partners procured, representing an increase of 99.2% from 24,993 terabytes in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Average daily active terminals were 252,265, including 3,095 owned by the Company and 249,170 not owned by the Company, representing an increase of 21.4% from 207,853 in the third quarter of 2019. 73.6% of daily active terminals was from uCloudlink 2.0 local data connectivity services and 26.4% of daily active terminals was from uCloudlink 1.0 international data connectivity services during the third quarter of 2020. Average daily data usage per terminal was 2.13 GB in September 2020.
  • As of September 30, 2020, we had served 2,079 business partners in 49 countries and regions. We had 132 patents with 53 approved and 79 pending approval, while our pool of SIM cards was from 216 MNOs globally as of September 30, 2020.

“The COVID-19 pandemic continued to linger longer and deeper than anticipated, so did its negative impact on international tourism and consequently, our third quarter 2020 results. However, we expect international travel will recover with the launch of COVID-19 vaccines and effective testing and tracing.

Our uCloudlink 2.0 local data connectivity services continue to be a very important business for us. The sales of mobile Wi-Fi terminals and services were steady during the second and third quarter of 2020 through online sales and offline distribution channels with our business partners.

In order to elevate our local service brand, we are enhancing our e-commerce efforts in strategic key markets with high growth potential such as the United States and Europe, optimizing our websites and streamlining our sales function and team, in order to continue improving the user experience and overall satisfaction.

Mobile network operators (MNOs) are the major players in the data connectivity service markets and our uCloudlink 2.0 business has great potential through global alliances and cooperation with MNOs and business partners globally. We have already established an alliance ecosystem with various MNOs such as NTT in Japan, one of the major MNOs in mainland China, and certain regional wireless carriers in the United States. We further invested in Beijing Huaxiang Lianxin Technology Co., Ltd. which is one of the licensed mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in mainland China. We believe that the alliance with MNOs and MVNOs will further increase the scale of users connected to our platform as we leverage from carriers’ huge number of service subscribers. We will continue to develop strategical alliances with more MNOs, MVNOs and local business partners such as in Europe, the United States, Asia, etc. as we pursue enhancement of our PaaS and SaaS platform ecosystem and provide superior data connectivity services to carriers and business partners.

5G provides great opportunities for us. We can help carriers to improve their coverage, connectivity services and investment efficiency in 5G networks. Our full series of 5G mobile Wi-Fi, Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and GlocalMe Inside (GMI) embedded in various brands of 5G related mobile phones are under development for commercial trials in the near future. We believe that there is great potential for the application of those devices in 5G mobile broadband connectivity service due to low network latency and expansive network coverage for end users. We also believe it can facilitate us to establish the leading technological position of our PaaS and SaaS platform in the early stage of 5G.

Our Cloud SIM technology, such as instant switching network technology is both highly compatible with and brings unique advantages to various Internet-of-thing (IoT) applications scenarios such as Internet of Vehicles, autopilot, cargos, logistics and other car equipment. We are cooperating with business partners in various aspects of IoT applications such as cargo vehicles and cross-border railway transportations where we see high potential for our business.” said Chaohui Chen, Director and CEO of UCLOUDLINK. “Looking ahead, we expect the launch of vaccines from clinical phase three to the market in China and other countries and regions will lead to the recovery of international travel and benefit to our business accordingly. We expect all of these new opportunities such as our uCloudlink 2.0 business will further develop our business potential in 2021. We are also dedicated to our R&D in traditional and new innovative technologies with further investment in sales and marketing to bring us greater prospects for sustainable growth in the future.”

“While COVID-19 has been well controlled in China, the pandemic continued to evolve in other countries and regions during the third quarter of 2020. However, we continued to be solid in our business operations with steady development in our uCloudlink 2.0 business. The percentage of our uCloudlink 2.0 daily active terminals (DAT) as opposed to total daily active terminals has been increased to 73.6% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 14.6% in the third quarter of 2019. The demand for our uCloudlink 2.0 local data connectivity services continued to be strong with a steady percentage of daily active terminals during the third quarter of 2020 and we worked with business partners to develop local mobile broadband service such as in Japan, North America and other markets and strengthened our cooperation with existing ones. We undertook comprehensive mitigation measures such as cost control to reduce the impact of the pandemic on our service gross margin and overall gross margin in the third quarter of 2020. We have internationally diversified revenue generated from close to 50 countries and regions which allowed us more resilience to single market risk.” Said Yimeng Shi, CFO of UCLOUDLINK, “We continued to increase investment in R&D and sales and marketing such as e-commerce and promotional campaign in key markets, with the intention of opening more new business opportunities globally. We will continue to improve and optimize our revenue and cost structures with increasing operational efficiency, together with the abovementioned business opportunities to facilitate our business growth and performance in the future.”

Third
Quarter 2020 Financial Results


Revenues

Total Revenues were US$18.0 million, representing a decrease of 59.2% from US$44.1 million in the same period of 2019.

  • Revenues from services were US$9.8 million, representing a decrease of 60.8% from US$25.1 million in the same period of 2019. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in revenues from international data connectivity services and PaaS and SaaS services to certain extent, mainly because of continuous and prolonged impact of pandemic of COVID-19 and resulted international travel ban.

    • Revenues from data connectivity services were US$8.2 million, representing a decrease of 63.5% from US$22.5 million in the same period of 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in revenues from international data connectivity services from US$21.8 million in the third quarter of 2019 to US$5.7 million in the third quarter of 2020, partially offset by the increase in revenues from local data connectivity services from US$0.7 million in the third quarter of 2019 to US$2.5 million in the third quarter of 2020. The decrease in revenues from international data connectivity services was mainly due to the prolonged negative impact of global travel ban as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the demand of our local data connectivity services was not impacted by the international travel ban with continuous growth potential.
    • Revenues from PaaS and SaaS services were US$1.5million, representing a decrease of 30.3% from US$2.1 million in the same period of 2019. This decrease was primarily due to the negative impact of COVID-19 on our partners that use our PaaS and SaaS services to provide international data connectivity services. In the meantime, the demand of our local data connectivity services business partners was not affected.
  • Revenues from sales of products were US$8.2 million, representing a decrease of 57.1% from US$19.0 million in the same period of 2019, primarily due to the continuous negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic during the third quarter of 2020.
  • Geographic Distribution


    During the third quarter of 2020, we had 5.4% of total revenue coming from Mainland China, 56.4% of total revenue coming from Japan and 38.2% of total revenue coming from other countries and regions.


Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was US$12.4 million, representing a decrease of 51.0% from US$25.2 million in the same period of 2019. The decrease was attributable to decrease of cost of services and cost of products due to the decline of global travels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Cost of services was US$6.2 million, representing a decrease of 32.6% from US$9.2 million in the same period of 2019.
  • Cost of products sold was US$6.2 million, representing a decrease of 61.6% from US$16.0 million in the same period of 2019.


Gross Profit

Overall gross profit was US$5.6 million, or 31.3% overall gross margin, compared to US$18.9 million, or 42.8% in the same period of 2019.

Our gross profit on services was US$3.6 million, or 36.6% gross margin related to services, compared to US$15.9 million, or 63.1% in the same period of 2019.

Our gross profit on sales of products was US$2.0 million, or 24.8% gross margin related to sales of products, compared to US$3.0 million, or 16.0% in the same period of 2019.


Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were US$19.7 million, compared to US$14.3 million in the same period of 2019.

  • Research and development expenses were US$4.8 million, representing an increase of 31.4% from US$3.6 million in the same period of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase of US$1.9 million in share-based compensation expenses, partly offset by a decrease of US$0.6 million in staff costs related to internal cost control measures while optimizing R&D efficiency and policies for social security benefits.
  • Sales and marketing expenses were US$5.7 million, representing a decrease of 9.1% from US$6.3 million in the same period of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of US$0.4 million in staff costs related to cost control measures and policies for social security benefits and a decrease of US$1.7 million related to promotion fee due to the suspended impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sales and marketing activities, partially offset by an increase of US$2.0 million in share-based compensation expenses.
  • General and administrative expenses were US$9.2 million, representing an increase of 110.1% from US$4.4 million in the same period of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase of US$4.0 million in share-based compensation expenses and an increase of US$1.3 million account receivable bad debt provision during the pandemic period, partly offset by the decrease of US$0.9 million in legal counsel charge. 


Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was US$9.6 million, compared with income from operations of US$3.9 million in the same period of 2019.


Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP), which excludes the impact of share-based compensation and fair value gain/loss in other investment, net of tax, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, was negative US$5.0 million, compared to positive US$4.6 million in the same period of 2019.


Net Interest Expenses

Net interest expenses were US$0.04 million, compared to US$0.1 million net interest expenses in the same period of 2019.


Net Loss

Net loss was US$9.7 million including share-based compensation of US$7.9 million that were recognized upon vesting period, compared with net income of US$3.8 million in the same period of 2019.


Adjusted Net Loss (Non-GAAP)

Adjusted net loss, which excludes the impact of share-based compensation and the fair value gain/loss in other investment, was US$5.7 million, compared with an adjusted net income US$3.8 million in the same period of 2019.


Basic and Diluted Loss per ADS

Basic and diluted loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders were US$0.34 and US$0.34, respectively.


Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-Term
Deposits

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term deposits of US$32.8 million, compared to US$37.3 million as of June 30, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to outflow of US$3.6 million in borrowing repayment, US$0.8 million relating to payment for equity interest of 6.25% of Beijing Huaxiang Lianxin Technology Co., Ltd. and US$0.4 million for operations.


Capital Expenditures (

CAPEX

)

CAPEX was US$0.1 million compared to US$1.2 million in the same period of 2019.

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2020, UCLOUDLINK expects total revenues to be between US$17.0 million and US$19.0 million, representing a 64.6% to 68.3% decrease from the same period of 2019. The above outlook is based on current market conditions and reflects the Company’s preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, particularly in light of the potential impact of the COVID-19. The global outbreak of COVID-19 presents continuous and various global risks and the full impact of the outbreak continues to evolve which had a severe and negative impact on the global economy since the first quarter of 2020. We will monitor the COVID-19 impact and other related factors such as the vaccines of COVID-19 continuously, but the effects of which are difficult to analyze and predict, which are all subject to change.


Recent Development

During August 2020, the Company granted 1,000,000 share options to some of our directors and executive officers pursuant to the Revised 2018 Plan. Up to November 16, 2020, a total number of 22,771,877 share options have been granted and outstanding.

We further invested in Beijing Huaxiang Lianxin Technology Co., Ltd. which is one of the licensed mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) (reference to our press release dated November 9, 2020). We had three senior management changes took effect on September 25, 2020. Mr. Xinquan (Victor) Xu assumed the role of our Chief Sales Officer and President of Marketing and Sales. Zhu Tan assumed the role of Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Wen Gao assumed the role of Chief Strategy Officer. The move to restructure management roles was designed to better align senior leadership positions with the strategic development of our business, as we continue to improve operational efficiency, explore market opportunities, and deliver sustainable growth (reference to our press release dated September 28, 2020). We continued to strengthen our business development with business partners in Japan (reference to our press release dated September 15, 2020).

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, this press release presents, adjusted net (loss)/income and adjusted EBITDA, as supplemental measures to review and assess the Company’s operating performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted net (loss)/income is defined as net (loss)/income excluding share-based compensation and fair value gain/loss in other investment. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net (loss)/income excluding share-based compensation and fair value gain/loss in other investment, net of tax, interest expense, depreciation and amortization.

The Company believes that adjusted net (loss)/income and adjusted EBITDA help identify underlying trends in its business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that are included in (loss)/income from operations and net (loss)/income. The Company believes that adjusted net (loss)/income and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information about its operating results, enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by its management in its financial and operational decision-making. 

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using adjusted net (loss)/income and adjusted EBITDA is that they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect the Company’s operations. Share-based compensation and fair value gain/loss in other investment have been and may continue to be incurred in the Company’s business and is not reflected in the presentation of adjusted net (loss)/income. Further, the non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. 

The Company compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating its performance. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is set forth at the end of this release.

Conference Call

UCLOUDLINK will hold a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2020 (9:00 p.m. Beijing Time on the same day) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

International: +1-412-902-4272
US (Toll Free): +1-888-346-8982
UK (Toll Free) 800-279-9489
Mainland China (Toll Free): 400-120-1203
Hong Kong (Toll Free): 800-905-945
Singapore (Toll Free): 800-120-6157

Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time and provide the Conference ID to the operator to be connected to the conference. Due to conditions surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, participants may experience longer than normal hold period before being assisted to join the call. The Company thanks everyone in advance for their patience and understanding.

A telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the call until 09:59 a.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2020 by dialing:

US (Toll Free): +1-877-344-7529
International: +1-412-317-0088
Replay Passcode: 10146997

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.ucloudlink.com

About UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC.

UCLOUDLINK is the world’s first and leading mobile data traffic sharing marketplace, pioneering the sharing economy business model for the telecommunications industry. The Company’s products and services deliver unique value propositions to mobile data users, handset and smart-hardware companies, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and mobile network operators (MNOs). Leveraging its innovative cloud SIM technology and architecture, the Company has redefined the mobile data connectivity experience by allowing users to gain access to mobile data traffic allowance shared by network operators on its marketplace, while providing reliable connectivity, high speeds and competitive pricing.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, the financial guidance and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as UCLOUDLINK’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. UCLOUDLINK may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about UCLOUDLINK’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: UCLOUDLINK’s strategies; UCLOUDLINK’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; UCLOUDLINK’s ability to increase its user base and usage of its mobile data connectivity services, and improve operational efficiency; competition in the global mobile data connectivity service industry; changes in UCLOUDLINK’s revenues, costs or expenditures; governmental policies and regulations relating to the global mobile data connectivity service industry, general economic and business conditions globally and in China; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to UCLOUDLINK’s business operations and the economy in China and elsewhere generally; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and UCLOUDLINK undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact:

In China:
 
UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC.
Bob Shen
Tel: +852-2180-6111
E-mail: [email protected]
 
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Yang Song
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: [email protected]
 
In the United States:
 
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: [email protected]



UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of US$, except for share and per share data)

  As of
December 31,
    As of
September
30,
 
  2019       2020    
ASSETS              
Current assets              
Cash and cash equivalents   37,320         24,330    
Restricted cash   2,954         8,237    
Short-term deposit   193         196    
Accounts receivable, net   25,767         9,942    
Inventories   10,518         8,033    
Prepayments and other current assets   7,828         9,103    
Other investments           17,496    
Amounts due from related party   692         710    
Total current assets   85,272         7
8,
04
7
   
Non-current assets              
Prepayments           599    
Long-term investment   430         1,251    
Other investments           17,477    
Property and equipment, net   3,793         3,401    
Intangible assets, net   602         713    
Total non-current assets   4,825         2
3
,
44
1
   
TOTAL ASSETS   90,097         101
,
488
   
               
LIABILITIES              
Current liabilities              
Short term borrowings   6,659         763    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   21,319         21,532    
Accounts payables   16,728         11,906    
Amounts due to related party   1,022         1,553    
Contract liabilities   1,925         1,561    
Total current liabilities   47,653         37,
315
   
Non-current liabilities              
Other non-current liability           335    
Total non-current liabilities           335    
TOTAL LIABILITIES   47,653         37,6
50
   
               
MEZZANINE EQUITY              
Series A redeemable convertible preferred shares   22,977            
TOTAL MEZZANINE EQUITY   22,977            
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY              
Pre-IPO ordinary shares   11            
Class A ordinary shares           8    
Class B ordinary shares           6    
Additional paid-in capital   118,818         214,121    
Accumulated other comprehensive income   706         804    
Accumulated losses   (100,068 )       (151,101 )  
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   19,467         63,838    
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  90,097         101,488    



UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC
.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(In thousands of US$, except for share and per share data)

    For the three months ended     For the
nine
months ended
 
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
 
Revenues     44,103         17,996         104,685         72,543    
Revenues from services     25,070         9,839         66,558         37,137    
Sales of products     19,033         8,157         38,127         35,406    
Cost of revenues     (25,231 )       (12,3
6
6
)       (58,661 )       (49,584 )  
Cost of services     (9,245 )       (6,234 )       (27,174 )       (21,092 )  
Cost of products sold     (15,986 )       (6,132 )       (31,487 )       (28,492 )  
Gross profits     18,872         5,6
3
0
        46,024         2
2
,
95
9
   
Research and development expenses     (3,626 )       (4,766 )       (11,645 )       (21,326 )  
Sales and marketing expenses     (6,281 )       (5,710 )       (17,339 )       (23,797 )  
General and administrative expenses     (4,367 )       (9,173 )       (14,112 )       (33,637 )  
Other income, net     (667 )       4,439         382         5,092    
Income
/
(loss) from operations
    3,931         (9,
580
)       3,310         (5
0
,
709
)  
Interest income     10         8         169         34    
Interest expenses     (141 )       (43 )       (336 )       (271 )  
Income
/
(loss)
before
income tax
    3,800         (9,
615
)       3,143         (50,
946
)  
Income tax expense             (50 )               (87 )  
Net income
/
(loss)
    3,800         (9,
665
)       3,143         (5
1
,
033
)  
Accretion of Series A Preferred Shares     (636 )               (1,905 )       (1,293 )  
Income allocation to participating preferred shareholders     (137 )               (137 )          
Attributable to:                                
Equity holders of the Company     3,027         (9,665 )       1,101         (52,326 )  
Non-controlling interests                                
                                 
Earnings/(loss) per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares                                
Basic     0.01         (0.03 )       0.00         (0.21 )  
Diluted     0.01         (0.03 )       0.00         (0.21 )  
                                 
Loss per ADS (10 Class A shares equal to 1 ADS)                                
Basic             (0.34 )               (2.07 )  
Diluted             (0.34 )               (2.07 )  
                                 
Shares used in earnings per Class A and Class B ordinary share computation:                                
Basic     232,451,900         281,551,900         232,122,814         252,819,307    
Diluted     232,451,900         281,551,900         232,122,814         252,819,307    
                                 
Net income/(loss)     3,800         (9,
665
)       3,143         (5
1
,
033
)  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                                
Foreign currency translation adjustment     (528 )       250         (460 )       98    
Total comprehensive income/(loss)     3,272         (
9
,
415
)       2,683         (5
0
,
935
)  



UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of US$)

    For the three months ended     For the
nine
months ended
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities     296         (433 )       4,699         3,488  
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,195 )       (955 )       (2,404 )       (35,306 )
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities     8         (3,570 )       1,524         23,893  
(Decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (891 )       (4,958 )       3,819         (7,925 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period     41,382         37,136         36,627         40,274  
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (641 )       389         (596 )       218  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period     39,850         32,567         39,850         32,567  



UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP AND GAAP RESULTS

(In thousands of US$)

    For the three months ended     For the
nine
months ended
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted Net Income/(Loss)                              
Net income/(loss)     3,800       (9,
66
5
)       3,143       (5
1
,
033
)
Add: share-based compensation           7,870         169       44,724  
Less: fair value gain in other investments           (3,869 )             (2,873 )
Adjusted net income/(loss)     3,800       (5,664 )       3,
312
      (9,182 )

    For the three months ended     For the
nine
months ended
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
    September
30,

2019
    September
30,

2020
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA                              
Net income/(loss)     3,800       (9,
665
)       3,143       (5
1
,
033
)
Add:                              
Interest expense     141       43         336       271  
Income tax expenses           50               87  
Depreciation and amortization     708       550         2,354       1,712  
EBITDA     4,649       (
9
,
022
)       5,833       (48,
963
)
Add: share-based compensation           7,870         169       44,724  
Less: fair value gain in other investments           (3,869 )             (2,873 )
Adjusted EBITDA     4,649       (5,02
1
)       6,002       (7,
112
)



The Future is Now: Eureka! Restaurant Group is the First Brand in the US to Debut Industry Leading Dining Technology

Eureka! embraces the future of hospitality with the launch of a ground-breaking, full-service contactless restaurant experience

Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eureka! Restaurant Group (Eureka!), the all-American brand with a cult following for its highly regarded 100% American craft whiskey, beer, and cocktail program paired with an approachable creative scratch kitchen, will be the first in the nation to introduce a completely contactless dining experience. Rooted in innovation and discovery, Eureka! is enhancing its high service guest-forward approach to hospitality empowering the guest to drive the experience from the comfort and safety of their own handheld smartphone. Eureka! collaborated with OneDine to curate a contactless yet personalized restaurant visit—creating a customized, cutting-edge technology platform that provides guests full control over ordering, speed of service, and payment. The restaurant group launched the new dining experience in October 2020 in 13 locations with all 24 restaurants nationwide integrating the technology by November 2020.

The guest experience is paramount at Eureka!, and the introduction of the new technology underscores this key brand principle. Through this industry-leading innovation, guests will check-in, self-seat, view menus, order scratch food, and handcrafted drinks, have the ability to keep their tab open for additional orders, request additional service, and pay their bill from their personal mobile device. The online dining platform is complemented by other technological advancements including Quick Response (QR) codes, smartwatches, and Near Field Communication (NFC) sensors for additional convenience and seamless service.

“’Discovery’ is a founding core value of Eureka! Restaurant Group, and as the world changes we will constantly lean in, discovering new and creative ways to enhance our guest dining experience. With the integration of this customized technology platform, we hope to offer a glimpse of the future for polished casual dining and what we consider to be the natural evolution of high touch guest-centric restaurant groups. We will be enhancing service with technology not replacing it, all while maintaining the authentic and community-driven service they have come to expect at Eureka!,” states Justin Nedelman, CEO at Eureka! Restaurant Group. “As we roll out this technology, we are committed to remaining nimble and responsive to our guests’ needs. During this time of uncertainty, it is amazing to see how engaged our long time regulars feel as they come back to their home away from home at Eureka!, reconnecting over their favorite dishes, all-American bar, and our unique, energetic and genuine hospitality.”

The reimagined restaurant experience at Eureka! will utilize the new technology in the following ways:

  • Self check-in, table alert, and self-seating to expedite the entry process.
  • Guests will be able to browse the menu, order, and pay from their personal mobile devices.
  • Guests can contact Eureka! team members with the push of a button.
  • Managers will wear smartwatches that provide alerts in real-time from check-in to check-out, allowing expedited service and guest response, and providing the ability to monitor the restaurant flow for a seamless guest experience.

For a sneak peek into Eureka!’s new technology, join us at one of our restaurants live with the contactless dining experience, scan the QR code below during open hours, or visit www.eurekarestaurantgroup.com/covid-19/. Currently, Eureka! has 24 restaurants that are open for take-out and dine-in service based on local city and county dining regulations. For a full list of restaurants including hours of operations and services available, please visit www.eurekarestaurantgroup.com.

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About Eureka! Restaurant Group
Eureka! owns and operates 24 restaurants throughout California, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, and Washington. The brand proudly serves only authentic, house-made fare procuring locally sourced products all freshly cooked to order. The award-winning beverage program features a unique 100% American craft beer, small batch whiskey, and specialty cocktail program sourced from the most unique artisans throughout America (www.eurekarestaurantgroup.com).

About OneDine®
OneDine is the leader in contactless ordering, payment, and mobile menu solutions. For restaurants operating with today’s heightened expectations the platform optimizes labor, eliminates fraudulent credit card chargebacks, enables guest-side ordering and payment with no app required, features tableside EMV and PCI Compliance with P2P encryption, and enhances merchant marketing efforts. It syncs with existing restaurant POS systems and allows restaurant leadership to survey customers and gain data and real-time insights on operational improvement, menu modification, and more. OneDine is proudly developed in Plano, Texas by innovators with decades of experience in the hospitality industry (www.OneDine.com).

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Zen Media
224-829-8820
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So-Young to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 25, 2020

BEIJING, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — So-Young International Inc. (NASDAQ: SY) (“So-Young” or the “Company”), the largest and most vibrant social community in China for consumers, professionals and service providers in the medical aesthetics industry, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, before U.S. markets open on November 25, 2020.

So-Young’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on the same day, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, operator assisted conference calls are not available at the moment. All participants must preregister online prior to the call to receive the dial-in details.

Conference
Call
Preregistration

Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to https://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/2689544. Once preregistration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID.

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

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 7:59 AM U.S. Eastern Time, December 3, 2020. The dial-in details are:

International: +61-2-8199-0299
US:  +1-646-254-3697
Passcode: 2689544

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

About
So-Young

So-Young International Inc. (Nasdaq: SY) (“So-Young” or the “Company”) is the largest and most vibrant social community in China for consumers, professionals and service providers in the medical aesthetics industry. The Company presents users with reliable information through offering high quality and trustworthy content together with a multitude of social functions on its platform, as well as by curating medical aesthetic service providers that are carefully selected and vetted. Leveraging So-Young’s strong brand image, extensive audience reach, trust from its users, highly engaging social community and data insights, the Company is well-positioned to expand both along the medical aesthetic industry value chain and into the massive, fast-growing consumption healthcare service market.

For
more
information,
please
contact:

So-Young

Investor Relations
Ms. Vivian XU
Phone: +86-10-8790-2012
E-mail: [email protected]

Christensen

In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: [email protected]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: [email protected]



Noah Holdings Limited to Announce Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on Monday, November 30, 2020

Earnings Conference Call to be held on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern) / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong)

PR Newswire

SHANGHAI, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Noah Holdings Limited (“Noah” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NOAH), a leading wealth and asset management service provider in China with a focus on high net worth individuals, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter 2020 after the U.S. market closes on Monday, November 30, 2020. The earnings release will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://ir.noahgroup.com.

Following the earnings announcement, the Company’s senior management will host a combined English and Chinese language conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results and recent business activities. The conference call may be accessed with the following details:

 


Conference call details

Date/Time

 

Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., Hong Kong Time

Dial in details

– United States Toll Free

1-888-317-6003

– Mainland China Toll Free

4001-206-115

– Hong Kong Toll Free

800-963-976

– International

1-412-317-6061

Conference Title

Noah Holdings 3Q20 Earnings Conference Call

Participant Password

6699621

A telephone replay will be available starting one hour after the end of the conference call until December 07, 2020 at +1-877-344-7529 (US Toll Free) or 1-412-317-0088 (International Toll). The replay access code is 10149103.

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at Noah’s investor relations website under the Announcements & Events section at http://ir.noahgroup.com.

ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED

Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH) is a leading wealth and asset management service provider in China with a focus on high net worth individuals. In the first half of 2020, Noah distributed RMB44.6 billion (US$6.3 billion) of financial products. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah had assets under management of RMB159.4 billion (US$22.6 billion) as of June 30, 2020.

Noah’s wealth management business primarily distributes private equity, public securities, credit and insurance products denominated in RMB and other currencies. Noah delivers customized financial solutions to clients through a network of 1,196 relationship managers in 78 cities in mainland China, and serves the international investment needs of its clients through offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. The Company’s wealth management business had 332,157 registered clients as of June 30, 2020. As a leading alternative multi-asset manager in China, Gopher Asset Management manages private equity, real estate, public securities, credit and multi-strategy investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. The Company also provides lending services and other businesses.  

For more information, please visit Noah at ir.noahgroup.com.

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Equinix Earns DPP Committed to Sustainability Mark

Equinix receives highest rating in Content and Digital Media industry assessment focused on key environmental measures

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company, today announced it has been awarded the DPP Committed to Sustainability mark. The accreditation is part of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program, which offers a practical tool to assess content and digital media (CDM) organizations and suppliers against key environmental measures and impacts. The program also recognizes commitment to continuous improvement in environmental sustainability practices.

Equinix scored five out of five—the highest rating—on its first response to the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability survey. On average, participating companies receive scores of two out of five.

To achieve the top rating, Equinix was assessed against a set of key environmental measures, and was required to demonstrate its commitment to, and progress against, energy use, waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-related key performance indicators, as well as its efforts to green the CDM industry. This achievement highlights Equinix’s role in driving sustainability to create long-term shared value for its stakeholders including investors, customers, communities and employees. 

Sustainability continues to be a priority for Equinix’s customers and value chain. Findings from Equinix’s 2019-20 Global Tech Trends Survey—which gathered insights from over 2,450 global IT decision-makers—highlighted how sustainability and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)-related issues are affecting business-critical decision-making when it comes to IT infrastructure. Indeed, 45% of all respondents reported that their customers want them to demonstrate their digital infrastructure is sustainable, while 42% said the sustainability of their own suppliers has a direct impact on their buying decisions.

Enterprises are increasingly accelerating their digital transformation programs to reduce their own environmental impact, while addressing growing digital demands. This shift is leading to increased cloud adoption, supported by Equinix Fabric™. The interconnection service offers virtual connections to some of the world’s largest cloud providers via Platform Equinix®. CDM companies such as Red Bee Media—a sponsor of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program—use Platform Equinix to directly and securely connect in real time with multiple cloud service providers to deliver high-quality, innovative services, locally and worldwide.

Through its global platform, Equinix supports enterprises across several vertical markets—including content and digital media providers, financial services, transportation, healthcare and retail—to adapt to change and leverage digital ecosystems to meet sustainability requirements. Customers can attest to their renewable energy coverage within Equinix data centers by referencing customized Equinix Green Power Reports.

Further details on Equinix’s sustainability progress can be found in its latest sustainability report.

Highlights/Key Facts

  • The DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program offers a practical tool for CDM organizations and suppliers to assess their progress against key environmental measures, providing a common framework for procurement teams to assess the environmental impact of their suppliers. It also allows CDM organizations to demonstrate their commitment to continuous improvement in this area.
  • Red Bee Media—a leading global managed media services company and Equinix customer—is one of the sponsors of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program. Headquartered in London, with 2,500 media experts in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America, Red Bee is deployed in Equinix data centers in Amsterdam, Helsinki and London.
  • As the world’s digital infrastructure company, Equinix is working to protect, connect and power a more sustainable digital world, by proactively addressing its ESG impacts. Equinix is recognized as an industry leader in renewable energy and is protecting the planet and climate by committing to reaching 100% clean and renewable energy across its global platform. In 2019, Equinix achieved over 90% renewable energy use, totaling 5,250 GWh, up from 34% in 2015. The company’s renewable energy efforts have driven down its carbon footprint by 60% since 2015, even as Equinix’s overall data center footprint and energy consumption doubled from 2,600 GWh in 2015 to ~5,740 GWh in 2019.
  • Platform Equinix is home to more than 1,800 networks, 2,900 cloud and IT service providers, and approximately 3,000 enterprises, providing access to nearly 10,000 businesses around the world in rich vertical ecosystems. This allows CDM companies to partner with key network service providers and next-generation platforms.

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  • Mark Harrison, CEO, DPP: 

    “We’re delighted that Equinix has joined an increasing number of companies that are demonstrating their fantastic commitment to building an environmentally sustainable media industry. Achieving a five out of five score makes them a role model for our industry, helping us all to drive towards continuous improvement and good practice.”

  • Edward Odevall, Chief Commercial Officer, Red Bee Media: 

    “As an industry we need to work together to make sure sustainability is a key priority now, and in the future, which is why Red Bee is a proud sponsor of the DPP Committed to Sustainability program. We are always looking to cooperate with suppliers and partners who actively pursue sustainable ways of working, and it is encouraging to see that it is a growing trend. Congratulations to Equinix for joining the initiative and for its great score.”


  • Jennifer Ruch, Director of Sustainability and ESG, Equinix: 

    “At Equinix, we believe we have the responsibility to protect our collective future. This is why we continually seek opportunities with like-minded organizations to advance our global sustainability goals across the areas of energy, renewable energy, and design and operational innovation. Achieving the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability mark is a result of these efforts, as our data centers help enable the world’s leading businesses to reach their own sustainability goals.”


  • Matt George, Director of Segment Marketing, EMEA, Equinix:

     

    “As we work to support digital leaders in the CDM industry, we are harnessing the power of technology and interconnection to help create a more sustainable future. We are proud to work with industry organizations and their members who are committed to the same responsible values as Equinix. To be awarded the DPP mark with the top score is inspiring.”

Additional Resources

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today’s businesses to access all the right places, partners and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX® data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; a failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

 

 

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Russian Digital Services OperatorTricolor Deploys an Advanced Omnichannel Contact Center With Orange Business Services

Russian Digital Services OperatorTricolor Deploys an Advanced Omnichannel Contact Center With Orange Business Services

PARIS & МОSCOW–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Russian digital services operator Tricolor has turned to Orange Business Services to modernize its customer service activities, leveraging technology from Genesys, a global leader in cloud customer experience and contact center solutions.

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Tricolor provides digital services, including satellite television and video streaming, for 12.2 million households throughout Russia. By deploying Genesys Engage, the omnichannel and multi-cloud customer engagement solution to be used by hundreds of operators, Tricolor can now interact with its customers all across the country via voice, chat, social networks, instant messaging and e-mail by seamlessly using a single platform.

The solution allows Tricolor to maintain the level of service regardless of communications channel. Tricolor can now also use speech analytics, allowing it to identify the reason for customers’ calls. This in turn provides the company valuable data insights in order to optimize internal processes and allow further self-service provision to end customers.

Working with Orange Business Services since 2018, Tricolor deployed this new solution on top of its existing infrastructure. The seamless transition to the new platform took only six weeks and did not impact current business processes nor the quality of services provided.

Orange Business Services experts first conducted an audit of the contact center’s internal procedures to draw up an analysis of functionality requirements. All stages of the contact center implementation were carried out in close cooperation with Tricolor.

“We are pleased that Tricolor chose us as a partner for this contact center implementation. An omnichannel platform makes it possible to engage with customers regardless of the communication channel. This is essential to provide a highly personalized customer experience. The benefits have already been seen by more than 500 of our customers around the world,” said Richard van Wageningen, senior vice president, IMEAR, Orange Business Services.

“Tricolor cares about its customers, so it sought to optimize and improve customer support. Thanks to this innovative solution, we can significantly speed up the processing of calls and provide an omnichannel service. The Genesys Engage platform allows a contact center employee to see complete information on all customer requests in real time. They can then provide the necessary operational support regardless of the communication channel. In our database, there are already more than a 1.5 million user requests. Further data collection will make the work of the contact center even more effective. Introducing speech analytics allows enterprises to automate the assessment of service quality and improve interaction with customers,” said Ekaterina Pavlova, director of the service department of Tricolor.

About Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services is a network-native digital services company and the global enterprise division of the Orange Group. It connects, protects and innovates for enterprises around the world to support sustainable business growth. Leveraging its connectivity and system integration expertise throughout the digital value chain, Orange Business Services is well placed to support global businesses in areas such as software-defined networks, multi-cloud services, Data and AI, smart mobility services, and cybersecurity. It securely accompanies enterprises across every stage of the data lifecycle end-to-end, from collection, transport, storage and processing to analysis and sharing.

With companies thriving on innovation, Orange Business Services places its customers at the heart of an open collaborative ecosystem. This includes its 27,000 employees, the assets and expertise of the Orange Group, its technology and business partners, and a pool of finely selected start-ups. More than 3,000 multinational enterprises, as well as two million professionals, companies and local communities in France, put their trust in Orange Business Services.

For more information, visit www.orange-business.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and our blogs.

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 42 billion euros in 2019 and 257 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2020. Orange is listed on the Euronext Paris (ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ORAN). In December 2019, Orange presented its new “Engage 2025” strategic plan, guided by social and environmental accountability. While accelerating in growth areas, such as B-to-B services and placing data and AI at the heart of innovation, the entire Orange Group will be an attractive and responsible employer.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

About Tricolor

Tricolor is the multiplatform operator, providing the complex of digital services including television throughout Russia. Tricolor creates the complex informational and entertaining media scene for all the family members, accessible from any device, anywhere and at any time.

Along with traditional viewing of TV through the satellite Tricolor’s customers can use internet connection for viewing TV channels, as well as broadcast control options (rewind, pause, TV history data). In 2019 Tricolor launched an online cinema that is accessible to subscribers upon connection of hybrid receiving equipment to Internet or in an application “Tricolor Kino I TV” on smartphones, tablets or Smart TV, and on web at kino.tricolor.tv. Also the operator provides access to the service “Satellite Internet” and the service “Smart Home”.

By the end of 3Q 2020, the total customer base of the operator was 12.206 million households, including 10 million HDTV subscribers and more than 185,000 UHD clients. The number of users of the Internet project is 1.2 million.

Press:

Elizabeth Mayeri, Orange Business Services, [email protected], +1 212 251 2086

Anastasiia Sokolovskaia, Tricolor, Head of Press Office, [email protected]

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