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  • MIL-OSI: Siili Solutions Plc, Financial statements bulletin, 1 January–31 December 2024 (unaudited)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Siili Solutions Plc, Financial statements bulletin, 1 January–31 December 2024 (unaudited)

    YEAR 2024 FOR SIILI: Profitability affected by declined revenue, successful launch of the new data and AI focused strategy 

    Siili Solutions Plc Financial statements bulletin 13 February 2025 at 9:00 am (EET)

    In 2024 we clarified our new strategy and successfully launched its implementation. We focused on strengthening our competitiveness and securing profitability in a continuously challenging market situation. However, the challenging market situation affected negatively on Siili’s revenue and growth both domestically and internationally.

    July-December 2024

    • Siili published its new strategy in August
    • Siili signed an agreement to purchase majority stake of the Finnish Integrations Group Oy
    • Siili appointed Maria Niiniharju as Siili’s VP, Private Business and member of Siili’s management team
    • Revenue for the second half of the year was EUR 52,713 (57,414) thousand, representing decline of 8.2% year on year
    • Adjusted EBITA for the second half of the year was EUR 2,100 (3,732) thousand, which corresponds to 4.0% (6.5%) of revenue

    January-December 2024

    • We focused on streamlining our organization and creation of our new strategy
    • We strengthened data and AI expertise through training and recruitment
    • We achieved 10th place in the Young Professional A raction Index survey by Academic Work
    • Full-year revenue amounted EUR 111,899 (122,702) thousand, representing decline of 8.8% year on year
    • Adjusted EBITA was EUR 5,409 (8,742) thousand, which corresponds to 4.8% (7.1%) of revenue
      H2/2024 H2/2023 2024 2023 Q4/2024 Q4/2023
    Revenue, EUR 1,000 52,713 57,414 111,899 122,702 28,589 30,365
    Revenue growth, % -8.2% -3.4% -8.8% 3.7% -5.9% -6.7%
    Organic revenue growth, % -8.2% -5.5% -8.8% 0.1% -5.9% -6.7%
    Share of international revenue, % 30.2% 27.7% 29.0% 26.7% 28.8% 25.8%
    Adjusted EBITA, EUR 1,000 2,100 3,732 5,409 8,742 1,403 2,471
    Adjusted EBITA, % of revenue 4.0% 6.5% 4.8% 7.1% 4.9% 8.1%
    EBITA, EUR 1,000 2,058 3,399 4,752 8,409 1,361 2,138
    EBIT, EUR 1,000 1,482 2,763 3,592 6,909 1,075 1,844
    Earnings per share, EUR 0.20 0.18 0.43 0.61 0.18 0.14
    Number of employees at the end of the period 942 1,007 942 1,007 942 1,007
    Average number of employees during the period 954 1,034 975 1,026 944 1,030
    Total full-time employees and subcontractors (FTE)
    at the end of the period
    1,033 1,091 1,033 1,091 1,033 1,091

    Outlook for 2025 and financial goals for 2025-2028

    Revenue for 2025 is expected to be EUR 108-130 million and adjusted EBITA EUR 4.7-7.7 million.

    On 26 November 2024, the company announced the financial goals for the years 2025–2028 as follows:

    • Annual revenue growth of 20 percent, of which organic growth accounts for about half.
    • Adjusted EBITA 12 percent of revenue.
    • The aim is to keep the ratio of net debt-to-EBITDA below two.
    • The aim is to pay a dividend corresponding to 30–70 percent of net profit annually.

    CEO TOMI PIENIMÄKI:

    2024 was another challenging year from a market perspective, both for Siili and the entire IT service sector. During the year, we focused on crystallising our strategy and creating a foundation for stronger competitiveness and profitability.

    The market situation affected both Siili’s revenue and the rate of growth both domestically and internationally. Full-year revenue amounted to approximately EUR 112 million, representing a decline of 9% year on year. The share of international operations in the Group’s revenue continued to increase and rose from the previous year’s level of 27% to 29% in 2024.

    The slowdown in growth also weighed on profitability. Adjusted EBITA for the year was EUR 5.4 million, which corresponds to about 5% of revenue. This year, we aim to improve Siili’s profitability by focusing on operational efficiency and growth with focus on the Data and AI business.

    Despite the challenges of the operating environment, last year was, however, successful for Siili in many ways. During the first half of the year, we focused on designing our new strategy and streamlining the organisation. We also launched a three-level training programme in artificial intelligence for our consultants and continued to strengthen the data and AI expertise of the Siili team through both training and recruitment throughout the year.

    Our new strategy has been well received

    In the new strategy published in August, we placed data and artificial intelligence at the core of the strategy. Our objective is to be a pioneer in the AI transition as a developer of generative AI solutions and as an AI partner that reinforces its customers’ competitiveness.

    We have now three strategic priorities that strengthen our position as a leader in leveraging AI:

    • Significant growth in Data and AI business
    • Pioneer in AI-powered digital development
    • Community of top talent

    Our updated strategy and our promise “Impact driven, AI powered” have been well received in the markets. During the year, we were selected as a partner for several AI and data projects in line with our strategy. Towards the end of the year, we had many successful openings consistent with the strategy in projects dealing with, for example, AI strategies, training, and implementation. We will continue to focus on expanding our business with strategic customers and building long-standing partnerships.

    We focus on improving our profitability

    We continue to improve our operational efficiency. We will focus in particular on capacity and utilization management, cost efficiency, offer development and pricing optimization. Improving profitability is progressing according to plan in stages. We have made a concrete action plan to improve our efficiency and profitability and we will implement it with determination and monitor its progress.

    Last year, we also started to develop our operating models towards more data-driven decision-making and better forecasting. In addition, we are strongly investing in the implementation of a new management model that increases efficiency, recruitments that support the strategy and optimization of subcontracting. We strive to seek profitable growth in growth areas in line with the strategy, while firmly protecting profitability in more challenging market segments.

    We are strengthening our community of top talent

    At the beginning of November, we strengthened the data and AI expertise of the management team when Maria Niiniharju took up the position as the leader of Siili’s Private Business and became a new member of Siili’s management team. In accordance with our strategy, we also expanded our competence through recruitment of data and AI experts, who we have now 43% more compared to previous year. Towards the end of the year, we strengthened our integration expertise by signing an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Integrations Group Oy. With Integrations Group, we will be a stronger partner for our customers in various demanding AI and data integration projects.

    We aim to be the best community for digital development professionals, and we continued to develop our culture and leadership further last year. Our efforts to develop Siili’s community were recognized in autumn when Siili achieved 10th place in the Young Professional Attraction Index survey by Academic Work.

    In 2025, we will celebrate Siili’s 20th anniversary. With two decades of innovation and growth under our belt, this is a good time to continue Siili’s journey by focusing on the implementation of the strategy and the improvement of profitability during the year. Although we cannot see immediate signs of an improvement in market conditions, our successes in 2024 have proven the performance of our strategy. I want to extend my thanks to the entire Siili team and our customers for the past year. I am looking forward to the opportunity to build new and innovative solutions at the cutting edge of the AI transition.

    RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY FACTORS

    Siili is exposed to various risk factors related to its operational activities and business environment. The realisation of risks may have an unfavourable effect on Siili’s business, financial position or company value. The most significant risks related to Siili’s operations are described below, along with other known risks that may become significant in the future. In addition, there are risks that Siili is not necessarily aware of and which may become significant.

    • The loss of one or more key clients, a considerable decrease in purchases, financial difficulties experienced by clients or a change in a client’s strategy with regard to the procurement of IT services could have a negative effect on the company.
    • Failure to achieve recruitment goals in terms of both quality and quantity, and failure to match supply to customer demand in a timely manner.
    • Probability and adverse effects of the realisation of the aforementioned risks are more likely in an uncertain economic environment.
    • Failure in pricing, planning, implementation and improving cost efficiency of customer projects.
    • Loss of the contribution of key personnel or deterioration of the employer’s reputation.
    • Realisation of information security risks, for example, as a result of data breach and/or human error by an employee.

    General negative or weakened economic development and the resulting uncertainty in the clients’ operating environment. The general economic cycle and changes in the clients’ operating environment can have negative effects through slowing down, postponing or cancelling decision-making on IT investments.

    Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has not had and is not expected have a direct impact on Siili’s business. However, the general uncertainty and inflation in 2024 continued to affect in particular our clients’ investment decisions, thereby also weighing on Siili’s business. Slow recovery of the economy is expected to continue to affect Siili’s business and growth opportunities also in the current financial year. According to management observations and estimates, the impacts of the market environment in the financial year 2024 were moderate, and they are expected to reduce in 2025. We prepare for these effects by taking care of customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.

    EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

    Acquisition of Integrations Group Oy

    On 18 November 2024, Siili Solutions Plc announced it had signed an agreement to purchase a stake of 51% of the shares in the Finnish company Integrations Group Oy. The transaction in Integrations Group Oy shares was completed on 2 January 2025. Siili is committed to purchasing the remaining 49% of shares in Integrations Group Oy over the coming years in parts as detailed in the shareholders’ agreement; hence, Integrations Group Oy is consolidated 100% in the Siili Group as of 2 January 2025.

    Integrations Group Oy is a company specialising in integration implementations and services, based in Espoo and Tampere. The company’s unaudited revenue for the financial year 2024 was EUR 2.2 million, and its operating profit amounted to EUR 0.3 million. The company has 13 employees. Integrations Group Oy will continue to operate as a stand-alone company under its own brand.

    The acquisition of the majority stake in Integrations Group executes on Siili’s strategic objective to expand its business in the growing data and generative AI market.

    The acquisition does not have a material effect on the Siili Group’s revenue, adjusted EBITA or balance sheet values. The company will prepare an acquisition cost calculation under IFRS 3 during the first year-half.

    DIVIDEND PROPOSAL

    In line with the dividend policy approved by its Board of Directors, Siili seeks to distribute 30–70% of its profit for the period to shareholders. In addition, an additional profit distribution can be made.

    On 31 December 2024, the distributable assets of the parent company of Siili Solutions Plc amounted to EUR 35,291,522.61, including the profit for the period EUR 1,629,162.50. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2025 that a dividend of EUR 0.18 per share be paid for the financial year 2024. According to the proposal, a total dividend of EUR 1,460,215.62 would be paid. The proposed dividend represents approximately 42% of the Group’s profit for the financial year.

    No significant changes have taken place in Siili’s financial position since the end of the financial year. The company has a good level of liquidity, and the Board believes that the proposed dividend will not pose a risk to liquidity.

    FINANCIAL CALENDAR FOR 2025

    Siili will hold a results announcement event for analysts, portfolio managers and the media on 13 February 2025 at 1:00 p.m. The presentation materials will be published on the company website after the event.

    • The Annual Report 2024 will be published in electronic format on the company website on 14 March 2025.
    • The Annual General Meeting will be held on 8 April 2025.
    • The business review for 1 January–31 March 2025 will be published on 22 April 2025.
    • The half-year report for 1 January–30 June 2025 will be published on 12 August 2025.
    • The business review for 1 January–30 September 2025 will be published on 21 October 2025.

    Helsinki, 13 February 2025

    Board of Directors, Siili Solutions Plc

    FURTHER INFORMATION:

    CEO Tomi Pienimäki

    tel. +358 40 834 1399

    CFO Aleksi Kankainen

    tel. +358 40 534 2709

    SIILI SOLUTIONS IN BRIEF:

    Siili Solutions Plc is a unique combination of a digital agency and a technology powerhouse. We believe in human-centricity in everything we deliver. Siili is the go-to partner for clients seeking growth, efficiency and competitive advantage through digital transformation. Siili has offices in Finland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Austria and USA. Siili Solutions Plc shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Siili has grown profitably since it was founded in 2005. / www.siili.com

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  • MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath Concludes Tenure as Chief Law Enforcement Officer in Southern District of California

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced that U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath’s tenure as the chief federal law enforcement official for San Diego and Imperial counties ended today, February 12, 2025.

    As a Presidential appointee, Ms. McGrath was informed of her termination in a communication from the White House, at the direction of the President of the United States. The White House also thanked Ms. McGrath for her service to the nation.

    “It has been an honor to serve as U.S. Attorney, working alongside an exceptional team in this office and forging strong partnerships with our law enforcement agencies and communities in pursuit of justice,” Ms. McGrath said. “As I step down from a decades-long career in public service, I remain inspired by dedicated public servants across this district and am proud of all we achieved together.”

    Ms. McGrath was confirmed by the U.S. Senate after nomination by President Biden. She was sworn in as the district’s top federal law enforcement official on October 5, 2023. She oversaw one of the nation’s busiest United States Attorney’s Offices, which has a staff of about 300 and serves approximately 3.5 million residents in San Diego and Imperial counties.

    During her tenure, Ms. McGrath prioritized protecting the community from the deadly scourge of fentanyl; investigating and prosecuting scammers targeting vulnerable populations; getting firearms out of the hands of felons and violent offenders; bringing cases to root out corruption and enforce civil rights; and using the legal tools available to safeguard the environment. The office also successfully prosecuted cases involving Mexican drug cartels and drug trafficking — leading the nation in the number of drug trafficking cases prosecuted — as well as firearms trafficking and violent crime; complex financial frauds; national security and cybersecurity; and human smuggling and trafficking.

    Some key accomplishments of the U.S. Attorney’s Office under Ms. McGrath’s leadership:

    • Became first in the nation to charge defendants for smuggling potent greenhouse gases across the U.S.-Mexico border, in violation of U.S. environmental laws.
    • Secured sentences of six consecutive life terms and 45 years, respectively, for brothers convicted of murdering their American half-sister, her three children, and her partner in Tijuana.
    • Reinforced the region’s Elder Justice Task Force in partnership with the FBI and San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, recovering approximately $4.5 million stolen from elderly victims through sophisticated scams.
    • Charged 40 individuals with stealing public-assistance benefits from low-income families, as part of an ongoing effort targeting thieves who exploit the government’s electronic payment system.
    • Negotiated a $130,131,645 forfeiture settlement with Wynn Las Vegas for criminal conspiracy involving unlicensed money transmitting businesses worldwide. Achieved what is believed to be the largest forfeiture by a casino based on admissions of criminal wrongdoing.
    • Secured conviction at trial against a defendant on 25 counts of securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering in connection with a $35 million investment and COVID-relief fraud scheme. Highlighted victim impact during the trial, including the defendant’s immigrant uncle who’d been swindled out of $4.5 million and many other victims who collectively lost millions of dollars.
    • Facilitated the extradition of Michael Pratt, the alleged mastermind behind the GirlsDoPorn commercial sex trafficking ring, following his arrest in Spain after more than three years as an international fugitive.

    Ms. McGrath also oversaw key civil cases, including successful defensive litigation on behalf of the United States, and led efforts to recover millions of dollars from individuals and companies involved in fraud and civil rights violations.

    Since Ms. McGrath took the helm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has obtained settlements and recoveries in excess of $41 million. This includes cases brought under the False Claims Act across a broad spectrum of program areas including health care, defense procurement, and the Paycheck Protection Program enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These substantial recoveries also involved matters investigated under the Controlled Substances Act in response to the opioid epidemic, including those against a large-scale pharmacy and other DEA registrants for failing to meet their obligations to properly handle and dispense opioids and other dangerous controlled substances.   

    Pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act, career prosecutor and current First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew R. Haden, has taken over as the Acting United States Attorney, effective today.

    For more information about Ms. McGrath, please see Tara McGrath Sworn In

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Sen. Markey, Rep. Beyer Highlight Concerns Over DOGE Access to Nuclear Security Information

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey

    Letter Text (PDF)  

    Washington (February 12, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), Senate and House members of the congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, wrote to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright regarding their concerns that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted access to DOE, which oversees the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the nation’s most sensitive nuclear weapons secrets.

    In the letter the lawmakers wrote, “According to media reports, a 23-year-old former SpaceX intern, who does not have the appropriate security clearances needed to access DOE’s IT system, received access over the objections of members of its general counsel and chief information officers. This incursion into some of the nation’s most sensitive files is the latest in a series of Trump administration moves to plant unqualified Musk and DOGE staffers throughout the federal government, some of whom have records of leaking sensitive information and potentially wreaking havoc with vital information systems.”

    The lawmakers continued, “We are deeply concerned by this disregard of DOE security protocols and the potential impacts on our nuclear security.”

    The lawmakers request that the DOE answer the following questions by February 14, 2025:

    • What is the process for granting, reviewing, and revoking security clearances for DOGE staffers at DOE?
    • Have any DOGE staffers been given access to NNSA classified nuclear weapons information, specifically Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data, or Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information? If so, please provide the names of DOGE staffers, their security clearance levels, the dates their clearances were granted, and the programs or types of data these staffers accessed.
    • Under what authority and justification was each instance of classified access granted to DOGE staffers? 
    • Are DOGE staffers required to undergo training on the handling of classified information?
    • What security measures are in place to ensure DOGE staffers do not improperly access or inappropriately share sensitive nuclear secrets?
    • Have any DOGE staffers with access to classified information had significant outside financial interests, foreign contacts, or other affiliations that could pose security concerns?
    • Are NNSA employees included in the Administration’s buy-out offer for federal employees? If so, and if senior NNSA employees leave the organization, how do you plan to maintain security and secrecy of nuclear weapons and related information?

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Norwich Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Benjamin Wheeler, age 20, of Norwich, New York was sentenced today to serve 8 months in federal prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Craig. L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

    As part of his guilty plea, Wheeler admitted that on August 6, 2024, he knowingly possessed a Spikes Tactical AR-15 style rifle at his apartment in Norwich, New York, knowing that the firearm had a barrel length of less than sixteen inches. The firearm was not registered to Wheeler in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

    Senior United States District Judge David N. Hurd also sentenced Wheeler to a 3-year term of supervised release, to begin after his imprisonment.

    The case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), New York Police Department (NYPD) and the New York State Police with assistance from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown prosecuted the case.

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  • MIL-OSI China: US, Russia to begin negotiations toward ending Ukraine crisis

    Source: China State Council Information Office 3

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone conversation earlier in the day that Washington and Moscow will immediately engage in direct negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

    “I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia,” Trump said, offering his version of the content of the call in a post on Truth Social.

    Trump said he and Putin agreed that “we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine.”

    “We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump said.

    He said he has asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to lead the U.S. team in the negotiations.

    Trump said he felt “strongly” that the negotiations between the United States and Russia “will be successful.”

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Venezuelan Men Charged with Bank Larceny Offenses

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Paducah, KY –A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant were issued this week charging two Venezuelan men with conspiracy to commit bank larceny and attempted bank larceny.

    U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, and Police Chief Mike Canon of the Calvert City Police Department made the announcement.

    According to court records, on January 31, 2025, Jhoandiris Jimenez-Barrio, 26, and Yirvel Yonaiker Rios-Castro, 20, both citizens of Venezuela, attempted to steal money from an ATM located in Calvert City, Kentucky. That day the Calvert City Police Department responded to an ATM alarm and the men fled the scene in a vehicle traveling between 70 and 80 mph. The men struck another vehicle and fled the wreck on foot. The Calvert City Police Department apprehended the men near a service station in Calvert City. A search of their vehicle yielded a cordless drill, drill bits, latex gloves, a mask, and duct tape.

    Homeland Security Investigations verified that Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro are Venezuelan and entered the United States illegally.

    Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro are in state custody and will make initial appearances before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at a later date. If convicted on the charges in the complaint, the men face maximum potential penalties of 50 years in prison, a $500,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

    There is no parole in the federal system.

    The FBI, HSI, and Calvert City Police Department are investigating.

    Assistant U.S. Attorneys Seth Hancock and Raymond McGee, of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, are prosecuting the case.

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Corning sex offender pleads guilty to new child pornography charges

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan M. Newman, 33, of Corning, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. As a convicted sex offender at the time of his crimes, Newman faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 25 years in prison, of maximum penalty of 50 years, and a $250,000 fine.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who is handling the case, stated that Newman was convicted of child pornography crimes by New York State in 2012, sentenced to serve a local jail term and 10 years’ probation, and required to register as a Level 3 Sex Offender, which is someone considered to be at high risk of re-offending and a threat to public safety.

    In January 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report from Snapchat that a user had uploaded a video of child pornography. NCMEC sent the tip to the New York State Police, who executed a search warrant on Newman’s person and residence in 2022. The search determined that Newman uploaded the child pornography video to Snapchat and possessed other child pornography on his electronic devices. Newman remained out of custody following the 2022 search warrant by the State Police. In April 2024, the FBI Corning received a tip that pornography involving a child in the Corning area, was distributed to an undercover agent in Illinois. Subsequent investigation determined that Newman sexually abused the child and produced the child pornography. Newman was taken into custody by the FBI and Corning Police.

    Newman is also charged in Steuben County Court.

    The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Corning Office, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, and the Corning Police Department, under the direction of Chief Kenzie Spaulding.

    Sentencing is scheduled for  June 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Vacca.

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  • MIL-OSI: Community Hospital Corporation and CarePilot Forge Strategic Partnership Following Successful Pilot of Ambient AI Technology

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. and PLANO, Texas, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarePilot, a leader in AI-driven medical documentation for community healthcare, today announced a new strategic partnership with Plano, TX based Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) following a successful pilot of CarePilot’s ambient AI technology in several CHC facilities. Under this partnership, CHC plans to deploy and distribute CarePilot’s AI scribe solution across their managed and affiliated hospitals nationwide.

    • CarePilot’s ambient AI technology transforms spoken clinical conversations into comprehensive, structured documentation, enabling clinicians to focus on delivering patient care rather than on administrative tasks. This partnership is expected to streamline clinical workflows and ultimately enhance the patient experience throughout CHC’s extensive network.

    “We’re excited to work with CarePilot to bring AI to community health care and improve the experience for our patients and providers,” said Joe Ford, Regional Vice President of Information Technology at CHC.

    CHC is renowned for its support of community-based hospitals nationwide. The organization is either directly responsible for or supports the day-to-day operations of 23 hospitals across the country.  Additionally, CHC Consulting, CHC IT management, Telecom and Supply chain programs extend its influence to over 200 network hospitals. This broad reach positions CHC as a pivotal force in enhancing community health care delivery across diverse regions. By integrating CarePilot’s AI solution, the partnership aims to reduce administrative burdens on clinicians, optimize clinical documentation, and foster more meaningful interactions between healthcare providers and their patients.

    “We’re committed to bringing cutting-edge technology to rural and community hospitals. Our collaboration with CarePilot and their ambient AI platform is a testament to that commitment. By automating documentation in ambulatory, ED, and inpatient settings, and ensuring seamless compatibility with various EHRs, we’re not only improving operational efficiency, but also making this advanced technology accessible to our dedicated healthcare professionals, ultimately driving better patient outcomes in the communities we serve.”

    About CarePilot
    CarePilot is at the forefront of AI-driven documentation solutions for community healthcare. Its cutting-edge AI scribe technology converts clinical conversations into detailed clinical notes, reducing the administrative burden on providers and allowing them to focus on what truly matters—patient care. Designed for seamless integration into existing clinical workflows, CarePilot’s solution is transforming the landscape of clinical documentation across community health settings.

    About CHC Community Hospital Corporation
    Community Hospital Corporation owns, manages and consults with hospitals through CHC Hospitals, CHC Consulting and CHC ContinueCARE with the purpose to collaborate with partners and bring innovative solutions to support the vibrancy and accessibility of community healthcare. Based in Plano, Texas, CHC provides the resources and experience community hospitals need to improve quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and financial performance.

    For more information, please visit www.carepilot.com or www.chc.com.

    CONTACT:
    Joseph Tutera, CEO
    sales@carepilot.com
    6550 Sprint Parkway
    Suite 200
    Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, USA

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Federal jury convicts Florida man of attempting to coerce minor for sex in Missoula undercover investigation

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    MISSOULA — A federal jury today convicted a Florida man of attempting to coerce a minor for sex after he was arrested in Missoula in an undercover investigation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

    After a three-day trial that began on Feb. 10, the jury found the defendant, Stevenson Metelus, 36, of Margate, Florida, guilty of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. Metelus faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and at least five years to a lifetime of supervised release.

    U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for June 24. Metelus was released pending further proceedings.

    “Metelus was a truck driver passing through Montana when he used social media to attempt to coerce a minor to have sex with him. The problem for him was he was unwittingly talking to an undercover law enforcement officer. This is the kind of critical work our office and our law enforcement partners are doing across the state to keep kids safe. Our work will continue, and it can only be done effectively due to the diligence, brilliance, and dedicated service of the people in our office and our law enforcement partners,” U.S. Attorney Laslovich said.

    The government alleged at trial and in court documents that in October 2023, an FBI special agent, using a persona identified as Child 1, posted on MegaPersonals an advertisement for prostitution services in Missoula, listed the age of Child 1 as “99” and a phone number at which to contact Child 1. Metelus responded to the ad on Nov. 16, 2023 and asked Child 1 what her “specials” were. Metelus spoke with Child 1, eventually negotiating a price and sexual acts to engage in with her. Child 1 noted she was a minor girl. Ultimately, Metelus asked Child 1 to meet him in his truck when he arrived, but Child 1 said she had a room at the hotel and would leave the door open for him. Child 1 then said that she could meet him at a nearby gas station when he expressed concern about the plan. The undercover FBI agent had confidential source call Metelus and, acting as Child 1, spoke briefly with him. The confidential source again told Metelus that she was a minor. The parties then confirmed their plans to meet. Shortly thereafter, Metelus texted Child 1 that he had arrived at the gas station, where law enforcement arrested him. Metelus eventually admitted to law enforcement his intention was to meet Child 1 for commercial sex.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. The FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, Missoula Police Department and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Trump says Putin agrees to start negotiations to end Ukraine conflict

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone conversation earlier in the day that Washington and Moscow will immediately engage in direct negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

    “I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia,” Trump said, offering his version of the content of the call in a post on Truth Social.

    Trump said he and Putin agreed that “we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine.”

    “We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump said.

    He said he has asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to lead the U.S. team in the negotiations.

    Trump said he felt “strongly” that the negotiations between the United States and Russia “will be successful.”

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  • MIL-OSI: Precision Drilling Announces 2024 Fourth Quarter and Year End Unaudited Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This news release contains “forward-looking information and statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. For a full disclosure of the forward-looking information and statements and the risks to which they are subject, see the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements” later in this news release. This news release contains references to certain Financial Measures and Ratios, including Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, gain on acquisition, loss on investments and other assets, gain on repurchase of unsecured senior notes, finance charges, foreign exchange, loss on asset decommissioning, gain on asset disposals and depreciation and amortization), Funds Provided by (Used in) Operations, Net Capital Spending, Working Capital and Total Long-term Financial Liabilities. These terms do not have standardized meanings prescribed under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. See “Financial Measures and Ratios” later in this news release.

    Financial Highlights and 2025 Capital Allocation Plans

    • Revenue in the fourth quarter was $468 million, an 8% decrease from 2023 as activity increases in Canadian drilling, well servicing, and international were more than offset by lower activity and day rates in the U.S.
    • Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $121 million in the quarter and included $15 million of share-based compensation charges, $4 million for rig reactivation costs and $4 million of non-recurring charges. In 2023, fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $151 million and included share-based compensation charges of $13 million.
    • Net earnings attributable to shareholders was $15 million or $1.06 per share in the fourth quarter compared to $147 million or $10.42 per share as net earnings in 2023 included an income tax recovery of $69 million and a gain on acquisition of $26 million.
    • In 2024, we invested $217 million into our fleet and infrastructure, including multiple contracted rig upgrades and the strategic purchase of drill pipe for use in 2025. We expect to invest $225 million into our fleet and infrastructure in 2025, which may fluctuate with activity levels and customer contract upgrade opportunities.
    • For the year ended December 31, 2024, we achieved our annual debt reduction and return of shareholder capital targets, reducing debt by $176 million and repurchasing $75 million of common shares while building cash by $20 million. Precision has consistently met or exceeded its capital allocation goals since implementation in 2016.
    • For 2025, we expect to reduce debt by at least $100 million in 2025 and have increased our long-term debt reduction target to $700 million and extended our debt reduction period to 2027. In 2025, we plan to increase direct shareholder returns to 35% to 45% of free cash flow, before debt repayments. To the extent excess cash is generated these allocations may be increased.

    Operational Highlights

    • Demand for our services continues to be strong and in 2024 our Canadian and international drilling rig utilization days increased 12% and 37%, respectively, while our well servicing rig operating hours increased 26% over 2023.
    • In the fourth quarter, Canada’s activity averaged 65 active drilling rigs versus 64 in the same quarter last year. Our Super Triple and Super Single rigs remain in high demand and are nearly fully utilized. Canadian revenue per utilization day was $35,675, up from $34,616 in the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Our U.S. activity has remained relatively consistent since mid-2024. We averaged 34 drilling rigs in the fourth quarter with revenue per utilization day of US$30,991 versus 45 drilling rigs at US$34,452 in 2023’s fourth quarter.
    • International activity increased 6% over the same period last year while revenue per utilization day was US$49,636 compared to US$49,872 in the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Service rig operating hours in the fourth quarter totaled 59,834, representing a 6% increase over the same quarter last year partially driven by the CWC Energy Services Corp. (CWC) acquisition in November of 2023.

    (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”

    MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

    “Through 2024 Precision demonstrated remarkable market resilience despite weaker than expected U.S. customer demand and late year customer budget exhaustion in Canada. We continued our long-term record of meeting or exceeding our capital allocation targets every year since 2016 with $176 million of debt reduction, $75 million of share buybacks, while increasing our cash balance by $20 million. In the fourth quarter, approximately $8 million of reactivation costs and non-recurring items impacted our financial results, along with slightly lower than expected Canadian customer demand. Despite these fourth quarter headwinds we continued investing in our core business lines, including purchasing approximately $18 million of drill pipe in advance of potential tariffs, investing $3 million to begin reactivating two idle Canadian Super Single rigs to meet demand in 2025, and upgrading one rig for Canadian heavy oil pad drilling opportunities.

    “The outlook for Canada remains very strong given robust heavy oil activity following the startup of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in May 2024 and the imminent startup of LNG Canada in mid-2025. My enthusiasm is further underpinned by the pace of rig reactivations following the seasonal Christmas break and the stable winter activity we have experienced to date with 81 rigs working since mid-January. The uncertainty introduced by potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian oil and gas exports, has been tempered and we have not experienced any change in customer demand or their longer-term capital spending plans.

    “In Canada, our drilling utilization days increased 12% over 2023 and our Super Triple and Super Single rigs, which represent approximately 80% of our Canadian fleet, are nearly fully utilized. Demand for our Super Triple fleet, which is the preferred rig for Montney drilling, is driven by robust condensate fundamentals and the startup of LNG Canada this year. Demand for our Super Single fleet is driven by increased activity in heavy oil targeted areas as customers are benefiting from improved commodity pricing, following the startup of Trans Mountain, and a softening Canadian dollar.

    “Internationally, our drilling utilization days increased 37% in 2024 following the recertification and reactivation of four rigs in 2023. In 2024, we had eight rigs working on term contracts, five in Kuwait and three in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The majority of these rigs are under five-year term contracts that extend into 2027 and 2028, providing predictable cash flow for the next few years.

    “In our Completion and Production Services business, our well servicing operating hours increased 26% over 2023 levels following the successful integration of CWC, where we achieved significant operating synergies. Our Completion and Production Services Adjusted EBITDA increased 30% year over year, which was slightly below our expectation due to late year customer budget exhaustion impacting our activity and rental business. I am very pleased with how we have transformed our Completion and Production Services business with two strategic tuck-in acquisitions. The High Arctic and CWC acquisitions more than doubled our Completion and Production revenue and Adjusted EBITDA since 2021 and solidified Precision as the premier well service provider in Canada.

    “During the year, Precision generated $482 million of cash provided by operations, allowing us to meet our capital return targets and invest $217 million into our fleet and infrastructure, which included multiple drilling rig upgrades and the strategic purchase of drill pipe for use in 2025. We expect to invest approximately $225 million in 2025, which reflects a weaker Canadian dollar and includes expected customer funded upgrades across our North American operations, including approximately $30 million in US fleet upgrades for customers targeting extended reach laterals.

    “With sustained free cash flow as a key differentiator of our business, we remain focused on reducing debt and increasing direct returns to shareholders. In 2025, we expect to reduce debt by at least $100 million, reinforcing our commitment to achieving a sustained Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio(1) of below 1.0 times. As we continue to realize the benefits of lower debt levels, we have increased our long-term debt reduction target by $100 million to $700 million and extended the debt reduction period by one year to 2027. In 2025, our goal is to increase our direct capital returns to shareholders by allocating 35% to 45% of free cash flow, before debt repayments, while continuing to move towards 50% of free cash flow thereafter, with excess cash potentially used to increase these allocations.

    “I would like to thank our employees for their dedication and commitment to serving our customers, and our shareholders for their continued support. With positive long-term fundamentals associated with global oil and natural gas demand and particularly the unique fundamentals driving drilling activity in our core geographic markets, I am confident we will continue to drive shareholder value,” concluded Mr. Neveu.

    (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”

    SELECT FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
    Financial Highlights

      For the three months ended
    December 31,
        For the year ended
    December 31,
     
    (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)   2024       2023     % Change       2024       2023     % Change  
    Revenue   468,171       506,871       (7.6 )     1,902,328       1,937,854       (1.8 )
    Adjusted EBITDA(1)   120,526       151,231       (20.3 )     521,221       611,118       (14.7 )
    Net earnings   14,930       146,722       (89.8 )     111,330       289,244       (61.5 )
    Net earnings attributable to shareholders   14,795       146,722       (89.9 )     111,195       289,244       (61.6 )
    Cash provided by operations   162,791       170,255       (4.4 )     482,083       500,571       (3.7 )
    Funds provided by operations(1)   120,535       145,189       (17.0 )     463,372       533,409       (13.1 )
                                       
    Cash used in investing activities   61,954       57,627       7.5       202,986       214,784       (5.5 )
    Capital spending by spend category(1)                                  
    Expansion and upgrade   21,565       24,459       (11.8 )     52,066       63,898       (18.5 )
    Maintenance and infrastructure   37,335       54,388       (31.4 )     164,632       162,851       1.1  
    Proceeds on sale   (8,570 )     (3,117 )     174.9       (30,395 )     (23,841 )     27.5  
    Net capital spending(1)   50,330       75,730       (33.5 )     186,303       202,908       (8.2 )
                                       
    Net earnings attributable to shareholders per share:                                  
    Basic   1.06       10.42       (89.8 )     7.81       21.03       (62.8 )
    Diluted   1.06       9.81       (89.2 )     7.81       19.53       (60.0 )
    Weighted average shares outstanding:                                  
    Basic   13,982       14,084       (0.7 )     14,229       13,754       3.5  
    Diluted   13,987       15,509       (9.8 )     14,234       15,287       (6.9 )

    (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”
    Operating Highlights

      For the three months ended
    December 31,
        For the year ended
    December 31,
     
      2024     2023     % Change     2024     2023     % Change  
    Contract drilling rig fleet   214       214             214       214        
    Drilling rig utilization days:                                  
    U.S.   3,084       4,138       (25.5 )     12,969       17,961       (27.8 )
    Canada   6,018       5,909       1.8       23,685       21,156       12.0  
    International   736       693       6.2       2,928       2,132       37.3  
    Revenue per utilization day:                                  
    U.S. (US$)   30,991       34,452       (10.0 )     32,531       35,040       (7.2 )
    Canada (Cdn$)   35,675       34,616       3.1       34,797       33,151       5.0  
    International (US$)   49,636       49,872       (0.5 )     51,227       50,840       0.8  
    Operating costs per utilization day:                                  
    U.S. (US$)   21,698       21,039       3.1       22,009       20,401       7.9  
    Canada (Cdn$)   21,116       19,191       10.0       20,424       19,225       6.2  
                                       
    Service rig fleet   170       183       (7.1 )     170       183       (7.1 )
    Service rig operating hours   59,834       56,683       5.6       254,224       201,627       26.1  

    Drilling Activity

      Average for the quarter ended 2023   Average for the quarter ended 2024  
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31  
    Average Precision active rig count(1):                                              
    U.S.   60       51       41       45       38       36       35       34  
    Canada   69       42       57       64       73       49       72       65  
    International   5       5       6       8       8       8       8       8  
    Total   134       98       104       117       119       93       115       107  

    (1) Average number of drilling rigs working or moving. 

    Financial Position

    (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except ratios) December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023(2)  
    Working capital(1)   162,592       136,872  
    Cash   73,771       54,182  
    Long-term debt   812,469       914,830  
    Total long-term financial liabilities(1)   888,173       995,849  
    Total assets   2,956,315       3,019,035  
    Long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity ratio (1)   0.33       0.37  

    (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”
    (2) Comparative period figures were restated due to a change in accounting policy. See “CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY.”

    Summary for the three months ended December 31, 2024:

    • Revenue decreased to $468 million compared with $507 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 as a result of lower U.S. activity and day rates, partially offset by higher Canadian and international activity.
    • Adjusted EBITDA was $121 million in the quarter and included $15 million of share-based compensation charges, $4 million for rig reactivation costs and $4 million of non-recurring charges. In 2023, fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $151 million and included share-based compensation of $13 million. Please refer to “Other Items” later in this news release for additional information on share-based compensation charges.
    • Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue was 26% as compared with 30% in 2023.
    • Net earnings attributable to shareholders was $15 million compared to $147 million in the same quarter last year as net earnings in 2023 included an income tax recovery of $69 million and a gain on acquisition of $26 million.
    • Generated cash provided by operations of $163 million, reduced debt by $25 million through the partial redemption of our 2026 unsecured senior notes and repayment of our U.S. Real Estate Credit Facility, repurchased $25 million of common shares under our Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB), and ended the quarter with $74 million of cash and more than $575 million of available liquidity.
    • U.S. revenue per utilization day, excluding the impact of idle but contracted rigs was US$30,813 compared with US$32,819 in 2023, a decrease of 6%. Sequentially, revenue per utilization day, excluding idle but contracted rigs, was down 6% compared with the third quarter of 2024. Fourth quarter U.S. revenue per utilization day was US$30,991 compared with US$34,452 in 2023. The decrease was primarily the result of lower fleet average day rates, idle but contracted rig revenue and recoverable costs. We recognized US$1 million of revenue from idle but contracted rigs in the quarter as compared with US$7 million in 2023.
    • U.S. operating costs per utilization day increased to US$21,698 compared with US$21,039 in 2023. The increase was mainly due to higher rig operating costs and fixed costs spread over lower activity, offset by lower recoverable costs and repairs and maintenance. Sequentially, operating costs per utilization day were down 2% due to lower recoverable costs.
    • Canadian revenue per utilization day was $35,675, an increase from the $34,616 realized in 2023 due to higher average day rates and recoverable costs. Sequentially, revenue per utilization day increased $3,350 due to higher boiler revenue and higher fleet-wide average day rates.
    • Canadian operating costs per utilization day increased to $21,116, compared with $19,191 in 2023, resulting from higher repairs and maintenance, rig reactivation costs and impact of labour rate increases. Sequentially, daily operating costs increased $1,668 and were the result of higher labour expenses due to rate increases, recoverable expenses and repairs and maintenance.
    • Internationally, fourth quarter revenue increased 6% from 2023 as we realized revenue of US$37 million versus US$35 million in the prior year. Our higher revenue was primarily the result of a 6% increase in activity, which was negatively impacted by a planned rig recertification accounting for 21 non-billable utilization days in October. International revenue per utilization day was US$49,636 compared with US$49,872 in 2023.
    • Completion and Production Services revenue was $69 million, an increase of $6 million from 2023, as our fourth quarter service rig operating hours increased 6%, reflecting the successful integration of the CWC acquisition in November 2023.
    • General and administrative expenses were $35 million as compared with $39 million in 2023 primarily due to lower non-recurring costs associated with our CWC acquisition in 2023, partially offset by higher share-based compensation charges.
    • Net finance charges were $16 million, a decrease of $3 million compared with 2023 as a result of lower interest expense on our outstanding debt balance.
    • Capital expenditures were $59 million compared with $79 million in 2023 and by spend category included $22 million for expansion and upgrades and $37 million for the maintenance of existing assets, infrastructure, and intangible assets.
    • Income tax expense for the quarter was $6 million as compared with a recovery of $69 million in 2023. During the fourth quarter, we continue to not recognize deferred tax assets on certain international operating losses.

    Summary for the year ended December 31, 2024:

    • Revenue for the year was $1,902 million, comparable with 2023.
    • Adjusted EBITDA was $521 million as compared with $611 million in 2023. Our lower Adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributed to decreased U.S. drilling results and $13 million of higher share-based compensation, partially offset by the strengthening of Canadian and international results.
    • Net earnings attributable to shareholders was $111 million compared to $289 million in the prior year. Our lower current year net earnings was due to the impact of decreased U.S. drilling results, higher income tax expense of $67 million and the gain on acquisition of $26 million recognized in 2023.
    • Cash provided by operations was $482 million as compared with $501 million in 2023. Funds provided by operations were $463 million, a decrease of $70 million from the comparative period.
    • General and administrative costs were $132 million, an increase of $10 million from 2023 primarily due to higher share-based compensation charges.
    • Net finance charges were $70 million, $14 million lower than 2023 due to our lower interest expense on our outstanding debt balance.
    • Capital expenditures were $217 million in 2024, a decrease of $10 million from 2023. Capital spending by spend category included $52 million for expansion and upgrades and $165 million for the maintenance of existing assets, infrastructure, and intangible assets.
    • Reduced debt by $176 million from the partial redemption of our 2026 unsecured senior notes and repayment of our Canadian and U.S. Real Estate Credit Facilities.
    • Repurchased $75 million of common shares under our NCIB.

    STRATEGY

    Precision’s vision is to be globally recognized as the High Performance, High Value provider of land drilling services. We work toward this vision by defining and measuring our results against strategic priorities that we establish at the beginning of every year.

    Below we summarize the results of our 2024 strategic priorities:

    1. Concentrate organizational efforts on leveraging our scale and generating free cash flow.
      • Generated cash provided from operations of $482 million, allowing us to meet our debt reduction and share repurchase goals and build our cash balance by $20 million.
      • Increased utilization of our Super Single and tele double rigs, driving Canadian drilling activity up 12% over 2023.
      • Successfully integrated our 2023 CWC acquisition, increasing Completion and Production Services operating hours and Adjusted EBITDA 26% and 30%, respectively, year over year. Achieved our $20 million annual synergies target from the acquisition.
      • Internationally, increased our activity 37% year over year and realized US$150 million of contract drilling revenue compared to US$108 million in 2023.
    2. Reduce debt by between $150 million and $200 million and allocate 25% to 35% of free cash flow before debt repayments for share repurchases.
      • Reduced debt by $176 million and ended the year with a Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of approximately 1.4 times. On track to achieve a sustained Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of below 1.0 times.
      • Returned $75 million to shareholders through share repurchases, achieving the midpoint of our target range.
      • Renewed our NCIB in September, allowing repurchases of up to 10% of the public float.
    3. Continue to deliver operational excellence in drilling and service rig operations to strengthen our competitive position and extend market penetration of our AlphaTMand EverGreenTMproducts.
      • Increased our Canadian drilling rig utilization days and well service rig operating hours year over year, maintaining our position as the leading provider of high-quality and reliable services in Canada.
      • Invested $52 million in expansion and upgrade capital to enhance our drilling rigs.
      • Nearly doubled our EverGreenTM revenue year over year.
      • Continued to expand our EverGreenTM product offering on our Super Single rigs with LED mast lighting and hydrogen injection systems.

    2025 Strategic Priorities

    1. Maximize free cash flow through disciplined capital deployment and strict cost management.
    2. Enhance shareholder returns through debt reduction and share repurchases.
      1. Reduce debt by at least $100 million in 2025 and debt by $700 million between 2022 and 2027, while remaining committed to achieving a sustained Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of below 1.0 times.
      2. Allocate 35% to 45% of free cash flow, before debt repayments, directly to shareholders and continue moving direct shareholder capital returns toward 50% of free cash flow thereafter.
      3. Grow revenue in existing service lines through contracted upgrades, optimized pricing and utilization, and opportunistic consolidating tuck-in acquisitions.
      4. OUTLOOK

        The long-term outlook for global energy demand remains positive with rising demand for all types of energy including oil and natural gas driven by economic growth, increasing demand from third-world regions, and emerging energy sources of power demand. Oil prices are constructive as OPEC+ continues to honour its production quotas, producers remain committed to returning capital to shareholders versus increasing production, and geopolitical issues continue to threaten supply. In Canada, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which became operational in May of 2024, combined with the imminent startup of LNG Canada are projected to provide significant tidewater access for Canadian crude oil and natural gas, supporting additional Canadian drilling activity. In the U.S., the next wave of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals is expected to add approximately 11 bcf/d of export capacity from 2025 to 2028, supporting additional U.S. natural gas drilling activity. Coal retirements and a build-out of artificial intelligence data centers could provide further support for natural gas drilling.

        Our Canadian drilling activity continues to be robust in 2025 and we currently have 81 rigs operating and expect this activity level to continue until spring breakup. Our Super Single fleet is near full utilization as heavy oil customers are benefiting from improved commodity pricing and a weak Canadian dollar. Our Super Triple fleet, the preferred rig for Montney drilling, is also nearly fully utilized, and with the expected startup of LNG Canada in mid-2025, rig demand could exceed supply. Overall, we expect our Canadian drilling activity to be up year over year with near full utilization of our Super Series rigs, which should support day rates and increase demand for term contracts as customers secure rigs to ensure fulfillment of their development programs. The uncertainty introduced by potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian oil and gas exports, has been tempered and we have not experienced any change in customer demand or their longer-term plans.

        In the U.S., we currently have 34 rigs earning revenue, which has been relatively consistent since mid-2024. Drilling activity growth remains constrained as producers continue to focus on shareholder returns rather than growth, while volatile commodity prices, customer consolidation, and drilling and completion efficiencies have restricted activity growth. If commodity prices remain stable and around today’s level, we expect drilling demand to begin to improve in the second half and gain momentum through the remainder of 2025 as new LNG export capacity is added and customers seek to maintain or possibly increase production levels.

        Internationally, we have eight rigs working on term contracts, five in Kuwait and three in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The majority of these rigs are under five-year term contracts that extend into 2027 and 2028, providing predictable cash flow for the next few years. We continue to bid our remaining idle rigs within the region and remain optimistic in our ability to secure rig reactivations.

        As the premier well service provider in Canada, the outlook for this business remains positive. We expect the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and LNG Canada to drive more service-related activity, while increased regulatory spending requirements are expected to result in more abandonment work. Customer demand should remain strong, and with continued labour constraints, we expect firm pricing into the foreseeable future.

        Contracts

        The following chart outlines the average number of drilling rigs under term contract by quarter as at February 12, 2025. For those quarters ending after December 31, 2024, this chart represents the minimum number of term contracts from which we will earn revenue. We expect the actual number of contracted rigs to vary in future periods as we sign additional term contracts.

        As at February 12, 2025   Average for the quarter ended 2024     Average     Average for the quarter ended 2025     Average  
            Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     2024     Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     2025  
        Average rigs under term contract:                                                            
        U.S.     20       17       17       16       18       15       13       8       6       11  
        Canada     24       22       23       23       23       20       19       18       14       18  
        International     8       8       8       8       8       8       8       7       7       8  
        Total     52       47       48       47       49       43       40       33       27       37  


        SEGMENTED FINANCIAL RESULTS

        Precision’s operations are reported in two segments: Contract Drilling Services, which includes our drilling rig, oilfield supply and manufacturing divisions; and Completion and Production Services, which includes our service rig, rental and camp and catering divisions.

          For the three months ended December 31,     For the year ended December 31,  
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024     2023     % Change       2024     2023     % Change  
        Revenue:                                  
        Contract Drilling Services   402,610       446,503       (9.8 )     1,617,735       1,704,265       (5.1 )
        Completion and Production Services   68,830       62,459       10.2       294,817       240,716       22.5  
        Inter-segment eliminations   (3,269 )     (2,091 )     56.3       (10,224 )     (7,127 )     43.5  
            468,171       506,871       (7.6 )     1,902,328       1,937,854       (1.8 )
        Adjusted EBITDA:(1)                                  
        Contract Drilling Services   125,683       162,459       (22.6 )     532,345       630,761       (15.6 )
        Completion and Production Services   15,895       12,193       30.4       66,681       51,224       30.2  
        Corporate and Other   (21,052 )     (23,421 )     (10.1 )     (77,805 )     (70,867 )     9.8  
            120,526       151,231       (20.3 )     521,221       611,118       (14.7 )

        (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”

        SEGMENT REVIEW OF CONTRACT DRILLING SERVICES

          For the three months ended
        December 31,
            For the year ended
        December 31,
         
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where noted)   2024       2023     % Change       2024       2023     % Change  
        Revenue   402,610       446,503       (9.8 )     1,617,735       1,704,265       (5.1 )
        Expenses:                                  
        Operating   264,858       270,303       (2.0 )     1,041,068       1,030,053       1.1  
        General and administrative   12,069       13,741       (12.2 )     44,322       43,451       2.0  
        Adjusted EBITDA(1)   125,683       162,459       (22.6 )     532,345       630,761       (15.6 )
        Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue(1)   31.2 %     36.4 %           32.9 %     37.0 %      

        (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”

        United States onshore drilling statistics:(1) 2024     2023  
          Precision     Industry(2)     Precision     Industry(2)  
        Average number of active land rigs for quarters ended:                      
        March 31   38       602       60       744  
        June 30   36       583       51       700  
        September 30   35       565       41       631  
        December 31   34       569       45       603  
        Year to date average   36       580       49       670  

        (1) United States lower 48 operations only.
        (2) Baker Hughes rig counts.

        Canadian onshore drilling statistics:(1) 2024     2023  
          Precision     Industry(2)     Precision     Industry(2)  
        Average number of active land rigs for quarters ended:                      
        March 31   73       208       69       221  
        June 30   49       134       42       117  
        September 30   72       207       57       188  
        December 31   65       194       64       181  
        Year to date average   65       186       58       177  

        (1) Canadian operations only.
        (2) Baker Hughes rig counts.

        SEGMENT REVIEW OF COMPLETION AND PRODUCTION SERVICES

          For the three months ended
        December 31,
            For the year ended
        December 31,
         
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where noted)   2024       2023     % Change       2024       2023      % Change  
        Revenue   68,830       62,459       10.2       294,817       240,716       22.5  
        Expenses:                                  
        Operating   50,714       48,297       5.0       217,842       181,622       19.9  
        General and administrative   2,221       1,969       12.8       10,294       7,870       30.8  
        Adjusted EBITDA(1)   15,895       12,193       30.4       66,681       51,224       30.2  
        Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue(1)   23.1 %     19.5 %           22.6 %     21.3 %      
        Well servicing statistics:                                  
        Number of service rigs (end of period)   170       183       (7.1 )     170       183       (7.1 )
        Service rig operating hours   59,834       56,683       5.6       254,224       201,627       26.1  
        Service rig operating hour utilization   38 %     38 %           42 %     42 %      

        (1) See “FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS.”

        OTHER ITEMS

        Share-based Incentive Compensation Plans

        We have several cash and equity-settled share-based incentive plans for non-management directors, officers, and other eligible employees. Our accounting policies for each share-based incentive plan can be found in our 2023 Annual Report.

        A summary of expense amounts under these plans during the reporting periods are as follows:

          For the three months ended
        December 31,
            For the year ended
        December 31,
         
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2024     2023     2024     2023  
        Cash settled share-based incentive plans   14,018       11,972       42,828       32,063  
        Equity settled share-based incentive plans   1,071       697       4,588       2,531  
        Total share-based incentive compensation plan expense   15,089       12,669       47,416       34,594  
                               
        Allocated:                      
        Operating   3,709       2,765       11,868       9,497  
        General and Administrative   11,380       9,904       35,548       25,097  
            15,089       12,669       47,416       34,594  


        FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS

        Non-GAAP Financial Measures
        We reference certain Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Non-GAAP) measures that are not defined terms under IFRS to assess performance because we believe they provide useful supplemental information to investors.
        Adjusted EBITDA We believe Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, gain on acquisition, loss on investments and other assets, gain on repurchase of unsecured senior notes, finance charges, foreign exchange, loss on asset decommissioning, gain on asset disposals and depreciation and amortization), as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings and our reportable operating segment disclosures, is a useful measure because it gives an indication of the results from our principal business activities prior to consideration of how our activities are financed and the impact of foreign exchange, taxation and depreciation and amortization charges.

        The most directly comparable financial measure is net earnings.

          For the three months ended
        December 31,
            For the year ended
        December 31,
         
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Adjusted EBITDA by segment:                      
        Contract Drilling Services   125,683       162,459       532,345       630,761  
        Completion and Production Services   15,895       12,193       66,681       51,224  
        Corporate and Other   (21,052 )     (23,421 )     (77,805 )     (70,867 )
        Adjusted EBITDA   120,526       151,231       521,221       611,118  
        Depreciation and amortization   82,210       78,734       309,314       297,557  
        Gain on asset disposals   (1,913 )     (8,883 )     (16,148 )     (24,469 )
        Loss on asset decommissioning         9,592             9,592  
        Foreign exchange   1,487       (773 )     2,259       (1,667 )
        Finance charges   16,281       19,468       69,753       83,414  
        Gain on repurchase of unsecured notes                     (137 )
        Loss on investments and other assets   1,814       735       1,484       6,810  
        Gain on acquisition         (25,761 )           (25,761 )
        Incomes taxes   5,717       (68,603 )     43,229       (23,465 )
        Net earnings   14,930       146,722       111,330       289,244  
        Non-controlling interests   135             135        
        Net earnings attributable to shareholders   14,795       146,722       111,195       289,244  
               
        Funds Provided by (Used in) Operations     We believe funds provided by (used in) operations, as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, is a useful measure because it provides an indication of the funds our principal business activities generate prior to consideration of working capital changes, which is primarily made up of highly liquid balances.

        The most directly comparable financial measure is cash provided by (used in) operations.

               
        Net Capital Spending     We believe net capital spending is a useful measure as it provides an indication of our primary investment activities.

        The most directly comparable financial measure is cash provided by (used in) investing activities.

        Net capital spending is calculated as follows:

            For the three months ended
        December 31,
            For the year ended
        December 31,
         
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)     2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Capital spending by spend category                        
        Expansion and upgrade     21,565       24,459       52,066       63,898  
        Maintenance, infrastructure and intangibles     37,335       54,388       164,632       162,851  
              58,900       78,847       216,698       226,749  
        Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment     (8,570 )     (3,117 )     (30,395 )     (23,841 )
        Net capital spending     50,330       75,730       186,303       202,908  
        Business acquisitions           646             28,646  
        Proceeds from sale of investments and other assets                 (3,623 )     (10,013 )
        Purchase of investments and other assets     718       61       725       5,343  
        Receipt of finance lease payments     (208 )     (191 )     (799 )     (255 )
        Changes in non-cash working capital balances     11,114       (18,619 )     20,380       (11,845 )
        Cash used in investing activities     61,954       57,627       202,986       214,784  
        Working Capital We define working capital as current assets less current liabilities, as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

        Working capital is calculated as follows:

          December 31,     December 31,  
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024       2023  
        Current assets   501,284       510,881  
        Current liabilities   338,692       374,009  
        Working capital   162,592       136,872  
        Total Long-term Financial Liabilities We define total long-term financial liabilities as total non-current liabilities less deferred tax liabilities, as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

        Total long-term financial liabilities is calculated as follows:

          December 31,     December 31,  
        (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024       2023  
        Total non-current liabilities   935,624       1,069,364  
        Deferred tax liabilities   47,451       73,515  
        Total long-term financial liabilities   888,173       995,849  
        Non-GAAP Ratios
        We reference certain additional Non-GAAP ratios that are not defined terms under IFRS to assess performance because we believe they provide useful supplemental information to investors.
               
        Adjusted EBITDA % of Revenue     We believe Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of consolidated revenue, as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings, provides an indication of our profitability from our principal business activities prior to consideration of how our activities are financed and the impact of foreign exchange, taxation and depreciation and amortization charges.
               
        Long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity     We believe that long-term debt (as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position) to long-term debt plus equity (total shareholders’ equity as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position) provides an indication of our debt leverage.
               
        Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA     We believe that the Net Debt (long-term debt less cash, as reported in our Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position) to Adjusted EBITDA ratio provides an indication of the number of years it would take for us to repay our debt obligations.
         
        Supplementary Financial Measures
        We reference certain supplementary financial measures that are not defined terms under IFRS to assess performance because we believe they provide useful supplemental information to investors.
               
        Capital Spending by Spend Category     We provide additional disclosure to better depict the nature of our capital spending. Our capital spending is categorized as expansion and upgrade, maintenance and infrastructure, or intangibles.
               

        CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY

        Precision adopted Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants – Amendments to IAS 1, as issued in 2020 and 2022. These amendments apply retrospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and clarify requirements for determining whether a liability should be classified as current or non-current. Due to this change in accounting policy, there was a retrospective impact on the comparative Statement of Financial Position pertaining to the Corporation’s Deferred Share Unit (DSU) plan for non-management directors which are redeemable in cash or for an equal number of common shares upon the director’s retirement. In the case of a director retiring, the director’s respective DSU liability would become payable and the Corporation would not have the right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months. As such, the liability is impacted by the revised policy. The following changes were made to the Statement of Financial Position:

      • As at January 1, 2023, accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased by $12 million and non-current share-based compensation liability decreased by $12 million.
      • As at December 31, 2023, accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased by $8 million and non-current share-based compensation liability decreased by $8 million.

      The Corporation’s other liabilities were not impacted by the amendments. The change in accounting policy will also be reflected in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2024.

      PARTNERSHIP

      On September 26, 2024, Precision formed a strategic Partnership with two Indigenous partners to provide well servicing operations in northeast British Columbia. Precision contributed $4 million in assets to the Partnership. Profit attributable to Non-Controlling Interests (NCI) was $0.1 million in 2024.

      Precision holds a controlling interest in the Partnership and the portions of the net earnings and equity not attributable to Precision’s controlling interest are shown separately as NCI in the Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings and Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

      CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS

      Certain statements contained in this release, including statements that contain words such as “could”, “should”, “can”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “may”, “continue”, “project”, “potential” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking information and statements”).

      In particular, forward-looking information and statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

      • our strategic priorities for 2025;
      • our capital expenditures, free cash flow allocation and debt reduction plans for 2025 through to 2027;
      • anticipated activity levels, demand for our drilling rigs, day rates and daily operating margins in 2025;
      • the average number of term contracts in place for 2025;
      • customer adoption of AlphaTM technologies and EverGreenTM suite of environmental solutions;
      • timing and amount of synergies realized from acquired drilling and well servicing assets; and
      • potential commercial opportunities and rig contract renewals.

      These forward-looking information and statements are based on certain assumptions and analysis made by Precision in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. These include, among other things:

      • our ability to react to customer spending plans as a result of changes in oil and natural gas prices;
      • the status of current negotiations with our customers and vendors;
      • customer focus on safety performance;
      • existing term contracts are neither renewed nor terminated prematurely;
      • our ability to deliver rigs to customers on a timely basis;
      • the impact of an increase/decrease in capital spending; and
      • the general stability of the economic and political environments in the jurisdictions where we operate.

      Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information and statements. Whether actual results, performance or achievements will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

      • volatility in the price and demand for oil and natural gas;
      • fluctuations in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development activities;
      • fluctuations in the demand for contract drilling, well servicing and ancillary oilfield services;
      • our customers’ inability to obtain adequate credit or financing to support their drilling and production activity;
      • changes in drilling and well servicing technology, which could reduce demand for certain rigs or put us at a competitive advantage;
      • shortages, delays and interruptions in the delivery of equipment supplies and other key inputs;
      • liquidity of the capital markets to fund customer drilling programs;
      • availability of cash flow, debt and equity sources to fund our capital and operating requirements, as needed;
      • the impact of weather and seasonal conditions on operations and facilities;
      • competitive operating risks inherent in contract drilling, well servicing and ancillary oilfield services;
      • ability to improve our rig technology to improve drilling efficiency;
      • general economic, market or business conditions;
      • the availability of qualified personnel and management;
      • a decline in our safety performance which could result in lower demand for our services;
      • changes in laws or regulations, including changes in environmental laws and regulations such as increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing or restrictions on the burning of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, which could have an adverse impact on the demand for oil and natural gas;
      • terrorism, social, civil and political unrest in the foreign jurisdictions where we operate;
      • fluctuations in foreign exchange, interest rates and tax rates; and
      • other unforeseen conditions which could impact the use of services supplied by Precision and Precision’s ability to respond to such conditions.

      Readers are cautioned that the forgoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect our business, operations or financial results are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities, including but not limited to Precision’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2023, which may be accessed on Precision’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca or under Precision’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking information and statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof and Precision undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

      CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   December 31,
      2024
          December 31,
      2023(1)
          January 1,
      2023(1)
       
      ASSETS            
      Current assets:                  
      Cash   $ 73,771     $ 54,182     $ 21,587  
      Accounts receivable     378,712       421,427       413,925  
      Inventory     43,300       35,272       35,158  
      Assets held for sale     5,501              
      Total current assets     501,284       510,881       470,670  
      Non-current assets:                  
      Income tax recoverable           682       1,602  
      Deferred tax assets     6,559       73,662       455  
      Property, plant and equipment     2,356,173       2,338,088       2,303,338  
      Intangibles     12,997       17,310       19,575  
      Right-of-use assets     66,032       63,438       60,032  
      Finance lease receivables     4,806       5,003        
      Investments and other assets     8,464       9,971       20,451  
      Total non-current assets     2,455,031       2,508,154       2,405,453  
      Total assets   $ 2,956,315     $ 3,019,035     $ 2,876,123  
                         
      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                  
      Current liabilities:                  
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 314,355     $ 350,749     $ 404,350  
      Income taxes payable     3,778       3,026       2,991  
      Current portion of lease obligations     20,559       17,386       12,698  
      Current portion of long-term debt           2,848       2,287  
      Total current liabilities     338,692       374,009       422,326  
                         
      Non-current liabilities:                  
      Share-based compensation     13,666       16,755       47,836  
      Provisions and other     7,472       7,140       7,538  
      Lease obligations     54,566       57,124       52,978  
      Long-term debt     812,469       914,830       1,085,970  
      Deferred tax liabilities     47,451       73,515       28,946  
      Total non-current liabilities     935,624       1,069,364       1,223,268  
      Equity:                  
      Shareholders’ capital     2,301,729       2,365,129       2,299,533  
      Contributed surplus     77,557       75,086       72,555  
      Deficit     (900,834 )     (1,012,029 )     (1,301,273 )
      Accumulated other comprehensive income     199,020       147,476       159,714  
      Total equity attributable to shareholders     1,677,472       1,575,662       1,230,529  
      Non-controlling interest     4,527              
      Total equity     1,681,999       1,575,662       1,230,529  
      Total liabilities and equity   $ 2,956,315     $ 3,019,035     $ 2,876,123  

      (1) Comparative period figures were restated due to a change in accounting policy. See “CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY.”

      CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)

          Three Months Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
                               
                               
      Revenue   $ 468,171     $ 506,871     $ 1,902,328     $ 1,937,854  
      Expenses:                        
      Operating     312,303       316,509       1,248,686       1,204,548  
      General and administrative     35,342       39,131       132,421       122,188  
      Earnings before income taxes, loss on investments and
      other assets, gain on acquisition, gain on repurchase
      of unsecured senior notes, finance charges, foreign
      exchange, loss on asset decommissioning, gain on
      asset disposals, and depreciation and amortization
          120,526       151,231       521,221       611,118  
      Depreciation and amortization     82,210       78,734       309,314       297,557  
      Gain on asset disposals     (1,913 )     (8,883 )     (16,148 )     (24,469 )
      Loss on asset decommissioning           9,592             9,592  
      Foreign exchange     1,487       (773 )     2,259       (1,667 )
      Finance charges     16,281       19,468       69,753       83,414  
      Gain on repurchase of unsecured senior notes                       (137 )
      Gain on acquisition           (25,761 )           (25,761 )
      Loss on investments and other assets     1,814       735       1,484       6,810  
      Earnings before income taxes     20,647       78,119       154,559       265,779  
      Income taxes:                        
      Current     2,811       486       7,470       4,494  
      Deferred     2,906       (69,089 )     35,759       (27,959 )
            5,717       (68,603 )     43,229       (23,465 )
      Net earnings   $ 14,930     $ 146,722     $ 111,330     $ 289,244  
      Attributable to:                        
      Shareholders of Precision Drilling Corporation   $ 14,795     $ 146,722     $ 111,195     $ 289,244  
      Non-controlling interests   $ 135     $     $ 135     $  
      Net earnings per share attributable to
      shareholders:
                             
      Basic   $ 1.06     $ 10.42     $ 7.81     $ 21.03  
      Diluted   $ 1.06     $ 9.81     $ 7.81     $ 19.53  


      CONDENSED
      INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

          Three Months Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
      Net earnings   $ 14,930     $ 146,722     $ 111,330     $ 289,244  
      Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of assets and liabilities of operations denominated in foreign currency     89,412       (36,755 )     119,821       (33,433 )
      Foreign exchange gain (loss) on net investment hedge with U.S. denominated debt     (49,744 )     22,679       (69,027 )     21,195  
      Tax related to net investment hedge of long-term debt     750             750        
      Comprehensive income   $ 55,348     $ 132,646     $ 162,874     $ 277,006  
      Attributable to:                        
      Shareholders of Precision Drilling Corporation   $ 55,213     $ 132,646     $ 162,739     $ 277,006  
      Non-controlling interests   $ 135     $     $ 135     $  


      CONDENSED
      INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

          Three Months Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
      Cash provided by (used in):                        
      Operations:                        
      Net earnings   $ 14,930     $ 146,722     $ 111,330     $ 289,244  
      Adjustments for:                        
      Long-term compensation plans     4,398       (2,541 )     18,888       6,659  
      Depreciation and amortization     82,210       78,734       309,314       297,557  
      Gain on asset disposals     (1,913 )     (8,883 )     (16,148 )     (24,469 )
      Loss on asset decommissioning           9,592             9,592  
      Foreign exchange     1,477       (853 )     2,442       (866 )
      Finance charges     16,281       19,468       69,753       83,414  
      Income taxes     5,717       (68,603 )     43,229       (23,465 )
      Other     (392 )     (9 )     (272 )     (229 )
      Loss on investments and other assets     1,814       735       1,484       6,810  
      Gain on acquisition           (25,761 )           (25,761 )
      Gain on repurchase of unsecured senior notes                       (137 )
      Income taxes paid     (1,617 )     (708 )     (6,459 )     (3,103 )
      Income taxes recovered     27       17       85       24  
      Interest paid     (2,806 )     (3,335 )     (72,241 )     (83,037 )
      Interest received     409       614       1,967       1,176  
      Funds provided by operations     120,535       145,189       463,372       533,409  
      Changes in non-cash working capital balances     42,256       25,066       18,711       (32,838 )
      Cash provided by operations     162,791       170,255       482,083       500,571  
                               
      Investments:                        
      Purchase of property, plant and equipment     (58,900 )     (78,582 )     (216,647 )     (224,960 )
      Purchase of intangibles           (265 )     (51 )     (1,789 )
      Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment     8,570       3,117       30,395       23,841  
      Proceeds from sale of investments and other assets                 3,623       10,013  
      Business acquisitions           (646 )           (28,646 )
      Purchase of investments and other assets     (718 )     (61 )     (725 )     (5,343 )
      Receipt of finance lease payments     208       191       799       255  
      Changes in non-cash working capital balances     (11,114 )     18,619       (20,380 )     11,845  
      Cash used in investing activities     (61,954 )     (57,627 )     (202,986 )     (214,784 )
                               
      Financing:                        
      Issuance of long-term debt     17,078             27,978       162,649  
      Repayments of long-term debt     (41,813 )     (86,699 )     (204,319 )     (375,237 )
      Repurchase of share capital     (25,023 )     (17,004 )     (75,488 )     (29,955 )
      Issuance of common shares from the exercise of options                 686        
      Debt amendment fees     (46 )           (1,363 )      
      Lease payments     (3,266 )     (3,010 )     (13,271 )     (9,423 )
      Funding from non-controlling interest                 4,392        
      Cash used in financing activities     (53,070 )     (106,713 )     (261,385 )     (251,966 )
      Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     1,700       (798 )     1,877       (1,226 )
      Increase in cash     49,467       5,117       19,589       32,595  
      Cash, beginning of period     24,304       49,065       54,182       21,587  
      Cash, end of period   $ 73,771     $ 54,182     $ 73,771     $ 54,182  


      CONDENSED
      INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

          Attributable to shareholders of the Corporation              
      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   Shareholders’
      Capital
          Contributed
      Surplus
          Accumulated
      Other
      Comprehensive
      Income
          Deficit     Total     Non-
      controlling
      interest
          Total
      Equity
       
      Balance at January 1, 2024   $ 2,365,129     $ 75,086     $ 147,476     $ (1,012,029 )   $ 1,575,662     $     $ 1,575,662  
      Net earnings for the period                       111,195       111,195       135       111,330  
      Other comprehensive income for the period                 51,544             51,544             51,544  
      Share options exercised     978       (292 )                 686             686  
      Settlement of Executive Performance and Restricted Share Units     21,846       (1,479 )                 20,367             20,367  
      Share repurchases     (86,570 )                       (86,570 )           (86,570 )
      Redemption of non-management directors share units     346       (346 )                              
      Share-based compensation expense           4,588                   4,588             4,588  
      Funding from non-controlling interest                                   4,392       4,392  
      Balance at December 31, 2024   $ 2,301,729     $ 77,557     $ 199,020     $ (900,834 )   $ 1,677,472     $ 4,527     $ 1,681,999  
          Attributable to shareholders of the Corporation              
      (Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)   Shareholders’
      Capital
          Contributed
      Surplus
          Accumulated
      Other
      Comprehensive
      Income
          Deficit     Total     Non-
      controlling
      interest
          Total
      Equity
       
      Balance at January 1, 2023   $ 2,299,533     $ 72,555     $ 159,714     $ (1,301,273 )   $ 1,230,529     $     $ 1,230,529  
      Net earnings for the period                       289,244       289,244             289,244  
      Other comprehensive income for the period                 (12,238 )           (12,238 )           (12,238 )
      Acquisition share consideration     75,588                         75,588             75,588  
      Settlement of Executive Performance and Restricted Share Units     19,206                         19,206             19,206  
      Share repurchases     (29,955 )                       (29,955 )           (29,955 )
      Redemption of non-management directors share units     757                         757             757  
      Share-based compensation expense           2,531                   2,531             2,531  
      Balance at December 31, 2023   $ 2,365,129     $ 75,086     $ 147,476     $ (1,012,029 )   $ 1,575,662     $     $ 1,575,662  


      2024 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

      Precision Drilling Corporation has scheduled a conference call and webcast to begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. MT (1:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

      To participate in the conference call please register at the URL link below. Once registered, you will receive a dial-in number and a unique PIN, which will allow you to ask questions.

      https://register.vevent.com/register/BI9168b4c0516f4409ab4f297340994ebc

      The call will also be webcast and can be accessed through the link below. A replay of the webcast call will be available on Precision’s website for 12 months.

      https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8hij84aa

      About Precision

      Precision is a leading provider of safe and environmentally responsible High Performance, High Value services to the energy industry, offering customers access to an extensive fleet of Super Series drilling rigs. Precision has commercialized an industry-leading digital technology portfolio known as Alpha™ that utilizes advanced automation software and analytics to generate efficient, predictable, and repeatable results for energy customers. Our drilling services are enhanced by our EverGreen™ suite of environmental solutions, which bolsters our commitment to reducing the environmental impact of our operations. Additionally, Precision offers well service rigs, camps and rental equipment all backed by a comprehensive mix of technical support services and skilled, experienced personnel.

      Precision is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PD” and on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PDS”.

      Additional Information

      For further information, please contact:

      Lavonne Zdunich, CPA, CA
      Vice President, Investor Relations
      403.716.4500

      800, 525 – 8th Avenue S.W.
      Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G1
      Website: www.precisiondrilling.com

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Questions Todd Blanche, Trump’s Nominee To Be Deputy Attorney General, During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin
    February 12, 2025
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Todd Blanche, nominated by President Donald Trump to be Deputy Attorney General (DAG), during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing. Mr. Blanche represented President Trump in multiple criminal cases, including the hush money prosecution brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for which Trump was convicted on 34 counts. Mr. Blanche also represented President Trump in the criminal investigations and prosecutions pursued by Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding Trump’s mishandling of classified documents in Florida and his role in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
    Durbin’s questions focused on reports that Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered Acting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Brian Driscoll to compile a list of all current and former FBI employees who were assigned “at any time” to a January 6 investigation “to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary.”
    Durbin began by asking Mr. Blanche about the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
    “As a former prosecutor, when you saw those scenes, did it cross your mind that it should be investigated?” Durbin asked.
    Mr. Blanche responded, “absolutely.”
    Durbin then asked Mr. Blanche, “If you are going to have a federal prosecution of the people who assaulted the Capitol, it would be understandable that you would turn to FBI agents to conduct the investigation. True?”
    Mr. Blanche responded, “Well, yes.”
    “Of course, during the course of conducting the largest criminal investigation in the history of the Department of Justice, it is no surprise that some 5,000 FBI agents were called on and assigned duties to investigate those crimes,” Durbin said.
    Durbin continued, “Do you understand what is going on now? They are asking for the names of all of the FBI agents who were engaged in that investigation to be disclosed… I am just wondering, in this situation, how you can justify disclosing the identities of these individuals, many of whom were given an assignment. Didn’t you tell me that when you were a U.S. Attorney you didn’t have the luxury of picking the cases you worked on? You were told, at least at the beginning, that this is what you’ll do.”
    Mr. Blanche responded, “That is true.”
    Durbin went on to detail the crimes that January 6th insurrectionists, recklessly pardoned by President Trump, committed during the storming of the U.S. Capitol, including the violent assaults on law enforcement officers. Guy Reffitt was the first defendant to stand trial on charges related to the January 6 insurrection. He was sentenced to 87 months in prison for bringing a firearm to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Reffitt’s 19-year-old son, Jackson, turned him into law enforcement after the attack. Jackson also indicated that Reffitt had threatened to shoot him and his sister, Peyton, if they reported him to authorities.
    Just weeks after his pardon, Reffitt returned to the Capitol to support Kash Patel, who has been nominated to serve as FBI Director despite a troubling record of peddling conspiracy theories about January 6 and whistleblower reports that he is personally involved in the ongoing purge of senior law enforcement officials at the FBI. Reffitt posted on social media: “Present and in support of @KashPatel as the leftist commies continue to spew lies, misinformation and disinformation. My man Klean House Kash…!!!”
    “Can you understand why the FBI agents would be reluctant to disclose not only their names but perhaps the locations of their families in an effort to justify keeping their jobs if this kind of person is on the loose?” Durbin said. “Let me lay it on the table. Are you prepared to say that if your nomination is approved by the United States Senate, you would stop any effort to disclose this information that might jeopardize the safety of FBI agents?”
    Mr. Blanche responded, “I cannot sit here and commit to anything beyond that statement that we will never do anything to put the lives of the family or the agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in danger.”
    Durbin concluded, “There were 5,000 agents involved in this investigation, and they are now being asked to disclose if they were involved in it. I don’t think there is any precedent at the FBI of that kind of effort. And the impact it’s going to have on morale and the operation of that agency will not benefit the safety of Americans.”
    Video of Durbin’s questions in Committee is available here.
    Audio of Durbin’s questions in Committee is available here.
    Footage of Durbin’s questions in Committee is available here for TV Stations.
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  • MIL-OSI: CarePilot and Community Hospital Corporation Forge Strategic Partnership Following Successful Pilot of Ambient AI Technology

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. and PLANO, Texas, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarePilot, a leader in AI-driven medical documentation for community healthcare, today announced a new strategic partnership with Plano, TX based Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) following a successful pilot of CarePilot’s ambient AI technology in several CHC facilities. Under this partnership, CHC plans to deploy and distribute CarePilot’s AI scribe solution across their managed and affiliated hospitals nationwide.

    • CarePilot’s ambient AI technology transforms spoken clinical conversations into comprehensive, structured documentation, enabling clinicians to focus on delivering patient care rather than on administrative tasks. This partnership is expected to streamline clinical workflows and ultimately enhance the patient experience throughout CHC’s extensive network.

    “We’re excited to work with CarePilot to bring AI to community health care and improve the experience for our patients and providers,” said Joe Ford, Regional Vice President of Information Technology at CHC.

    CHC is renowned for its support of community-based hospitals nationwide. The organization is either directly responsible for or supports the day-to-day operations of 23 hospitals across the country.  Additionally, CHC Consulting, CHC IT management, Telecom and Supply chain programs extend its influence to over 200 network hospitals. This broad reach positions CHC as a pivotal force in enhancing community health care delivery across diverse regions. By integrating CarePilot’s AI solution, the partnership aims to reduce administrative burdens on clinicians, optimize clinical documentation, and foster more meaningful interactions between healthcare providers and their patients.

    “We’re committed to bringing cutting-edge technology to rural and community hospitals. Our collaboration with CarePilot and their ambient AI platform is a testament to that commitment. By automating documentation in ambulatory, ED, and inpatient settings, and ensuring seamless compatibility with various EHRs, we’re not only improving operational efficiency, but also making this advanced technology accessible to our dedicated healthcare professionals, ultimately driving better patient outcomes in the communities we serve.”

    About CarePilot
    CarePilot is at the forefront of AI-driven documentation solutions for community healthcare. Its cutting-edge AI scribe technology converts clinical conversations into detailed clinical notes, reducing the administrative burden on providers and allowing them to focus on what truly matters—patient care. Designed for seamless integration into existing clinical workflows, CarePilot’s solution is transforming the landscape of clinical documentation across community health settings.

    About CHC Community Hospital Corporation
    Community Hospital Corporation owns, manages and consults with hospitals through CHC Hospitals, CHC Consulting and CHC ContinueCARE with the purpose to collaborate with partners and bring innovative solutions to support the vibrancy and accessibility of community healthcare. Based in Plano, Texas, CHC provides the resources and experience community hospitals need to improve quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and financial performance.

    For more information, please visit www.carepilot.com or www.chc.com.

    CONTACT:
    Joseph Tutuera, CEO
    sales@carepilot.com
    6550 Sprint Parkway
    Suite 200
    Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, USA

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Perryton Coach Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Teenage Student

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (c)

    A Perryton ISD coach who sexually abused a 15-year-old student was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.

    Cole Underwood, 29, was charged via criminal complaint in June 2024 and indicted later that same month. In September 2024, he pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor. He was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk to 30 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. 

    According to court documents, Perryton ISD’s superintendent reached out to law enforcement in May 2024 to report a possible inappropriate relationship between Mr. Underwood and a female student. According to the superintendent, surveillance video allegedly showed Mr. Underwood meeting with the girl alone after hours, despite being given a specific directive not to be alone with her.

    Agents reviewed the footage and observed Mr. Underwood propping an exterior door open and then shutting off lights. Approximately 15 minutes later, the girl entered the darkened building through the propped door and walked into Mr. Underwood’s office.

    In interviews with law enforcement, the child said Mr. Underwood had sex with her in his office more than a dozen times between February and May.

    She said that after she added him as a contact on Snapchat, he established a personal friendship with her, and even invited her to his office to confide in him. She said that Mr. Underwood began messaging her in a flirtatious and sexual manner in December, and eventually used Snapchat to arrange sexual encounters.

    A search of the girl’s cell phone revealed multiple late-night conversations – some lasting more than six hours – between her and Mr. Underwood, who allegedly occasionally referred to the child as “wifey” and told her he loved her.

    At Thursday’s sentencing hearing, the student detailed how the situation escalated from the defendant acting as a confidant during a stressful period to isolating her and continually pressuring her for sex:

    “I had no idea that he was slowly in the process of grooming me, I genuinely thought that he actually cared about me,” she said in a victim impact statement. “I didn’t know how to stop it… He convinced me to shut everyone out. I felt like I seriously had no one but him.”

    “I hope if there is a girl out there who is going through what I have been through, she has the chance to hear my story to know it’s okay to speak up. There are people who want to help,” she bravely added. “Just because you have one bad chapter does not mean your story is over.”

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office – Amarillo Resident Agency, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Office, and the Perryton Police Department conducted the investigation with the full cooperation of the Perryton Independent School District. Assistant U.S. Attorney Callie Woolam is prosecuting the case.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Wisconsin Rapids Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegally Possessing Firearms

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bradly Rosenthal, 42, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to nine years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine intended for distribution and possessing two loaded firearms as a felon.

    Rosenthal sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant three times in February 2024. On March 13, 2024, law enforcement received a report of suspected drug activity at a car wash located in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Officers responded to the car wash where they encountered Rosenthal. After a K9 alerted to the presence of illicit substances, law enforcement searched Rosenthal’s vehicle and found 266 grams of methamphetamine, two loaded firearms, a Taser, $2,000, and drug distribution paraphernalia. Rosenthal is prohibited from legally possessing firearms because of a prior felony conviction.

    At sentencing, Judge Conley expressed concern at Rosenthal’s “repeated serious crimes,” which include prior drug trafficking and firearms offenses, and his continued “endangerment of others.”

    The charges against Rosenthal were the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI Central Wisconsin Drug Task Force and the Wisconsin Rapids and Nekoosa Police Departments. The ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force also assisted with the case. The ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force consists of federal agents from ATF and Task Force Officers (TFOs) from local agencies including the Dane County and Clark County Sheriff’s Offices and the Fitchburg, Madison, Sun Prairie, and La Crosse Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Remington and Megan Stelljes prosecuted this case.

    This case has been brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department’s program to reduce violent crime. The PSN approach emphasizes coordination between state and federal prosecutors and all levels of law enforcement to address gun crime, especially felons illegally possessing firearms and ammunition and violent and drug crimes that involve the use of firearms.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Child Predator Sentenced to 84 Months’ Imprisonment

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Randall Walker Holland, 51, of West Jordan, Utah, was sentenced today to seven years’ imprisonment and a life term of supervised release after he admitted to distributing images of child sexual abuse.

    According to court documents and statements made at Holland’s change of plea and sentencing hearing, from May 2, 2024 thru May 9, 2024, Holland used his cellphone to communicate via social media and text messaging with an individual he believed had access to, and was abusing, a 12-year-old victim. The individual Holland was communicating with was an undercover officer.  During Holland’s communication he sent over 1,000 videos files of child sexual abuse materials to the undercover officer. Holland also discussed his interest in engaging in sexual acts with the 12- year-old victim. When Holland arrived at the meeting location, he was arrested by law enforcement.

    United States Attorney Trina A. Higgins of the District of Utah made the announcement.

    The case was investigated by the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol A. Dain of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

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  • MIL-OSI: $TOCKHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Continues To Investigate The Merger – ENFN, VCSA, ACCD, AVAV

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm by ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating:

    • Enfusion, Inc. (NYSE: ENFN), relating to the proposed merger with Clearwater Analytics. Under the terms of the agreement, Enfusion shareholders will receive $5.85 per share in cash and $5.40 per share in Clearwater Class A Common Stock.

    Click here for more https://monteverdelaw.com/case/enfusion-inc-enfn/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

    • Vacasa, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA), relating to the proposed merger with Casago. Under the terms of the agreement, Casago will acquire all outstanding shares of Vacasa held by public stockholders at a price of $5.02 per share.

    Click here for more https://monteverdelaw.com/case/vacasa-inc-vcsa/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

    • Accolade, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACCD), relating to the proposed merger with Transcarent. Under the terms of the agreement, Transcarent will acquire Accolade for $7.03 per share in cash.

    Click here for more https://monteverdelaw.com/case/accolade-inc-accd/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

    • AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), relating to the proposed merger with BlueHalo LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, AeroVironment shareholders will own approximately 60.5% of the combined company.

    ACT NOW. The Shareholder Vote is scheduled for April 1, 2025.

    Click here for more information https://monteverdelaw.com/case/aerovironment-inc-avav/. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.

    NOT ALL LAW FIRMS ARE THE SAME. Before you hire a law firm, you should talk to a lawyer and ask:

    1. Do you file class actions and go to Court?
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    3. What cases did you recover money in and how much?

    About Monteverde & Associates PC

    Our firm litigates and has recovered money for shareholders…and we do it from our offices in the Empire State Building. We are a national class action securities firm with a successful track record in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. 

    No company, director or officer is above the law. If you own common stock in any of the above listed companies and have concerns or wish to obtain additional information free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

    Contact:
    Juan Monteverde, Esq.
    MONTEVERDE & ASSOCIATES PC
    The Empire State Building
    350 Fifth Ave. Suite 4740
    New York, NY 10118
    United States of America
    jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com
    Tel: (212) 971-1341

    Attorney Advertising. (C) 2024 Monteverde & Associates PC. The law firm responsible for this advertisement is Monteverde & Associates PC (www.monteverdelaw.com).  Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming a Laser at a Sheriff’s Helicopter

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

    FRESNO, Calif. — Jesse Torres-Alonso, 35, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced.

    According to court documents, on Sept. 28, 2023, Torres struck a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter (Air One) 12 times with a dangerously bright green laser beam. The laser strikes interfered with the pilot’s ability to see and avoid other aircraft and effectively monitor the aircraft instrument panel. Law enforcement officers were able to locate and seize the laser device, which bore a prominent warning label, stating, “DANGER,” and warned against shining the light in the eyes.

    In the year that Torres committed this offense, the Federal Aviation Administration received 13,304 reports of laser strikes from pilots, marking a 41% increase over the 9,457 reported during 2022 and setting a record for the growing hazard.

    This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar is prosecuting the case.

    Torres is scheduled for sentencing on May 20, 2025, by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez. Torres faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Charlotte Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Robert Upchurch, 52, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Upchurch was also ordered to pay a $17,000 special assessment for the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.

    Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division, and Chief Johnny Jennings of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), join U.S. Attorney King in making today’s announcement.

    According to court documents and today’s sentencing hearing, in July 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referred a tip to law enforcement that a Dropbox account user had uploaded numerous images containing suspected CSAM. Law enforcement identified Upchurch as the Dropbox account user. On December 8, 2022, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Upchurch’s residence, seizing the defendant’s cell phone, computers, and other electronic devices. A forensic analysis of the seized items revealed that they contained more than 5,800 images and 2,500 videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, including infants and toddlers, and files depicting sadistic or masochistic behavior or violence involving young children. During an interview with law enforcement, Upchurch first denied possessing CSAM, but later admitted to viewing child pornography.

    On September 4, 2024, Upchurch pleaded guilty to possession and accessing with intent to view child pornography containing a minor who had not attained the age of 12 years.

    The FBI and CMPD investigated the case.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick J. Miller of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Pair admit stealing ski boat from St. Mary Lake property on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    GREAT FALLS — A man and a woman today admitted they stole a ski boat and trailer from property on St. Mary Lake on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

    The defendants, Tiffany Rae Morris, 37, of Shelby, and Levi Jacques Carl Johnson, 44, of Kevin, each pleaded guilty in separate hearings to theft within Indian Country. Morris and Johnson face a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for June 25. The defendants were released pending further proceedings.

    In court documents, the government alleged that on June 9, 2024, Morris and Johnson stole a ski boat and trailer from the property of the victim, identified as John Doe. The property is on St. Mary Lake on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Doe reported the theft to law enforcement and posted about it on Facebook. An investigation identified Morris and Johnson as potential suspects, based on video surveillance. The following day, a landowner in the Cut Bank area notified law enforcement that a boat had been abandoned on his property and that he thought it was the stolen boat. John Doe responded to the scene and identified his boat. The boat’s identifying decals had been removed. In interviews with law enforcement, Morris and Johnson admitted to stealing the boat. After the theft was circulated on Facebook, the defendants wanted to return the boat but were afraid of being apprehended and abandoned it in the field. Johnson reported that the decals came off when he power-washed the boat. The boat was a 2007 Ski-doo Challenger 180, valued at more than $1,000.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, Glacier County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI conducted the investigation.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Child Exploitation

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representatives Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) today introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program:
    “The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program has a long history of equipping our law enforcement officers with the tools needed to safeguard children and hold perpetrators accountable,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This legislation would reauthorize and update this critical program to address the evolving digital threat landscape and protect our children from these heinous crimes.”
    “The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force leads the fight to keep kids safe from predators online,” said Sen. Blumenthal. “This bipartisan legislation gives the Task Force and its law enforcement partners the tools and resources they need in their collaborative effort to fight child exploitation and protect our nation’s kids from abhorrent abuse in an increasingly online society.”
    “The number of threats children face online in today’s digital age is unlimited, and we need to make certain that law enforcement has the resources to go after these criminals and prevent future crimes against innocent children,” said Sen. Blackburn. “The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program has helped law enforcement protect children from harm for decades, and this bill would reauthorize this important program.”
    “Predators are using new technology every day to exploit children online, and law enforcement needs to be able to keep up,” said Rep. Van Drew. “The PROTECT Our Children Act gives them the tools to track down these criminals, rescue victims, and hold offenders accountable.”
    “Our lives are increasingly intertwined with the internet, and those who would commit crimes against our children know that all too well. With the PROTECT Our Children Act, the ICAC Task Force Program will get predators off line and help make the internet a safe space for all children,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. “I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation to build on the original PROTECT Our Children Act that I authored over a decade ago. We all have a role to play in keeping our children safe.”
    “Our nation’s children must be protected at all costs from technology-facilitated child exploitation and Internet crimes against them,” said Rep. Moran. “The PROTECT Our Children Act reauthorizes the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and ensures that federal, state, and local law enforcement work together to combat the exploitation of children from online predators.”
    “In Florida and every other state in the country, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces have protected our kids from vile predators in the darkest parts of the digital world,” said Rep. Moskowitz. “These law enforcement programs have a proven track record of getting tens of thousands of bad actors off the streets, and reauthorizing this program is the right thing to do to keep kids safe. I’m proud to be joining this broad, bipartisan group of colleagues to support these programs so law enforcement agencies across Florida can continue their work combatting child exploitation and other heinous crimes.”
    Background:
    The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. This encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. This national network of 61 coordinated task forces represents more than 5,400 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies engaged in both proactive and reactive investigations, forensic investigations, and criminal prosecutions.
    From 1998 to 2022, ICAC Task Forces trained more than 826,700 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other professionals on techniques to investigate and prosecute ICAC-related cases. They also reviewed more than 1.4 million reports of online child exploitation, which resulted in the arrest of more than 123,790 suspects.
    The PROTECT Our Children Act would:
    Update and modernize the requirements for the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, including requiring the U.S. Department of Justice to provide detailed, useful information on efforts to protect children nationwide;
    Provide liability protection for ICAC Task Forces in the course of conducting criminal investigations of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and child abuse material;
    Make needed technical improvements and clarifications to the statutory text of the program to match it to current technology and needs;
    Focus the ICAC program on both proactive and reactive investigations;
    And reauthorize the ICAC Program through 2027 with an escalator authorization.
    The PROTECT Our Children Act is endorsed by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), National Children’s Alliance, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), Rights 4 Girls, National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), Raven, Fraternal Order of Police, Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), and the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC). 
    Sen. Cornyn has long championed the ICAC Task Force Program and has led its reauthorization efforts in the U.S. Senate since 2017.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: California Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months for Nationwide Swatting Spree

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b)

    Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Alan W. Filion (18, Lancaster, CA) to four years in federal prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another.

    According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls, including calls in which he claimed to have planted bombs in the targeted locations or threatened to detonate bombs and/or conduct mass shootings at those locations. Filion targeted religious institutions, high schools, colleges and universities, government officials, and numerous individuals across the United States.

    Filion intended his calls to cause large-scale deployment of police and emergency services units to the targeted locations. During these calls, he provided information to law enforcement and emergency services agencies that he knew to be false, such as false names, false claims that he and others had placed explosives in particular locations, false claims that he and others possessed dangerous weapons, including firearms and explosives, and false claims that he and/or other individuals had committed, or intended to imminently commit, violent crimes. 

    In some instances, armed law enforcement officers approached and entered a targeted residence with their weapons drawn and detained individuals that occupied the residence. Filion claimed in a post on January 20, 2023, that when he swats someone he “usually get[s] the cops to drag the victim and their families out of the house cuff them and search the house for dead bodies.” Additionally, Filion’s calls caused law enforcement officers and dispatchers to respond, and to be unavailable in response to other emergencies.

    Filion became a serial swatter for both profit and recreation. He claimed in a January 19, 2023, online post that his “first” swatting was like “2 to 3 years ago” and that “6-9 months ago [he] decided to turn it into a business. . . .” On several occasions, Filion placed posts on social-media channels advertising his services and swatting-for-a-fee structure.

    On January 18, 2024, Filion was arrested in California on Florida state charges arising from a May 2023 threat he made to a religious institution in Sanford, Florida. In that threat, he claimed to have an illegally modified AR-15, a Glock 17 pistol, pipe bombs, and Molotov cocktails. He said that he was going to imminently “commit a mass shooting” and “kill everyone” he saw. He pleaded guilty in federal court to making that threat.

    Filion also pleaded guilty to making three other threatening calls: an October 2022 call to a public high school in the Western District of Washington, in which he threatened to commit a mass shooting and claimed to have planted bombs throughout the school; a May 2023 call to a Historically Black College & University in the Northern District of Florida, in which he claimed to have placed bombs in the walls and ceilings of campus housing that would detonate in about an hour; and a July 2023 call to a local police department dispatch number in the Western District of Texas, in which he falsely identified himself as a senior federal law enforcement officer, provided the federal law-enforcement officer’s residential address to the dispatcher, claimed to have killed his (the federal officer’s) mother, and threatened to kill any responding police officers.  

    This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service. Valuable assistance was provided by the Seminole County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office; the Anacortes (Washington) Police Department; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; the California Department of Justice; the Los Angeles County (California) Sheriff’s Office; and the Volusia County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kara Wick, with valuable assistance from the State Attorney’s Office for Seminole County, Florida, 18th Judicial Circuit; the Counterterrorism Section of the United States Department of Justice; and the United States Attorneys’ Offices for the Western District of Washington, the Northern District of Florida, the Western District of Texas, and the District of Columbia. 

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: ABC News with Patricia Karvelas

    Source: Australian Executive Government Ministers

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: As we mentioned in our headlines, the Government says they are prepared to acquire Rex Airlines if a suitable buyer for the collapsed business isn’t found. Now, rival regional airlines have questioned why the Federal Government has refused to meet with them to discuss their offers of support on key Rex routes. The Nationals say any move by the Government to buy out Rex should be a last resort.

    [Excerpt]

    DAVID LITTLEPROUD: We don’t want the taxpayer to have to prop up what should be a commercially viable enterprise. The reality is Rex proved that until they took a change of course, and it’s difficult for then other smaller aviation companies to actually compete with the Australian taxpayer if we enter it. So, what needs to happen is that we need to accelerate the process to allow the solution to be created by the aviation sector themselves. They’re willing and able. They’re prepared to come to the table, but they’ve been locked out because it’s been the unions that have been dictating to the Government about who can actually put their hand up to buy Rex. 

    [End of excerpt]

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: To tell us more, Transport Minister Catherine King joins us live. Catherine King, welcome. 

    CATHERINE KING: Hi. It’s really lovely to be with you.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: It is. You have put this on the table, but you say it’s not your preference. So, what? Is it just a political tactic?

    CATHERINE KING: No, not at all. What we’ve seen, and we’ve been working with the voluntary administration right the way along, the first sort of thing that we had to do was we put in the guarantee, so you’ll either fly or you’ll get your money back. Luckily, that hasn’t had to be drawn on, passenger numbers are keeping up. The next thing we had to do is – obviously, there was a first sale process that was not successful and we are working our way with the administrators on how can we best support a second sale process – we have come to the party with a credit, a line of credit, in order to keep the administration going. It’s not a grant. It’s a line of credit so that the administration can keep flying the airline. And then, what we’ve also done is stepped into the shoes of the largest creditor so that the company doesn’t get liquidated while we have this second sale process.

    What we’ve said today is that it’s abundantly clear that a second sale process won’t be successful without government support. And we are saying we are prepared to, where there are credible bidders that make its way through the administration process, that we will negotiate that support. Which is also why I can’t meet with individual airlines because they are potential bidders. [Indistinct]…

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts] Okay. Because the Financial Review is reporting that 43 airlines under the Regional Aviation Association of Australia wrote to you last year requesting a meeting that you wouldn’t.

    CATHERINE KING: I can’t meet with them for probity reasons because some of them will be bidders and they will be in a negotiation again, possibly against each other, and I will have to treat every bidder equally, which is why they need to work through the administration. So I can’t, for probity reasons, meet with them. I have met with their peak body before, I meet with them regularly, but I can’t meet with individual airlines who may be bidders in terms of Rex itself.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: The RAAA Chief Executive has said that you’ve refused to meet them, but also says that they want to put forward a market-based solution for their association’s members. So, perhaps something quite different. 

    CATHERINE KING: Yep.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Isn’t that worth pursuing?

    CATHERINE KING: They can now do that. That’s what this has opened up today, through this second sale process. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Talks over] Has that meeting happened?

    CATHERINE KING: They can now do that, but I can’t meet with them because-

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts] The department can?

    CATHERINE KING: The department’s been meeting with potential bidders all the way along, and that’s been happening. That’s been happening all the way along. But I can’t meet with them because this is now a process where the Government will step in with some support, and we will need to treat every single bidder exactly the same. And so, I don’t know who those are going to be so I can’t meet with individual potential bidders, and I really welcome that there are airlines wanting to do that. 

    What I don’t want to see, though, is the cannibalisation of the routes, and some people saying, well, we want this bit, not this bit, and it really hollowing out.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Talks over] Correct. I was going to go to that, because some people are proposing different- 

    CATHERINE KING: Yeah.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: What’s wrong with that if it provides a commercial solution rather than the government stepping in?

    CATHERINE KING: It might provide a solution. But again, what – from the first principles of policy – what the Government wants to do is keep routes in regional aviation. We want to keep them flying and we want to make sure they’re viable, not just in the short term but in the longer term as well. Which is why we think the second sale process won’t be successful without government support, and that’s why we’ve got this process now in place. It may be-

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts]When you say with government support…

    CATHERINE KING: Yep.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: …does that look like a sort of co-ownership model? Like, what sort of [indistinct] could it look like?

    CATHERINE KING: Yeah. At the moment, we’re very open to all of that. And different bidders will come forward and say, you know, we will buy the airline if you do X, Y and Z. And that is the competitive tension that needs to happen as part of this second sale process.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Talks over] Does that mean the government could have, let’s say, a 40 per cent stake?

    CATHERINE KING: It could say that. But the biggest barrier for a sale of this airline at the moment has been that the planes are old and it is highly capital intensive to replace them. And so, that has been the largest barrier. And again, we will have to look at what someone is bringing to the table and what is the best value for taxpayer money; where we’re we going to be able to keep as many of the routes going as possible – I want to keep all of them going if we can; and-

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts]Well, is that a guarantee, if I can just pick you up on that? 

    CATHERINE KING: I would like to but, obviously, we’re going to- that is in the hands of whoever purchases the airline. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Shouldn’t it be, actually, a pre-condition that you must keep them all open?

    CATHERINE KING: It is certainly one of the things that we will be looking at as part of that process. But at the first principle, what the Government is absolutely determined to do is to keep regional aviation and regional communities connected. I was pretty shocked today to see some of the commentary from the National and the Liberal Party who are, basically – I don’t know what that was about today – who are, basically I think, abandoning regional communities and regional aviation.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Well, they’re arguing there should be a commercial solution.

    CATHERINE KING: Well, and we’re saying that as well, but we’re also saying that if there isn’t, we are saying that we will start the process to consider if government should acquire it. We’ll need to do that with states and territories as partners, they subsidise a lot of these routes currently. And we’ll need to start the process for that as the buyer of last resort. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Okay. And the buyer of last resort, does that mean that sort of states and territories go in with you?

    CATHERINE KING: We would certainly- we’re certainly in discussions with states and territories who subsidise many of the intrastate routes, which are their responsibility now. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: And can you give me a sense of which states are showing an interest in going in?

    CATHERINE KING: Well, every state wants to keep regional aviation going. All of them want regional aviation to… Rex flies everywhere. There’s more than 40 routes that are different routes that are flown weekly. Almost half of those are routes where they’re the only airline that actually flies in. And that’s pretty critical to getting people in regional communities to medical appointments, to their homes, to keep businesses going, to get FIFO workers in. They’re pretty- it’s a pretty important piece of economic infrastructure for our regions. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Just on another topic, but still very much in your portfolio, is it right that the Victorian Government wants a top-up to the contentious Suburban Rail Loop? 

    CATHERINE KING: So, I mean, it’s in- all in the public domain. I must admit, I’ve been reluctant to comment on this because there’s a fair bit of gossip going around and it’s unhelpful, I think, as we [Indistinct] not you just-

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts] I am happy for you to just tell us the facts now.

    CATHERINE KING: So I will say- yeah. So on Suburban Rail Loop, I have released the $2.2 billion. Infrastructure Australia and my department have now assessed that and recommended that money be released to the Victorian Government on the basis of very specific things that it will be going towards. And so I have now signed that off. And the Victorian Government, I’m sure, will be receiving the news of that now as we speak. So you’ve got [Indistinct].

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Talks over] So, can you just be clear, that’s not- just the distinction, I know that they’re asking for a top up. You’re saying that’s not the top up? That’s…?

    CATHERINE KING: No, that’s the- so that’s the existing money that we’ve had on the table for Suburban Rail East. We will continue discussions, as we do through budget processes with every state and territory, and the Victorians are no different, who come to us with an ask. But I’ve been pretty consistent in terms of suburban rail to say there are still some hurdles that the Victorian Government will need to overcome in relation to advice that I will receive from Infrastructure Australia about particularly the costings around value capture before the Commonwealth can make another investment.

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: So you’re not convinced that this is a value for money proposition? 

    CATHERINE KING: I do think it’s a really good project. As a Victorian, I actually know- you know, and I grew up in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. That was my home and was my home well into my 20s. And I would catch that Glen Waverley train…

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Talks over] Same here.

    CATHERINE KING: [Indistinct]…train into the city as a 14-year-old all the time. I’ve seen the huge population growth around Box Hill where you and I would go shopping and you’d take your friends there as well. So really, it’s an important project for the city. It’s a big project for the city. You know, I’m a supporter of it, but I also need to make sure that I’m getting value for money for Australian taxpayers’ dollars and [Indistinct].

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts] So, to be clear, you’ve now- you said that they’ll be finding out now you’ve handed over two- just to be clear?

    CATHERINE KING: Yeah. The 2.2, which was the election commitment we made, Infrastructure Australia and the- my department have now provided me with advice on the assessment of their- the project appraisal report, which is pretty routine. That’s what I do. And that’s now been released to the Victorian Government. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Okay. And that now draws a line for a while, you’re saying no extra funding?

    CATHERINE KING: Well, what I’m saying to them is there’s some more work that will need to be done before further investment in Suburban Rail Loop. But there’s also other projects, of course, that we continue to talk to the Victorians about. I work with very closely [Indistinct]…

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: [Interrupts] Because it brings me to the Werribee by-election and some of the lessons there. There are parts of your heartland who feel very neglected. Is that part of the lesson here?

    CATHERINE KING: I think that, again, I stood with Jacinta Allan to talk about and to put money into a road project, two road projects in Werribee, and they had been worked with and negotiated on and talked with the Victorian Government well over six months ago. You know, they were not new. They were things that the Victorian Government had brought to me to say, we need to invest in the West. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: But beyond that, you’re talking about something that’s already committed. There’s clearly more demand [Indistinct]…

    CATHERINE KING: [Interrupts] Yeah, absolutely. And that’s what happens through budget processes, through the mid-year economic financial outlook. They come to me with projects that they want to invest in, they want us to co-invest in, and they do that all the way around the state. They’ve done- you know, in regional communities, they’ve put $1 billion into a road blitz to really deal with potholes and a range of things in regional communities. You know, we’re really keen to partner with them on a whole range of projects, and we’ll keep talking to them as part of the budget process. 

    PATRICIA KARVELAS: Catherine King, thanks for coming in. 

    CATHERINE KING: Good to talk to you.

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  • MIL-OSI: Oportun Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Returned to GAAP profitability with net income of $9 million in fourth quarter

    Adjusted EBITDA of $41 million, up 315% year-over-year

    Quarterly annualized net charge-off rate of 11.7%, lowest since third quarter of 2022

    Total quarterly operating expenses of $89 million, reduced 31% year-over-year

    Raising full year 2025 expectations

    SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oportun Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: OPRT) (“Oportun”, or the “Company”) reported financial results today for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

    “We finished the year stronger than anticipated and believe that we’ve turned the corner, well-poised to capitalize on our momentum and advance our strategic priorities into 2025 and beyond,” said Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun. “I’m pleased that we returned to GAAP profitability in the quarter by generating $9 million of net income, a $51 million year-over-year increase. Furthermore, fourth quarter Adjusted Net Income increased by $30 million year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA more than quadrupled, and we returned to originations growth at 19%. I am also pleased that we delivered quarterly GAAP and Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE) of 10% and 25%, respectively, demonstrating good progress towards consistently delivering annual ROE in the 20% to 28% range. Our focus on cost discipline and improved credit performance is continuing to yield tangible results, laying the foundation to return to growth in 2025. We’re raising our expectations for full year 2025 Adjusted EPS to $1.10 to $1.30 per share, which implies 53 to 81% growth.”

    Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

    Metric GAAP   Adjusted1
      4Q24 4Q23 FY24 FY23   4Q24 4Q232 FY24 FY232
    Total revenue $251 $263 $1,002 $1,057          
    Net income (loss) $9 $(42) ($79) ($180)   $22 $(8.2) $29 $(71)
    Diluted EPS $0.20 $(1.09) ($1.95) $(4.88)   $0.49 $(0.21) $0.72 $(1.93)
    Adjusted EBITDA           $41 $9.9 $105 $19
    Dollars in millions, except per share amounts.                
    1See the section entitled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures, and the table entitled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures.
    2Beginning 1Q24, we updated our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss). Prior periods presented here have been updated to reflect the prior period numbers on a comparable basis. See Appendix for non-GAAP reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.
     

    Fourth Quarter 2024

    • Aggregate Originations were $522 million, a 19% increase compared to $437 million in the prior-year quarter
    • Portfolio Yield was 34.2%, an increase of 155 basis points compared to the 32.7% in prior-year quarter
    • Owned Principal Balance at end-of-period was $2.7 billion, a decrease of 8% compared to $2.9 billion in the prior-year quarter
    • Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate of 11.7%, a decrease of 55 basis points compared to 12.3% in the prior-year quarter
    • 30+ Day Delinquency Rate of 4.8%, a decrease of 113 basis points compared to 5.9% for the prior-year quarter

    Full Year 2024

    • Aggregate Originations were $1,775 million, a 2% decrease compared to $1,813 million in the prior year
    • Portfolio Yield was 33.5%, an increase of 125 basis points compared to 32.2% in the prior year
    • Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate of 12.0%, a decrease of 18 basis points compared to 12.2% in the prior year

    Financial and Operating Results

    All figures are as of or for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

    Operational Drivers

    Originations – Aggregate Originations for the fourth quarter were $522 million, an increase of 19% as compared to $437 million in the prior-year quarter as the Company returned to year-over-year growth for the first time in ten quarters. Aggregate Originations for full year 2024 were $1,775 million, a decrease of 2% as compared to $1,813 million in 2023.

    Portfolio Yield – Portfolio Yield as of the end of fourth quarter was 34.2%, an increase of 155 basis points as compared to 32.7% in the prior-year quarter. Portfolio Yield for the full year 2024 was 33.5%, an increase of 125 basis points as compared to 32.2% in 2023.

    Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    Revenue – Total revenue for the fourth quarter of $251 million was a decrease of 4% as compared to $263 million in the prior-year quarter. The decrease was due to the November 12th sale of the Company’s credit card receivables portfolio and a decline in average daily principal balance in its personal loans portfolio. The decline in average daily principal balance was due to prior credit tightening actions, the revenue impact of which was partially offset by a 155 basis point increase in portfolio yield to 34.2%. Excluding the impact of the credit card receivables portfolio sale, the fourth quarter’s total revenue declined by only 2%.

    Net revenue for the fourth quarter was $93 million, up 30% as compared to Net Revenue of $72 million in the prior-year quarter. Lower net charge-offs and non-cash fair value marks more than offset lower total revenue and higher interest expense. Excluding a one-time, non-cash write-off of $17 million of deferred financing fees relating to the Company’s November corporate debt refinancing, net revenue would have been up 53% year-over-year.

    Operating Expenses and Adjusted Operating Expense1 – For the fourth quarter, total operating expense was $89 million, a decrease of 31% as compared to $129 million in the prior-year quarter and below the $97.5 million the Company was targeting. The decrease is principally attributable to a combined set of cost reduction initiatives announced in 2023 and 2024. The fourth quarter 2024 figure includes approximately $6 million in one-time benefits, including those related to capitalization of previous accrued expenses associated with the Company’s debt refinancing, true-ups related to estimated costs of exiting the credit card product and other benefits management does not consider to be part of a normalized run rate. Without the benefit from these one-time items, operating expense would have been approximately $95 million, still below the $97.5 million target. Adjusted Operating Expense, which excludes stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges, decreased 17% year-over-year to $89 million.

    Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss)1 – Net income was $9 million as compared to a net loss of $42 million in the prior-year quarter. The increase in net income was attributable to the increase in net revenue and a decrease in operating expenses as a result of cost reduction initiatives. Adjusted Net Income was $22 million, as compared to Adjusted Net Loss of $8.2 million in the prior-year quarter. The increase in Adjusted Net Income was attributable higher net revenue and the decrease in operating expense.

    Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Adjusted EPS1 – GAAP earnings per share, basic and diluted, were both $0.20, as compared to basic and diluted loss per share of $1.09 each in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted earnings per share was $0.49 as compared to adjusted loss per share of $0.54 in the prior-year quarter.

    Adjusted EBITDA1 – Adjusted EBITDA was $41 million, up from $10 million in the prior-year quarter, driven by a significant reduction in operating expenses along with reduced charge-offs.

    Full Year 2024 Financial Results

    Revenue – Total revenue for the full year was $1.0 billion, a decrease of 5% as compared to total revenue of $1.1 billion in 2023. The decrease was due to decreased interest income attributable to a lower Average Daily Principal Balance including impact from the November sale of the credit card receivables portfolio and decreased non-interest income. Excluding the impact of the credit card receivables portfolio sale, full year total revenue declined by 4%.

    Net revenue for the full year was $295 million, an increase of 5% compared to net revenue of $281 million in the prior year, primarily due to an improvement in net decrease in fair value, including reduced marks on asset backed notes and reduced charge-offs. This net revenue favorability was partially offset by an increase in interest expense, including a one-time, non-cash write-off of $17 million of deferred financing fees related to the Company’s debt financing in the fourth quarter, and the decline in total revenue.

    Operating Expense and Adjusted Operating Expense1 – For the full year, total operating expense was $410 million, a decrease of 23% as compared to $534 million in 2023, enabled by the cost reduction initiatives announced in 2023 and 2024. Adjusted Operating Expense, which excludes stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges, decreased 20% year-over-year to $381 million due to similar drivers.

    Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss)1 – Net loss was $79 million, as compared to a net loss of $180 million in 2023. Adjusted Net Income increased to $29 million, as compared to Adjusted Net Loss of $71 million in 2023. The improvements in net loss and Adjusted Net income were attributable to reduced operating expenses coupled with higher net revenue, including reduced charge-offs.

    Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Adjusted EPS1 – GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted, were both $1.95 for the full year 2024 as compared to basic and diluted loss per share of $4.88 each in 2023. Adjusted earnings per share was $0.72 in 2024 as compared to an adjusted net loss per share of $1.93 in 2023.

    Adjusted EBITDA1 – Adjusted EBITDA was $105 million, an increase of $86 million , or 463% as compared to $19 million in 2023, also driven by reduced operating expenses coupled with higher net revenue, including reduced charge-offs.

    Credit and Operating Metrics

    Net Charge-Off Rate – The Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate for the fourth quarter was 11.7%, a 55 basis points reduction from 12.3% in the prior-year quarter, and 12.0% for the full year 2024, an 18 basis points reduction from 12.2% in 2023. Dollar Net Charge-offs for the quarter were down 12% to $80 million, compared to $91 million for the prior-year quarter, and down 9% to $331 million for the full year 2024, compared to $364 million for 2023.

    30+ Day Delinquency Rate – The Company’s 30+ Day Delinquency Rate was 4.8% at the end of 2024, a 113 basis points improvement compared to 5.9% at the end of 2023.

    Operating Expense Ratio and Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio1 – Operating Expense Ratio for the quarter was 13.1% as compared to 17.5% in the prior-year quarter, a 434 basis points improvement. Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio was 13.1% as compared to 14.5% in the prior-year quarter, a 141 basis points improvement. For the full year 2024, Operating Expense Ratio was 14.8% as compared to 17.9% for 2023, a 302 basis points improvement. For the full year 2024, Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio was 13.8% as compared to 16.0% for 2023, a 224 basis points improvement. The Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio excludes stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges, such as expenses related to the credit card portfolio sale. The improvement in Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio is primarily attributable to the Company’s focus on reducing operating expenses, partially offset by a decrease in Average Daily Principal Balance due to prior credit tightening actions.

    Return on Equity (“ROE”) and Adjusted ROE1 – ROE for the quarter was 10%, as compared to (39)% in the prior-year quarter. The increase was attributable to the increase in net income. Adjusted ROE for the quarter was 25%, as compared to (8)% in the prior-year quarter. ROE for the full year 2024 was (21)%, as compared to (38)% for 2023. Adjusted ROE for the full year 2024 was 8%, as compared to (15)% for 2023.

    1 Beginning 1Q24, we updated our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Operating Expense. To align with these updated calculations we also updated Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Return on Equity. Prior periods presented here have been updated to reflect the prior period numbers on a comparable basis. See Appendix for non-GAAP reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.

    Other Products

    Secured personal loans – As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a secured personal loan receivables balance of $162 million, up 38% from $117 million at the end of 2023, and up 15% quarter-over-quarter. Available only in California as of the end of 2023, Oportun now also offers secured personal loans in Texas, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey and Illinois. During 2024, secured personal loan losses ran approximately 500 basis points lower compared to unsecured personal loans, with fourth quarter revenue per loan approximately 75% higher due to larger average loan sizes.

    Funding and Liquidity

    As of December 31, 2024, total cash was $215 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $60 million and restricted cash of $155 million. Cost of Debt and Debt-to-Equity were 8.0% and 7.9x, respectively, for and at the end of the fourth quarter 2024 as compared to 7.1% and 7.2x, respectively, for and at the end of the prior-year quarter. Cost of Debt and Debt-to-Equity were 7.8% and 7.9x, respectively, for and at the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to 6.0% and 7.2x, respectively, for and at the year ended December 31, 2023. These fourth quarter and full year 2024 Cost of Debt figures exclude a $17 million non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs relating to the repayment of the Company’s prior corporate financing facility as part of a November refinancing. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $227 million of undrawn capacity on its existing $766 million personal loan warehouse lines. The Company’s personal loan warehouse lines are committed through September 2027 and August 2028.

    Financial Outlook for First Quarter and Full Year 2025

    Oportun is providing the following guidance for 1Q 2025 and full year 2025 as follows:

      1Q 2025   Full Year 2025
    Total Revenue $225 – $230M   $945 – $970M
    Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate 12.30% +/- 15 bps   11.5% +/- 50 bps
    Adjusted EBITDA1 $18 – $22M   $135 – $145M
    Adjusted Net Income   $53 – $63M
    Adjusted EPS   $1.10 – $1.30
    1 See the section entitled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures, including revised Adjusted EBITDA, and the table entitled “Reconciliation of Forward Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures.

    Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administration Officer Announces Retirement

    On February 7, 2025, Mr. Jonathan Coblentz notified the Company that effective March 28, 2025, he plans to retire from his role as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”) of the Company. Mr. Coblentz has served as the Company’s CFO since 2009.

    Mr. Coblentz will continue in his CFO and CAO roles until March 28th to support a smooth transition to Casey Mueller, the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Global Controller, who, following Mr. Coblentz’s departure will serve as our interim CFO. The Company has retained an executive search firm to conduct a thorough search process to identify Mr. Coblentz’s successor, considering both internal and external candidates.

    Mr. Mueller is 43 years old and has served as Global Controller since joining the Company in 2018 and assumed the role of Principal Accounting Officer in 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mueller held various leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility within finance at OneMain Financial from 2013 to 2018. Mr. Mueller also previously served as Audit Manager at Deloitte LLP, a public accounting firm, which currently serves as the Company’s auditor. Mr. Mueller is a Certified Public Accountant and received a B.S. in Accounting and Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University.

    Conference Call

    As previously announced, Oportun’s management will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2024 results at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) today. A live webcast of the call will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Oportun’s website at https://investor.oportun.com. The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-866-604-1698 (toll-free) or 1-201-389-0844 (international). Participants should call in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a webcast replay of the call will be available at https://investor.oportun.com for one year. A file that includes supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, will be available on the Investor Relations page of Oportun’s website at https://investor.oportun.com following the conference call.

    About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    This press release presents information about the Company’s Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Expense, Adjusted Operating Efficiency, Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio, and Adjusted ROE, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company believes these non-GAAP measures can be useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of its core business and provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results. Non-GAAP financial measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, and are not superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP measures the Company uses, as presented, may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP to GAAP measures can be found below.

    About Oportun

    Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven financial services company that puts its members’ financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $19.7 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.4 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. For more information, visit Oportun.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements as to future performance, results of operations and financial position; achievement of the Company’s strategic priorities and goals; expectations regarding the departure of the Company’s CFO and CAO and regarding its interim CFO; the Company’s expectations regarding macroeconomic conditions; the Company’s profitability and future growth opportunities; the effect of and trends in fair value mark-to-market adjustments on the Company’s loan portfolio and asset-backed notes; the Company’s first quarter and full year 2025 outlook; the Company’s expectations regarding Adjusted EPS in full year 2025; the Company’s expectations related to future profitability on an adjusted basis, and the plans and objectives of management for our future operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements can be generally identified by terms such as “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “target,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “predict,” “project,” “outlook,” “continue,” “due,” “may,” “believe,” “seek,” or “estimate” and similar expressions or the negative versions of these words or comparable words, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “likely” and “could.” These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, Oportun disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there is no assurance that the events or results suggested by the forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause Oportun’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Oportun has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events, financial trends and risks and uncertainties that it believes may affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. These risks and uncertainties include those risks described in Oportun’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Oportun’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and include, but are not limited to, Oportun’s ability to retain existing members and attract new members; Oportun’s ability to accurately predict demand for, and develop its financial products and services; the effectiveness of Oportun’s A.I. model; macroeconomic conditions, including fluctuating inflation and market interest rates; increases in loan non-payments, delinquencies and charge-offs; Oportun’s ability to increase market share and enter into new markets; Oportun’s ability to realize the benefits from acquisitions and integrate acquired technologies; the risk of security breaches or incidents affecting the Company’s information technology systems or those of the Company’s third-party vendors or service providers; Oportun’s ability to successfully offer loans in additional states; Oportun’s ability to compete successfully with other companies that are currently in, or may in the future enter, its industry; and changes in Oportun’s ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all.

    Contacts

    Investor Contact
    Dorian Hare
    (650) 590-4323
    ir@oportun.com

    Media Contact
    Michael Azzano
    Cosmo PR for Oportun
    (415) 596-1978
    michael@cosmo-pr.com

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    Oportun Financial Corporation
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (in millions, except share and per share data, unaudited)
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
          2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Revenue                
    Interest income   $ 233.5     $ 242.2     $ 925.5     $ 963.5  
    Non-interest income     17.5       20.5       76.3       93.4  
    Total revenue     250.9       262.6       1,001.8       1,056.9  
    Less:                
    Interest expense     73.7       52.0       238.2       179.4  
    Net decrease in fair value     (83.9 )     (138.5 )     (468.4 )     (596.8 )
    Net revenue     93.4       72.1       295.2       280.7  
                     
    Operating expenses:                
    Technology and facilities     37.9       54.8       166.2       219.4  
    Sales and marketing     17.3       18.1       67.0       75.3  
    Personnel     19.7       25.1       87.2       121.8  
    Outsourcing and professional fees     8.1       11.2       36.8       45.4  
    General, administrative and other     6.4       20.2       53.2       72.4  
    Total operating expenses     89.5       129.4       410.4       534.3  
                     
    Income (loss) before taxes     3.9       (57.3 )     (115.2 )     (253.7 )
    Income tax benefit     (4.8 )     (15.5 )     (36.5 )     (73.7 )
    Net income (loss)   $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
                     
    Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share   $ 0.20     $ (1.09 )   $ (1.95 )   $ (4.88 )
    Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares     43,550,693       38,485,406       40,356,025       36,875,950  


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (in millions, unaudited)
        December 31,   December 31,
          2024       2023  
    Assets        
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 60.0     $ 91.2  
    Restricted cash     154.7       114.8  
    Loans receivable at fair value     2,778.5       2,962.4  
    Capitalized software and other intangibles     86.6       114.7  
    Right of use assets – operating     9.8       21.1  
    Other assets     137.6       107.7  
    Total assets   $ 3,227.1     $ 3,411.9  
             
    Liabilities and stockholders’ equity        
    Liabilities        
    Secured financing   $ 535.5     $ 290.0  
    Asset-backed notes at fair value     1,080.7       1,780.0  
    Asset-backed borrowings at amortized cost     984.3       581.5  
    Acquisition and corporate financing     203.8       258.7  
    Lease liabilities     18.2       28.4  
    Other liabilities     50.9       68.9  
    Total liabilities     2,873.3       3,007.5  
    Stockholders’ equity        
    Common stock            
    Common stock, additional paid-in capital     612.6       584.6  
    Accumulated deficit     (252.5 )     (173.8 )
    Treasury stock     (6.3 )     (6.3 )
    Total stockholders’ equity     353.8       404.4  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 3,227.1     $ 3,411.9  


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (in millions, unaudited)
      Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
        2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Cash flows from operating activities              
    Net income (loss) $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
    Adjustments for non-cash items   100.4       139.0       498.0       585.3  
    Proceeds from sale of loans in excess of originations of loans sold and held for sale   0.2       2.9       4.5       8.5  
    Changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities   (17.9 )     6.2       (30.3 )     (21.1 )
    Net cash provided by operating activities   91.4       106.3       393.5       392.8  
                   
    Cash flows from investing activities              
    Net loan principal repayments (loan originations)   (101.7 )     (91.8 )     (228.1 )     (257.5 )
    Proceeds from loan sales originated as held for investment   51.7       1.3       54.5       4.1  
    Capitalization of system development costs   (6.1 )     (6.1 )     (19.2 )     (31.3 )
    Other, net   (0.3 )     (0.2 )     (0.9 )     (1.4 )
    Net cash used in investing activities   (56.4 )     (96.8 )     (193.7 )     (286.2 )
                   
    Cash flows from financing activities              
    Borrowings   691.2       429.4       1,736.7       945.5  
    Repayments   (740.1 )     (432.1 )     (1,927.7 )     (1,047.1 )
    Net stock-based activities         (0.4 )     (0.3 )     (2.7 )
    Net cash used in financing activities   (48.9 )     (3.1 )     (191.2 )     (104.4 )
                   
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash   (13.9 )     6.4       8.6       2.2  
    Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of period   228.5       199.6       206.0       203.8  
    Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period $ 214.6     $ 206.0     $ 214.6     $ 206.0  


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    CONSOLIDATED KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS
    (unaudited)
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    Key Financial and Operating Metrics     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Aggregate Originations (Millions)   $ 522.2     $ 437.3     $ 1,775.3     $ 1,813.1  
    Portfolio Yield (%)     34.2 %     32.7 %     33.5 %     32.2 %
    30+ Day Delinquency Rate (%)     4.8 %     5.9 %     4.8 %     5.9 %
    Annualized Net Charge-Off Rate (%)     11.7 %     12.3 %     12.0 %     12.2 %
                     
    Other Metrics                
    Managed Principal Balance at End of Period (Millions)   $ 2,973.5     $ 3,182.1     $ 2,973.5     $ 3,182.1  
    Owned Principal Balance at End of Period (Millions)   $ 2,678.2     $ 2,904.7     $ 2,678.2     $ 2,904.7  
    Average Daily Principal Balance (Millions)   $ 2,714.4     $ 2,940.5     $ 2,766.6     $ 2,992.6  


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    ABOUT NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (unaudited)

    This press release dated February 12, 2025 contains non-GAAP financial measures. The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

    The Company believes that the provision of these non-GAAP financial measures can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of Oportun’s core business and useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results. However, non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same names, and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names that are used by other companies.

    As previously announced on March 12, 2024, beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2024 the Company has updated it’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income for all periods. To align with these updated calculations the Company also updated Adjusted Operating Efficiency, Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Return on Equity. Comparable prior period Non-GAAP financial measures are included in addition to the previously reported metrics.

    Adjusted EBITDA
    The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income, adjusted to eliminate the effect of certain items as described below. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure because it allows management, investors and its board of directors to evaluate and compare operating results, including return on capital and operating efficiencies, from period to period by making the adjustments described below. In addition, it provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of Oportun’s business, as it removes the effect of income taxes, certain non-cash items, variable charges and timing differences.

    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude the impact of income tax expense, as reported, because historically it has included irregular income tax items that do not reflect ongoing business operations.
    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense because they are non-cash charges.
    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude the impact of interest expense associated with the Company’s corporate financing facilities, including the senior secured term loan and the residual financing facility, as it views this expense as related to its capital structure rather than its funding.
    • The Company excludes the impact of certain non-recurring charges, such as expenses associated with our workforce optimization, and other non-recurring charges because it does not believe that these items reflect ongoing business operations. Other non-recurring charges include litigation reserve, impairment charges, debt amendment and warrant amortization costs related to our corporate financing facilities.
    • The Company also excludes fair value mark-to-market adjustments on its loans receivable portfolio and asset-backed notes carried at fair value because these adjustments do not impact cash.

    Adjusted Net Income
    The Company defines Adjusted Net Income as net income adjusted to eliminate the effect of certain items as described below. The Company believes that Adjusted Net Income is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management, investors, and the Company’s board of directors to evaluate and compare its operating results, including return on capital and operating efficiencies, from period to period, excluding the after-tax impact of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges.

    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude the impact of income tax expense (benefit), as reported, because historically it has included irregular income tax items that do not reflect ongoing business operations. The Company also includes the impact of normalized income tax expense by applying a normalized statutory tax rate.
    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude the impact of certain non-recurring charges, such as expenses associated with our workforce optimization, and other non-recurring charges because it does not believe that these items reflect its ongoing business operations. Other non-recurring charges include litigation reserve, impairment charges, debt amendment and warrant amortization costs related to our corporate financing facilities.
    • The Company believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation expense because it is a non-cash charge.
    • The Company also excludes the fair value mark-to-market adjustment on its asset-backed notes carried at fair value to align with the 2023 accounting policy decision to account for new debt financings at amortized cost.

    Adjusted Operating Expense, Adjusted Operating Efficiency and Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio
    The Company defines Adjusted Operating Expense as total operating expenses adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges, such as expenses associated with our workforce optimization, and other non-recurring charges. Other non-recurring charges include litigation reserve, impairment charges, and debt amendment costs related to our Corporate Financing facility. The Company defines Adjusted Operating Efficiency as Adjusted Operating Expense divided by total revenue. The Company defines Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio as Adjusted Operating Expense divided by Average Daily Principal Balance. The Company believes Adjusted Operating Expense is an important measure because it allows management, investors and Oportun’s board of directors to evaluate and compare its operating costs from period to period, excluding the impact of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring charges. The Company believes Adjusted Operating Efficiency and Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio are important measures because they allow management, investors and Oportun’s board of directors to evaluate how efficiently the Company is managing costs relative to revenue and Average Daily Principal Balance.

    Adjusted Return on Equity
    The Company defines Adjusted Return on Equity (“ROE”) as annualized Adjusted Net Income divided by average stockholders’ equity. Average stockholders’ equity is an average of the beginning and ending stockholders’ equity balance for each period. The Company believes Adjusted ROE is an important measure because it allows management, investors and its board of directors to evaluate the profitability of the business in relation to its stockholders’ equity and how efficiently it generates income from stockholders’ equity.

    Adjusted EPS
    The Company defines Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (in millions, unaudited)
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    Adjusted EBITDA     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Net income (Loss)   $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
    Adjustments:                
    Income tax benefit     (4.8 )     (15.5 )     (36.5 )     (73.7 )
    Interest on corporate financing     11.4       14.6       51.1       51.8  
    Depreciation and amortization     12.5       13.8       52.2       54.9  
    Stock-based compensation expense     2.8       4.8       13.1       18.0  
    Workforce optimization expenses     0.1       6.8       3.1       22.5  
    Other non-recurring charges (1)     14.2       10.8       31.0       15.5  
    Fair value mark-to-market adjustment     (4.0 )     16.4       69.3       109.5  
    Adjusted EBITDA(2)   $ 41.0     $ 9.9     $ 104.5     $ 18.6  
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    Adjusted Net Income     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Net income (Loss)   $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
    Adjustments:                
    Income tax benefit     (4.8 )     (15.5 )     (36.5 )     (73.7 )
    Stock-based compensation expense     2.8       4.8       13.1       18.0  
    Workforce optimization expenses     0.1       6.8       3.1       22.5  
    Other non-recurring charges (1)     14.2       10.8       31.0       15.5  
    Net decrease in fair value of credit cards receivable                 36.2        
    Mark-to-market adjustment on ABS notes     8.5       23.6       72.1       100.0  
    Adjusted income before taxes     29.5       (11.3 )     40.2       (97.7 )
    Normalized income tax expense     8.0       (3.0 )     10.8       (26.4 )
    Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (3)   $ 21.5     $ (8.2 )   $ 29.3     $ (71.3 )
                     
    Stockholders’ equity   $ 353.8     $ 404.4     $ 353.8     $ 404.4  
    GAAP ROE     10.2 %   (39.2 )%   (20.8 )%   (37.8 )%
    Adjusted ROE (%) (4)     25.2 %   (7.7 )%     7.7 %   (15.0 )%


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

    (1) Certain prior-period financial information has been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
    (2) Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA was updated in Q1 2024 to more closely align with management’s internal view of the performance of the business. The Q4 2023 and FY 2023 values for Adjusted EBITDA shown in the table above have been revised and presented on a comparable basis, prior to these revisions the values would have been $6.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
    (3) Our calculation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) was updated in Q1 2024 to more closely align with management’s internal view of the performance of the business. The Q4 2023 and FY 2023 values for Adjusted Net Income (Loss) shown in the table above have been revised and presented on a comparable basis, prior to these revisions the values would have been $(20.6) million and $(124.1) million, respectively.
    (4) Calculated as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by average stockholders’ equity. ROE has been annualized. Due to the Adjusted Net Income (Loss) revisions in Q1 2024, the Q4 2023 and FY 2023 Adjusted ROE values would have been (19.3)% and (26.1)%, respectively.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (in millions, unaudited)
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    Adjusted Operating Efficiency     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Operating Efficiency     35.7 %     49.3 %     41.0 %     50.6 %
    Total Revenue   $ 250.9     $ 262.6     $ 1,001.8     $ 1,056.9  
                     
    Total Operating Expense   $ 89.5     $ 129.4     $ 410.4     $ 534.3  
    Adjustments:                
    Stock-based compensation expense     (2.8 )     (4.8 )     (13.1 )     (18.0 )
    Workforce optimization expenses     (0.1 )     (6.8 )     (3.1 )     (22.5 )
    Other non-recurring charges (1)     2.6       (10.5 )     (12.9 )     (14.4 )
    Total Adjusted Operating Expense   $ 89.2     $ 107.3     $ 381.3     $ 479.4  
                     
    Adjusted Operating Efficiency(2)     35.5 %     40.9 %     38.1 %     45.4 %
                     
    Average Daily Principal Balance   $ 2,714.4     $ 2,940.5     $ 2,766.6     $ 2,992.6  
                     
    OpEx Ratio     13.1 %     17.5 %     14.8 %     17.9 %
    Adjusted OpEx Ratio     13.1 %     14.5 %     13.8 %     16.0 %
                     

    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.
    (1) Certain prior-period financial information has been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
    (2) Our calculation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) was updated in Q1 2024 to more closely align with management’s internal view of the performance of the business. We have removed the adjustment related to acquisition and integration related expenses from our calculation of Adjusted Operating Efficiency to maintain consistency with the revised Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) calculations. The Q4 2023 and FY 2023 values for Adjusted Operating Efficiency shown in the table above have been revised and presented on a comparable basis, prior to these revisions the values would have been 38.4% and 42.7%, respectively.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (in millions, except share and per share data, unaudited)
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    GAAP Earnings (loss) per Share     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Net income (loss)   $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
    Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders   $ 8.7     $ (41.8 )   $ (78.7 )   $ (180.0 )
                     
    Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding     42,720,229       38,485,406       40,356,025       36,875,950  
    Weighted average effect of dilutive securities:                
    Stock options                        
    Restricted stock units     830,464                    
    Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding     43,550,693       38,485,406       40,356,025       36,875,950  
                     
    Earnings (loss) per share:                
    Basic   $ 0.20     $ (1.09 )   $ (1.95 )   $ (4.88 )
    Diluted   $ 0.20     $ (1.09 )   $ (1.95 )   $ (4.88 )
        Three Months Ended
    December 31,
      Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
    Adjusted Earnings (loss) Per Share     2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ 0.20     $ (1.09 )   $ (1.95 )   $ (4.88 )
                     
    Adjusted Net Income   $ 21.5     $ (8.2 )   $ 29.3     $ (71.3 )
                     
    Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding     42,720,229       38,485,406       40,356,025       36,875,950  
    Weighted average effect of dilutive securities:                
    Stock options                        
    Restricted stock units     830,464             500,705        
    Diluted adjusted weighted-average common shares outstanding     43,550,693       38,485,406       40,856,730       36,875,950  
                     
    Adjusted Earnings (loss) Per Share(1)   $ 0.49     $ (0.21 )   $ 0.72     $ (1.93 )


    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.
    (1) Our calculation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) was updated in Q1 2024 to more closely align with management’s internal view of the performance of the business. The Q4 2023 and FY 2023 values for Adjusted EPS shown in the table above have been revised and presented on a comparable basis, prior to these revisions the values would have been $(0.54) and $(3.37), respectively.

     
    Oportun Financial Corporation
    RECONCILIATION OF FORWARD LOOKING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (in millions, unaudited)
        1Q 2025   FY 2025
        Low   High   Low   High
    Adjusted EBITDA                
    Net (loss)   $ (5.4 ) * $ (2.2 ) * $ 23.2     $ 33.4  
    Adjustments:                
    Income tax expense (benefit)     (1.3 )     (0.5 )     6.3       9.0  
    Interest on corporate financing     9.2       9.2       36.7       36.7  
    Depreciation and amortization     10.6       10.6       40.6       40.6  
    Stock-based compensation expense     3.5       3.5       15.0       15.0  
    Other non-recurring charges     1.4       1.4       5.8       5.8  
    Fair value mark-to-market adjustment   *   *     7.4       4.4  
    Adjusted EBITDA   $ 18.0     $ 22.0     $ 135.0     $ 145.0  
                     

    *Due to the uncertainty in macroeconomic conditions and quarterly volatility in the fair value mark to market adjustment, we are unable to precisely forecast the fair value mark-to-market adjustments on our loan portfolio and asset-backed notes on a quarterly basis.

        FY 2025
    Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS   Low   High
    Net income   $ 23.2     $ 33.4  
    Adjustments:        
    Income tax expense (benefit)     6.3       9.0  
    Stock-based compensation expense     15.0       15.0  
    Other non-recurring charges     5.8       5.8  
    Mark-to-market adjustment on ABS notes     22.3       22.3  
    Adjusted income before taxes   $ 72.6     $ 85.6  
    Normalized income tax expense     19.6       23.1  
    Adjusted Net Income   $ 53.0     $ 62.5  
             
    Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding     48.2       48.2  
             
    Diluted earnings per share   $ 0.48     $ 0.69  
    Adjusted Earnings Per Share   $ 1.10     $ 1.30  
                     

    Note: Numbers may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding.

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2024 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) today reported financial results for the 2024 fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

    2024 Fourth Quarter Financial and Operating Highlights (on a year-over-year basis unless noted):

    • 87 consecutive quarters of profitability
    • Net income increased 51.2% to $8.4 million, or $0.61 per basic and diluted share, from $5.5 million, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share
    • Asset quality remains at historically strong levels with nonperforming loans of only $3.1 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $22.4 million at December 31, 2023
    • Net charge-offs to average loans were 0.00%
    • Allowance for credit losses was 826.70% of nonperforming loans
    • Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.12%
    • Net interest margin increased 27 basis points to 2.84%
    • Efficiency ratio improved to 59.82%, compared to 69.23% for the same period a year ago

    2024 Full-Year Financial Highlights Include (on a year-over-year basis unless noted):

    • Total loans, net were $2.56 billion at December 31, 2024, compared to $2.58 billion at December 31, 2023 and $2.54 billion at September 30, 2024
    • Total assets increased 2.5% to $3.36 billion
    • Deposits increased 3.0% to a record $2.69 billion
    • Stockholders’ equity increased 5.9% to $335.2 million
    • Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 7.5% to $85.6 million
    • Return on average tangible equity was 8.91%
    • F&M ended 2024 with excellent liquidity levels, and over $690 million in contingent funding sources, and a cash-to-assets ratio of 5.3%, compared to 4.3% at December 31, 2023
    • Dividend raised 3.8% year-over-year, representing the 30th consecutive annual increase in the Company’s regular dividend payment since 1994

    Lars B. Eller, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our strong 2024 financial performance reflects solid execution of our multi-year strategic plan, as we have remained focused on continual improvements, managing the items under our control, and providing our customers and communities with outstanding, and local financial services. Thanks to the unwavering dedication of our team and the trust of our customers, F&M’s financial and operating results strengthened throughout 2024. This performance creates a solid foundation and further solidifies F&M’s position as a leading community bank in the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan markets we serve.”

    Mr. Eller continued, “Strong earnings growth in 2024 was driven by the success of ongoing strategies aimed at expanding our net interest margin, maintaining excellent asset quality, and driving efficiencies across our business. Core earnings for the 2024 fourth quarter were strong as net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 16.1% year-over-year to a quarterly record of $22.6 million, and noninterest income expanded 4.1% year-over-year to $4.0 million. We believe these trends highlight the improvements we have made to profitability, and we expect these trends to continue in the second half 2025.”

    Income Statement
    Net income for the 2024 fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, was $8.4 million, compared to $5.5 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2024 fourth quarter was $0.61, compared to $0.41 for the same period last year. Net income for the 2024 twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was $25.9 million, compared to $22.8 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2024 twelve months was $1.90, compared to $1.67 for the same period last year.

    Deposits
    At December 31, 2024, total deposits were a record $2.69 billion, an increase of 3.0% from December 31, 2023. The Company’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.01% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to 3.02% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. For the 2024 twelve months ended December 31, 2024, F&M’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.12%, compared to 2.53% in the prior year reflecting the higher rate environment and growth in interest-bearing checking and savings accounts.  

    Mr. Eller commented, “Throughout 2024, we pursued strategies aimed at optimizing our deposit base and growing low-cost checking (DDA) deposits. Since the beginning of 2024, we added nearly 7,500 new checking accounts, and benefited from new and expanded relationships at offices that were opened in 2023. As a result, we ended 2024 with a loan-to-deposit ratio of 94.4%, compared to 98.0% at December 31, 2023.”

    Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
    “While the demand for loans is high across our markets, our approach to risk and pricing remains prudent. This strategy has contributed to historically strong asset quality over the past two quarters and is a testament to F&M’s risk, lending, and compliance capabilities and high-performing teams.   We expect loan growth to increase modestly in 2025, with growth weighted in the back half of the year. In addition, 31.4% of our loan portfolio is subject to reprice in the next 12 months. We believe these favorable trends will contribute to higher net interest income in 2025,” continued Mr. Eller.

    Total loans, net at December 31, 2024, decreased 0.7%, or by $19.3 million to $2.56 billion, compared to $2.58 billion at December 31, 2023. The year-over-year decline was driven primarily by lower consumer real estate, consumer, and agricultural real estate loans, partially offset primarily by higher commercial and industrial and agricultural loans. Compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, total loans, net at December 31, 2024 increased by 0.9% or $23.5 million.

    F&M continues to closely monitor its loan portfolio with a particular emphasis on higher risk sectors. Nonperforming loans were $3.1 million, or 0.12% of total loans at December 31, 2024, compared to $22.4 million, or 0.87% of total loans at December 31, 2023, and $2.9 million, or 0.11% at September 30, 2024.

    F&M maintains a well-balanced, diverse and high performing CRE portfolio. CRE loans represented 51.2% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at December 31, 2024. In addition, F&M’s commercial real estate office credit exposure represented 5.2% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at December 31, 2024, with a weighted average loan-to-value of approximately 64% and an average loan of approximately $958,100.

    F&M’s CRE portfolio included the following categories at December 31, 2024:

    CRE Category

      Dollar
    Balance
      Percent of
    CRE
    Portfolio
    (*)
      Percent of
    Total Loan
    Portfolio
    (*)
                 
    Industrial   $ 269,315   20.6%   10.5%
    Multi-family     233,868   17.8%   9.1%
    Retail     219,395   16.7%   8.6%
    Hotels     141,514   10.8%   5.5%
    Office     134,139   10.2%   5.2%
    Gas Stations     70,767   5.4%   2.8%
    Food Service     49,246   3.8%   1.9%
    Senior Living     31,799   2.4%   1.3%
    Development     29,491   2.3%   1.2%
    Auto Dealers     28,081   2.1%   1.1%
    Other     103,196   7.9%   4.0%
    Total CRE   $ 1,310,811   100.0%   51.2%

    * Numbers have been rounded

    At December 31, 2024, the Company’s allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 826.70%, compared to 111.95% at December 31, 2023. The allowance to total loans was 1.07% at December 31, 2024, compared to 1.06% at December 31, 2023. Including accretable yield adjustments, associated with the Company’s prior acquisitions, F&M’s allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.08% at December 31, 2024, compared to 1.13% at December 31, 2023.

    Mr. Eller concluded, “Throughout the new year, we will leverage F&M’s strong banking platform, while continuing to make strategic investments that expanded our operations, capabilities, and services. We believe this will expand operating efficiencies and produce better outcomes for our customers. I am proud of our strong performance in 2024, and expect 2025 to be another good year for F&M.”

    Stockholders’ Equity and Dividends
    Total stockholders’ equity increased 5.9% to $335.2 million, or $24.47 per share at December 31, 2024, from $316.5 million, or $23.17 per share at December 31, 2023. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.12%, remained stable compared to December 31, 2023.

    Tangible stockholders’ equity increased to $270.0 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $254.2 million at December 31, 2023. On a per share basis, tangible stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2024, was $17.74 per share, compared to $16.29 per share at December 31, 2023.

    For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.8825 per share, representing a 3.8% increase over the same period last year. F&M is committed to returning capital to shareholders and has increased the annual cash dividend for 30 consecutive years. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the dividend payout ratio was 46.07% compared to 50.65% for the same period last year.

    About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:
    F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in Troy, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio.

    Safe Harbor Statement
    Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (“F&M”) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    This press release includes disclosure of financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.’s marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included within this press release.

    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME & COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
    (Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
     
      Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
      December 31,
    2024
        September 30,
    2024
        June 30,
    2024
        March 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
        December 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
     
    Interest Income                                        
    Loans, including fees $ 36,663     $ 36,873     $ 36,593     $ 35,200     $ 34,493     $ 145,329     $ 129,344  
    Debt securities:                                        
    U.S. Treasury and government agencies 1,882     1,467     1,148     1,045     987     5,542     4,090  
    Municipalities 384     387     389     394     397     1,554     1,598  
    Dividends 367     334     327     333     365     1,361     882  
    Federal funds sold 24     7     7     7     8     45     44  
    Other 2,531     2,833     2,702     1,675     2,020     9,741     3,850  
    Total interest income 41,851     41,901     41,166     38,654     38,270     163,572     139,808  
    Interest Expense                                        
    Deposits 15,749     16,947     16,488     15,279     15,015     64,463     46,923  
    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 274     277     276     284     293     1,111     1,474  
    Borrowed funds 2,713     2,804     2,742     2,689     2,742     10,948     8,876  
    Subordinated notes 285     284     285     284     285     1,138     1,138  
    Total interest expense 19,021     20,312     19,791     18,536     18,335     77,660     58,411  
    Net Interest Income – Before Provision for Credit Losses 22,830     21,589     21,375     20,118     19,935     85,912     81,397  
    Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses – Loans 346     282     605     (289 )   278     944     1,698  
    Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses – Off Balance Sheet Credit Exposures (120 )   (267 )   (18 )   (266 )   189     (671 )   46  
    Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses 22,604     21,574     20,788     20,673     19,468     85,639     79,653  
    Noninterest Income                                        
    Customer service fees 237     300     189     598     415     1,324     1,332  
    Other service charges and fees 1,176     1,155     1,085     1,057     1,090     4,473     4,343  
    Interchange income 1,322     1,315     1,330     1,429     1,310     5,396     5,318  
    Loan servicing income 771     710     513     539     666     2,533     4,405  
    Net gain on sale of loans 223     215     314     107     230     859     699  
    Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance 248     265     236     216     216     965     834  
    Net gain (loss) on sale of other assets owned 22         49         (86 )   71     (135 )
    Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities                         (891 )
    Total noninterest income 3,999     3,960     3,716     3,946     3,841     15,621     15,905  
    Noninterest Expense                                        
    Salaries and wages 7,020     7,713     7,589     7,846     6,981     30,168     26,915  
    Employee benefits 2,148     2,112     2,112     2,171     1,218     8,543     7,520  
    Net occupancy expense 1,072     1,054     999     1,027     1,187     4,152     3,833  
    Furniture and equipment 1,032     1,472     1,407     1,353     1,370     5,264     5,022  
    Data processing 160     339     448     500     785     1,447     3,147  
    Franchise taxes 312     410     265     555     308     1,542     1,487  
    ATM expense 328     472     397     473     665     1,670     2,611  
    Advertising 498     597     519     530     397     2,144     2,606  
    FDIC assessment 505     516     507     580     594     2,108     1,982  
    Servicing rights amortization – net 244     219     187     168     182     818     611  
    Loan expense 236     244     251     229     246     960     1,055  
    Consulting fees 242     251     198     186     192     877     832  
    Professional fees 368     453     527     445     331     1,793     1,430  
    Intangible asset amortization 446     445     444     445     446     1,780     1,780  
    Other general and administrative 1,465     1,128     1,495     1,333     1,532     5,421     6,373  
    Total noninterest expense 16,076     17,425     17,345     17,841     16,434     68,687     67,204  
    Income Before Income Taxes 10,527     8,109     7,159     6,778     6,875     32,573     28,354  
    Income Taxes 2,146     1,593     1,477     1,419     1,332     6,635     5,567  
    Net Income 8,381     6,516     5,682     5,359     5,543     25,938     22,787  
    Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Net of Tax):                                        
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (7,403 )   11,664     2,531     (1,995 )   13,261     4,797     10,781  
    Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities                         891  
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (7,403 )   11,664     2,531     (1,995 )   13,261     4,797     11,672  
    Tax expense (benefit) (1,554 )   2,449     531     (418 )   2,784     1,008     2,451  
    Other comprehensive income (loss) (5,849 )   9,215     2,000     (1,577 )   10,477     3,789     9,221  
    Comprehensive Income $ 2,532     $ 15,731     $ 7,682     $ 3,782     $ 16,020     $ 29,727     $ 32,008  
    Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.61     $ 0.48     $ 0.42     $ 0.39     $ 0.41     $ 1.90     $ 1.67  
    Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.61     $ 0.48     $ 0.42     $ 0.39     $ 0.41     $ 1.90     $ 1.67  
    Dividends Declared $ 0.22125     $ 0.22125     $ 0.22     $ 0.22     $ 0.22     $ 0.88250     $ 0.85  
                                             
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
     
      December 31,
    2024
        September 30,
    2024
        June 30,
    2024
        March 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
     
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        
    Assets                            
    Cash and due from banks $                       174,855     $                       244,572     $                     191,785     $                     186,541     $                      140,917  
    Federal funds sold 1,496     932     1,283     1,241     1,284  
    Total cash and cash equivalents 176,351     245,504     193,068     187,782     142,201  
                                 
    Interest-bearing time deposits 2,482     2,727     3,221     2,735     2,740  
    Securities – available-for-sale 426,556     404,881     365,209     347,516     358,478  
    Other securities, at cost 14,400     15,028     14,721     14,744     17,138  
    Loans held for sale 2,996     1,706     1,628     2,410     1,576  
    Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $25,826 12/31/24 and $25,024 12/31/23 2,536,043     2,512,852     2,534,468     2,516,687     2,556,167  
    Premises and equipment 33,828     33,779     34,507     35,007     35,790  
    Construction in progress     35     38     9     8  
    Goodwill 86,358     86,358     86,358     86,358     86,358  
    Loan servicing rights 5,656     5,644     5,504     5,555     5,648  
    Bank owned life insurance 34,872     34,624     34,359     34,123     33,907  
    Other assets 45,181     46,047     49,552     54,628     43,218  
    Total Assets $                    3,364,723     $                    3,389,185     $                  3,322,633     $                  3,287,554     $                   3,283,229  
                                 
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                            
    Liabilities                            
    Deposits                            
    Noninterest-bearing $                       516,904     $                       481,444     $                     479,069     $                     510,731     $                      528,465  
    Interest-bearing                            
    NOW accounts 850,462     865,617     821,145     829,236     816,790  
    Savings 671,818     661,565     673,284     635,430     599,191  
    Time 647,581     676,187     667,592     645,985     663,017  
    Total deposits 2,686,765     2,684,813     2,641,090     2,621,382     2,607,463  
                                 
    Federal funds purchased and securities                            
    sold under agreements to repurchase 27,218     27,292     27,218     28,218     28,218  
    Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances 246,056     263,081     266,102     256,628     265,750  
    Subordinated notes, net of unamortized issuance costs 34,818     34,789     34,759     34,731     34,702  
    Dividend payable 2,996     2,998     2,975     2,975     2,974  
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities 31,659     40,832     27,825     25,930     27,579  
    Total liabilities 3,029,512     3,053,805     2,999,969     2,969,864     2,966,686  
                                 
    Commitments and Contingencies                            
                                 
    Stockholders’ Equity                            
    Common stock – No par value 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued                            
    14,564,425 shares 12/31/24 and 12/31/23; outstanding 13,699,536 135,565     135,193     135,829     135,482     135,515  
    shares 12/31/24 and 13,664,641 shares 12/31/23                            
    Treasury stock – 864,889 shares 12/31/24 and 899,784 shares 12/31/23 (10,985 )   (10,904 )   (11,006 )   (10,851 )   (11,040 )
    Retained earnings 235,854     230,465     226,430     223,648     221,080  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss (25,223 )   (19,374 )   (28,589 )   (30,589 )   (29,012 )
    Total stockholders’ equity 335,211     335,380     322,664     317,690     316,543  
                                 
    Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $                    3,364,723     $                    3,389,185     $                  3,322,633     $                  3,287,554     $                   3,283,229  
                                 
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    SELECT FINANCIAL DATA
                                               
        For the Three Months Ended   For the Twelve Months Ended
    Selected financial data   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
      December 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
    Return on average assets     0.99%     0.78%     0.69%     0.66%     0.67%     0.78%     0.71%
    Return on average equity     10.00%     7.93%     7.13%     6.76%     7.27%     7.98%     7.46%
    Yield on earning assets     5.20%     5.27%     5.22%     5.00%     4.93%     5.17%     4.67%
    Cost of interest bearing liabilities     3.01%     3.21%     3.18%     3.06%     3.02%     3.12%     2.53%
    Net interest spread     2.19%     2.06%     2.04%     1.94%     1.91%     2.05%     2.14%
    Net interest margin     2.84%     2.71%     2.71%     2.60%     2.57%     2.72%     2.72%
    Efficiency     59.82%     67.98%     69.03%     74.08%     69.23%     67.54%     68.48%
    Dividend payout ratio     35.75%     45.99%     52.35%     55.52%     54.23%     46.07%     50.65%
    Tangible book value per share   $ 17.74   $ 17.72   $ 16.79   $ 16.39   $ 16.29            
    Tier 1 leverage ratio     8.12%     8.04%     8.02%     8.40%     8.20%            
    Average shares outstanding     13,699,869     13,687,119     13,681,501     13,671,166     13,665,773     13,679,955     13,641,336
                                               
    Loans   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
               
    (Dollar amounts in thousands)                                          
    Commercial real estate   $ 1,310,811   $ 1,301,160   $ 1,303,598   $ 1,304,400   $ 1,337,766            
    Agricultural real estate     216,401     220,328     222,558     227,455     223,791            
    Consumer real estate     520,114     524,055     525,902     525,178     521,895            
    Commercial and industrial     275,152     260,732     268,426     256,051     254,935            
    Agricultural     152,080     137,252     142,909     127,670     132,560            
    Consumer     63,009     67,394     70,918     74,819     79,591            
    Other     24,978     25,916     26,449     26,776     30,136            
    Less: Net deferred loan fees, costs and other (1)     (676)     1,499     (1,022)     (982)     517            
    Total loans, net   $ 2,561,869   $ 2,538,336   $ 2,559,738   $ 2,541,367   $ 2,581,191            
                                               
                                               
    Asset quality data   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
               
    (Dollar amounts in thousands)                                          
    Nonaccrual loans   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
    90 day past due and accruing   $   $   $   $   $            
    Nonperforming loans   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
    Other real estate owned   $   $   $   $   $            
    Nonperforming assets   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
                                               
                                               
    Allowance for credit losses   $ 25,826   $ 25,484   $ 25,270   $ 24,680   $ 25,024            
    Allowance for unfunded     1,541     1,661     1,928     1,946     2,212            
    Total allowance for credit losses   $ 27,367   $ 27,145   $ 27,198   $ 26,626   $ 27,236            
    Total allowance for credit losses/total loans     1.07%     1.07%     1.06%     1.05%     1.06%            
    Adjusted credit losses with accretable yield/total loans     1.08%     1.10%     1.10%     1.11%     1.13%            
    Net charge-offs:                                          
    Quarter-to-date   $ 4   $ 68   $ 15   $ 55   $ 531            
    Year-to-date   $ 142   $ 138   $ 70   $ 55   $ 551            
    Net charge-offs to average loans                                          
    Quarter-to-date     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.02%            
    Year-to-date     0.01%     0.01%     0.00%     0.00%     0.02%            
    Nonperforming loans/total loans     0.12%     0.11%     0.10%     0.76%     0.87%            
    Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans     826.70%     879.37%     1016.08%     127.28%     111.95%            
    NPA coverage ratio     826.70%     879.37%     1016.08%     127.28%     111.95%            
                                               
    (1) Includes carrying value adjustments of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2024, $3.0 million as of September 30, 2024, $612 thousand as of June 30, 2024, $969 thousand as of March 31, 2024 and $2.7 million as of December 31, 2023 related to interest rate swaps
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
    (in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
                               
      For the Three Months Ended     For the Three Months Ended  
      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    Interest Earning Assets: Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
        Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
     
    Loans $            2,543,628   $                    36,663   5.77 %   $            2,553,023   $                    34,493   5.41 %
    Taxable investment securities 450,648   2,554   2.27 %   386,931   1,660   1.72 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 18,571   79   2.15 %   24,145   89   1.87 %
    Fed funds sold & other 209,307   2,555   4.88 %   142,642   2,028   5.69 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 3,222,154   $                    41,851   5.20 %   3,106,741   $                    38,270   4.93 %
                               
    Nonearning Assets 174,172             189,202          
                               
    Total Assets $            3,396,326             $            3,295,943          
                               
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                          
    Savings deposits $            1,548,638   $                      9,459   2.44 %   $            1,392,304   $                      8,570   2.46 %
    Other time deposits 666,896   6,290   3.77 %   701,347   6,445   3.68 %
    Other borrowed money 255,490   2,713   4.25 %   265,948   2,742   4.12 %
    Fed funds purchased & securities                          
    sold under agreement to repurchase 27,341   274   4.01 %   28,739   293   4.08 %
    Subordinated notes 34,799   285   3.28 %   34,683   285   3.29 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities $            2,533,164   $                    19,021   3.01 %   $            2,423,021   $                    18,335   3.02 %
                               
    Noninterest Bearing Liabilities 527,751             567,813          
                               
    Stockholders’ Equity $               335,411             $               305,109          
                               
    Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread     $                    22,830   2.19 %       $                    19,935   1.91 %
                               
    Net Interest Margin         2.84 %           2.57 %
                               
    Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts
                               
                               
      For the Twelve Months Ended     For the Twelve Months Ended  
      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    Interest Earning Assets: Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
        Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
     
    Loans $            2,557,213   $                  145,329   5.68 %   $            2,491,502   $                  129,344   5.19 %
    Taxable investment securities 410,764   8,129   1.98 %   394,424   6,204   1.57 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 20,154   328   2.06 %   24,686   366   1.88 %
    Fed funds sold & other 176,307   9,786   5.55 %   85,018   3,894   4.58 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 3,164,438   $                  163,572   5.17 %   2,995,630   $                  139,808   4.67 %
                               
    Nonearning Assets 164,464             197,726          
                               
    Total Assets $            3,328,902             $            3,193,356          
                               
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                          
    Savings deposits $            1,502,365   $                    39,750   2.65 %   $            1,376,318   $                    27,424   1.99 %
    Other time deposits 663,320   24,713   3.73 %   640,390   19,499   3.04 %
    Other borrowed money 262,094   10,948   4.18 %   220,175   8,876   4.03 %
    Fed funds purchased & securities                          
    sold under agreement to repurchase 27,750   1,111   4.00 %   35,421   1,474   4.16 %
    Subordinated notes 34,755   1,138   3.27 %   34,640   1,138   3.29 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities $            2,490,284   $                    77,660   3.12 %   $            2,306,944   $                    58,411   2.53 %
                               
    Noninterest Bearing Liabilities 513,588             580,931          
                               
    Stockholders’ Equity $               325,030             $                305,481          
                               
    Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread     $                    85,912   2.05 %       $                    81,397   2.14 %
                               
    Net Interest Margin         2.72 %           2.72 %
                               
    Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
    (in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
     
      For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024   For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
      As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference   As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference
      $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield     $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield  
    Interest Earning Assets:                                                  
    Loans $         36,663 5.77 %   $     36,039 5.67 %   $          624   0.10 %   $         34,493 5.41 %   $     33,769 5.29 %   $          724   0.12 %
    Taxable investment securities 2,554 2.27 %   2,554 2.27 %     0.00 %   1,660 1.72 %   1,660 1.72 %     0.00 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 79 2.15 %   79 2.15 %     0.00 %   89 1.87 %   89 1.87 %     0.00 %
    Fed funds sold & other 2,555 4.88 %   2,555 4.88 %     0.00 %   2,028 5.69 %   2,028 5.69 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 41,851 5.20 %   41,227 5.12 %   624   0.08 %   38,270 4.93 %   37,546 4.84 %   724   0.09 %
                                                       
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                                  
    Savings deposits $           9,459 2.44 %   $       9,459 2.44 %   $             –   0.00 %   $           8,570 2.46 %   $       8,570 2.46 %   $             –   0.00 %
    Other time deposits 6,290 3.77 %   6,290 3.77 %     0.00 %   6,445 3.68 %   6,381 3.64 %   64   0.04 %
    Other borrowed money 2,713 4.25 %   2,710 4.24 %   3   0.01 %   2,742 4.12 %   2,760 4.15 %   (18 ) -0.03 %
    Federal funds purchased  and                                                  
    securities sold under agreement to                                                  
    repurchase 274 4.01 %   274 4.01 %     0.00 %   293 4.08 %   293 4.08 %     0.00 %
    Subordinated notes 285 3.28 %   285 3.28 %     0.00 %   285 3.29 %   285 3.29 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities 19,021 3.01 %   19,018 3.00 %   3   0.01 %   18,335 3.02 %   18,289 3.02 %   46   0.00 %
                                                       
    Interest/Dividend income/yield 41,851 5.20 %   41,227 5.12 %   624   0.08 %   38,270 4.93 %   37,546 4.84 %   724   0.09 %
    Interest Expense / yield 19,021 3.01 %   19,018 3.00 %   3   0.01 %   18,335 3.02 %   18,289 3.02 %   46   0.00 %
    Net Interest Spread 22,830 2.19 %   22,209 2.12 %   621   0.07 %   19,935 1.91 %   19,257 1.82 %   678   0.09 %
    Net Interest Margin   2.84 %     2.76 %       0.08 %     2.57 %     2.48 %       0.09 %
                                                       
      For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024   For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023
      As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference   As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference
      $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield     $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield  
    Interest Earning Assets:                                                  
    Loans $       145,329 5.68 %   $   142,627 5.58 %   $       2,702   0.10 %   $       129,344 5.19 %   $   126,133 5.06 %   $       3,211   0.13 %
    Taxable investment securities 8,129 1.98 %   8,129 1.98 %     0.00 %   6,204 1.57 %   6,204 1.57 %     0.00 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 328 2.06 %   328 2.06 %     0.00 %   366 1.88 %   366 1.88 %     0.00 %
    Fed funds sold & other 9,786 5.55 %   9,786 5.55 %     0.00 %   3,894 4.58 %   3,894 4.58 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 163,572 5.17 %   160,870 5.09 %   2,702   0.08 %   139,808 4.67 %   136,597 4.57 %   3,211   0.10 %
                                                       
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                                  
    Savings deposits $         39,750 2.65 %   $     39,750 2.65 %   $             –   0.00 %   $         27,424 1.99 %   $     27,424 1.99 %   $             –   0.00 %
    Other time deposits 24,713 3.73 %   24,713 3.73 %     0.00 %   19,499 3.04 %   19,839 3.10 %   (340 ) -0.06 %
    Other borrowed money 10,948 4.18 %   10,964 4.18 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   8,876 4.03 %   8,947 4.06 %   (71 ) -0.03 %
    Federal funds purchased  and                                                  
    securities sold under agreement to                                                  
    repurchase 1,111 4.00 %   1,111 4.00 %     0.00 %   1,474 4.16 %   1,474 4.16 %     0.00 %
    Subordinated notes 1,138 3.27 %   1,138 3.27 %     0.00 %   1,138 3.29 %   1,138 3.29 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities 77,660 3.12 %   77,676 3.12 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   58,411 2.53 %   58,822 2.55 %   (411 ) -0.02 %
                                                       
    Interest/Dividend income/yield 163,572 5.17 %   160,870 5.09 %   2,702   0.08 %   139,808 4.67 %   136,597 4.57 %   3,211   0.10 %
    Interest Expense / yield 77,660 3.12 %   77,676 3.12 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   58,411 2.53 %   58,822 2.55 %   (411 ) -0.02
    Net Interest Spread 85,912 2.05 %   83,194 1.97 %   2,718   0.08 %   81,397 2.14 %   77,775 2.02 %   3,622   0.12 %
    Net Interest Margin   2.72 %     2.63 %       0.09 %     2.72 %     2.60 %       0.12 %
    Company Contact: Investor and Media Contact:
    Lars B. Eller
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
    (419) 446-2501
    leller@fm.bank
    Andrew M. Berger
    Managing Director
    SM Berger & Company, Inc.
    (216) 464-6400
    andrew@smberger.com

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Tiptonville, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

    PEORIA, Ill. – A Tiptonville, Tennessee, man, Jerry Braddy, 45, was sentenced on February 4, 2025, to ten years in federal prison, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, for attempted enticement of a minor. He also must register as a sex offender once he is released.

    At the sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley, the government established that between June 2, 2024, and June 12, 2024, Braddy communicated via an online platform with an individual he believed to be the stepfather of a nine-year-old child. Braddy agreed to meet the child and stepfather in Bloomington, Illinois, in order to engage in a sexual encounter with the minor. Federal law enforcement agents, with assistance from the McLean County Sherriff’s Office, arrested Braddy when he arrived at the location.

    Braddy was charged by criminal complaint in June 2024 and indicted five days later. Braddy pleaded guilty in August 2024. He has remained in the custody of the United States Marshals Service since his arrest.

    The statutory penalties for attempted enticement of a minor are a minimum of ten years to life imprisonment, followed by a minimum of five years to a maximum life term of supervised release.

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Springfield Field Office, investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa P. Ortiz represented the government in the prosecution.

    The case against Braddy was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Two Pharmacists Convicted for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Defendants Conspired to Fill Fake Prescriptions for Oxycodone Pills Written by a Doctor’s Receptionist and Distributed to Street Drug Dealers for Cash

    Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned guilty verdicts against licensed pharmacists Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan on all counts of a superseding indictment charging them with conspiracies to dispense and distribute oxycodone, as well as distribution and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.  The verdict followed a three-week trial before United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly.  When sentenced, the defendants each face up to 60 years in prison.

    John J. Durham, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division (DEA); Naomi Gruchacz, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG); Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, New York (IRS-CI); Jessica S. Tisch, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD); Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation (DOI); and Dr. James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, announced the verdicts.

    “The defendants abused their access to oxycodone and violated the trust placed in them as pharmacists by illegally agreeing to supply drug dealers with tens of thousands of pills to sell on the streets of our district with zero regard for the immense harm this dangerously addictive narcotic has caused,” stated United States Attorney Durham.  “Pharmacists have a responsibility to prevent the illegal flow of drugs from their businesses, but these defendants only cared about lining their pockets with cash. With today’s verdict they will soon learn there is a reckoning for their criminal conduct that has contributed to the opioid epidemic.”

    United States Attorney Durham expressed sincere thanks to his team of prosecutors and paralegals and all of the law enforcement partners whose tireless efforts contributed to the convictions of these defendants and their co-conspirators. They include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the New York State Comptroller, the New York Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the New York National Guard.

    “Today’s verdict against Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan sends a strong message to anyone in the medical profession willing to betray their patients’ trust,” stated DEA New York Special Agent in Charge Tarentino.  “Pharmacists who abuse their license, a license to help and promote the health and safety of others, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.  This abuse is a breach of trust that not only undermines public confidence but also causes irreputable harm and erodes the foundation of integrity which the public relies on.  The DEA and our partners will continue to target those individuals who abuse their authority and profit from fueling the national opioid crisis.”  

    “The pharmacists convicted in this case chose to dispense illegally prescribed controlled substances to patients and accept cash kickbacks to do so, which is especially egregious given the ongoing opioid epidemic,” stated HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge Gruchacz.  “HHS-OIG will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure health care providers involved in schemes that threaten patient safety are held accountable.”

    “These two men used their positions as pharmacists to scheme and cheat the system, filling their pockets with the money of the vulnerable and addicted.  Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan had little regard for the safety and well-being of their clients, and today a jury of their peers found them guilty of their criminal behavior.  This conviction was made possible with the collaborative efforts of our federal and local partners, and now both defendants will soon be faced with sentencing,” stated IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Chavis.

    “Whether illegal drug transactions occur on a street corner or in brick-and-mortar pharmacies masquerading as legitimate businesses, the pushers are fueling addiction,” stated NYPD Commissioner Tisch.  “The numbers here are staggering—over 1.2 million pills exchanged with a street value of approximately $24 million.  While the full extent of the harm is unquantifiable, the guilty verdicts send a clear message that wherever you illegally distribute drugs, your operation will be shut down and you will go to jail.  I thank the investigators in the NYPD, in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and across numerous law enforcement agencies for their joint effort to eradicate poison from our streets.”

    “The defendants’ criminal conduct, and that of their co-conspirators, flooded our city with 1.2 million pills of highly addictive oxycodone.  Their convictions make clear that DOI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and all of our partner law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation are committed to bringing to justice those responsible for the distribution of dangerous drugs.” stated DOI Commissioner Strauber.

    “The Department takes professional and medical misconduct very seriously, with the health and safety of New Yorkers and our communities being of utmost concern,” stated New York State Department of Health Commissioner McDonald.  “The State Department of Health’s Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement will continue to remain vigilant and collaborate with law enforcement agencies to protect the public health by combatting diversion and safeguarding the legitimate use of controlled substances in health care.”

    As proven at trial, Hassan and Ennab were licensed pharmacists who participated in a large-scale scheme using illegal medical prescriptions to obtain oxycodone for distribution on the streets of New York City.  Hassan held ownership stakes in more than a dozen pharmacies, where were located in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and did business under the names Nile RX, Nile Ridge, Nile City, Sunset Corner, Prospect Care, Downtown RX and Forest Care, among others.  Ennab was the supervising pharmacist at Forest Care, one of Hassan’s pharmacies in Staten Island.

    The scheme relied on filling illegally issued prescriptions for 30-day supplies of oxycodone 30 mg that were written out of a Brooklyn medical practice operating as a pill mill, often for patients that the resident doctor at the practice had never examined.  Oxycodone 30 pills are high in strength and are prescribed to cancer patients, for instance.  In some cases, the prescriptions were for individuals whose identities had been stolen and were not patients of the practice.  The prescriptions were then filled at pharmacies controlled by Hassan, including the pharmacy where Ennab worked.  Hassan and Ennab conspired with other drug dealers to effect the distribution of the illegally obtained oxycodone.  One of the drug dealers picked up the oxycodone from the pharmacies in exchange for cash payments to Hassan and Ennab.  Hassan and other pharmacist co-conspirators also billed insurance companies for the pills even though they had no legitimate medical purpose. The trial evidence included video footage of Ennab taking a cash payment from one of the drug dealers, Michael Kent, while handing over multiple prescriptions for oxycodone for sham patients. In total, the scheme resulted in the illegal distribution of more than 1.2 million pills of oxycodone worth more than $36 million in retail street value.

    Six co-defendants, including Dr. Somsri Ratanaprasatporn, her receptionist Leticia Smith and pharmacists Bassam Amin and Omar Elsayed, previously pleaded guilty based on their involvement in the scheme and are awaiting sentencing.  A seventh co-defendant, Michael Kent, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years’ incarceration.

    These convictions are part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the DEA.  OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.  Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

    Assistant United States  Attorneys Laura Zuckerwise, Victor Zapana and Gilbert M. Rein are in charge of the prosecution with assistance from Paralegal Specialists Rachel Friedman and Nadya Osman.  Assistant United States Attorney Claire Kedeshian is handing forfeiture matters.  

    The Defendants:

    YOUSEF ENNAB
    Age:  27
    Brooklyn, New York

    MOHAMED HASSAN
    Age:  34
    Brooklyn, New York

    Co-Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty:

    LETICIA SMITH
    Age:  54
    Brooklyn, New York

    BASSAM AMIN
    Age: 69
    Brooklyn, New York

    OMAR ELSAYED
    Age:  28
    Hackensack, New Jersey

    YOUSEF ENNAB
    Age:  25
    Brooklyn, New York

    MICHAEL KENT
    Age:  49
    Brooklyn, New York

    ANTHONY MATHIS
    Age:  55
    New Windsor, New York

    Dr. SOMSRI RATANAPRASATPORN
    Age:  75
    Staten Island, New York

    RAYMOND WALKER
    Age:  70
    Brooklyn, New York

    E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 22-CR-464 (AMD)

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Repeat Child Sex Offender Sentenced to 270 Months in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

    United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced James Tyra Bowman, age 30, of Appleton, Wisconsin, to 270 months in federal prison following his convictions for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. The Court further sentenced Bowman to serve five years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and ordered him to complete sex offender treatment and register as a sex offender upon his release.

    Bowman, while in Wisconsin, used social media applications and the name “Genius_Outlaw” to attempt to convince someone he believed was an 11-year-old girl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to have an illegal sexual relationship with him.  Bowman offered her gifts to entice her to engage in the sexual acts.  The 11-year-old girl was actually an undercover law enforcement officer.  Bowman also sent the undercover officer a picture of himself and his genitals and demanded that she send him sexually explicit videos and images of herself. Bowman also planned an arrangement to train the supposed 11-year-old girl (undercover officer) in illegal sex acts in Wisconsin.  Bowman was arrested by law enforcement in January of 2024.  Bowman was previously convicted and sentenced for child sexual exploitation crimes in Wisconsin in 2017.

    This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward H. Warner, who also serves as Deputy Criminal Chief.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.  Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

    BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges.

    Dominique Carpenter-Grady, a/k/a “8 Zipp,” a/k/a “Eight,” “a/k/a “Eighty,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute PCP, MDMB-4en-PINACA and ADB-4en-PINACA. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for Feb. 11, 2026.

    Carpenter-Grady was one of 10 H-Block gang members and associates charged in August 2024 following a multi-year investigation of H-Block beginning in 2021 in response to an uptick in gang-related drug trafficking, shootings and violence. Over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the investigation.

    According to the charging documents, the H-Block street gang is one of the most feared and influential city-wide gangs in Boston. Originally formed in the 1980s as the Humboldt Raiders in the Roxbury section of Boston, the gang re-emerged in the 2000s as H-Block. Current members of H-Block have a history of violent confrontation with law enforcement, including an incident in 2015 when a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.

    Carpenter-Grady was a long-time H-Block gang member and one of three members and associates of H Block charged with a conspiracy to smuggle illegal drugs into a Massachusetts prison. Carpenter-Grady facilitated intercepted calls coordinating the smuggling of drugs on saturated papers into the prison where alleged co-conspirators were incarcerated. It is alleged that several sheets of paper containing PCP (Phenylcyclidine) and illegal K2 were seized over the course of the investigation. It is estimated that a single sheet of such paper would be worth as much as $80,000 inside the prison.

    According to court documents, the Massachusetts Department of Correction has seen a significant increase in the smuggling of synthetic cannabinoids, a/k/a “K2,” and other dangerous substances into the prison system. A common method of introducing the drugs is by exploiting the Department of Correction’s inmate mail policies, which prohibit delivery to inmates of original copies of any materials contained in incoming mail except for legal mail, original copies of which are inspected and delivered via the U.S. postal system. Sheets of paper are saturated or sprayed with liquid narcotics, dried, printed with fake legal correspondence, and then mailed to inmates in an envelope marked as legal mail, in the hopes that the drug-laced paper will be delivered undetected.

    Carpenter-Grady is the second defendant to plead guilty in the case.

    The charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute PCP, MDMB-4en-PINACA and ADB-4en-PINACA provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
        
    United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; Special Agent in Charge Andrew Murphy of the U.S. Secret Service Boston Field Office; Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox; and Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region made the announcement. The investigation was supported by the Massachusetts State Police; Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; Massachusetts Department of Corrections; and the Braintree, Quincy, Randolph and Watertown Police Departments. Assistant United States Attorney John T. Dawley of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit and Jeremy Franker of the Justice Department’s Violent Crime & Racketeering Section are prosecuting the cases.

    The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.

    The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (c)

    NEWARK, N.J. –  An Indianapolis man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to defraud real estate investors, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.

    Herbert Whalen, a/k/a “Bert Whalen,” 50, of Indianapolis, Indiana, previously pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a multi-million dollar real estate investment scheme that took place in Indiana and New Jersey.  Judge Madeline Cox Arleo imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.

    According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

    From August 2016 to July 2018, Whalen, who operated Oceanpointe Property Management in Indianapolis, engaged in a scheme to obtain money from real estate investors by misrepresenting and concealing the poor condition of properties managed by Oceanpointe and by creating fake leases for unoccupied Oceanpointe properties. Investors were promised that, after repairs and rehabilitations were completed, and tenants rented the properties, investors would receive copies of the leases and begin to receive rent payments as their return on investment. In reality, many Oceanpointe properties were not repaired and rehabilitated, and were not ready for occupancy. To conceal these facts from victim investors, Whalen and a conspirator directed Oceanpointe employees to draft fake leases, making it appear to investors that Oceanpointe properties were rented, when, in fact, the properties remained vacant. Whalen instructed Oceanpointe employees to place fake tenant names on leases to send to Oceanpointe investors.

    Whalen and others commingled tenant rent payments and selected which investors would be paid from the pool of funds in order to silence investors who voiced concerns and evade detection of the fraud. In order to prevent investors from leaving Oceanpointe and exposing his fraudulent conduct, Whalen directed an Oceanpointe employee to create a false identity and falsely claim, on an online real estate message forum, that the Oceanpointe employee was an investor with Oceanpointe and another company, and that Oceanpointe had addressed all of the concerns regarding the investment property. These misrepresentations and others led to millions of dollars in losses to investors, which Whalen used to, among other things, fund his lifestyle.

    In addition to the prison term, Judge Arleo sentenced Whalen to three years of supervised release.

    Acting U.S. Attorney Khanna credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly in Newark, with the investigation leading to the charge.

    The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Caroline Silane of the Economic Crimes Unit and Ari B. Fontecchio, Chief of the Opioid Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Unit.

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    Defense counsel: John L. Tompkins, Tompkins Law, Indianapolis, IN

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