Category: Internet of Things

  • MIL-OSI Europe: Federal Council approves Switzerland’s participation in the NSPA PATRIOT Support Partnership

    Source: Switzerland – Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

    To strengthen security and increase the availability of spare parts for ground-based air defence, the Federal Council has approved Switzerland’s participation in the NATO Support and Procurement Agency Patriot Support Partnership (NSPA PATRIOT SP). The partnership also includes maintenance, ammunition monitoring, technical, procurement, training and transportation support.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: PARLIAMENT QUESTION:MATSYA-6000

    Source: Government of India

    Posted On: 19 MAR 2025 4:26PM by PIB Delhi

    Matsya-6000 is India’s flagship human submersible aimed to carry three persons to a depth of 6000 meters, developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, as part of the Samudrayaan project of the Deep Ocean Mission launched by the Government of India in 2021.

    Matsya- 6000 (2.1-meter diameter personnel sphere) which houses the crew is made of a Titanium alloy and maintains an inside pressure of 1 atmosphere (atm). Further, the personnel sphere spherical pressure hull is tested to bear 720 bars of pressure, which is 1.2 times more than the pressure expected at 6000 meters. All human safety parameters are continuously monitored during the operations and are communicated to the ship-based Mission Control Centre through an acoustic modem, with the pilot communicating updates through the Underwater Acoustic Telephone every 30 minutes. It is designed for operations of up to 12 hours, with an emergency endurance of up to 96 hours, supported by a DNV-certified Human Support and Safety System (HSSS). DNV (Det Norske Veritas) is an internationally accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Norway. The HSSS maintains the oxygen level at 20 per cent, the CO2 level at less than 1000 ppmv (part per million by volume), and controls humidity by measurement sensors to ensure human life comfort and safety.

    The submersible is designed to perpetually float unless made to dive through water filling in its ballast tanks. It has three different combinations of weight drop mechanisms for ascending to the surface to maintain the safety. It has additional emergency power, control, and communication devices for emergency scenarios.

    Matsya-6000 is equipped with an Underwater Acoustic Telephone that has been operated and tested for operations up to 10,000 meters depth of human operation vehicles, in addition to a sub-phone rated for 500-meter depth operations. The voice communication is designed to be utilized every 30 minutes with the submersible pilot and the Mission Control Centre so that continuous communication is ensured.

    NIOT has signed MoU with the IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), France, facilitating scientific knowledge exchange and participation with the French human scientific submersible for 6000 meters depth named NAUTILE.

    This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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  • MIL-OSI: Bedrock Forms Partnership with Pentabase to Target the Korean Market

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SEOUL, South Korea, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bedrock, the world’s first multi-asset liquidity restaking protocol, has announced a partnership with Pentabase, a leading Web3 marketing firm in Korea.

    • Entered into a partnership with Pentabase, a leading Web3 marketing firm in Korea.
    • Focused on expanding Bedrock’s brand awareness and activating the community in the Korean market
    • A representative stated, “We plan to introduce Bedrock’s innovative restaking solutions to Korean users.”

    The partnership is focused on expanding Bedrock’s brand awareness and activating its community in the Korean market, with plans to aggressively pursue business initiatives targeting the region.

    Bedrock, supported by OKX Ventures, Babylon co-founders, and other major investors, is pioneering the multi-asset liquidity restaking space. Initially launching uniETH on EigenLayer, it is now breaking new ground in the Bitcoin liquidity staking market with uniBTC. uniBTC is a Bitcoin-based liquidity staking token designed to allow BTC holders to earn rewards while maintaining liquidity.

    Currently, Bedrock has over $500 million in Total Value Locked (TVL), supporting assets including uniBTC, brBTC, uniETH, and uniIOTX. Through integrations with EigenLayer, Babylon, and IoTeX, it provides enhanced yields and security across chains.

    To build customized yield strategies for uniBTC holders, Bedrock collaborates with Uniswap, Curve, Compound, Pendle, Corn Protocol, Gearbox, and Morpho, and has partnered with key grant providers such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Zeta Chain.

    As the finality provider for Babylon’s Cap1 program via RockX, Bedrock leverages five years of node operation experience to ensure low gas fees and zero slashing risks. This technical advantage helped Bedrock capture a 30% market share in Babylon’s Phase1 staking and achieve the highest points per stake in Cap2 performance, establishing itself as a market leader.

    Bedrock’s brBTC, with over $140 million in TVL, is redefining Bitcoin’s utility in the BTCFi 2.0 era. By enabling cross-protocol restaking of Bitcoin derivatives, brBTC addresses liquidity fragmentation through unified strategies, expands income opportunities via multi-protocol access, and maximizes ecosystem efficiency through secure cross-platform integration, playing a key role in the BTCFi market.

    Additionally, Bedrock’s robust security solutions, including audits from respected firms such as Peckshield and Blocksec, Chainlink integration, and 24/7 real-time monitoring, further strengthen asset protection.

    Pentabase, a leading Web3 marketing firm in Korea, specializes in the development and execution of marketing strategies for Web3 and blockchain projects, helping global blockchain projects enter the Korean market. With this partnership, Pentabase will focus on enhancing Bedrock’s brand value and effectively communicating its restaking solutions to local users.

    A Bedrock representative stated, “Korea is one of the key global markets with strong interest in blockchain and DeFi. Through this collaboration with Pentabase, we plan to engage more closely with the Korean community and introduce Bedrock’s innovative restaking solutions.”

    Contact Information

    Company Name: PENTABASE
    Contact Person: Noah
    Email: info@pentabase.io
    Company Website: https://pentabase.io/

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Coastal Development

    Source: Government of India

    Posted On: 18 MAR 2025 3:48PM by PIB Delhi

    The ‘National Policy on Marine Fisheries, 2017 notified by the Government of India, provides guiding principles of conservation and optimum utilization of fisheries resources. The policy also highlights marine environment and pollution issues including micro-plastic and ghost nets. The policy supports regulatory mechanisms to control pollutants from land and sea-based sources, which can be effectively controlled and the ecosystems monitored for pollution related aspects. To combat marine plastic pollution, particularly from fishing and maritime sectors, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India has been actively engaged in the global efforts like Glolitter Partnership Project and Reglitter Project both of which are jointly implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Food, and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO).

    These projects focus on preventing and reducing Marine Plastic Litter (MPL) from sea-based sources, with an emphasis on addressing abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and wastes from ships. As a Lead Partnering Country (LPC) in the Glolitter Project, Department of Fisheries, Government of India has published its National Action Plan (NAP), which outlines strategic measures to reduce Marine Plastic Litter from Sea-based Sources. To address the issues of destructive fishing, the Government of India has banned fishing methods such as pair or bull trawling and the use of LED or artificial lights for fishing in the EEZ area.

    To ensure long-term viability of the sector and to address the issues related to climate change, protection and restoration of critical habitat, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India is working closely with the State Governments and environmental agencies. These efforts include establishment of artificial reefs along the entire coastline of India, conduct of sea ranching, promotion of seaweed farming, implementation of uniform fishing ban for 61 days during the major fish breeding period and installation of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in trawl nets for conservation of turtles, etc. Further, advisories are issued to States/UTs to take measures to prevent juvenile fishing such as implementation of mesh size regulations and minimum legal size of fish under their Marine Fishing Regulation Acts (MFRAs) to ensure sustainable and responsible fishing practices. In addition, to enhance the economic resilience of coastal communities impacted by the climate change, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has identified 100 coastal fishermen villages situated close to the coastline as Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV). The activities in the identified coastal fishermen villages are need-based facilities, including common facilities like fish drying yards, fish processing centers, fish markets, fishing jetties, ice plants, cold storages, and emergency rescue facilities. The Government is promoting climate resilient livelihoods like aquaculture, especially the mariculture of seaweed, food and ornamental fishes, bivalves etc through the schemes of the Department of Fisheries in a large way. Additionally, the ICAR-Fisheries Research Institutes have been contributing to enhance inland and marine aquaculture through ongoing research, technology development, and capacity-building with funding support of the Government of India.

    The regulatory framework such as Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of fishing by foreign vessels) Act, 1981 and the Marine Fishing Regulation Acts of all maritime States/Union Territories have provisions to prevent certain forms of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing by foreign vessels and Indian vessels respectively. Further, implementation of ReALCraft, a web-based portal for registration and licensing of fishing vessels, issuance of biometric identity cards to marine fishers and vessel communication and support system supported under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) also help in prevention of IUU fishing. In addition, the Fishery Survey of India (FSI) is conducting awareness programs in coastal fishing villages across the country to educate fishers about the FAO-CCRF (Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries) and need for prevention of IUU fishing. The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, is also collaborating with the international bodies, like the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which works to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing in the Indian Ocean region.

    To address the issue of price instability and ensure fair and predictable income for fishermen, PMMSY has supported 27189 units of fish transportation facilities (refrigerated vehicles, insulated vehicles, two wheelers/ three wheelers), 21 state-of-the-art wholesale fish markets, 202 fish retail markets, 6694 fish kiosks and 5 E-platforms for e-trading and e-marketing of fish and fisheries products in all the States/UTs across the country with a total outlay of Rs. 1654.51 crore. To provide real-time and accurate price information to fishers and fish farmers and to help them to negotiate better price, the Department through the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has launched the ‘Fish Market Price Information System’ (FMPIS) during 2018-19 to capture and disseminate fish market prices of commercially important marine and inland fishes from 111 wholesale and retail fish markets in 29 States/UTs. Further, the Department of Fisheries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) with an objective to provide a digital platform and empower all stakeholders including traditional fishermen, fish farmers’ producer organizations and entrepreneurs in the fisheries sector to buy and sell their products through e-marketplace.

    This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 18th March, 2025.

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  • MIL-OSI: Iterate.ai’s Kevin Homer Named CRN Channel Chief Amid AI PC Partnership Success

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN JOSE, Calif. and DENVER, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iterate.ai, whose AI platform enables enterprises to build production-ready applications and ready-to-use products for private AI requirements and the AI PC era, today announced that CRN has named Kevin Homer as a 2025 Channel Chief. The recognition comes as Iterate.ai expands its channel-first strategy, bringing secure and local AI processing capabilities to business through recent strategic partnerships with companies including Intel and TD SYNNEX. Iterate.ai’s channel program now has more than 50 partners, with plans to continue expanding rapidly this year.

    Homer has led Iterate.ai’s channel-centric model by establishing partnerships that make Generate—Iterate’s privacy-first AI Assistant—available to over 25,000 resellers. Generate’s ability to process documents more than 1,000 pages locally on AI PCs, among its many other capabilities, positions partners to address growing business demands for secure AI deployment. Unlike cloud-dependent AI assistants, Generate’s proprietary Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework ensures sensitive data remains within organizational boundaries while eliminating cloud processing costs.

    “The channel is ideal for what Iterate.ai brings to the market,” said Homer. “Through our recent deals with TD SYNNEX, Intel, and others, we’re empowering partners to drive revenue while delivering AI solutions that protect users’ sensitive data by running entirely on local AI PCs. This has created tremendous services opportunities for our partners as their customers seek more secure ways to leverage AI, while our partner portal and upcoming MDF program provide the resources needed to accelerate their growth.”

    “Kevin’s vision for Iterate.ai in the channel aligns well with our product development and the emergence of AI PCs that demand secure AI deployments,” said Brian Sathianathan, CTO and co-founder of Iterate.ai. “His recognition by CRN validates our strategy of scaling through partners who can deliver complete, secure AI solutions for years to come.”

    Homer brings 25 years of technology sales experience to Iterate.ai, having previously built successful channel programs at LogRhythm and Vericept. His CRN Channel Chief achievement adds to Iterate.ai’s industry recognition; the company has recently been recognized in Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators, named to the KM World AI 100, and had its Interplay-AppCoder LLM awarded the best AI and Machine Learning Model by InfoWorld.

    About Iterate.ai

    Iterate.ai is at the forefront of empowering businesses with state-of-the-art AI solutions, like Generate and its AI low code platform, Interplay. Interplay is cloud-agnostic and can run AI on the edge and in secure private environments. With six patents granted (including “drag-and-drop AI”) and nearly a dozen more pending, Iterate.ai’s platform offers corporate innovators a low-risk, speedy, and systematic way to scale in-house, near-term digital innovation initiatives. With its largest offices in San Jose, CA and Denver, CO, Iterate.ai has a global presence with other offices in North America (Texas, Washington, Arizona), Europe (Stockholm), and Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Singapore).

    Contact

    Kyle Peterson
    kyle@clementpeterson.com

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Stakeholders Meet for Dissemination of CSIR Technologies in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    Source: Government of India

    Posted On: 17 MAR 2025 11:34AM by PIB Delhi

    CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) – National Coordinating Institute, IIT Delhi, Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), and Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (PI, UBA) jointly organised three day stakeholders meet (11-13 March) for dissemination of CSIR technologies in Port Blair.

    The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for their unique geography and ecological richness, face distinct challenges in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, water resources, healthcare, and disaster management. Despite their potential for sustainable development, limited infrastructure, underutilization of natural resources, and the lack of access to modern technologies hinder the region’s growth. However, with the application of innovative solutions, these challenges can be addressed effectively.

    The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a leading research and development organization in India, has developed a wide array of technologies in key sectors such as agriculture, food processing technologies, bee farming and bee hive technologies, floriculture and AROMA mission, water purification technologies, water desalination technologies, fish processing, and more. The dissemination of these technologies could significantly contribute to the region’s sustainable development by creating livelihood opportunities and improving the overall quality of life.

    To facilitate this, a three-day stakeholders meet was organized to discuss and disseminate CSIR technologies to address the region’s specific challenges. The event, set to take place from March 11-13, 2025, at Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) in Port Blair, is jointly organized by CSIR-NIScPR, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) – National Coordinating Institute, IIT Delhi, Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), and JNRM. The objective of this event was to showcase CSIR technologies tailored to the socio-economic and ecological context of the region, facilitate dialogue among stakeholders, build collaborations and encourage partnerships for technology implementation, and provide capacity building through technology demonstrations and presentations. Key focus areas of the event included exploring CSIR’s solutions and their potential applications in the region like Floriculture Mission, AROMA Mission, Food Processing Technologies, Solar Drier Technology, Bee Farming and Beehive Technologies, Water Desalination Technologies, etc.

    The meeting follows an earlier event held in January 2024 and aims to further explore the potential application of CSIR technologies to foster sustainable development in the region. The event was graced by a distinguished panel of experts.

    The meet was inaugurated in the presence of Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director CSIR-NIScPR; Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director CSIR-CFTRI; Dr.Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director CSIR-NBRI. This occasion was graced by the Chief Guest Ms Pallavi Sarkar, IAS, Secretary (Agriculture/ Animal Husbandry Coordinator CS Office) ED (ANIIDICO) and Guest of Honor Dr. Eknath B. Chakurkar, Director ICAR-CIARI. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, Project Director UBA, Shri Sreeparasad Kuttan, organizing secretary VIBHA and  Principal in charge JNRM also present in this meet. Scientists from CSIR-CFTRI, CSIR-IHBT, CSIR-CIMAP, CSIR-IICT, CSIR-CSMCRI, CSIR-NIEST, CSIR-NBRI, CSIR-TMD and NIOT, representative from NABARD, and as many as 150 representations from various SHGs participated in this meet.

    Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal highlighted the concept behind the organizing this programme and explained that how interventions of CSIR technology might harness the potential of Andaman & Nicobar region and expressed her believe that effort behind meet would certainly be translated in technology implementation enriching the socioeconomic profile of the region.  She noticed and remarked about the dominant participation of women in this meet. She discussed about the roles of the CSIR, UBA and VIBHA in working out providing S&T solutions at rural areas towards capacity building of rural regions.  She thanked CSIR-CFTRI, CSIR-IHBT, CSIR-CIMAP, CSIR-IICT, CSIR-CSMCRI, CSIR-NIEST, CSIR-NBRI and NIOT for participating in this event along with CSIR-NIScPR. 

    Dr. K.C. Joshi, Principal in charge JNRM, welcomed the delegates and participants and highlighted the importance of technology intervention in rural development, which is very important especially in the Andaman & Nicobar region. He remarked that this would unlock the potential of this region.

    Ms. Pallavi Sarkar, IAS, extended for her being given this interactive platform and remarked this event is a landmark event bringing scientifically validated technologies in the land of Andaman & Nicobar region. She requested that all the stakeholders should actively engage in all technology dissemination sessions with the scientist to translate natural-resource potential of this region in value added products which may be promoted to international market. She further elaborated that technologies suitable for the socioeconomic development of the Andaman & Nicobar regions should be properly worked out, mapped, and catalogued during this meet. Additionally, she suggested that the scientific community should also workout on mapping of natural resources for which potential technologies may be developed in synergy with the traditional knowledge for producing value added products which may be promoted in the international market. She emphasized that the technologies may be promoted that forest-based products, animal based, sea based products, value added products from coconut, honey bee farming and value added products from honey those could be taken to international scale.

    Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director of ICAR-CIARI, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, delivered the Guest of Honor address, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between scientific research institutions and local authorities for the region’s sustainable development.  Dr.Chakurkar, extended his thanks to organizers for inviting him in this crucial event and outlined the prior linkages ICAR-CIARI is having with UBA and VIBHA. He mentioned about the secondary agriculture, in which people are not directly involved with agriculture, such amul butter,  sindoor plant, Arica net plate making business, etc. He asserted that this event is remarkable as many scientists have made themselves available to discuss with the stakeholders. He therefore requested all the stakeholders to make the maximum utilization of this opportunity.

    Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director CSIR-CFTRI, expressed that she believes that CSIR-CFTRI technologies shall be of great importance for uplifting the quality of value added food products in this region. She mentioned briefly about the important technologies developed by CSIR-CFTRI such as Amul milk powder, spice oils and oleoresins, instant mixes etc. She emphasized the need of adopting the indigenous technologies for rural development. She exemplified the coconut based technologies of CSIR-CFTRI as one of the technology which implementation will be discussed in this meet considering the easy availability of coconut in this region. She mentioned and listed out several training programmes, incubation centers, and hand holding support CSIR-CFTRI has provisioned for rural capacity building. 

    Dr. Kandimuthu, extended his hearty welcomed dignitaries and introduced Padmashri Ms. Panchimal Nariayal Amma and Smt. Meenamal who are working in the Andaman & Nicobar regions at grass root level.

    Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasney, Director CSIr-NBRI Lucknow, in very simple words, communicated the importance of technology and underlined the importance this event to the audience. He explained the efforts CSIR institutes are making multiple and sincere efforts towards the Lab-to-Land translation of rural technologies. He mentioned about the changes brought by organic khaad and bacteria-based solutions, substituting urea and pesticides, developed by CSIR-NBRI, which have potential applications in Andaman & Nicobar region.

    Dr. P.K. Singh, project director UBA, highlighted the activities of UBA running over pan India. He mentioned about the various events UBA is conducting in collaboration with CSIR-NIScPR. He requested students aspiring towards rural developments to explore UBA projects which come twice in year. He further mentioned about various other activities UBA has undertaken to increase involvement of the faculties and student in rural development.

    Shri Sreepasad MK, address this meet highlighting the role of VIBHA for uplifting the rural livelihood. He mentioned about the 38 chapters VIBHA has introduced pan India in various Indian states. He also mentioned about him being the representative of Andaman & Nicobar in VIBHA. He further exemplified the importance of this event and unique opportunities this event is going provide to stakeholders.

    Dr. Yogesh Suman, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi, presented the activities undertaken for rural development through S&T interventions in the project ‘Creating livelihood opportunity through CSIR Technologies using UBA and VIBHA Network’. He also proposed the vote of thanks to all the experts, scientists, and participants.

    MS. Kamachi Chellammal, Andaman’s ‘Nariyal Amma’ Padamshree awardee was also participated in the event and the scientist also visited to their agricultural forms for mapping of suitable technologies for their region.

    The technical session 1 related to the Making Value Added products using Food Processing Technologies CSIR-CFTRI, presented by Dr Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Dr Aashitosh Inamdar, and Dr Pratap Singh Negi. The CSIR-CFTRI technologies suitable for Andaman and Nicobar Islands along with dissemination and adaptation strategies were presented in the session.

    The technical session 2 related to exploring application of CSIR Technologies related to floriculture and AROMA mission in Andaman region were highlighted from Dr Ramesh Chandra Srivastava, Dr Rajesh Kumar Verma from CSIR-CIMAP, Dr Sukhjinder Singh from CSIR-IHBT Palampur and Dr. Manish Bhoyar, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow.

    The technical session 3 of day 2 was started with Bee farming and Bee hive technologies for Andaman Region by presenting ‘Imporved Beehive Technology’ developed by CSIR-IHBT Palampur and presented by Dr Sukhjinder Singh, CSIR-IHBT Palampur. The application of Water Desalination Technology in Andaman Region presented by Dr S. Sreedhar  CSIR-IICT Hyderabad and Dr. G. Venkatesan, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. Dr. Bhupendra Markam

    CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhav Nagar presented the Application of decentralized solar thermal dryer for hygienic drying of Agri-food products and highlighted the suitability of this technology for agro-food products and fish drying for Andaman and Nicobar region. Overview of Funding Schemes available in NABARD Andaman region presented by Shri Pratap Singh, Assistant Manager NABARD, Andaman Region. The field visit was also organized to understand the issues and the technology mapping for the region.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [THRUVISION GROUP PLC – 13 03 2025] – (CGAML)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    THRUVISION GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    13 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 1p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 0 0    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 0 0    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    ORDINARY 1p SALE 17,500,000 0.557p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 14 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: ARB IOT GROUP LIMITED EXPANDS AI FOOTPRINT INTO EAST MALAYSIA

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARB IOT Group Limited (“ARB IOT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ARBB) today announced that it has, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, ARB R1 Technology Sdn Bhd, appointed Whizzl Sdn Bhd (“Whizzl“) as its exclusive wholesaler, sole distributor, and system integrator for the ARB AI workstations and servers in the regions of Sabah and Sarawak. ARB IOT has strengthened its commitment to meeting the surging demand in AI and supporting the Malaysian government’s initiatives to foster digital innovation and sustainability development.

    The ARB AI workstations and servers consist of ARB 222 and ARB 333 models, designed to support both server and edge computing devices within the AI supply chain. By deploying a suite of high-performance immersible computing servers and solutions, the ARB AI workstations and servers ensure seamless integration across the entire AI ecosystem. The rapid expansion of cloud services has driven ARB IOT to introduce more competitive products to the market that are able to deliver superior performance and efficiency to meet the growing demands of the industry.

    Dato’ Sri Liew Kok Leong, CEO of ARB IOT said, “The expansion to East Malaysia will be a new milestone for the Company. ARB IOT has a robust growth prospect given the evolving demand for new technology trend in AI, which continues to gain momentum. With the collaboration with Whizzl, the Company will be able to achieve greater market penetration and wider customer base.

    Whizzl is granted the exclusive rights to sell, distribute, and integrate the ARB AI workstations and servers in the regions of Sabah and Sarawak, within the territory of Malaysia.

    We are confident that Whizzl will be well-positioned to grow and generate more value for our shareholders. Going forward, our Company is in a good position to expand its business and will accelerate the expansion by gaining new market share.”

    About ARB IOT Group Limited
    ARB IOT Group Limited is a provider of complete solutions to clients for the integration of Internet of Things (“IoT”) systems and devices from designing to project deployment. We offer a wide range of IoT systems as well as provide customers a substantial range of services such as system integration and system support service. We deliver holistic solutions with full turnkey deployment from designing, installation, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of various IoT systems and devices as well as integration of automated systems, including installation of wire and wireless and mechatronic works.

    Safe Harbor Statement
    This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, such as statements regarding our estimated future results of operations and financial position, our strategy and plans, and our objectives or goals, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our actual results may differ materially or perhaps significantly from those discussed herein, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, those that we discussed or referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as in our other reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

    For further information, please contact:
    ARB IOT Group Limited
    Investor Relations Department
    Email: contact@arbiotgroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: PDF Solutions Completes Acquisition of secureWISE, LLC

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS), today announced it has closed the acquisition of secureWISE, LLC, a widely used secure, remote connectivity solution in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, from Telit IOT Solutions Inc.

    By acquiring secureWISE, PDF Solutions expects to extend its leadership in data, analytics, and connectivity for the semiconductor industry ecosystem by significantly expanding PDF Solutions’ manufacturing connectivity network to include most of the 300mm fabs in the world. PDF’s footprint in the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test market is expected to accelerate the rate at which secureWISE moves into that part of the supply chain as well.

    “We are pleased to welcome secureWISE to the PDF Solutions team,” said Dr. John Kibarian, President, CEO, and co-founder of PDF Solutions. “We provide a leading analytics platform for the semiconductor industry, which, with secureWISE, we believe will further support the type of secure integration and collaboration needed across the industry.”

    Forward-Looking Statements

    The statements in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the Company’s expectations regarding the expected benefits of the secureWISE LLC acquisition and other statements identified by words such as “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms, that are subject to future events and circumstances. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: the effectiveness of the PDF Solutions’ business and technology strategies; current semiconductor industry trends and competition; rates of adoption of PDF Solutions’ solutions by new and existing customers; project milestones or delays and performance criteria achieved; cost and schedule of new product development and investments in research and development; the continuing impact of macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, changing interest rates and tariffs, the evolving trade regulatory environment and geopolitical tensions, and other trends impacting the semiconductor industry, PDF Solutions’ customers, operations, and supply and demand for its products; supply chain disruptions; the success of PDF Solutions’ strategic growth opportunities and partnerships; recent and future acquisitions, strategic alliances and relationships and PDF Solutions’ ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies, including secureWISE LLC and its business; whether PDF Solutions can successfully convert backlog into revenue; customers’ production volumes under contracts that provide Gainshare; the sufficiency of PDF Solutions’ cash resources and anticipated funds from operations; PDF Solutions’ ability to obtain additional financing if needed; PDF Solutions’ ability to use support and updates for certain open-source software; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in PDF Solutions’ periodic public filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. All forward-looking statements and information included herein is given as of the filing date of this press release and based on information available to PDF Solutions at the time of this press release and future events or circumstances could differ significantly from these forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, PDF Solutions undertakes no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements.

    About PDF Solutions 

    PDF Solutions (Nasdaq: PDFS) provides comprehensive data solutions designed to empower organizations across the semiconductor and electronics industry ecosystem to improve the yield and quality of their products and operational efficiency for increased profitability. The Company’s products and services are used by Fortune 500 companies across the semiconductor and electronics ecosystem to achieve smart manufacturing goals by connecting and controlling equipment, collecting data generated during manufacturing and test operations, and performing advanced analytics and machine learning to enable profitable, high-volume manufacturing. 

    Founded in 1991, PDF Solutions is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The Company (directly or through one or more subsidiaries) is an active member of SEMI, INEMI, TPCA, IPC, the OPC Foundation, and DMDII. For the latest news and information about PDF Solutions or to find office locations, visit https://www.pdf.com. 

    Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions also operates worldwide in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan. For the Company’s latest news and information, visit https://www.pdf.com. 

    About secureWISE 

    The secureWISE platform is designed to enable secure and controlled remote connectivity, collaboration and service enablement in the semiconductor industry. The secureWISE suite of products and services is designed to give OEM suppliers role-based, real-time and on-demand access to their equipment that is installed at the production facilities of their customers, to deliver valuable operational insights, mission-critical performance, substantial time and cost savings, and new service revenue opportunities. As a remote access tool built around the ISMI guidelines, secureWISE is installed in over 90% of the world’s 300mm semiconductor fabs and also numerous solar and chemical plants across the globe.

    PDF Solutions, secureWISE, and the PDF Solutions logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Telit is a trademark or registered trademark of Telit. Other trademarks used herein are the property of their owners. 

    Company Contacts:      
    Adnan Raza    Sonia Segovia 
    Chief Financial Officer    Investor Relations 
    Tel: (408) 516-0237    Tel: (408) 938-6491 
    Email: adnan.raza@pdf.com    Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com 

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 06 03 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    06 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 8,925,762 1.1263    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 8,925,762 1.1263    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 27,410 99.3p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 07 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: LLumin Recognized by ARC Advisory Group for Cloud-Based CMMS+

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LLumin, the leading CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) provider, announces it has been recognized in ARC Advisory Group’s insightful piece regarding the best way to handle assets and infrastructure. As asset performance management (APM) practices further advance, maintenance metrics such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)are expected to take center stage in APM metrics improvements.

    “As a pioneer in cloud computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) provider, we are proud to have been able to brief ARC Advisory Group on our newest enterprise asset management and preventive maintenance as well as share how we’re using digital transformation technologies such as advanced cloud and mobile first solutions to help organizations improve key APM metrics and achieve better success with their APM initiatives,” said Ed Garibian, Software Entrepreneur and CEO of LLumin.

    LLumin’s Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and preventative maintenance software consolidates maintenance activities and combines it with asset information to ensure asset management processes are straight forward, fully streamlined and optimized through the use of automation. CMMS+, for instance, extends beyond simple work orders and offers advanced functionality that allow engineers and plant managers to work more in harmony and be in sync with advancements that run in parallel with manufacturing and operational technologies.

    CMMS+ delivers optimization through proactive asset management and enables cross-functional business processes by seamlessly integrating with an organizations’ existing business systems and manufacturing applications. This next generation level of digital transformation with all its performance advantages is greatly motivating businesses today to more readily adopt or upgrade to CMMS+.

    SaaS delivery of CMMS+ offers lower upfront cost compared to on-premises solutions, meaning small and medium-sized companies can afford it and gain a rapid ROI – all while keeping their capital expenditures costs low. As SaaS is easy to expand and grow in application, CMMS+ is well equipped to provide greater scalability and flexibility—perfect for organizations with multiple sites or a greatly distributed workforce.

    Users are able to access from anywhere and at any time from a variety of devices. Criteria-based work management functionality including escalation and notification workflows combined with the software’s rules-based approach addresses the right resources at the right time whether based on an event or incident. The CMMS provides clear bi-directional communication and follow up.

    With new AI-powered functionality, CMMS+ can provide quick insights into root causes of delays, degradation, labor anomalies, forecasted asset failures, and so much more. The software’s superior collaboration and continuous improvement have proven instrumental for increasing productivity.

    By focusing on improving key maintenance KPIs and leveraging CMMS+, organizations are able to achieve operational efficiency, decrease downtime, and improve asset longevity. For a more detailed synopsis, check out ARC’s best practices piece.

    About LLumin

    The team at LLumin possesses decades of experience in the CMMS software industry, managing fleet, facilities, and industrial machinery for all industries. Having developed CMMS+ as a IOT and Industry 4.0 first Asset Performance and Maintenance Management solution suite, the software delivers ROI by improving Asset Uptime and OEE levels, lowering MTTR metrics, and extending the life of asset lifecycles. For more information, visit LLumin.com.

    Media Contact:

    Valerie Harding,
    Ripple Effect Communications
    Email: valerie@RippleEffectPR.com
    Tel: 617-536-8887

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC – 05 03 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    05 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 1p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 12,101,162 2.2386    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 12,101,162 2.2386    

    NOTE: A transfer out of 39,762 shares was made by a discretionary client on 05/03/2025.

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    1p ORDINARY SALE 8,150 62.24p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 06 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 05 03 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    05 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 8,953,172 1.1298    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 8,953,172 1.1298    

    NOTE: Total of 18,616 shares transferred out by two Discretionary clients on 05/03/2025

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 5,495 99.3p
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 8,266 99.3102p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 06 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Achieved record gross bookings of $65.8 million and revenue of $59.7 million in full-year 2024

    Signed 46 new customers in 2024 and expanded relationship with existing customers across key markets including power, automotive, memory, foundry, and display

    Expanded Product Portfolio with the Acquisition of Cadence’s Process Proximity Compensation Product Line

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silvaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVCO) (“Silvaco” or the “Company”), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable innovative semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and automation, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results.

    “We are proud to close out the year with strong momentum and growing customer traction, including 46 new customer wins in 2024 and multiple bookings on our AI based, flagship FTCO platform,” said Dr. Babak Taheri, Silvaco’s Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Taheri continued, “Our first acquisition as a public company marks a significant milestone in executing our M&A strategy for talent, technology and expanding through inorganic growth. With a continued focus on innovation and execution, we are well-positioned to build on this success and drive further growth in 2025 for our EDA and TCAD product lines.”

    Fourth Quarter 2024 and Recent Business Highlights

    • Acquired 13 new customers across key markets including Photonics, Power, Automotive, Memory, and Foundry, which represented approximately 9% of gross bookings for the quarter.
    • Announced a partnership with Micon Global to expand Silvaco’s reach across the EMEA market, leveraging Micon’s expertise to deliver cutting-edge TCAD, EDA, and SIP solutions to new customers.
    • Joined the SMART USA Institute under the CHIPS Manufacturing USA program to advance digital twin technologies in semiconductor manufacturing, reinforcing Silvaco’s leadership in innovation. We received our first booking from this program.
    • Received a $5.0 million follow-on order for FTCO™ digital-twin modeling product from a strategic memory customer. This order extends the footprint of our FTCO™ product line and further validates our strategic focus on this unique technology.
    • Achieved ISO 9001 certification, underscoring Silvaco’s commitment to quality and continuous improvement across its TCAD, EDA, and SIP product portfolio.
    • On March 4, 2025, Silvaco closed the acquisition of the Process Proximity Compensation (PPC) product line from Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The addition, an optical proximity correction suite of tools, is highly complementary to Silvaco’s EDA and TCAD tool suites.

    Full Year 2024 Business Highlights

    • Acquired 46 new customers across key markets including Power, Automotive, Government/Mil-Aero, Photonics, IOT, 5G/6G, Memory, and Foundry, which represented approximately 10% of gross bookings for the year.
    • Expanded Victory TCAD and Digital Twin Modeling Platform to Planar CMOS, FinFET and Advanced CMOS Technologies which is a necessary step to enable FTCO for Advanced Process.
    • Silvaco Announced that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all claims against Silvaco brought by Aldini AG.
    • Silvaco was added to the Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Microcap® indexes in September 2024.
    • Completed initial public offering in May 2024, raising $106 million net of underwriters’ fees.

    Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    GAAP Financial Results

    • Revenue of $17.9 million, up 43% year-over-year and up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
      • TCAD revenue of $12.7 million, up 65% year-over-year.
      • EDA revenue of $4.2 million, up 57% year-over-year.
      • SIP revenue of $0.9 million, down 57% year-over-year.
    • GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin were $15.4 million and 86%, respectively, which includes the impact of $194,000 stock-based compensation expense, $249,000 amortization of acquired intangible assets, and $80,000 payroll taxes from the RSU lockup release, up from $9.8 million and 79% in Q4 2023.
    • GAAP net income of $4.2 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $2.2 million in Q4 2023.
    • GAAP basic and diluted net income per share of $0.14, compared to GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share of $(0.11) in Q4 2023.
    • As of December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $87.5 million.

    Key Operating Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Results:

    • Gross bookings were $20.3 million, up 30% year-over-year.
    • As of December 31, 2024, the remaining performance obligation balance of $34.3 million, 46% of which is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months.
    • Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin were $16.0 million and 89%, respectively, up from $9.8 million and 79% year-over-year.
    • Non-GAAP net income of $4.3 million, compared to Non-GAAP net loss of $(1.6) million in Q4 2023.
    • Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.15, compared to Non-GAAP diluted net loss per share of $(0.08) in Q4 2023.

    Full Year 2024 Financial Results

    GAAP Financial Results

    • Revenue of $59.7 million, up 10% year-over-year.
      • TCAD revenue of $40.2 million, up 25% year-over-year.
      • EDA revenue of $14.6 million, up 4% year-over-year.
      • SIP revenue of $4.9 million, down 40% year-over-year.
    • GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin were $47.6 million and 80%, respectively, which includes the impact of $3.0 million stock-based compensation expense, $747,000 amortization of acquired intangible assets, and $80,000 payroll taxes from the RSU lockup release, up from $44.9 million and down from 83% in 2023.
    • GAAP net loss of $(39.4) million, compared to $(0.3) million in 2023.
    • GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share of $(1.53), compared to $(0.02) in 2023.

    Key Operating Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Results:

    • Gross bookings were $65.8 million, up 13% year-over-year.
    • Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin were $51.4 million and 86%, respectively, up from $44.9 million and 83% year over year.
    • Non-GAAP net income of $6.7 million, compared to $3.4 million in 2023.
    • Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.25, compared to $0.17 in 2023.

    For a discussion of the non-GAAP metrics presented in this press release, as well as a reconciliation of non-GAAP metrics to the nearest comparable GAAP metric, see “Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation” in the accompanying tables below.

    Supplementary materials to this press release, including our fourth quarter 2024 financial results, can be found at https://investors.silvaco.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.

    First Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Outlook

    As of March 5, 2025, Silvaco is providing guidance for its first quarter of 2025 and its full-year 2025, which represents Silvaco’s current estimates on its operations and financial results. The financial information below represents forward-looking financial information and in some instances forward-looking, non-GAAP financial information, including estimates of non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share. GAAP gross margin is the most comparable GAAP measure to non-GAAP gross margin, GAAP operating income (loss) is the most comparable GAAP measure to non-GAAP operating income (loss). GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share is the most comparable GAAP measure to non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share. Non-GAAP gross margin differs from GAAP gross margin in that it excludes items such as stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) differs from GAAP operating income (loss) in that it excludes items such as acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release, IPO preparation costs, and executive severance costs. Non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share differs from GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share in that it excludes certain costs, including IPO preparation costs, acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release, executive severance costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration, foreign exchange (gain) loss, loss on debt extinguishment, and the income tax effect on non-GAAP items. Silvaco is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of these exclusions without unreasonable effort. Therefore, Silvaco has not provided guidance for GAAP gross margin, GAAP operating income or GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share or a reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP gross margin or non-GAAP operating income or non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share guidance to GAAP gross margin or GAAP operating income or GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share, respectively. However, it is important to note that these excluded items could be material to our results computed in accordance with GAAP in future periods.

    Based on current business trends and conditions, the Company expects for first quarter 2025 the following:

    • Gross bookings in the range of $16.0 million to $19.0 million, which would compare to $16.1 million in the first quarter of 2024.
    • Revenue in the range of $14.5 million to $17.0 million, which would compare to $15.9 million in the first quarter of 2024.
    • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 84% to 87%, which would compare to 88% in the first quarter of 2024.
    • Non-GAAP operating income in the range of ($1.0) million loss to $1.0 million income, compared to $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2024.
    • Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of ($0.03) loss to $0.03, compared to $0.12 in the first quarter of 2024.

    For full year 2025, the Company expects:

    • Gross bookings in the range of $72.0 million to $79.0 million, which would represent a 9% to 20% increase from $65.8 million in 2024.
    • Revenue in the range of $66.0 million to $72.0 million, which would represent a 11% to 21% increase from $59.7 million in 2024.
    • Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 84.0% to 89.0%, which would compare to 86% in 2024.
    • Non-GAAP operating income in the range of $2.0 million to $7.0 million, which would compare to $5.5 million in 2024.
    • Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $0.07 to $0.19, compared to $0.25 in 2024.

    Q4 2024 Conference Call Details

    A press release highlighting the Company’s results along with supplemental financial results will be available at https://investors.silvaco.com/ along with an earnings presentation to accompany management’s prepared remarks on the day of the conference call, after market close. An archived replay of the conference call will be available on this website for a limited time after the call. Participants who want to join the call and ask a question may register for the call here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN.

    Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
    Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
    Webcast: Here (live and replay)

    About Silvaco

    Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation. Silvaco’s solutions are used for semiconductor and photonics processes, devices, and systems development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, foundries, photonics, internet of things, and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design. Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has a global presence with offices located in North America, Europe, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains forward-looking statements based on Silvaco’s current expectations. The words “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “project”, “will”, and similar phrases as they relate to Silvaco are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Silvaco and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.

    These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to, statements regarding our future operating results, financial position, and guidance, our business strategy and plans, our objectives for future operations, our development or delivery of new or enhanced products, and anticipated results of those products for our customers, our competitive positioning, projected costs, technological capabilities, and plans, and macroeconomic trends.

    A variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the following: (a) market conditions; (b) anticipated trends, challenges and growth in our business and the markets in which we operate; (c) our ability to appropriately respond to changing technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis; (d) the size and growth potential of the markets for our software solutions, and our ability to serve those markets; (e) our expectations regarding competition in our existing and new markets; (f) the level of demand in our customers’ end markets; (g) regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; (h) changes in trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs; (i) proposed new software solutions, services or developments; (j) our ability to attract and retain key management personnel; (k) our customer relationships and our ability to retain and expand our customer relationships; (l) our ability to diversify our customer base and develop relationships in new markets; (m) the strategies, prospects, plans, expectations, and objectives of management for future operations; (n) public health crises, pandemics, and epidemics and their effects on our business and our customers’ businesses; (o) the impact of the current conflicts between Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Hamas and the ongoing trade disputes among the United States and China on our business, financial condition or prospects, including extreme volatility in the global capital markets making debt or equity financing more difficult to obtain, more costly or more dilutive, delays and disruptions of the global supply chains and the business activities of our suppliers, distributors, customers and other business partners; (p) changes in general economic or business conditions or economic or demographic trends in the United States and foreign countries including changes in tariffs, interest rates and inflation; (q) our ability to raise additional capital; (r) our ability to accurately forecast demand for our software solutions; (s) our expectations regarding the outcome of any ongoing litigation; (t) our expectations regarding the period during which we qualify as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act and as a smaller reporting company under the Exchange Act; (u) our expectations regarding our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce intellectual property protection for our technology; (v) our status as a controlled company; (w) our use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering, and (x) our ability to successfully integrate, retain key personnel, and realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Cadence’s PPC product line.

    It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Accordingly, you should not rely on any of the forward-looking statements. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting the Silvaco’s business is contained in Silvaco’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of Silvaco’s website at http://investors.silvaco.com/. These forward-looking statements represent Silvaco’s expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Silvaco disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement the performance measures in our consolidated financial statements, which are presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss), and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share. We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a mean to assist us in evaluating period-to-period comparisons.

    We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin as our GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin adjusted to exclude certain costs, including stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release. We define non-GAAP operating income (loss), as our GAAP operating income (loss) adjusted to exclude certain costs, including IPO preparation costs, acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release, and executive severance costs. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) as our GAAP net income (loss) adjusted to exclude certain costs, including IPO preparation costs, acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release, executive severance costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration, foreign exchange (gain) loss, loss on debt extinguishment, and the income tax effect on non-GAAP items. Our non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated in the same way as our non-GAAP net income (loss), but on a per share basis. We monitor non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share as non-GAAP financial measures to supplement the financial information we present in accordance with GAAP to provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results.

    Certain items are excluded from our non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share because these items are non-cash in nature or are not indicative of our core operating performance and render comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We adjust GAAP gross profit, GAAP gross margin, GAAP operating income (loss), GAAP net income (loss), and GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share for these items to arrive at non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss), and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structure and the method by which the assets were acquired. By excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our recurring core operating results, we believe that non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance.

    We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others because they allow for additional information with respect to financial measures used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and they may be used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze our financial performance and the health of our business. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures, and these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or not at all, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.

           
    SILVACO GROUP, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited, in thousands except share and par value amounts)
      December 31,   December 31,
      2024   2023
           
    ASSETS      
    Current assets:      
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,606     $ 4,421  
    Short-term marketable securities   63,071        
    Accounts receivable, net   9,211       4,006  
    Contract assets, net   11,932       8,749  
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets   3,460       2,549  
    Deferred transaction costs         1,163  
    Total current assets   107,280       20,888  
    Non-current assets:      
    Non-current marketable securities   4,785        
    Property and equipment, net   865       591  
    Operating lease right-of-use assets, net   1,711       1,963  
    Intangible assets, net   4,369       342  
    Goodwill   9,026       9,026  
    Non-current portion of contract assets, net   12,611       6,250  
    Other assets   1,698       1,825  
    Total non-current assets   35,065       19,997  
    Total assets $ 142,345     $ 40,885  
           
    Liabilities and stockholders’ equity      
    Current liabilities:      
    Accounts payable $ 3,316     $ 2,495  
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   19,801       10,255  
    Accrued income taxes   1,668       1,626  
    Deferred revenue, current   7,497       7,882  
    Operating lease liabilities, current   744       735  
    Related party line of credit         2,000  
    Vendor financing obligations, current   1,462        
    Total current liabilities   34,488       24,993  
    Non-current liabilities:      
    Deferred revenue, non-current   3,593       5,071  
    Operating lease liabilities, non-current   946       1,198  
    Vendor financing obligations, non-current   2,928        
    Other non-current liabilities   307       221  
    Total liabilities   42,262       31,483  
    Commitments and contingencies      
    Stockholders’ equity      
    Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024; no shares authorized as of December 31, 2023          
    Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 28,526,615 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023   3       2  
    Additional paid-in capital   130,360        
    (Accumulated deficit) Retained earnings   (28,012 )     11,392  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (2,268 )     (1,992 )
    Total stockholders’ equity   100,083       9,402  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 142,345     $ 40,885  
           
    SILVACO GROUP, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share amounts)
                   
      Three months Ended December 31,   Twelve months Ended December 31,
        2024       2023       2024       2023  
                   
    Revenue:              
    Software license revenue $ 13,870     $ 8,738     $ 43,991     $ 39,331  
    Maintenance and service   3,989       3,748       15,689       14,915  
    Total revenue   17,859       12,486       59,680       54,246  
    Cost of revenue   2,422       2,682       12,042       9,354  
    Gross profit   15,437       9,804       47,638       44,892  
    Operating expenses:              
    Research and development   5,283       3,337       20,740       13,170  
    Selling and marketing   3,983       3,833       18,300       12,707  
    General and administrative   7,529       4,570       37,571       17,881  
    Estimated litigation claim   (3,782 )           11,306        
    Total operating expenses   13,013       11,740       87,917       43,758  
    Operating (loss) income   2,424       (1,936 )     (40,279 )     1,134  
    Loss on debt extinguishment               (718 )      
    Interest income   1,077       2       2,976       6  
    Interest and other expenses, net   (67 )     (95 )     (899 )     (630 )
    (Loss) income before income tax provision   3,434       (2,029 )     (38,920 )     510  
    Income tax provision (benefit)   (723 )     218       484       826  
    Net (loss) income $ 4,157     $ (2,247 )   $ (39,404 )   $ (316 )
    (Loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:              
    Basic and diluted $ 0.14     $ (0.11 )   $ (1.53 )   $ (0.02 )
    Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:              
    Basic and diluted   28,734,082       20,000,000       25,672,845       20,000,000  
                   
    SILVACO GROUP, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (Unaudited, in thousands)
      Year Ended December 31
        2024       2023  
    Cash flows from operating activities:      
    Net loss $ (39,404 )   $ (316 )
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:      
    Depreciation and amortization   1,285       601  
    Stock-based compensation expense   26,915        
    Provision for credit losses   351       220  
    Accretion of discount on marketable securities, net   (1,685 )      
    Estimated litigation claim   11,306        
    Loss on debt extinguishment   718        
    Change in fair value of contingent consideration   (27 )     325  
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
    Accounts receivable   (5,971 )     1,378  
    Contract assets   (10,293 )     (5,208 )
    Prepaid expense and other current assets   (790 )     133  
    Other assets   57       (267 )
    Accounts payable   1,326       156  
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (2,160 )     2,015  
    Accrued income taxes   74       (23 )
    Deferred revenue   (1,585 )     2,268  
    Other non-current liabilities   109       (102 )
    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (19,774 )     1,180  
    Cash flows from investing activities:      
    Purchases of marketable securities   (99,630 )      
    Maturities of marketable securities   33,600        
    Purchases of property and equipment   (505 )     (339 )
    Net cash used in investing activities   (66,535 )     (339 )
    Cash flows from financing activities:      
    Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting fees   106,020        
    Proceeds from issuance of convertible note, net of debt issuance costs   4,852        
    Proceeds from loan facility   4,250        
    Repayment of loan facility   (4,250 )      
    Proceeds from related party line of credit         1,000  
    Repayment of related party line of credit   (2,000 )     (1,000 )
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock for share-based awards   315        
    Payroll taxes related to shares withheld from employees   (4,575 )      
    Deferred transaction costs   (2,649 )     (650 )
    Contingent consideration   (74 )     (1,002 )
    Payments of vendor financing obligation   (588 )      
    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   101,301       (1,652 )
    Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents   193       (246 )
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   15,185       (1,057 )
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   4,421       5,478  
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 19,606     $ 4,421  
           
    SILVACO GROUP, INC.
    REVENUE
    (Unaudited)
                             
        2023   2024
        Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year   Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year
    Revenue by Region:                        
    Americas   35 % 29 % 31 % 29 % 31 %   27 % 51 % 31 % 40 % 38 %
    APAC   51 % 62 % 61 % 63 % 59 %   62 % 41 % 58 % 52 % 53 %
    EMEA   14 % 9 % 8 % 8 % 10 %   11 % 8 % 11 % 8 % 9 %
    Total revenue   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
                             
    Revenue by Product Line:                        
    TCAD   62 % 62 % 52 % 62 % 59 %   66 % 69 % 59 % 71 % 68 %
    EDA   29 % 20 % 31 % 22 % 26 %   30 % 20 % 24 % 24 % 24 %
    SIP   9 % 18 % 17 % 16 % 15 %   4 % 11 % 17 % 5 % 8 %
    Total revenue   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
                             
    Revenue Item Category:                        
    Software license revenue   75 % 71 % 74 % 70 % 73 %   77 % 74 % 62 % 78 % 74 %
    Maintenance and service   25 % 29 % 26 % 30 % 27 %   23 % 26 % 38 % 22 % 26 %
    Total revenue   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
                             
    Revenue by Country:                        
    United States   34 % 28 % 28 % 28 % 30 %   51 % 30 % 39 % 39 % 37 %
    China   19 % 29 % 16 % 29 % 23 %   17 % 25 % 23 % 23 % 18 %
    Other   47 % 43 % 56 % 43 % 47 %   32 % 45 % 38 % 38 % 45 %
    Total revenue   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %   100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
    SILVACO GROUP, INC.
    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
    (Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
                   
      Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
      12/31/2024   12/31/2023   12/31/2024   12/31/2023
                   
    GAAP Cost of revenue $ 2,422     $ 2,682     $ 12,042     $ 9,354  
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense   (194 )           (2,974 )      
    Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   (249 )           (747 )      
    Less: Payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release   (80 )           (80 )      
    Non-GAAP Cost of revenue $ 1,899     $ 2,682     $ 8,241     $ 9,354  
    GAAP Gross profit $ 15,437     $ 9,804     $ 47,638     $ 44,892  
    Add: Stock-based compensation expense   194             2,974        
    Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   249             747        
    Add: Payroll tax from the IPO lockup release   80             80        
    Non-GAAP Gross profit $ 15,960     $ 9,804     $ 51,439     $ 44,892  
    GAAP Research and development $ 5,283     $ 3,337     $ 20,740     $ 13,170  
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense   (535 )           (5,091 )      
    Less: Executive severance   (215 )           (215 )      
    Less: Payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release   (397 )           (397 )      
    Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   (43 )     (82 )     (206 )     (339 )
    Non-GAAP Research and development $ 4,093     $ 3,255     $ 14,831     $ 12,831  
    GAAP Sales and marketing $ 3,983     $ 3,833     $ 18,300     $ 12,707  
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense   (388 )           (4,319 )      
    Less: Payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release   (85 )           (85 )      
    Less: IPO preparation costs               (178 )      
    Non-GAAP Sales and marketing $ 3,510     $ 3,833     $ 13,718     $ 12,707  
    GAAP General and administrative $ 7,529     $ 4,570     $ 37,571     $ 17,881  
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense   (1,410 )           (14,531 )      
    Less: Acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs   (523 )     (515 )     (4,629 )     (1,707 )
    Less: Executive severance   (200 )           (200 )      
    Less: Payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release   (163 )           (163 )      
    Less: IPO preparation costs         (45 )     (695 )     (1,221 )
    Non-GAAP General and administrative $ 5,233     $ 4,010     $ 17,353     $ 14,953  
    GAAP Estimated Litigation claim $ (3,782 )   $     $ 11,306     $  
    Add (Less): Acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs   3,782             (11,306 )      
    Non-GAAP Litigation claim $     $     $     $  
    GAAP Operating expenses $ 13,013     $ 11,740     $ 87,917     $ 43,758  
    Less: Stock-based compensation expense   (2,333 )           (23,941 )      
    Less: Acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs   3,259       (515 )     (15,935 )     (1,707 )
    Less: Executive severance   (415 )           (415 )      
    Less: Payroll tax from the IPO lock-up release   (645 )           (645 )      
    Less: IPO preparation costs         (45 )     (873 )     (1,221 )
    Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   (43 )     (82 )     (206 )     (339 )
    Non-GAAP Operating expenses $ 12,836     $ 11,098     $ 45,902     $ 40,491  
    GAAP Operating (loss) income $ 2,424     $ (1,936 )   $ (40,279 )   $ 1,134  
    Add: Stock-based compensation expense   2,527             26,915        
    Add (Less): Acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs   (3,259 )     515       15,935       1,707  
    Add: Payroll tax from the IPO lockup release   725             725        
    Add: Executive severance   415             415        
    Add: IPO preparation costs         45       873       1,221  
    Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   292       82       953       339  
    Non-GAAP Operating (loss) income $ 3,124     $ (1,294 )   $ 5,537     $ 4,401  
    GAAP Net (loss) income $ 4,157     $ (2,247 )   $ (39,404 )   $ (316 )
    Add: Stock-based compensation expense   2,527             26,915        
    Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets   292       82       953       339  
    Add (Less): Acquisition-related estimated litigation claim and legal costs   (3,259 )     515       15,935       1,707  
    Add: Payroll tax from the IPO lockup release   725             725        
    Add: Executive Severance   415             415        
    Add: IPO preparation costs         45       873       1,221  
    Add: Loss on debt extinguishment               718        
    Add (Less): Change in fair value of contingent consideration   (9 )     (7 )     (27 )     325  
    Add (Less): Foreign exchange (gain) loss   (14 )     (3 )     404       335  
    Add: Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustment   (566 )     (27 )     (831 )     (169 )
    Non-GAAP Net (loss) income $ 4,268     $ (1,642 )   $ 6,676     $ 3,442  
    GAAP Net income (loss) per share:              
    Basic and diluted: $ 0.14     $ (0.11 )   $ (1.53 )   $ (0.02 )
    Non-GAAP Net income (loss) per share:              
    Basic $ 0.15     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.26     $ 0.17  
    Diluted $ 0.15     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.25     $ 0.17  
    Weighted average shares used in GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share:              
    Basic   28,734,082       20,000,000       25,672,845       20,000,000  
    Diluted   28,849,041       20,000,000       26,841,901       20,000,000  
                   

    Investor Contact:
    Greg McNiff
    investors@silvaco.com

    Media Contact:
    Farhad Hayat
    press@silvaco.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC – 04 03 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    04 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 1p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 12,149,074 2.2475    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 12,149,074 2.2475    

    NOTE: A transfer in of 544 shares was made by a discretionary client on 27/02/2025.

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    1p ORDINARY SALE 7,691 62p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 05 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 04 03 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    04 MARCH 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 8,985,999 1.1339    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 8,985,999 1.1339    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 5,421 99.3p
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 3,785 99.35p
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 2,800 99.351p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 05 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: ARB IOT GROUP LIMITED SECURES ORDER WORTH APPROXIMATELY US$45 MILLION FOR AI DATA CENTRE SERVER SOLUTION

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARB IOT Group Limited (“ARB IOT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ARBB) today announced that it has, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, ARB IOT Group Sdn Bhd, signed an artificial intelligence (AI) Products Supply Agreement with Gajah Kapitalan Sdn Bhd (“GKSB”), an entity dedicated to empowering Malaysian businesses through technological innovation, with a focus on delivering advanced computing systems for enterprises, research institutions and developers in Malaysia. This agreement paves the way for ARB IOT to supply 500 units of state-of-the-art ARB-222 AI servers (“AI Products”) to provide high-performance immersible computer servers to GKSB in a deal valued at approximately US$45.0 million.

    This milestone highlights ARB IOT’s commitment to expanding its presence in the rapidly growing data center sector. By tapping into the rising demand for digital assets and leveraging its expertise in AI server solutions, the Company is strategically positioned to seize new opportunities driven by the latest advancements in AI, fostering sustainable growth and value creation for its stakeholders.

    Dato’ Sri Liew Kok Leong, CEO of ARB IOT expressed, “Our collaboration with GKSB strengthen our mission to provide leading-edge AI server solutions and to deliver significant cost savings and operational efficiencies to the customers. Such order represents a significant milestone for the Company and highlights the growing demand for the AI Products. This not only strengthens our collaboration but also drives our continued growth and expansion in the market.

    As we carry out this agreement with GKSB, our commitment to excellence and innovation remains unwavering. The trust placed in ARB IOT to deliver these state-of-the-art AI Products reflects our shared dedication to enhancing the operational capabilities”.

    Muhammad Badrun Almuhaimin Bin Baharon, Director of GKSB emphasised, “We look forward to enhancing our technological capabilities and providing valuable market insights that will enable ARB IOT to better serve the needs of our target audience where AI is universally accessible, leading to diverse applications and breakthroughs across industries”.

    About GKSB
    GKSB is dedicated to empowering Malaysian businesses through technological innovation, focusing on delivering advanced computing systems for enterprises, research institutions and developers.

    About ARB IOT Group Limited
    ARB IOT Group Limited is a provider of complete solutions to clients for the integration of Internet of Things (“IoT”) systems and devices from designing to project deployment. We offer a wide range of IoT systems as well as provide customers a substantial range of services such as system integration and system support service. We deliver holistic solutions with full turnkey deployment from designing, installation, testing, precommissioning, and commissioning of various IoT systems and devices as well as integration of automated systems, including installation of wire and wireless and mechatronic works.

    Safe Harbor Statement
    This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, such as statements regarding our estimated future results of operations and financial position, our strategy and plans, and our objectives or goals, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our actual results may differ materially or perhaps significantly from those discussed herein, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, those that we discussed or referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as in our other reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forwardlooking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

    For further information, please contact:
    ARB IOT Group Limited
    Investor Relations Department
    Email: contact@arbiotgroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Eos Energy Enterprises Meets 2024 Revised Revenue Guidance and Reports Fourth Quarter & Full-Year 2024 Financial Results; Reaffirms 2025 Revenue Guidance

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • Achieved Cerberus third tranche of operational performance milestones and secured final $40.5 million to fully fund $210.5 million Delayed Draw Term Loan
    • Closed $303.5 million loan guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office and secured first funding of $68.3 million
    • Secured $8 million standalone BESS order for Naval Base of San Diego to advance American energy independence
    • Grew customer orders backlog to $682 million, a 28% increase year over year
    • Launched Factory 2 Works with eight states responding to Requests for Proposals and multiple sites now shortlisted
    • Reiterates 2025 full-year revenue guidance range of $150 million – $190 million
    • Strengthened executive leadership, appointed current Chief Financial Officer, Nathan Kroeker to Chief Commercial Officer; welcomed new Chief Financial Officer, Eric Javidi, who brings extensive investing, operating and leadership experience within the energy and energy infrastructure spaces, along with a track record of success with high growth companies

    EDISON, N.J., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOSE) (“Eos” or the “Company”), America’s leading innovator in designing, manufacturing, and providing zinc-based long duration energy storage (LDES) systems sourced and manufactured in the United States, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2024.

    Fourth Quarter Highlights

    • Revenue totaled $7.3 million, a 10% increase compared to the prior year and 749% increase compared to last quarter.
    • Gross loss of $23.5 million, consistent with prior year, on lower Z3 material costs offset by higher project execution costs related to commissioning and field operations.
    • Operating expenses totaled $28.2 million, a 52% increase compared to prior year, with 45% of the total representing non-cash items. Cash operating expenses remained relatively flat, with $8.5 million (or 88% of the increase over prior year) driven by non-cash items such as PP&E write offs and stock-based compensation expense as a result of a significant stock price increase.
    • Net loss attributable to shareholders of $268.1 million, largely driven by non-cash change in fair value tied to mark-to-market adjustments related to the Company’s increased December 31, 2024, stock price. Adjusted EBITDA loss of $44.6 million, a 20% increase compared to the prior year, driven by an increase in Gen 2.3 PP&E write offs and Cerberus debt issuance costs.
    • Total cash of $103.4 million, including restricted cash, as of December 31, 2024.
    • $14.4 billion commercial opportunity pipeline, a 9% increase from prior year, with a $682 million orders backlog, an increase of 16% compared to prior quarter and 28% compared to December 31, 2023.
    • Achieved SOX compliance by strengthening the Company’s internal controls, eliminating previously disclosed material weakness.

    Full-Year 2024 Highlights

    • Revenue totaled $15.6 million in line with the Company’s revised 2024 revenue guidance.
    • Gross loss of $83.3 million, a 13% increase compared to the prior year; lower Z3 material costs were more than offset by labor and overhead inefficiencies related to manual sub assembly and increased project execution.
    • Operating expenses totaled $91.9 million, a 16% increase compared to the prior year, with 29% of the total representing non-cash items. The year over year increase included $7.7 million in cash expenses which was primarily driven by strategic investments in sales, sourcing, software engineering, and controllership to position the Company for scaled growth.
    • Net loss attributable to shareholders of $685.9 million, largely driven by non-cash change in fair value tied to mark-to market adjustments stemming from the increase in stock price as of December 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA loss of $156.6 million.

    “Over the past 12 months the team delivered significant results. The organization brought the first state-of-the-art manufacturing line into full operation, reduced Z3 costs, increased commercial opportunity pipeline and orders backlog and secured two major financing investments with Cerberus and the Department of Energy,” said Joe Mastrangelo, Eos Chief Executive Officer. “These two critical proof points strongly validate our long-term strategy and capabilities, positioning the Company to scale with the growing demand for long-duration energy storage. With the announcement of Factory 2 Works and plans to order three additional manufacturing lines, Eos is now hyper-scaling its capacity expansion to secure larger orders and deliver for customers and shareholders.”

    2025 Outlook

    • For the full-year 2025, Eos expects to achieve revenue between $150 million and $190 million. This projected growth is expected to be driven by increased production volume on the Company’s first state-of-the-art manufacturing line as staged sub-assembly automation comes online.

    Recent Business Highlights

    Cerberus Strategic Investment
    As announced in January, Eos successfully achieved the third tranche of performance milestones previously agreed upon between Eos and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP (“Cerberus”) as part of their strategic investment in the Company. Meeting these performance milestones allowed the Company to access the final $40.5 million of the Delayed Draw Term Loan (DDTL), fueling ongoing operations and U.S. production expansion. The $210.5 million DDTL announced in June 2024 is now fully funded, driven by the Company consistently achieving key operational milestones related to the Company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing line, raw materials cost-out, Z3 technology performance improvement and customer cash conversion. The Company surpassed its January raw materials cost-out target by 6% while delivering manufacturing cycle times below 10 seconds and maintaining 98% first pass yield to further demonstrate continued operational efficiency and progress towards profitable growth.

    Commercial Growth & Bankability
    In the fourth quarter, the Company secured several key standalone storage orders including contracts with a municipal cooperative in Springfield Missouri, the U.S. Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton in San Diego and most recently the Naval Base of San Diego. Eos deployment of American-made energy storage systems is becoming increasingly vital, not only for enhancing military resilience but also for strengthening the U.S. against global energy disruptions and securing America’s energy independence.

    To drive further growth, the Company launched a comprehensive insurance program in partnership with Ariel Green, a division of Ariel Re, to enhance the bankability of the Company’s technology. These products include investment tax credit (ITC) and ITC recapture protections, along with contractual warranty and performance guarantee backstop coverage. Most recently, the Company also updated its standard warranty to a 3-year term with the option to extend to 5 or 10 years. These customer-focused solutions, combined with extensive third-party validations and a more robust Company balance sheet, provide greater risk mitigation, enhanced operational stability and increased economic certainty.

    Operational Capacity Expansion
    Demand for safe, multi-cycle, American-made energy storage has reached a level that requires significant capacity expansion. As announced in December 2024, the Company launched its search for Factory 2 Works, submitting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to eight states, with multiple sites now shortlisted. In parallel, Eos is progressing with plans to procure three additional manufacturing lines, including sub-assemblies, battery manufacturing, and cube assembly to support 6 GWh of additional annualized manufacturing capacity. This expansion is a crucial step in scaling operations to meet the growing demand for reliable, high performance energy storage.

    The Company is expanding its first manufacturing line from 1.25 GWh to 2 GWh annualized capacity and continues to progress through Factory Acceptance Testing with its staged sub-assembly automation implementation. The Company expects full implementation to occur in the second and early third quarter, which is essential for increasing throughput and reducing labor and overhead costs.

    Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
    Eos will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results on March 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The live webcast of the earnings call will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s website at Eos Investors or may be accessed using this link (registration link). To avoid delays, we encourage participants to join the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.

    The conference call replay will be available via webcast through Eos’ investor relations website for twelve months following the live presentation. The webcast replay will be available from approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on March 5, 2025, and can be accessed by visiting Eos Investors.

    About Eos Energy Enterprises

    Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to American energy independence with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth™ aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. It is safe, scalable, efficient, sustainable, manufactured in the U.S., and the core of our innovative systems that today provides utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative for 3 to 12-hour applications. Eos was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Eos (NASDAQ: EOSE), visit eose.com.

    Forward Looking Statements

    Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expected revenue, for the fiscal years December 31, 2025, our path to profitability and strategic outlook, statements regarding orders backlog and opportunity pipeline, statements regarding our expectation that we can continue to increase product volume on our state-of-the-art manufacturing line, statements regarding our future expansion and its impact on our ability to scale up operations, statements regarding our expectation that we can continue to strengthen our overall supply chain, statements regarding our expectation that our new comprehensive insurance program will provide increased operational and economic certainty, statements that refer to the delayed draw term loan with Cerberus, milestones thereunder and the anticipated use of proceeds, statements that refer to outlook, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected.

    Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: changes adversely affecting the business in which we are engaged; our ability to forecast trends accurately; our ability to generate cash, service indebtedness and incur additional indebtedness; our ability to achieve the operational milestones on the delayed draw term loan; our ability to raise financing in the future; risks associated with the credit agreement with Cerberus, including risks of default, dilution of outstanding Common Stock, consequences for failure to meet milestones and contractual lockup of shares; our customers’ ability to secure project financing; the amount of final tax credits available to our customers or to Eos pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act; the timing and availability of future funding under the Department of Energy Loan Facility; our ability to continue to develop efficient manufacturing processes to scale and to forecast related costs and efficiencies accurately; fluctuations in our revenue and operating results; competition from existing or new competitors; our ability to convert firm order backlog and pipeline to revenue; risks associated with security breaches in our information technology systems; risks related to legal proceedings or claims; risks associated with evolving energy policies in the United States and other countries and the potential costs of regulatory compliance; risks associated with changes to the U.S. trade environment; our ability to maintain the listing of our shares of common stock on NASDAQ; our ability to grow our business and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain our management and key employees; risks related to the adverse changes in general economic conditions, including inflationary pressures and increased interest rates; risk from supply chain disruptions and other impacts of geopolitical conflict; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Eos may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; other factors beyond our control; risks related to adverse changes in general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties.

    The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in the Company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and other filings that the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Moreover, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

    Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

    Key Metrics

    Backlog. Our backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to realize from existing agreements with our customers for the sale of our battery energy storage systems and performance of services. The backlog is calculated by adding new orders in the current fiscal period to the backlog as of the end of the prior fiscal period and then subtracting the shipments in the current fiscal period. If the amount of an order is modified or cancelled, we adjust orders in the current period and our backlog accordingly, but do not retroactively adjust previously published backlogs. There is no comparable US-GAAP financial measure for backlog. We believe that the backlog is a useful indicator regarding the future revenue of our Company.

    Pipeline. Our pipeline represents projects for which we have submitted technical proposals or non-binding quotes plus letters of intent (“LOI”) or firm commitments from customers. Pipeline does not include lead generation projects.

    Booked Orders. Booked orders are orders where we have legally binding agreements with a Purchase Order (“PO”), or Master Supply Agreement (“MSA”) executed by both parties.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have disclosed in this earnings release non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the SEC. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures of the Company’s calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company believes adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS are useful measures in evaluating its financial and operational performance distinct and apart from financing costs, certain non-cash expenses and non-operational expenses.

    We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively may be helpful to our investors in assessing its operating performance. There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, the Company’s definitions of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Below is a description of the non-GAAP financial information included herein as well as reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. You should review the reconciliations below but not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

    Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (net loss) attributable to Eos adjusted for interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, change in fair value of debt and derivatives, debt extinguishment, and other non-cash or non-recurring items as determined by management which it does not believe to be indicative of its underlying business trends. Adjusted EPS is defined as GAAP net loss per common share as adjusted for non-cash stock-based compensation expense change in fair value of debt and derivatives and debt extinguishment per common share.

    EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
    (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
      For the Years Ended December 31,
        2024       2023  
    Revenue $ 15,606     $ 16,378  
    Cost of goods sold   98,867       89,798  
    Gross profit (loss)   (83,261 )     (73,420 )
    Operating expenses      
    Research and development expenses   22,758       18,708  
    Selling, general and administrative expenses   60,047       53,650  
    Loss from write-down of property, plant and equipment   9,133       7,159  
    Total operating expenses   91,938       79,517  
    Operating loss   (175,199 )     (152,937 )
    Other (expense) income      
    Interest expense, net   (8,718 )     (18,770 )
    Interest expense – related parties   (19,499 )     (37,466 )
    Change in fair value of debt – related party   33,823        
    Change in fair value of warrants   (171,226 )     (24,980 )
    Change in fair value of derivatives – related parties   (405,388 )     9,983  
    Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment   68,478       (3,510 )
    Other expense   (8,120 )     (1,795 )
    Loss before income taxes $ (685,849 )   $ (229,475 )
    Income tax expense   21       31  
    Net loss attributable to shareholders $ (685,870 )   $ (229,506 )
    Accretion of Preferred Stock – related party   (278,330 )      
    Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (964,200 )   $ (229,506 )
    Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common shareholders      
    Change in fair value of debt – credit risk – related party   (43,490 )      
    Foreign currency translation adjustment   (13 )     1  
    Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders $ (1,007,703 )   $ (229,505 )
    Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common shareholders      
    Basic $ (4.55 )   $ (1.81 )
    Diluted $ (4.55 )   $ (1.81 )
    Weighted average shares of common stock      
    Basic   212,039,775       126,967,756  
    Diluted   212,039,775       126,967,756  
                   
    EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
    (In thousands)
      December 31,
        2024       2023  
    Balance sheet data      
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 74,292     $ 69,473  
    Other current assets   105,620       52,858  
    Property, plant and equipment, net   45,660       37,855  
    Other assets   34,746       26,306  
    Total assets   260,318       186,492  
    Total liabilities   842,085       297,292  
    Mezzanine equity – preferred stock   488,696        
    Total deficit   (1,070,463 )     (110,800 )
                   
    EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
    (In thousands)
      December 31,
        2024       2023  
    Cash used in operating activities $ (153,936 )   $ (145,018 )
    Cash used in investing activities   (33,186 )     (29,461 )
    Cash provided by financing activities   205,834       227,918  
    Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (17 )     5  
    Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   18,695       53,444  
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year   84,667       31,223  
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year $ 103,362     $ 84,667  
    EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
    (In thousands)

        For the three months
    ended December 31,
      For the twelve months
    ended December 31,
          2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Net loss   $ (268,124 )   $ (41,208 )   $ (685,870 )   $ (229,506 )
    add: Interest expense     5,248       8,565       28,217       56,236  
    add: Income tax expense     4       6       21       31  
    add: Depreciation and amortization     2,640       2,435       7,899       9,751  
    EBITDA loss     (260,232 )     (30,202 )     (649,733 )     (163,488 )
    add: Stock based compensation     7,840       3,934       18,780       14,057  
    add (deduct): Change in fair value of derivatives     244,877       (10,922 )     576,614       14,997  
    deduct: Change in fair value of debt     (37,099 )           (33,823 )      
    (deduct) add: (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment                 (68,478 )     3,510  
    Adjusted EBITDA loss   $ (44,614 )   $ (37,190 )   $ (156,640 )   $ (130,924 )
     
    EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME
    TO ADJUSTED NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE
    (In thousands, except share and per share data)

      For the three months
    ended December 31,
      For the twelve months
    ended December 31,
        2024       2023       2024       2023  
    Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (481,516 )   $ (41,208 )   $ (964,200 )   $ (229,506 )
    add: Stock based compensation   7,840       3,934       18,780       14,057  
    add (deduct): Change in fair value of derivatives   244,877       (10,922 )     576,614       14,997  
    deduct: Change in fair value of debt   (37,099 )           (33,823 )      
    (deduct) add: (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment               (68,478 )     3,510  
    Adjusted net loss attributable to common shareholders   (265,898 )     (48,196 )     (471,107 )     (196,942 )
                   
    Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common shareholders
    Basic $ (2.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (4.55 )   $ (1.81 )
    Diluted $ (2.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (4.55 )   $ (1.81 )
                   
    Basic and diluted adjusted loss per share attributable to common shareholders
    Basic $ (1.22 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (2.22 )   $ (1.55 )
    Diluted $ (1.22 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (2.22 )   $ (1.55 )
                   
    Weighted average shares of common stock              
    Basic   218,640,092       164,780,351       212,039,775       126,967,756  
    Diluted   218,640,092       164,780,351       212,039,775       126,967,756  

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  • MIL-OSI: LambdaTest and KineticSkunk™ Forge Strategic Partnership to Elevate Testing and Innovation

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    San Francisco, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LambdaTest, a leading cloud-based unified testing platform has announced a strategic partnership with KineticSkunk™, a pioneer in DevOps, DevSecOps, and Observability solutions. This collaboration is set to enhance software testing capabilities, improve product quality, and streamline digital transformation processes for businesses globally.

    By combining LambdaTest’s cutting-edge cloud testing infrastructure with KineticSkunk™’s expertise in DevOps and DevSecOps, the partnership will empower organizations with advanced, efficient, and scalable testing solutions. The alliance also underscores a shared commitment to innovation and social responsibility, ensuring that businesses not only achieve operational excellence but also contribute to a more inclusive digital future.

    “At LambdaTest, we believe that great software is built on a foundation of seamless testing and continuous innovation. Partnering with KineticSkunk™ allows us to bring that vision to life by combining our strengths in cloud testing with their deep expertise in DevOps and security. Together, we’re not just optimizing testing—we’re helping businesses ship quality software faster, smarter, and with confidence,” said Mohit Juneja, VP Strategic Sales and Partnerships, LambdaTest.

    Echoing this sentiment, Donovan Mulder, Chief Executive Officer, KineticSkunk™, stated, “At KineticSkunk™, we are committed to driving innovation in DevOps, DevSecOps, and Observability to help businesses achieve seamless digital transformation. Partnering with LambdaTest allows us to extend our expertise and deliver cutting-edge testing solutions that enhance software quality, security, and speed to market. Together, we are not just shaping the future of testing—we are enabling organizations to build resilient, high-performing software ecosystems with confidence.”

    As part of this strategic collaboration, LambdaTest and KineticSkunk™ hosted an exclusive round-table event in Cape Town, bringing together industry leaders to discuss key trends and challenges in software testing, automation, and DevSecOps. The event provided valuable insights into how organizations can future-proof their software development and testing strategies.

    Customers and affiliates of both companies will benefit from a seamless integration of advanced testing frameworks and DevSecOps solutions, ensuring faster release cycles, enhanced security, and improved software reliability. By leveraging each other’s strengths, LambdaTest and KineticSkunk are poised to set new benchmarks in software testing and development.

    About LambdaTest
    LambdaTest is an AI-native, omnichannel software quality platform that empowers businesses to accelerate time to market through intelligent, cloud-based test authoring, orchestration, and execution. With over 15,000 customers and 2.3 million+ users across 130+ countries, LambdaTest is the trusted choice for modern software testing.

    • Browser & App Testing Cloud: Enables manual and automated testing of web and mobile apps across 5,000+ browsers, real devices, and OS environments, ensuring cross-platform consistency.
    • HyperExecute: An AI-native test execution and orchestration cloud that runs tests up to 70% faster than traditional grids, offering smart test distribution, automatic retries, real-time logs, and seamless CI/CD integration.
    • KaneAI: The world’s first GenAI-native testing agent, leveraging LLMs for effortless test creation, intelligent automation, and self-evolving test execution. It integrates directly with Jira, Slack, GitHub, and other DevOps tools.

    For more information, please visit, https://lambdatest.com

    About KineticSkunk™
    KineticSkunk™ is a leader in DevOps, DevSecOps, and Observability, offering tailor-made solutions for business efficiency and security. With a strong commitment to social responsibility, KineticSkunk™ develops talent from disadvantaged backgrounds into top professionals while delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that drive business success.

    For more information, please visit: https://www.kineticskunk.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Instinct Brothers Co., Ltd, a Japanese Vertically Integrated Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Technology Company, to Go Public via Merger with Relativity Acquisition Corp.

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • Instinct Brothers Co., Ltd has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Relativity Acquisition Corp.
    • The combined company, to be named Instinct Bio Technical Company Inc., will have an implied pro-form enterprise value of approximately $242 million, assuming no further redemptions by Relativity’s public stockholders prior to the closing of the business combination.

    NEW YORK, NY, TOKYO, JAPAN, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Instinct Brothers Co., Ltd., along with its affiliated entities—Hiroki Global Co., Ltd, Artisans Production Co., Ltd, Instinct RAS Co., Ltd (collectively, “Instinct Brothers” or the “Company”)—a vertically integrated regenerative medicine and stem cell technology company based in Japan, and Relativity Acquisition Corp. (“Relativity”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) that will result in Instinct Brothers becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Relatively upon the closing of the transaction contemplated therein (the “Proposed Transaction”) in accordance with the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement.

    Upon closing the Proposed Transaction, the combined company will operate under the name Instinct Bio Technical Company Inc. (the “Combined Company”) and intends to list on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘BIOT’.

    A Pioneering, Vertically Integrated Platform for Regenerative Medicine

    With a mission to harness the transformative power of stem cell science, Instinct Brothers has built an ecosystem that integrates stem-cell-based cosmeceuticals, research and development, university partnerships, proprietary manufacturing, industry-leading alliances, global distribution, branding, direct-to-consumer retail, medical consulting and total coordination service for franchise medical clinics, and clinical application research in regenerative medicine.

    By leveraging a high-quality stem cell culture medium with over 380 cytokines and growth factors, Instinct Brothers has positioned itself in the field of stem cell-derived skincare. Through its franchise GENREVER Clinic, the Company has developed a structured model for stem cell-based regenerative therapies targeting anti-aging, immune support, regenerative treatments, and disease prevention.

    Additionally, Instinct Brothers owns and operates ARTISANS PRODUCTION CO., LTD, an ISO 9001-certified manufacturing facility, allowing for seamless production of cosmeceuticals and medical-grade regenerative products. This facility enables precision manufacturing, stringent quality control, and continuous innovation, reinforcing Instinct Brothers’ commitment to excellence in stem cell technology and regenerative medicine.

    The Instinct Brothers management team, led by its founder Tomoki Nagano, will continue to run the Combined Company after the closing of the Proposed Transaction.

    Tomoki Nagano, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Instinct Brothers, said:
    “This transaction marks a transformational milestone for Instinct Brothers, positioning us to accelerate our global expansion and enhance access to cutting-edge stem cell-based therapies. Going public will allow us to scale our operations, broaden our clinical footprint, and fuel the development of new regenerative treatments that improve health and longevity. We are committed to bringing life-changing solutions to a global audience with plans to expand our clinic model into Malaysia and Indonesia, construct new clinics in Japan, and advance our Cell Processing Center joint venture.”

    Tarek Tabsh, Chief Executive Officer of Relativity Acquisition Corp., commented:
    “Perinatal stem cells have an intrinsic capacity to repair and regenerate targeted tissues, and unique adaptability that makes them a promising frontier for regenerative medicine application potential. Instinct Brothers has built a well-integrated business that delivers scientific innovation from the bench to the bedside. Their vertically integrated platform, spanning research, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and clinical application, positions them uniquely for expansion into adjacent markets. We are excited to support their journey as they continue to deliver the next generation of regenerative medicine.”

    Transaction Overview

    Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Relativity will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Instinct Brothers, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Relativity. As part of the Proposed Transaction, Instinct Brothers will become a publicly traded entity under the name “Instinct Bio Technical Company Inc.” The Proposed Transaction values the Combined Company at an estimated pro forma enterprise value of approximately $242 million. The Proposed Transaction is expected to close in Q3 2025, subject to approval by Relativity’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions outlined in the Merger Agreement.

    Advisors

    Chardan Capital Markets LLC is the exclusive M&A and Capital Markets advisor to Instinct Brothers Holdings. Darryl, Edward & Co. is a legal advisor for Instinct Brothers Holdings.

    Loeb & Loeb LLP and Barnett & Linn LLP serve as legal advisors to Relativity Acquisition Corp.

    About Instinct Brothers

    Instinct Brothers is a vertically integrated Japanese company specializing in stem cell technology and regenerative medicine, encompassing research and development, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and clinical applications. Founded in 2017, Instinct Brothers is led by industry expert Tomoki Nagano, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, an industry expert with a vision to drive innovation in regenerative medicine. The Company’s mission is to advance stem cell science, enhance patient outcomes, and pioneer the next generation of stem cell-based therapies.

    About Relativity Acquisition Corp.

    Relativity Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company sponsored by Relativity Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

    Additional Information and Where to Find It

    In connection with the Proposed Transaction, Relativity and Instinct Brothers intends to file a Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Form F-4”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ( the “SEC”), which will include a preliminary prospectus with respect to its securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transaction and a preliminary proxy statement with regard to Relativity’s stockholder meeting at which Relativity’s stockholders will be asked to vote on the Proposed Transaction. Relativity’s investors, stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the Form F-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments thereto and any other documents filed with the SEC, because these documents will contain important information about the proposed business combination. After the Form F-4 has been filed and declared effective, Relativity will mail the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to stockholders of Relativity as of a record date to be established for voting on the business combination. Relativity stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of such documents, without charge, by directing a request to: Relativity Acquisition Corp., 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, Nevada 89169; e-mail: info@relativityacquisitions.com. These documents, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov.

    Participants in the Solicitation

    Relativity and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in soliciting proxies of Relativity’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Relativity’s executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Relativity’s final prospectus filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Relativity’s participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different from those of their stockholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the business combination when it becomes available.

    No Offer or Solicitation

    This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with a proposed potential business combination among Relativity and Instinct Brothers or any related transactions, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful. Any offering of securities or solicitation of votes regarding the proposed transaction will be made only by means of a proxy statement/prospectus that complies with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

    Forward Looking Statements

    This press release may include, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include “forward-looking statements”. Statements regarding possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Form F-4 and prospectus to be filed with the SEC. The Company and Relativity undertake no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release except as required by law.

    Contact Information

    Instinct Brothers Co., Ltd.

    Email: ir@instinct-biot.com

    Website: https://instinct-bro.com/

    Relativity Acquisition Corp.

    Email: info@relativityacquisitions.com

    Website: www.relativityacquisitions.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Lantronix Powers Next-Generation AI-Enabled Camera Solutions With Seamless Teledyne FLIR Thermal Integration

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    IRVINE, Calif., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lantronix Inc.  (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global leader of compute and connectivity for IoT solutions enabling AI Edge Intelligence, today announced a breakthrough in AI-powered camera technology with the seamless integration of its high-performance Open-Q™ System-on-Module (SoM) solutions including hardware and software with Teledyne FLIR’s thermal infrared (IR) camera modules and Prism™ embedded software. This integration accelerates the development of next-generation AI-enabled camera solutions in autonomous navigation/drones, surveillance and robotics.

    Powered by Lantronix’s cutting-edge Open-Q SoMs, based on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QRB5165 and QCS8250 processor platforms, this solution delivers unparalleled processing capabilities for AI-driven situational awareness, advanced computational imaging and real-time decision-making. Lantronix’s seamless technology integration provides a competitive edge, enabling developers to create high-performance, size-, weight- and power-optimized (SWaP) AI camera solutions that push the boundaries of innovation.

    Lantronix at the Forefront of AI Edge Intelligence

    “With Lantronix’s Open-Q SoMs, developers can confidently build AI-powered solutions knowing they are backed by industry-leading embedded compute technologies that deliver longevity, reliability and continuous innovation,” said Mathi Gurusamy, Chief Strategy Officer at Lantronix. “By integrating with Teledyne FLIR’s advanced thermal camera modules, Lantronix provides a turnkey embedded AI solution that maximizes performance while simplifying development and deployment,” he added.

    Advanced AI and Thermal Processing

    Lantronix’s integration of Teledyne FLIR Prism into the Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB5165 and QCS8250 platforms brings advanced thermal image signal processing (ISP) and AI capabilities to edge devices. Key features include:

    • Prism ISP: Super resolution, turbulence mitigation, atmospheric obscurant correction, de-noising, image fusion, electronic stabilization, and local contrast enhancement.
    • Prism AI: Real-time object detection, motion target indication, and high-speed target tracking at video frame rates.

    Lantronix’s Open-Q SoMs fully support Teledyne FLIR Hadron™ dual visible-thermal and Boson® thermal camera modules, allowing for simultaneous color and infrared video capture across multiple MIPI-CSI camera interfaces. Key configurations include:

    • Hadron Camera: Integrated with the Lantronix Open-Q 8250 SoM, featuring the Dragonwing QCS8250 processor running Android™.
    • Boson Camera: Integrated with the Lantronix ultra-compact Open-Q 5165 SoM, leveraging the Dragonwing QRB5165 platform on Linux®.

    Teledyne FLIR on the Lantronix Collaboration

    “Our collaboration with Lantronix adds flexibility for integrators developing thermal-enabled AI-based platforms,” said Michael Walters, Vice President of Product Management at Teledyne FLIR OEM. “Our SWaP-optimized IR camera modules and ultra-low embedded software processing power simplify thermal management and extend battery life for autonomy applications.”

    Lantronix Open-Q 5165: Optimized for AI and Edge Computing

    Lantronix’s Open-Q 5165 is an ultra-compact (50mm x 29mm), production-ready, pre-certified SoM based on the powerful Dragonwing QRB5165 platform. Features include:

    • Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU, and Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP
    • 5th generation Qualcomm® AI Engine, with twice the performance of the previous generation, with up to 15 trillion operations per second
    • Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, advanced camera features and many high-speed interfaces

    Lantronix will display its SoMs in the Qualcomm Technologies booth at Hall5/5-161 at Embedded World, March 13–15, 2025, in Nuremberg, Germany.

    About Lantronix

    Lantronix Inc. is a global leader of compute and connectivity IoT solutions that target high-growth markets, including Smart Cities, Enterprise and Transportation. Lantronix’s products and services empower companies to succeed in the growing IoT markets by delivering customizable solutions that enable AI Edge Intelligence. Lantronix’s advanced solutions include Intelligent Substations infrastructure, Infotainment systems and Video Surveillance, supplemented with advanced Out-of-Band Management (OOB) for Cloud and Edge Computing.

    For more information, visit the Lantronix website.

    Lantronix Media Contact:        
    Gail Kathryn Miller
    Corporate Marketing &
    Communications Manager
    media@lantronix.com

    Lantronix Analyst and Investor Contact:        
    investors@lantronix.com

    ©2025 Lantronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Lantronix is a registered trademark. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

    Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm, Qualcomm Dragonwing, Qualcomm Spectra, Snapdragon, Adreno and Hexagon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 28 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    28 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 8,998,005 1.1354    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 8,998,005 1.1354    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 2,500 99.2182p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 03 MARCH 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 27 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    27 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 9,000,505 1.1357    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 9,000,505 1.1357    

    On 27/02/2025 there was a transfer in of 312 shares by a discretionary client.

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 4,800 99.2151p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 28 FEBRUARY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: ARB IOT Group Limited Announces Entry Into a Memorandum of Understanding to Set-Up AI Data Centre Experimental Laboratory in the Region

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARB IOT Group Limited (“ARB IOT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ARBB) has, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, ARB IOT Group Sdn Bhd, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to set up an AI data centre experimental laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility designed for advanced research and AI application development. This initiative is in partnership with a UKM startup (the “UKM Startup”) affiliated with the Institute of Visual Informatics of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, a leading research university in Malaysia (“IVI-UKM”), and Gajah Kapitalan Sdn Bhd (“GKSB”).

    The AI data centre experimental laboratory facility aims to create a dedicated environment for advancing AI research, AI application development, testing and deployment. It provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and resources to foster innovation, collaboration and skill building in AI technologies. The AI data centre experimental lab will boast AI servers of ARB 222 and ARB 333 series and will be located at IVI, UKM, Malaysia.

    The ARB-222 and ARB-333 series are high-performance rackmount servers designed for AI, deep learning, and enterprise computing. These AI servers are optimized for AI inference and data processing while also excelling in fine-tuning AI training and handling large-scale simulations. Built for reliability and scalability, these servers offer greater energy efficiency compared to other AI products available in the market.

    This initiative aligns with the Malaysian government’s initiatives to strengthen AI capabilities at the regional and national level and to encourage and nurture more data scientists and engineers to participate in the robust AI development and data science community.

    This MOU represents a strong commitment to robust collaboration in exchanging knowledge and expertise in the AI industry.  Under the MOU, the Company will be responsible for the architecture and design of the laboratory facility.

    Bridging the gap between research and practical applications, this initiative brings together the academia and industry partners to fast-track the adoption of innovative and sustainable AI server solutions. These collaborative efforts will set new sustainability standards for AI data centre operations in the region. This is a significant milestone to drive innovation and deliver value to the customers, partners and the nation.

    By having an AI data centre experimental lab with the AI servers of ARB 222 and ARB 333 series in the region, the Company is well positioned to capture a significant growth portion of AI-driven economy in the future.

    This MOU marks a significant milestone in the Company’s growth, leveraging combined expertise in AI computing technology and promoting sustainable advanced AI server solutions to accelerate the AI revolution in the region.

    Dato’ Sri Liew Kok Leong (“Larry”), CEO of ARB IOT, said, “the AI data centre experimental laboratory brings together academia and industry partners to drive innovation in AI technologies and improve the sustainability of AI application in the region. Such industry R&D platform will accelerate the translation and commercialisation of research, and we anticipate that the lab will actively contribute to the ongoing AI-driven growth and innovation.”

    Larry also expressed that the AI servers of ARB 222 and ARB 333 series will serve as the AI data centre hardware platform to support technological growth and create a vibrant ecosystem for AI research, development and deployment. Besides, the lab will also be used for exhibiting AI applications to showcase AI capabilities and present the latest advancements in AI technology. The AI servers of ARB 222 and ARB 333 series offer cost-effective options to customers by optimising resources, reducing operational costs, and improving efficiency. These AI servers offer a balanced, cost-effective and flexible solution ideal for data centres, offering an alternative to the H100/200 solutions currently available in the market.

    Muhammad Badrun Almuhaimin Bin Baharon, Director of GKSB said, “we will be responsible for the operations of AI data centre,  operating AI servers of ARB 222 and ARB 333 series, and developing new market segments in AI industry in this region. To complement the development in the AI industry, we will also be offering the leasing services of data centre AI computing power in Malaysia. The set-up of this AI data centre experimental lab boosts our confidence in funding the set-up of AI data centres in Malaysia.”

    Associate Professor Dr. Rabiah Abdul Kadir, the director of IVI-UKM and the chairman of the UKM Startup emphasised that this AI Data Centre experimental lab can significantly elevate AI research and development to next level by developing efficient AI models with lower energy consumption and better performance. It is expected to play a crucial role in nurturing and incubating talents in the AI industry. By having the cost-effective and flexible solution from ARB 222 and ARB 333 series, she was excited that IVI-UKM will be the technology partner to initiate the AI research and development with the Company.

    About the UKM Startup and IVI-UKM

    The UKM Startup is affiliated with the IVI-UKM, a research institute under UKM, established to advance the field of visual informatics. IVI-UKM was established with objectives to integrate multidisciplinary areas encompassing areas such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, haptic computation, computer vision, data analytics and visualization, simulation, and image processing. The UKM Startup is committed to offering AI training programs to enables machine to learn from experience, adapt to new data, and automate tasks in a wide range of field, and integrating AI analytics dashboards into business intelligence platforms.

    About GKSB

    GKSB is dedicated to empowering Malaysian businesses through technological innovation, focusing on delivering advanced computing systems for enterprises, research institutions and developers.

    About ARB IOT Group Limited

    ARB IOT Group Limited is a provider of complete solutions to clients for the integration of Internet of Things (“IoT”) systems and devices from designing to project deployment. We offer a wide range of IoT systems as well as provide customers a substantial range of services such as system integration and system support service. We deliver holistic solutions with full turnkey deployment from designing, installation, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of various IoT systems and devices as well as integration of automated systems, including installation of wire and wireless and mechatronic works.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, such as statements regarding our estimated future results of operations and financial position, our strategy and plans, and our objectives or goals, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our actual results may differ materially or perhaps significantly from those discussed herein, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, those that we discussed or referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as in our other reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

    For further information, please contact:

    ARB IOT Group Limited
    Investor Relations Department
    Email: contact@arbiotgroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 26 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    26 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 9,004,993 1.1363    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 9,004,993 1.1363    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 7,275 99.2p
    0.375p ORDINARY PURCHASE 4,100 99.275p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 27 FEBRUARY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC – 26 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    26 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 1p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 12,156,221 2.2488    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 12,156,221 2.2488    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    1p ORDINARY SALE 18,490 61p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 27 FEBRUARY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Your City Needs You

    Source: City of Stoke-on-Trent

    The Centenary Big Clean in the Community

    Published: Thursday, 27th February 2025

    The Centenary Big Clean in the Community is back for a third year running.

    2025 looks set to be a corker for Stoke-on-Trent. A full calendar of events planned to see celebrations into December.

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council is calling on residents to play their part. The Centenary Big Clean in the Community is back for a third year running.

    The hard-hitting, zero-tolerance IDIOT (Illegal Dumping in Our Towns) campaign, set the bar high with cracking down on the number of illegal dumping incidents in the city. Since June 2023 over 12,465 incidents have been cleared and 3183 fixed penalty notices issued.

    Throughout 2025 we are calling on all residents, businesses and community groups to take to the streets to help get the city clean and tidy for the Centenary year.

    Councillor Amjid Wazir OBE, cabinet member for city pride, enforcement and sustainability for Stoke-on-Trent City Council said: “This is a big year for Stoke-on-Trent. We have partners all over the city doing their part as they know how special this year is for us all. We now need residents to do the same.

    “We’ve seen the dedication some residents have, we want you all to feel proud of where you live.

    “If you are able to pick up litter and help, please do. We would love to see that community spirit grow and grow. From your own door step to your local park.”

    Chief Superintendent Emily Clarke, who oversees policing in the city, said: “We are determined to work together with the city council and wider partners as a collective to deliver on the needs of our local communities in initiatives like this.

    “We will continue to act proactively against those blighting residents and businesses in Stoke-on-Trent to ensure that we make the city a cleaner, healthier and happier place for everyone.”

    Richard Buxton, Stoke-on-Trent BID Manager said: “Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID has had an Operation Sparkle project running since 2020 and each year we operate our own Big Spring Clean weekend as part of that project. It’s amazing to see our City Council bringing everyone from across our city together to “do their bit” in improving all of our much-loved spaces”

    The council’s environment team will also be out and about supporting the Centenary Big Clean-up in the Community.

    The council also hosts two community re-use paint schemes at both Burslem and Hanford Household Waste Recycling Centres. Residents and community groups are welcome to access this service, where the paint could be used to help spruce up sites around the city, from doorsteps to fences.

    Residents who would like to plan a litter pick, or would like to discuss alternative projects should email: environmental.admin@stoke.gov.uk.

    For how to get involved or see what is happening near you, please visit: www.stoke.gov.uk/LoveSOT

    MIL OSI United Kingdom

  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC – 25 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    25 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 1p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 12,174,711 2.2522    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 12,174,711 2.2522    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    1p ORDINARY SALE 13,850 60.8p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 26 FEBRUARY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC – 25 02 2025] – (CGWL)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
    N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
    LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
    25 FEBRUARY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
    N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.375p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 9,008,168 1.1367    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 9,008,168 1.1367    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.375p ORDINARY SALE 3,100 99.15p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD
    Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
    Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.
    Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option
    Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion
    Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 26 FEBRUARY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the verification of credentials – A10-0016/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

    on the verification of credentials

    (2024/2100(REG))

    The European Parliament,

     having regard to Articles 10(1), 14(2) and 14(3) of the Treaty on European Union,

     having regard to the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976[1],

     having regard to its Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament[2], in particular Articles 2(1) and 3(1) thereof,

     having regard to Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals[3],

     having regard to European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament[4],

     having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 7 July 2005[5], 30 April 2009[6], 19 December 2019[7] and 26 September 2024[8],

     having regard to Rules 3, 4 and 11 of, and Annex I to, its Rules of Procedure,

     having regard to the official notifications from the competent authorities of the Member States of the results of the election to the European Parliament,

     having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A10-0016/2025),

    A. whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of the Act of 20 September 1976, Parliament is obliged to verify the credentials of Members of the European Parliament and for this purpose it must take note of the results declared officially by the Member States and rule on any disputes that may arise out of the provisions of the 1976 Act other than those arising out of the national provisions to which that 1976 Act refers;

    B. whereas Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 sets out the offices that are incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament;

    C. whereas all Member States have notified Parliament of the names of elected Members pursuant to Rule 3(1) of the Rules of Procedure;

    D. whereas some Member States were late in forwarding, and others have not yet forwarded at all, the lists of any substitutes, together with their ranking in accordance with the results of the vote, as required under Rule 3(3) of the Rules of Procedure;

    E. whereas objections to the election of some Members of the European Parliament may be considered in Member States in accordance with national legislation and these procedures could result in the annulment of the election of the Members concerned; whereas no disputes arose before Parliament pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 20 September 1976;

    F. whereas, according to Article 3 of European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023, the number of representatives in the European Parliament allocated to Spain is currently 61, while the notification from the Spanish competent authorities only contains 60 names; whereas, in accordance with Articles 8 and 12 of the Act of 20 September 1976, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union[9], Parliament takes note of the list of Members elected in Spain in the elections held on 9 June 2024, communicated to it by the Junta Electoral Central; whereas the Junta Electoral Central has not notified Parliament of the name of one of the Members elected in Spain;

    G. whereas, in accordance with Rule 3(2) of and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, Members are required to declare in writing that they do not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, as well as providing written declarations of private interests and of assets, failing any of which the validity of the mandate of the Member concerned may not be confirmed;

    1. Declares valid, subject to any decisions by the competent authorities of Member States in which the election results have been disputed, the mandate of the Members of the European Parliament listed in Annex I to this decision whose election has been notified by the competent national authorities and who have made the written declarations required on the basis of Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 and of Rule 3 of, and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure;

    2. Repeats its request to the authorities of the Member States to inform it of the names of substitutes, together with their ranking in accordance with the results of the vote;

    3. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to complete without delay the examination of the possible disputes referred to them and to notify Parliament of the result;

    4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the competent national authorities and the parliaments of the Member States.

     

     

    ANNEX I: List of Members of the European Parliament whose mandate is declared valid

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Belgium (22 Members)

     

     

     

    ANNEMANS Gerolf

    ARIMONT Pascal

    BEKE Wouter

    BONTE Barbara

    BOTENGA Marc

    BRICMONT Saskia

    CASSART Benoit

    CEULEMANS Estelle

    CHASTEL Olivier

    DI RUPO Elio

    KANKO Assita

    KENNES Rudi

    MATTHIEU Sara

    SOMMEN Liesbet

    TOBBACK Bruno

    VAN BREMPT Kathleen

    VANDENDRIESSCHE Tom

    VAN DIJCK Kris

    VAN OVERTVELDT Johan

    VAUTMANS Hilde

    VEROUGSTRAETE Yvan

    WILMÈS Sophie

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Bulgaria (17 Members)

     

     

     

    KABILOV Taner

    KANEV Radan

    KOVATCHEV Andrey

    KYUCHYUK Ilhan

    LAYKOVA Rada

    LAZAROV Ilia

    MAYDELL Eva

    MINCHEV Nikola

    NOVAKOV Andrey

    PENKOVA Tsvetelina

    PETROV Hristo

    RADEV Emil

    STOYANOV Stanislav

    VALCHEV Ivaylo

    VIGENIN Kristian

    VOLGIN Petar

    YONCHEVA Elena

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Czech Republic (21 Members)

     

     

     

    BARTŮŠEK Nikola

    BŽOCH Jaroslav

    DAVID Ivan

    DOSTÁL Ondřej

    DOSTALOVA Klara

    FARSKÝ Jan

    GREGOROVÁ Markéta

    KNOTEK Ondřej

    KOLÁŘ Ondřej

    KONEČNÁ Kateřina

    KOVAŘÍK Ondřej

    KRUTÍLEK Ondřej

    KUBÍN Tomáš (*)

    NAGYOVÁ Jana

    NERUDOVÁ Danuše

    NIEDERMAYER Luděk

    POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Jaroslava

    TUREK Filip

    VONDRA Alexandr

    VRECIONOVÁ Veronika

    ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mandate valid with effect from 1 August 2024, i.e. the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Mr Tomáš KUBÍN to replace Mr Martin HLAVÁČEK.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Denmark (15 Members)

     

     

     

    BOSSE Stine

    CHRISTENSEN Asger

    CLAUSEN Per

    DAHL Henrik

    FRIIS Sigrid

    FUGLSANG Niels

    HANSEN Niels Flemming

    LØKKEGAARD Morten

    NORDQVIST Rasmus

    PETER-HANSEN Kira Marie

    SCHALDEMOSE Christel

    SØVNDAL Villy

    STORM Kristoffer

    VIND Marianne

    VISTISEN Anders

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Germany (96 Members)

     

     

     

    ANDERSON Christine

    ANDRESEN Rasmus

    ARNDT Anja

    AUST René

    BARLEY Katarina

    BAUSEMER Arno

    BENTELE Hildegard

    BERG Sibylle

    BERGER Stefan

    BISCHOFF Gabriele

    BLOSS Michael

    BOESELAGER Damian

    BOẞDORF Irmhild

    BUCHHEIT Markus

    BULLMANN Udo

    BURKHARDT Delara

    BYSTRON Petr

    CASPARY Daniel

    CAVAZZINI Anna

    COSTANZO Vivien

    CREMER Tobias

    DE MASI Fabio

    DEMIREL Özlem

    DOLESCHAL Christian

    DROESE Siegbert Frank

    DÜPONT Lena

    ECKE Matthias

    EHLER Christian

    EROGLU Engin

    EVERDING Sebastian

    FERBER Markus

    FIRMENICH Ruth

    FREUND Daniel

    FROELICH Tomasz

    GAHLER Michael

    GEESE Alexandra

    GEIER  Jens

    GEISEL Thomas

    GEUKING Niels

    GIESEKE Jens

    GLÜCK Andreas

    HAHN Svenja

    HÄUSLING Martin

    HERBST Niclas

    HOHLMEIER Monika

    JONGEN Marc

    JUNGBLUTH Alexander

    KHAN Mary

    KÖHLER Stefan

    KÖRNER Moritz

    KRAH Maximilian

    LAGODINSKY Sergey

    LANGE Bernd

    LANGENSIEPEN Katrin

    LIESE Peter

    LINS Norbert

    MARQUARDT Erik

    MCALLISTER David

    MEHNERT Alexandra

    MERTENS Verena

    NEUHOFF Hans

    NEUMANN Hannah

    NIEBLER Angelika

    NOICHL Maria

    OETJEN Jan-Christoph

    PAULUS Jutta

    PÜRNER Friedrich

    RACKETE Carola

    RADTKE Dennis

    REINTKE Terry

    REPASI René

    REPP Sabrina

    RIEHL Nela

    RIPA Manuela

    SCHENK Oliver

    SCHIRDEWAN Martin

    SCHNEIDER Christine

    SCHWAB Andreas

    SEEKATZ Ralf

    SELL Alexander

    SIEPER Lukas

    SIMON Sven

    SINGER Christine

    SIPPEL Birgit

    SONNEBORN Martin

    STRACK-ZIMMERMANN Marie-Agnes

    STREIT Joachim

    TEGETHOFF Kai

    VERHEYEN Sabine

    VON DER SCHULENBURG Michael

    VOSS Axel

    WALSMANN Marion

    WARNKE Jan-Peter

    WEBER Manfred

    WECHSLER Andrea

    WÖLKEN Tiemo

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Estonia (7 Members)

     

     

     

    KALJURAND Marina

    MADISON Jaak

    MIKSER Sven

    PAET Urmas

    RATAS Jüri

    TERRAS Riho

    TOOM  Jana

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Ireland (14 Members)

     

     

     

    ANDREWS Barry

    BOYLAN Lynn

    CARBERRY Nina

    COWEN Barry

    DOHERTY Regina

    FLANAGAN Luke Ming

    FUNCHION Kathleen

    KELLEHER Billy

    KELLY Seán

    MCNAMARA Michael

    MULLOOLY Ciaran

    NÍ MHURCHÚ Cynthia

    Ó RÍORDÁIN Aodhán

    WALSH Maria

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Greece (21 Members)

     

     

     

    AFTIAS Georgios

    ALEXANDRAKI Galato

    ANADIOTIS Nikolaos

    ARNAOUTOGLOU Sakis

    ARVANITIS Konstantinos

    BELERIS Fredis

    FARANTOURIS Nikolas

    FRAGKOS Emmanouil

    KEFALOGIANNIS Emmanouil

    KOUNTOURA Elena

    LATINOPOULOU Afroditi

    MANIATIS Yannis

    MEIMARAKIS Vangelis

    MELETI Eleonora

    NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS Lefteris

    PAPADAKIS Kostas

    PAPANDREOU Nikos

    PAPPAS Nikos

    TSIODRAS Dimitris

    VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI Elissavet

    ZACHARIA Maria

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Spain (60 Members)

     

     

     

    ABADÍA JOVER Maravillas

    AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ Oihane

    ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA Pablo

    ASENS LLODRÀ Jaume

    BALLARÍN CEREZA Laura

    BARRENA ARZA Pernando

    BENJUMEA BENJUMEA Isabel

    BORRÁS PABÓN Mireia

    BUXADÉ VILLALBA Jorge

    CEPEDA José

    CRESPO DÍAZ Carmen

    DE LA HOZ QUINTANO Raúl

    DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Margarita

    DEL CASTILLO VERA Pilar

    ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Rosa

    EZCURRA ALMANSA Alma

    FERNÁNDEZ Jonás

    GALÁN Estrella

    GÁLVEZ Lina

    GARCÍA PÉREZ Iratxe

    GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ Borja

    GIRAUTA VIDAL Juan Carlos

    GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Sandra

    GONZÁLEZ CASARES Nicolás

    GONZÁLEZ PONS Esteban

    HERRANZ GARCÍA Esther

    HOMS GINEL Alicia

    JALLOUL MURO Hana

    JUNCO GARCÍA Nora

    LÓPEZ Javi

    LÓPEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando

    LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Antonio

    LUENA César

    MAESTRE Cristina

    MARTÍN FRÍAS Jorge

    MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Vicent

    MATO Gabriel

    MENDIA Idoia

    MILLÁN MON Francisco José

    MIRANDA PAZ Ana

    MONTERO Irene

    MONTSERRAT Dolors

    MORENO SÁNCHEZ Javier

    NAVARRETE ROJAS Fernando

    NEVADO DEL CAMPO Elena

    PAJÍN Leire

    PASCUAL DE LA PARTE Nicolás

    PÉREZ Alvise

    RIBA I GINER Diana

    ROS SEMPERE Marcos

    SÁNCHEZ AMOR Nacho

    SANCHO MURILLO Elena

    SERRA SÁNCHEZ Isabel

    SERRANO SIERRA Rosa

    SOLIER Diego

    SOLÍS PÉREZ Susana

    TERTSCH Hermann

    VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA Adrián

    ZARZALEJOS Javier

    ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ Juan Ignacio

    (16 July 2024)

     

    France (81 Members)

     

     

     

    ALLIONE Grégory

    ANDROUËT Mathilde

    AUBRY Manon

    BARDELLA Jordan

    BAY Christophe (*)

    BAY Nicolas

    BELLAMY François-Xavier

    BOYER Gilles

    BRASIER-CLAIN Marie-Luce

    CAMARA Mélissa

    CANFIN Pascal

    CARÊME Damien

    CASTILLO Laurent

    CHAIBI Leila

    CLERGEAU Christophe

    CORMAND David

    DAUCHY Marie

    DELOGE Valérie

    DEVAUX Valérie

    DISDIER Mélanie

    DUSSAUSAYE Gaëtan (**)

    FARRENG Laurence

    FITA Claire

    FOURREAU Emma

    FRIGOUT Anne-Sophie

    FURET Angéline

    GARRAUD Jean-Paul

    GERMAIN Jean-Marc

    GLUCKSMANN Raphaël

    GOMART Christophe

    GOZI Sandro

    GRISET Catherine

    GRUDLER Christophe

    GUETTA Bernard

    HASSAN Rima

    HAYER Valérie

    IMART Céline

    JAMET France

    JORON Virginie

    JOUVET Pierre

    KALFON François

    KELLER Fabienne

    KNAFO Sarah

    LALUCQ Aurore

    LAURENT Murielle

    LE CALLENNEC Isabelle

    LEGGERI Fabrice

    LEONARDELLI Julien

    LOISEAU Nathalie

    MARÉCHAL Marion

    MARIANI Thierry

    MEBAREK Nora

    MESURE Marina

    MORANO Nadine

    NIKOLIC Aleksandar

    OLIVIER Philippe

    OMARJEE Younous

    PELLERIN-CARLIN Thomas

    PELTIER Guillaume

    PENNELLE Gilles

    PIERA Pascale

    PIMPIE Pierre

    RAFOWICZ Emma

    RECHAGNEUX Julie

    RIDEL Chloé

    ROUGÉ André

    SAEIDI Arash

    SANCHEZ Julien

    SARGIACOMO Eric

    SATOURI Mounir

    SBAI Majdouline

    SMITH Anthony

    SOREL Malika

    THIONNET Pierre-Romain

    TOLASSY Rody

    TOUSSAINT Marie

    TROCHU Laurence

    VALET Matthieu

    VARAUT Alexandre

    VEDRENNE Marie-Pierre

    WERBROUCK Séverine (***)

    YON-COURTIN Stéphanie

     

     

     

    (*) Mandate valid with effect from 27 September 2024, i.e. the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Mr Christophe BAY to replace Mr Gaëtan DUSSAUSAYE.

    (**) Mr Gaëtan DUSSAUSAYE’s mandate ended on 25 September 2024.

    (***) Mandate valid with effect from 27 September 2024, i.e. the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Ms Séverine WERBROUCK to replace Ms Sylvie JOSSERAND.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Croatia (12 Members)

     

     

     

    BARTULICA  Stephen Nikola

    BORZAN Biljana

    BOSANAC Gordan

    BRNJAC Nikolina

    GLAVAK Sunčana

    JERKOVIĆ Romana

    PICULA Tonino

    RESSLER Karlo

    SOKOL Tomislav

    STIER Davor Ivo

    VEŠLIGAJ Marko (*)

    ZOVKO Željana

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mandate valid with effect from 5 September 2024, i.e. the date of the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Mr Marko VEŠLIGAJ to replace Mr Predrag Fred MATIĆ.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Italy (76 Members)

     

     

     

    ANNUNZIATA Lucia

    ANTOCI Giuseppe

    BENIFEI Brando

    BERLATO Sergio

    BONACCINI Stefano

    BORCHIA Paolo

    CAVEDAGNA Stefano

    CECCARDI Susanna

    CHINNICI Caterina

    CICCIOLI Carlo

    CIRIANI Alessandro

    CISINT Anna Maria

    CORRADO Annalisa

    CROSETTO Giovanni

    DE MEO Salvatore

    DECARO Antonio

    DELLA VALLE Danilo

    DONAZZAN Elena

    DORFMANN Herbert

    FALCONE Marco

    FIDANZA Carlo

    FIOCCHI Pietro

    FURORE Mario

    GAMBINO Alberico

    GEMMA Chiara

    GORI Giorgio

    GUALMINI Elisabetta

    GUARDA Cristina

    INSELVINI Paolo

    LAURETI Camilla

    LUCANO Mimmo

    LUPO Giuseppe

    MAGONI Lara

    MANTOVANI Mario

    MARAN Pierfrancesco

    MARINO Ignazio Roberto

    MARTUSCIELLO Fulvio

    MILAZZO Giuseppe

    MORACE Carolina

    MORATTI Letizia

    MORETTI Alessandra

    NARDELLA Dario

    NESCI Denis

    ORLANDO Leoluca

    PALMISANO Valentina

    PATRICIELLO Aldo

    PEDULLA’ Gaetano

    PICARO Michele

    PICIERNO Pina

    POLATO Daniele

    PRINCI Giusi

    PROCACCINI Nicola

    RAZZA Ruggero

    RICCI Matteo

    RUOTOLO Sandro

    SALINI Massimiliano

    SALIS Ilaria

    SARDONE Silvia

    SBERNA Antonella

    SCUDERI Benedetta

    SQUARTA Marco

    STANCANELLI Raffaele

    STRADA Cecilia

    TAMBURRANO Dario

    TARQUINIO Marco

    TINAGLI Irene

    TOPO Raffaele

    TORSELLI Francesco

    TOSI Flavio

    TOVAGLIERI Isabella

    TRIDICO Pasquale

    VANNACCI Roberto

    VENTOLA Francesco

    VIVALDINI Mariateresa

    ZAN Alessandro

    ZINGARETTI Nicola

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Cyprus (6 Members)

     

     

     

    FOURLAS Loucas

    GEADI Geadis

    GEORGIOU Giorgos

    HADJIPANTELA Michalis

    MAVRIDES Costas

    PANAYIOTOU Fidias

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Latvia (9 Members)

     

     

     

    IJABS Ivars

    KALNIETE Sandra

    KOLS Rihards

    KRIŠTOPANS Vilis

    POZŅAKS Reinis

    STAĶIS Mārtiņš

    UŠAKOVS Nils

    VAIDERE Inese

    ZĪLE Roberts

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Lithuania (11 Members)

     

     

     

    ANDRIUKAITIS Vytenis Povilas

    AUŠTREVIČIUS Petras

    BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ Vilija

    GRAŽULIS Petras

    JUKNEVIČIENĖ Rasa

    KUBILIUS Andrius (*)

    SAUDARGAS Paulius

    SINKEVIČIUS Virginijus 

    TOMASZEWSKI Waldemar

    VERYGA Aurelijus

    ŽALIMAS Dainius

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mr Andrius KUBILIUS’ mandate ended on 30 November 2024.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Luxembourg (6 Members)

     

     

     

    ANGEL Marc

    GOERENS Charles

    HANSEN Christophe (*)

    KARTHEISER Fernand

    KEMP Martine (**)

    METZ Tilly

    WISELER-LIMA Isabel

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mr Christophe HANSEN’s mandate ended on 30 November 2024.

    (**) Mandate valid with effect from 3 December 2024, the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Ms Martine KEMP to replace Mr Christophe HANSEN.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Hungary (21 Members)

     

     

     

    BORVENDÉG Zsuzsanna

    DÁVID Dóra

    DEUTSCH Tamás

    DOBREV Klára

    DÖMÖTÖR Csaba (*)

    FERENC Viktória

    GÁL Kinga

    GERZSENYI Gabriella

    GYŐRFFY Balázs (**)

    GYŐRI Enikő

    GYÜRK András

    HÖLVÉNYI György

    KOLLÁR Kinga

    KULJA András Tivadar

    LAKOS Eszter

    LÁSZLÓ András

    MAGYAR Péter

    MOLNÁR Csaba

    SCHALLER-BAROSS Ernő

    SZEKERES Pál

    TARR Zoltán

    VICSEK Annamária

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mandate valid with effect from 22 September 2024, i.e. the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Mr Csaba DÖMÖTÖR to replace Mr Balázs GYŐRFFY.

    (**) Mr Balázs GYŐRFFY’s mandate ended on 1 September 2024.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Malta (6 Members)

     

     

     

    AGIUS Peter

    AGIUS SALIBA Alex

    ATTARD Daniel

    BAJADA Thomas

    CASA David

    METSOLA Roberta

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Netherlands (31 Members)

     

     

     

    AZMANI Malik

    BALJEU Jeannette

    BERENDSEN Tom

    BLOM Rachel

    CHAHIM Mohammed

    DIEPEVEEN Ton

    EHLERS Marieke

    EICKHOUT Bas

    GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Raquel

    GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan

    GOTINK Dirk

    GROOTHUIS Bart

    HAZEKAMP Anja

    KRUIS Sebastian

    LENAERS Jeroen

    MAIJ Marit

    REUTEN Thijs

    RUISSEN Bert-Jan

    SMIT Sander

    STÖTELER Sebastiaan

    STRIK Tineke

    STROLENBERG Anna

    TER LAAK Ingeborg

    VAN BRUG Anouk

    VAN DEN BERG Brigitte

    VAN LANSCHOT Reinier

    VAN LEEUWEN Jessika

    VAN SPARRENTAK Kim

    VIEIRA Catarina

    WOLTERS Lara

    ZIJLSTRA Auke

     

     

     

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Austria (20 Members)

     

     

     

    BERNHUBER Alexander

    BRANDSTÄTTER Helmut

    DIERINGER Elisabeth

    GROSSMANN Elisabeth

    HAIDER Roman

    HAUSER Gerald

    HEIDE Hannes

    KIRCHER Sophia

    LOPATKA Reinhold

    MANDL Lukas

    MAYER Georg

    REGNER Evelyn

    SCHIEDER Andreas

    SCHILLING Lena

    SIDL Günther

    STEGER Petra

    STÜRGKH Anna

    VILIMSKY Harald

    WAITZ Thomas

    WINZIG Angelika

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Poland (53 Members)

     

     

     

    ADAMOWICZ Magdalena

    ARŁUKOWICZ Bartosz

    BIEDROŃ Robert

    BIELAN Adam

    BOCHEŃSKI Tobiasz

    BRAUN Grzegorz

    BREJZA Krzysztof

    BRUDZIŃSKI Joachim Stanisław

    BRYŁKA Anna

    BUCZEK Tomasz

    BUDA Waldemar

    BUDKA Borys

    BUŁA Andrzej

    DWORCZYK Michał

    GASIUK-PIHOWICZ Kamila

    GOSIEWSKA Małgorzata

    GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ Hanna (*)

    HALICKI Andrzej

    HETMAN Krzysztof

    JAKI Patryk

    JARUBAS Adam

    JOŃSKI Dariusz

    KAMIŃSKI Mariusz

    KIERWIŃSKI Marcin (**)

    KOBOSKO Michał

    KOHUT Łukasz

    KOPACZ Ewa

    LEWANDOWSKI Janusz

    ŁUKACIJEWSKA Elżbieta Katarzyna

    MALĄG Marlena

    MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK Jagna

    MULARCZYK Arkadiusz

    MÜLLER Piotr

    NYKIEL Mirosława

    OBAJTEK Daniel

    OZDOBA Jacek

    PROTAS Jacek

    RZOŃCA Bogdan

    SCHEURING-WIELGUS Joanna

    SIENKIEWICZ Bartłomiej

    ŚMISZEK Krzysztof

    SYPNIEWSKI Marcin

    SZCZERBA Michał

    SZYDŁO Beata

    TARCZYŃSKI Dominik

    TYSZKA Stanisław

    WĄSIK Maciej

    WAWRYKIEWICZ Michał

    WCISŁO Marta

    WIŚNIEWSKA Jadwiga

    ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Ewa

    ZALEWSKA Anna

    ZDROJEWSKI Bogdan Andrzej

    ZŁOTOWSKI Kosma

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Mandate valid with effect from 10 October 2024, i.e. the date indicated in the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Ms Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ to replace Mr Marcin KIERWIŃSKI.

    (**) Mr Marcin KIERWIŃSKI’s mandate ended on 25 September 2024.

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Portugal (21 Members)

     

     

     

    ASSIS Francisco

    BUGALHO Sebastião

    COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO João

    CUNHA Paulo

    DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL Paulo

    GOMES Isilda

    GONÇALVES Bruno

    GONÇALVES Sérgio

    HUMBERTO Sérgio

    MARTINS Catarina

    MENDES Ana Catarina

    MOREIRA DE SÁ Tiago

    OLIVEIRA João

    PEDRO Ana Miguel

    PEREIRA Lídia

    RODRIGUES André

    SOUSA SILVA Hélder

    TÂNGER CORRÊA António

    TAVARES Carla

    TEMIDO Marta

    VASCONCELOS Ana

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Romania (33 Members)

     

     

     

    AXINIA Adrian-George

    BARNA Dan

    BENEA Adrian-Dragoş

    BOGDAN Ioan-Rareş

    BUDA Daniel

    CÂRCIU Gheorghe

    DÎNCU Vasile

    FALCĂ Gheorghe

    FIREA Gabriela

    GRAPINI Maria

    HAVA Mircea-Gheorghe

    IOVANOVICI ȘOȘOACĂ Diana

    LAZARUS Luis-Vicențiu

    MANDA Claudiu

    MÎNZATU Roxana (*)

    MOTREANU  Dan-Ştefan

    MUREŞAN Siegfried

    MUŞOIU Ştefan

    NEGRESCU Victor

    NICA Dan

    PIPEREA Gheorghe

    POPESCU Virgil-Daniel

    ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ Nicolae

    STURDZA Șerban-Dimitrie

    TÂRZIU Claudiu-Richard

    TEODORESCU Georgiana

    TERHEŞ Cristian

    TOMAC Eugen

    TUDOSE Mihai

    VĂLEAN Adina

    VASILE-VOICULESCU Vlad

    VINCZE Loránt

    WINKLER Iuliu

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Ms Roxana MÎNZATU’s mandate ended on 30 November 2024.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Slovenia (9 Members)

     

     

     

    GRIMS Branko

    JOVEVA Irena

    NEMEC Matjaž

    PREBILIČ Vladimir

    ŠAREC Marjan

    TOMAŠIČ Zala

    TOMC Romana

    TONIN Matej

    ZVER Milan

     

     

     

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Slovakia (15 Members)

     

     

     

    BEŇOVÁ Monika

    BLAHA Ľuboš

    CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ Veronika

    HOJSÍK Martin

    KALIŇÁK Erik

    KARVAŠOVÁ Ľubica

    LAŠŠÁKOVÁ Judita

    LEXMANN Miriam

    MAZUREK Milan

    ÓDOR Ľudovít

    ONDRUŠ Branislav

    ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ Katarína

    UHRÍK Milan

    WIEZIK Michal

    YAR Lucia

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Finland (15 Members)

     

     

     

    AALTOLA Mika

    ANDERSSON Li

    GUZENINA Maria

    HEINÄLUOMA Eero

    HENRIKSSON Anna-Maja

    KATAINEN Elsi

    KULMUNI Katri

    KYLLÖNEN Merja

    NIINISTÖ Ville

    OHISALO Maria

    SALLA Aura

    SARAMO Jussi

    TOVERI Pekka

    TYNKKYNEN Sebastian

    VIRKKUNEN Henna (*)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (*) Ms Henna VIRKKUNEN’s mandate ended on 30 November 2024.

    (16 July 2024)

     

    Sweden (21 Members)

     

     

     

    AL-SAHLANI Abir

    DANIELSSON Johan

    DIBRANI Adnan

    ERIKSSON Sofie

    ERIXON Dick

    FRITZON Heléne

    GEDIN Hanna

    HOLMGREN Pär

    INCIR Evin

    KARLSBRO Karin

    KOKALARI Arba

    KUHNKE Alice

    LÖVIN Isabella

    POLFJÄRD Jessica

    SJÖSTEDT Jonas

    TEODORESCU MÅWE Alice

    TIMGREN Beatrice

    TOBÉ Tomas

    WARBORN Jörgen

    WEIMERS Charlie

    WIESNER Emma

     

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