Miami International Holdings Reports July 2021 Trading Results, MIAX Exchange Group Sets New Market Share and Volume Records; SPIKES Futures Volume at Record Levels

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Miami International Holdings, Inc. today reported July 2021 trading results for its U.S. exchange subsidiaries – MIAX®, MIAX Pearl® and MIAX Emerald® (together, the MIAX Exchange Group™) and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX).

The MIAX Exchange Group reported a number of new volume and market share records for multi-list options trading including a 16.70% single day market share record on July 2, 2021 and a monthly market share record of 15.53% in July 2021.  In addition, MIAX Emerald reported a 6.92% single day market share record on July 29, 2021.  The total U.S. multi-listed options market share of 15.53% in July 2021 was 412 basis points higher than the 11.41% market share in July 2020 and represented a 36.1% increase.

The MIAX Exchange Group collectively executed over 116.3 million multi-listed options contracts in July 2021, representing an average daily volume (ADV) of 5,539,377 contracts.

In U.S. equities, MIAX Pearl Equities™ executed 741,044,038 shares in July 2021, a new monthly volume record and an increase of 5.0% from June 2021.

In U.S. futures, MGEX executed 297,235 contracts, the 7th highest monthly total volume on record and representing an increase of 94.8% from the July 2020 total.  Total volume during the January to July 2021 period reached 2,081,354 contracts, a 34.9% increase from the same period in 2020, while open interest totaled 99,968 contracts on July 30, 2021, an increase of 30.5% from the July 30, 2020 total.

SPIKES® Futures volume totaled a record 33,510 contracts in July 2021, up 1,122.5% from the 2,741 contract total in June 2021.  SPIKES Futures volumes reached a record ADV of 1,596 contracts in July 2021 and a single day volume record of 4,097 contracts on July 13, 2021.

Multi-Listed Options Trading Volume for

 MIAX Exchange Group, Current Month

Year-to-Date Comparison
Multi-Listed Options
Contracts
Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg Jun-21 % Chg Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg
Trading Days 21 22 22 145 147
U.S. Multi-Listed Options Industry 749,029,013 582,318,225 28.6% 651,089,358 15.0% 5,370,791,850 3,249,054,726 65.3%
MIAX Exchange Group 116,326,908 66,453,392 75.1% 82,030,056 41.8% 762,358,927 381,278,555 99.9%
MIAX 49,303,729 28,259,455 74.5% 32,868,021 50.0% 293,124,012 149,342,588 96.3%
MIAX Pearl 34,237,820 24,098,544 42.1% 34,463,389 -0.7% 274,662,509 156,844,352 75.1%
MIAX Emerald 32,785,359 14,095,393 132.6% 14,698,646 123.1% 194,572,406 75,091,615 159.1%
Multi-Listed Options ADV Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg Jun-21 % Chg Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg
U.S. Multi-Listed Options Industry 35,668,048 26,469,010 34.8% 29,594,971 20.5% 37,039,944 22,102,413 67.6%
MIAX Exchange Group 5,539,377 3,020,609 83.4% 3,728,639 48.6% 5,257,648 2,593,732 102.7%
MIAX 2,347,797 1,284,521 82.8% 1,494,001 57.1% 2,021,545 1,015,936 99.0%
MIAX Pearl 1,630,372 1,095,388 48.8% 1,566,518 4.1% 1,894,224 1,066,968 77.5%
MIAX Emerald 1,561,208 640,700 143.7% 668,120 133.7% 1,341,879 510,827 162.7%
Multi-Listed Options Market Share for

MIAX Exchange Group, Current Month

Year-to-Date Comparison
Multi-Listed Options Market
Share
Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg Jun-21 % Chg Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg
MIAX Exchange Group 15.53% 11.41% 36.1% 12.60% 23.3% 14.19% 11.74% 21.0%
MIAX 6.58% 4.85% 35.6% 5.05% 30.4% 5.46% 4.60% 18.7%
MIAX Pearl 4.57% 4.14% 10.5% 5.29% -13.6% 5.11% 4.83% 5.9%
MIAX Emerald 4.38% 2.42% 80.8% 2.26% 93.9% 3.62% 2.31% 56.8%
Equities Trading Volume for

MIAX Pearl Equities, Current Month

Year-to-Date Comparison
Equities Shares (millions) Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg Jun-21 % Chg Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg
Trading Days 21 22 22 145 147
U.S. Equities Volume – Industry 204,551 0 NA 244,472 -16.3% 1,760,416 0 NA
MIAX Pearl Volume 741 0 NA 706 5.0% 3,935 0 NA
MIAX Pearl ADV 35 0 NA 32 10.0% 27 0 NA
MIAX Pearl Market Share 0.36% NA NA 0.29% 25.5% 0.22% NA NA
Futures & Options Trading Volume for

MGEX, Current Month

Year-to-Date Comparison
Futures & Options

Contracts

Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg Jun-21 % Chg Jul-21 Jul-20 % Chg
Trading Days 21 22 22 145 147
MGEX Volume 297,235 152,619 94.8% 412,672 -28.0% 2,081,354 1,542,406 34.9%
MGEX ADV 14,154 6,937 104.0% 18,758 -24.5% 14,354 10,493 36.8%

July 2021 Market Share and Volume Records:

miax MIAX Exchange Group Multi-Listed Options Records
Single Day Market Share 16.70% July 2, 2021
Monthly Market Share 15.53% July 2021
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Emerald
MIAX Emerald Multi-Listed Options Records
Single Day Market Share 6.92% July 29, 2021

For further information regarding MIAX, please visit www.MIAXOptions.com or contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com.

Corporate Communications Contacts:

Andy Nybo, SVP, Chief Communications Officer
(609) 955-2091
anybo@miami-holdings.com

About MIAX

MIAX’s parent holding company, Miami International Holdings, Inc., owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX), and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).

MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald are national securities exchanges registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that leverage MIAX’s industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide U.S. listed options trading to their member firms. MIAX serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY). In addition to options, MIAX Pearl facilitates the trading of cash equities through MIAX Pearl Equities™.

MGEX is a registered exchange with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a Notice Registered Securities Futures Product Exchange with the SEC. MGEX serves as the exclusive market for a variety of products, including Hard Red Spring Wheat and SPIKES Futures. In addition, MGEX is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) under the CFTC, providing DCM, DCO and cash market services in an array of asset classes.

The BSX is a leading electronic international securities market regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) specializing in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt issues, funds, hedge funds, derivative warrants and insurance linked securities. A full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the BSX is globally recognized, including by the SEC.

MIAX’s executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, NJ, with additional offices located in Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, and Hamilton, Bermuda.

To learn more about MIAX visit www.MIAXOptions.com.

To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.

To learn more about the BSX visit www.BSX.com.

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جامعة الملك محمد بن فهد بين أفضل الجامعات المرموقة في العالم العربي

الخُبر، المملكة العربية السعودية، 5/أغسطس/2021/ PRNewswire/ احتلت جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد المرتبة الرابعة من بين 157 جامعة في العالم العربي في قائمة تضم أفضل مؤسسات التعليم العالي، وطبقًا لتصنيف الجامعات العالمي الصادرعن مجلة تايمز للتعليم العالي للعام 2021، جاءت خمس جامعات سعودية بين أفضل عشر جامعات عربية للعام 2021، ويعتمد التصنيف على 13 مؤشر لمعايرة الأداء بدقة، بحيث تقيم كلٍ منها الأداء في أربعة جوانب: التدريس، البحث، المعرفة والتحول، والرؤية الدولية.

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University amongst the Top prestigious Universities in the Arab World

مهدت جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد طريقها بنجاح لاحتلال هذا التصنيف استنادًا إلى الجهود المضنية المبذولة من هيئة التدريس وفريق العمل بالجامعة. وبالرغم من اعتبار عام 2020 عامًا مليئًا بالتحديات فلم تتوقف الجامعة من مواصلة جهودها واحتلال تصنيف متقدم بين المؤسسات المرموقة في العالم العربي،

وتهدف جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد إلى توفيق هدفها  مع رؤية المملكة 2030  لخلق مجتمع نابض بالحياة، فضلًا عن تمكين الجيل التالي ليصبح من دعاة التغيير. تُوفر الجامعة أيضًا منشآت جامعية على طراز فني، مثل الفصول المتقدمة، والأجهزة المعملية  المتطورة للتركيز الشديد على البحث العلمي، وقد وسعت جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد عملياتها بشأن غرس الأفكار الريادية في الخريجين الشباب وذلك بإنشاء مركز الأمير تركي للإبداع وريادة الأعمال. أنشئت أيضًا جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد مركزًا للأمن السيبراني، ومركزًا للذكاء الاصطناعي، إلى جانب معمل روبوتات متطور، وترأس منظمة اليونيسكو العالمية دراسات بشأن التحول بين الأجيال، كما تُتعمل الجامعة باستمرار على تحديث عروضها المقدمة بإضافة برامج جديدة : كلية الطب والعلوم الصحية والمستشفى التعليمي.

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تهدف المملكة بشكل أساسي إلى تمكين الشباب وإعداد جيل من المهنيين والباحثين يساهم في الفرص غير المحدودة في الاقتصاد السعودي الناشئ، وقد لعب الوباء دورًا مؤثرًا للغاية في تحويل التعليم المادي إلى فصول افتراضية. بالرغم من ذلك، لم يساعد هذا الأمر طلاب جامعة الأمير محمد في مجرد التغلب على التحديات عبر الإنترنت ولكنه أيضًا أجبر العديد من أعضاء هيئة التدريس على تصميم استراتيجيات جديدة عن طريق الحلقات الدراسية الافتراضية عبر الإنترنت.

يُقدم تصنيف مجلة تايمز للتعليم العالي لهذا العام رؤية قيمة بشأن تغيير ميزان القوة في التعليم العالي العالمي، وإبراز هذه الجهود في العالم العربي،

وقال الدكتور عيسى الأنصاري (رئيس جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد) “نهدف إلى تقديم متعلمين شغوفين بالمعرفة مدى الحياة، وتبذل جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد كل ما بوسعها لربط أهدافها برؤية المملكة 2030، وقد لمسنا تحقيق نتيجة مذهلة في وقت قصير”. يستمر التحدي في الحفاظ على هذه التصنيفات رفيعة المستوى واستمرار التقدم نحو رؤية عالمية متزايدة.

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Czinger 21C smashes lap record at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway

Los Angeles-based Czinger Vehicles brings the Laguna Seca record back to America ahead of Monterey Car Week

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Czinger, the trailblazing company that uses revolutionary design and manufacturing technologies to build state-of-the-art, homologated high-performance vehicles, has set a new lap record at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway, smashing the old record by an astonishing two seconds!

On July 21 at 7:43pm PT, the Czinger 21C Hypercar, with driver Joel Miller behind the wheel, set the record in a multi-GPS verified time of 1:25:44.  The previous track record was held by the McLaren Senna, with driver Randy Pobst setting a time of 1:27.62.

Czinger 21 at Laguna Seca: Gone in 85 Seconds

Under ideal conditions – the weather was clear, with a wind direction of about nine mph NW and an air temperature of 60 degrees – the Czinger vehicle also broke the previous record on two other laps, with times of 1:27:4 and 1:26:6.

The car, which ran on fully road legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2R tires, was designed, manufactured and assembled in Los Angeles.

“As a blue-collar kid growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, I used to lie awake at night thinking about my racing hero, Jim Hall, his latest innovations, the technology-packed Chaparral cars his team built, and racing on the legendary Laguna Seca Raceway,” said Kevin Czinger, the Founder and CEO of Czinger Vehicles and of Divergent 3D, the company that is revolutionizing the car manufacturing industry.  “The era and the AI-based and sustainability-focused technologies available are different but the animating spirit remains the same – living the American Dream at speed.”

Czinger will showcase the record-setting 21C at the company’s private Pebble Beach home during Monterey Car Week, August 12-16th.

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“It goes without saying that we are delighted with the performance of the car,” said Ewan Baldry, Chief Engineer at Czinger. “To be able to achieve this lap time with a car that is going into homologated production is the result of some incredibly hard work from the Czinger team and in particular our ability to exploit the cutting-edge technology that we have access to through our close association with Divergent. The most exciting part is that we know we have more performance to come!”

In fact, the lap record represents just the first in a planned string of future performance record attempts, he noted.

“Building a new car is not easy and this group built one fast car,” said Joel Miller. “I can only thank them for having me as the driver during the development process and record run. The revolutionary technology used to build the car complements the speed that it has. And it has a sports car soul when driving. You can feel what the car is doing in the steering wheel. What the powertrain is capable of doing is absolutely mind blowing at maximum power. When setting the record at Laguna Seca, it was not by a little bit but a massive amount!”

About the Czinger 21C

The Czinger 21C, the first model in a series of fully homologated, exclusive performance vehicles – production will be limited to 80 cars – was created in part using additive manufacturing technologies. Each component manufactured using this technology is computationally engineered using AI, optimized for weight and performance, and is beautifully finished by hand.  Czinger’s proprietary manufacturing technologies, in-house developed powertrain, and iconic design will guide its future family of vehicles and enables the design and engineering team to unlock performance and styling not before seen in the automotive industry.

Of special significance, the 21C V8 is designed to use a range of fuels, including carbon recycled methanol and other e-fuels, so it can be run as a zero-emission vehicle.

This new hypercar showcases significant updates since its first public introduction in March 2020, including an updated width of 2050 mm. With 1250 hp and a dry weight under 1240 kg, the 21C achieves a true 1:1 power-to-weight ratio.  It also features all-wheel drive with a strong hybrid powertrain that includes the world’s most power dense production IC engine as its foundation.  It also features two high output electric motors, each powering a front wheel with torque vectoring, and an ultra-light, sequential seven-speed automated manual transmission gearbox. The total strong hybrid system delivers a peak output of 1250hp (1233bhp).

Putting the driver and passenger in the center position for ultimate weight distribution, aero and driver engagement, the car has a top speed up to 281 mph in optional low drag vmax configuration.  Its quarter mile time is 8.1 seconds, and it goes 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 1.9 seconds; 0 to 186 mph (300 kph) in 8.5 seconds and 0 to 248 mph (400 kph) in 21.3 seconds.  It has a more than 3:1 Lift / Drag Ratio with 615 kg downforce at 100mph and 2,500 kg at 200mph (high downforce configuration).

Note to Editors:

Czinger (pronounced “zinger” with a silent c) is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2019 and named after its Founder and CEO, Kevin Czinger, the trailblazing performance brand is built around a core ethos of using revolutionary technology to create vehicles that have dominating performance and iconic design.

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‫”أحجار بيروت”: تيريتوري تطلق حملة تبرعات عبر وسائل الإعلام إحياءً لذكرى انفجار بيروت

تسعى تيريتوري من خلال حملتها لجمع التبرعات إلى زيادة الوعي بشأن الوضع في بيروت عبر قنوات الوسائط المتعددة في ألمانيا وأوروبا وجميع أنحاء العالم.

بالتعاون مع مؤسسة Stern e.V.، تجمع الحملة تبرعات نيابةً عن المنظمة اللبنانية غير الحكومية بيت البركة

يرتكز هذا المشروع ارتكازًا أساسيًا على كتاب أحجار بيروت الذي يتناول الحديث عن مصير المتضررين وعن المشهد الحضري الفريد لبيروت وثقافتها.

يأتي الكتاب مطبوعًا على ورق حجري مصنوع من أنقاض منازل بيروت التي لحقها الدمار في أغسطس 2020.

يقتصر الإصدار على 1500 نسخة. يمكن طلب الكتاب مسبقًا اعتبارًا من 4 أغسطس 2021، وسيتم نشره في نوفمبر 2021.

هامبورغ، ألمانيا، 5 أغسطس 2021 /PRNewswire/ –في الرابع من أغسطس 2020، هز انفجار هائل وسط مدينة بيروت؛ حيث انفجر نحو 2700 طن من نترات الامونيوم في ميناء العاصمة اللبنانية، مما أودى بحياة 190 شخصًا، وأسفر عن إصابة ما يزيد عن 6500. كما لحق بحوالي 800 مبنى أضرار جسيمة، وخسائر مادية تجاوزت قيمتها 4 مليار يورو. وبالرغم من توثيق وقوع هذا الحادث في الوقت الفعلي عبر الشبكات الاجتماعية، ولكن سرعان ما تضاءل الاهتمام العالمي. لماذا تراجع الاهتمام الإعلامي بتلك السرعة؟ يعود السبب وراء ذلك إلى أن كلا من الجائحة والانتخابات الرئاسية الأمريكية قد تصدرت عناوين الأخبار في عام 2020، وهو عام مختلف عن غيره.

ترغب شركة تيريتوري (TERRITORY)، بصفتها وكالة معنية بمحتوى العلامات التجارية، في تقديم بيانًا قويًا بالتعاون مع دار النشر Gruner + Jahr سعيًا للحفاظ على إحياء هذه الذكرى. ومن ثم، أُطلقت حملة أحجار بيروت (Stones of Beirut) عبر وسائل الإعلام بهدف زيادة الوعي واسترعاء انتباه وسائل الإعلام وقادة الرأي والمواطنين إلى العواقب الوخيمة التي خلفّتها كارثة 4 أغسطس 2020.

يحوي صميم هذا المشروع كتابًا من 250 صفحة يحمل نفس الاسم، ويروي هذا الكتاب قصصًا مؤثرة لمجموعة محددة من الأشخاص والمباني المتضررين بموقع الانفجار في مرفأ العاصمة. وقد أعدَّ هذا الكتاب صحفيون مشهورون وهم، ثور شرودر (Thore Schröder – مراسل أجنبي، أعدَّ النص)، و فانيسا شليزييه و تيريزا بروير (Vanessa Schlesier و Theresa Breuer – مراسلتان أجنبيتان، صمّمتا الصور المتحركة)، وميكو هيرمان (Meiko Herrmann– مصور). تعكس كل قصة وجهًا مختلفًا من المدينة الرائعة، التي كانت تتصدى لأزمات سياسية واقتصادية. تجعل حالة الطوارئ الراهنة التي تعصف ببيروت مشروع أحجار بيروت ذا أهمية خاصة. تتوفر جميع القصص أيضًا عبر مركز المحتوى على www.stones-of-beirut.de وقناة وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي @stonesofbeirut.

ذكرت ساندرا هارزر كوكس (Sandra Harzer-Kux)، المتحدثة الرسمية لإدارة وكالة تيريتوري: “تُحْسِن تيريتوري استغلال شبكتها للمساعدة في وضع جدول الأعمال وتوفير المعونة والدعم الذين تشتد الحاجة إليهما في بيروت من خلال بذل ما بوسعنا، ويتمثل ذلك في: إنشاء محتوى ذي صلة وزيادة الوعي مستعينين بقنوات واتصالات متعددة تصل إلى الأشخاص أينما كانوا”.

يكمن ما يميز هذا الكتاب في طباعته على ورق حجري. فقد اُستخدِم الحجر الجيري بدلاً من السليلوز لصنع هذا الورق المميزة. فعادة ما تستخدم الشركة المنتجة ستون بيبر (Stonepaper) الجير المستخرج من المحاجر لصناعة هذا الورق، ولكنها اعتمدت في هذا التعاون مع تيريتوري على المواد المستخرجة من المنازل التي أصابها الدمار في بيروت؛ حيث شُحِن حوالي نصف طن من الركام من لبنان إلى فناء المطبعة الألمانية. وهكذا، تحتوي كل صفحة من صفحات كتاب أحجار بيروت على قطعة من المدينة.

صرحت مارليس بايها (Marlies Bayha)، المديرة التنفيذية لوكالة تيريتوري والقيادة الرئيسية للمشروع “تخدم حملة محتوى الكتاب والوسائط المتعددة أغراضًا متعددة تتمثل في: التنقيب بالمعنى الحرفي للكلمة عن الأصول الثقافية لمدينة بيروت من تحت الأنقاض، وإذكاء الوعي، والحصول على بعض المساعدات التي تمس حاجة شعب بيروت إليها”.

وأضاف أدريان بيكشوس (Adrian Pickshaus)، المدير الإبداعي التنفيذي لدى وكالة تيريتوري ورئيس تحرير المشروع: “نتواصل في تيريتوري عادةً من أجل العلامات التجارية، ولكن عندما يتعلق الأمر بكتاب أحجار بيروت، يبدو الوضع مختلفًا قليلاً؛ حيث نتحدث ونبث في سبيل خدمة الإنسانية، وعندما نسرد أحداثًا حقيقية شهدتها المدينة المُثخنة بالجراح، ونستعين على ذلك بأدوات الصحافة النوعية، فإننا نُسهم بذلك في زيادة الوعي وجمع الأموال للسكان المحليين”.

سيتوفر كتاب أحجار بيروت في نوفمبر 2021 ويمكن طلبه مسبقًا ابتداءً من 4 أغسطس 2021 باللغتين الألمانية والإنجليزية. ونظرًا لطريقة طباعته المميزة، فسيتم نشره في إصدار محدود يبلغ عدده 1500 نسخة. وستذهب عائدات بيع الكتاب، وكذلك جميع التبرعات الأخرى، إلى منظمة الإغاثة ومنظمة بيت البركة غير الحكومية في بيروت.

لا يمثل الكتاب سوى بداية حملة أوسع نطاقًا عبر وسائل الإعلام. وحيث يتمثل هدفنا في الوصول إلى أكبر عدد ممكن من الأشخاص وجمع التبرعات، يتوفر المحتوى أيضًا عبر مركز المحتوى www.stones-of-beirut.de،وقناة وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي @stonesofbeirut،ومحتوى الفيديو، وإعلانات خارج المنزل، والتسويق المؤثر، والعلاقات العامة. لقد طُوِّرت الحملة تطويرًا شاملًا بفضل مجموعة كاملة من المهارات التي يحظى بها جميع أعضاء فرق وكالة تيريتوري.

صور عالية الدقة ومواد الفيديو متاحة للتنزيل من هنا .

يمكن العثور على مزيد من المعلومات حول المشروع على https://www.stones-of-beirut.com

الشركاء:

·  مؤسسة Stern e.V.

·  بيت البركة

·  ستون بيير

نبذة عن تيريتوري

نحن وكالة محتوى ذات علامة تجارية تتمتع بالشغف والقناعة، ونسعى لتحديد مناطق المحتوى للشركات وعلاماتها التجارية حتى يتسنى لنا باستمرار تجديد محتواها وإجراءاتها وخدماتها من أجل تعزيز الصلة والاهتمام. حيثما يكون للمحتوى تأثير حاسم على نجاح الشركة، نريد أن نكون الشريك الأفضل لعملائنا: بصفتنا مزود إنشاء محتوى، ومؤثر، ومتخصص في التسويق الاجتماعي والرقمي، ووكالة إعلامية، ومسوِّق، وخبير بيع بالتجزئة، ومستشار العلامة التجارية لصاحب العمل ومشغل منصة.

نبذة عن مؤسسة Stern e.V .

تسهم مؤسسة Stern e.V في إرسال التبرعات من خلالها إلى منظمات الإغاثة المختارة في الميدان، والتي تقدم مساعدة مباشرة للمتضررين؛ فقد جمعت STERN في أعقاب الانفجار المدمر في بيروت 50,000 يورو من قراء مجلة STERN العام الماضي، والتي تم استخدامها لإعادة بناء مستشفى في المنطقة.

اتصالات الإعلام

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META Announces Agreement to Acquire Nanotech Security Corp. for C$90.8 Million

Transformational Deal to Accelerate Growth, Scale and Commercialization of Metamaterials

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / August 5, 2021 / Meta Materials Inc. (the “Company” or “META®“) (NASDAQ:MMAT) a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for META to indirectly acquire Nanotech Security Corp. (“Nanotech”) (TSXV:NTS)(OTCQX:NTSFF), a leader in the development of secure and visually memorable nano-optic security features that provide anti-counterfeiting solutions used in the government and banknote and brand protection markets, in an all-cash transaction at C$1.25 per Nanotech common share, for a total value of approximately C$90.8 million.

The addition of Nanotech’s highly experienced manufacturing group, its nanophotonics R&D teams and its well-established origination and conversion capabilities is expected to significantly expand and accelerate META’s design-to-production roadmap and extend its leadership position in commercializing metamaterials. Nanotech brings state of the art electron beam lithography (EBL), high-volume, roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and nano-coating production equipment, with current capacity exceeding 7 million square meters per year, at significantly lower production costs compared to semiconductor processes.

In-house EBL capabilities are expected to significantly increase META’s capacity for new customer engagements and shorten material selection programs. META’s proprietary roll-to-roll volume holographic technology, as well as its Rolling Mask Lithography (RML®) and related design know-how and intellectual property, offer additional proprietary security applications to help expand Nanotech’s leadership position in high-volume highly customizable security films.

“META’s M&A strategy is focused on building scale and reducing production costs, enhancing our metamaterials manufacturing capabilities, and extending our market reach into new applications and industries,” said Ram Ramkumar, Chairman of META. “We believe the addition of Nanotech’s ultra-precision, high-volume production capabilities should place META in a strong leadership position in commercializing metamaterials at scale.”

“Nanotech is a strategic acquisition for META. It will add tested and cost-competitive production technology along with new products and customers to our portfolio. Nanotech also adds complementary skillsets which can support META’s markets, accelerating our commercialization plans in verticals such as solar energy, 5G and other antennas, battery and fuel cells, and carbon capture,” said George Palikaras, META’s President and CEO. “META plans to support expansion of Nanotech’s Thurso, Quebec facility, approximately doubling its production capacity to 15 million square meters over the next 1-2 years, while META’s new 68,000 square foot facility in Nova Scotia will support large OEM licensing opportunities, manufacturing training and product application development at pilot scale. Combined with our planned expansion in Nova Scotia, the Nanotech acquisition is expected to position META as one of the leaders in high-volume, low-cost production of optical metamaterials in the world.”

In the government and banknote market, Nanotech has supplied security features used in 30+ banknote denominations. In 2017, Nanotech won a multi-year C$30 million development contract with a confidential top-10 central bank to design a unique, nano-optic security feature for a future banknote and it is in the process of seeking to secure a next phase contract later this year.

“META’s technology platform offers significant benefits to both companies. META’s strong technical capabilities and financial resources can enable Nanotech to accelerate its growth plans and Nanotech’s high-volume, roll-to-roll production capabilities can accelerate META’s go-to-market strategy in several vertical markets,” said Troy Bullock, Nanotech’s President and CEO. “Nanotech’s entire team will be joining META with Nanotech’s management taking on key leadership positions, and I am excited to be continuing with META in an advisory capacity. Through META, we will have access to the technologies and financial resources to advance our strategic goals and accelerate our government contract, as well as expanding into functional thin films and metamaterial applications for large markets beyond banknotes and brand protection.”

Nanotech Technology and Assets

Nanotech develops products and technology that deliver some of the most sophisticated overt, covert, and forensic security features for brand protection and banknote markets. Its KolourOptic® technology platform is different than any other technology currently on the market, producing security features which are thinner, offering multiple colors, depth, and movement, without using ink. For example, a 1-inch by 1-inch area typically features approximately 5 billion nanostructures. Nanotech’s technology relies on what scientists call “plasmonic” or “nanophotonic” structural light trapping schemes, similar to those found naturally in butterfly-wing nanostructures. This allows Nanotech to provide its customers with customized security features that are nearly impossible to replicate.

Nanotech brings more than 75 years collective nanotechnology research and production experience with over C$19M invested in nanotechnology related IP. It has 47 issued patents, 22 patents pending, and has delivered over 7 billion security features to customers around the world. In Thurso, Quebec, Nanotech owns a state-of-the-art production facility situated on 11 acres of land, with a 105,000 square foot building, which includes an approximately 35,000 square foot, high-security production facility built to European Central Bank standards, with 15,000 square feet of space planned for immediate production expansion and the remaining 55,000 square feet for future expansion. Nanotech had cash and equivalents of approximately C$8.9 million and no debt as of June 30, 2021.

Transaction Summary

The following is a summary of the proposed transaction terms as contemplated in the definitive agreement.

The transaction is structured as a plan of arrangement under the laws of the province of British Columbia.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of META will purchase 100% of Nanotech’s common shares at C$1.25 per share. In addition, Nanotech will repurchase restricted share units (each an RSU) to acquire 538,516 Nanotech common shares at a purchase price of C$1.25 per RSU and in-the-money options to acquire 4,579,000 Nanotech common shares at a purchase price equal to C$1.25 per option less the exercise price thereof. The consideration payable to securityholders under the arrangement will be payable in cash resulting in a total purchase price of C$90.8 million.

The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in early October, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including British Columbia court approval, and approval by the securityholders of Nanotech and a majority of the minority shareholders of Nanotech. There can be no assurances that the transaction will be consummated.

The board of directors of Nanotech has unanimously approved the definitive agreement and the transaction and unanimously recommends that securityholders of Nanotech vote in favor of the transaction.

Each of Nanotech’s directors and officers who collectively hold 19% of the common shares of Nanotech have entered into voting support agreements agreeing to vote their Nanotech securities, in favor of the resolutions put before them pursuant to the agreement.

Advisors

Cormark Securities Inc. is acting as financial advisor to META and Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc. provided a fairness opinion to the board of directors of META. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP is acting as Canadian counsel to the Company and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is acting as U.S. counsel to the Company.

Echelon Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to Nanotech and provided a fairness opinion to the board of directors of Nanotech. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is acting as Canadian counsel to Nanotech and Dorsey & Whitney LLP is acting as U.S. counsel to Nanotech.

Webcast

META and Nanotech management will host a webcast on August 5, 2021, at 10:00AM EDT.

To register, click here or copy this link into your browser: https://audience.mysequire.com/webinar-view?webinar_id=97702446-53e7-4f46-8a8b-2a4fd2ca1c04. A replay will be available following the webcast and may be accessed using the link above.

About Meta Materials Inc.

META® delivers previously unachievable performance, across a range of applications, by inventing, designing, developing, and manufacturing sustainable, highly functional materials. Our extensive technology platform enables leading global brands to deliver breakthrough products to their customers in consumer electronics, 5G communications, health and wellness, aerospace, automotive, and clean energy. Our achievements have been widely recognized, including being named a Global Cleantech 100 company. Learn more at www.metamaterial.com.

About Nanotech

With billions of security features in circulation, Nanotech’s products include secure and memorable security labels, stripes, patches, and colour-shifting foils for currency authentication and brand protection.

KolourOptik® is a patented visual technology that is exclusive to the government and banknote market and combines sub-wavelength nanostructures and microstructures to create modern overt security features with a unique and customizable optical effect. KolourOptik pure plasmonic colour pixels produce full colour, 3D depth, and movement used in security stripes and threads that are nearly impossible to replicate.

LiveOptik™ is a patented visual technology that utilizes innovative nano-optics one tenth the size of traditional holographic structures to create next generation overt security features customized to our customers’ unique requirements. LiveOptik delivers multi-colour, 3D depth, movement, and image switches for secure brand protection stripes, threads, and labels that are nearly impossible to replicate.

Additional information about Nanotech can be found at the Company’s website www.nanosecurity.ca, the Canadian disclosure filings website www.sedar.com or the OTCMarkets disclosure filings website www.otcmarkets.com.

Forward Looking Information

This press release includes forward-looking information or statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the Company, Nanotech, their businesses and the proposed transaction, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the business strategies, product development, expansion plans and operational activities of the Company and Nanotech, and the benefits to the Company of the potential acquisition of Nanotech. Often but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “plans,” “expect”, “intends”, “anticipated”, “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should,” “would” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events of the management of the Company and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Although the management of the Company believes that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the Company, including risks related to the potential benefits of the transaction with Nanotech, the capabilities of Nanotech’s facility and the expansion thereof, research and development projects of the Company, the market potential of the products of the Company and Nanotech, the market position of the Company, the completion of the transaction, the scalability of the Company’s production ability, capacity for new customer engagements, material selection programs timeframes, the ability to reduce production costs, enhance metamaterials manufacturing capabilities and extend market reach into new applications and industries, the ability to accelerate commercialization plans, the possibility of new customer contracts, the continued engagement of Nanotech’s team, the technology industry, market strategic and operational activities, and management’s ability to manage and to operate the business. More details about these and other risks that may impact the Company’s businesses are described under the heading “Forward Looking Information” in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 23, 2021, and under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021, in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021, and in subsequent filings made by Meta Materials with the SEC, which are available on SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or information. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

Contact

Mark Komonoski
Senior Vice President
Integrous Communications
Phone: 1-877-255-8483
Email: ir@metamaterial.com

Media inquiries:

media@metamaterial.com

SOURCE: Meta Materials Inc.

 

‫‫شركة سنيورة للصناعات الغذائية تحقق صافي أرباح بقيمة 4.05 مليون دينار أردني في النصف الأول من العام 2021 بارتفاع نسبته 51.3% على أساس سنوي

5 آب 2021- عمان، الأردن

أعلنت شركة سنيورة للصناعات الغذائية م.ع.م، الرائدة في صناعة اللحوم المبردة والمجمدة والمعلبة في المنطقة عن نتائجها المالية الموحدة للنصف الأول من العام 2021، حيث حققت الشركة صافي أرباح بقيمة 4.05 مليون دينار أردني، مقارنة مع 2.68 مليون دينار اردني لنفس الفترة من 2020 بارتفاع بلغت نسبته 51.3%، كما حققت صافي مبيعات بقيمة 49.86 مليون دينار أردني بنمو نسبته 49% على أساس سنوي.

Siniora Cold Cuts

 وفي تصريحه قال السيد طارق عمر العقاد رئيس مجلس إدارة سنيورةان الشركة حققت نتائج مميزة خلال النصف الاول من العام الحالي 2021، من خلال النمو في المبيعات في كافة فروعها ومدعومة بشراء ماركة Polonez الشهيرة في تركيا خلال شهر آذار من العام الحالي، حيث بلغت مبيعات Polonez للأربعة أشهر الماضيةمبلغ 11.39 دينار أردني، اضافة الى النمو المستمر في مبيعات منتجات اللحوم المجمدة في السوق الاردني في قطاعي التجزئة والمطاعم والتي نمت بنسبة 75% على أساس سنوي، إضافة الى التميز في بيع منتجات اللحوم المجمدة في فلسطين حيث وصلت المبيعات حوالي 1.63 مليون دينار للستة أشهر الاولى من العام الحالي مما يدل على تميز ومكانة الشركة في هذا القطاع.

من جانبه أشاد الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة السيد مجدي الشريف بجهود جميع الموظفين في تحقيق هذه النتائج المميزة  في النصف الاول من العام الحالي بالرغم من الظروف الاستثنائية التي نعيشها. وأضاف الشريف بأن الشركة ستعمل خلال النصف الثاني من هذا العام بتنمية مبيعات منتجاتها في المنطقة لتعزيز حصتها السوقية، بالإضافة إلى تدعيم تواجدها في السوق التركي.

وسنيورة هي شركة مساهمة عامة مدرجة في بورصة عمان (ASE: SNRA). وهي الرائدة لصناعة اللحوم في المنطقة، حيث تقوم بالانتاج من خلال أربعة مصانع مجهزة بأفضل التقنيات العالمية في فلسطين والأردن والإمارات وتركيا. للمزيد من المعلومات: www.siniorafood.com

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