Month: June 2021

OPEC Plus Meeting will Likely Unwind Production Cuts

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Oil Market Conditions May Change as We Enter the Second Half of 2021

 

The end of the pandemic-driven standstill in commerce and the current economic global reopening has meant a resumption in demand for oil products. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies (OPEC+) will meet most of this weekend and through Thursday to review oil market conditions. There are high expectations that they will want to roll back further some of their crude output decreases that were decided upon over the past year.

 

OPEC Plus Meetings

At the beginning of the second quarter, OPEC+ met and agreed to return to a gradual rollback of previous output cuts beginning May and extending through July. At the time, Saudi Arabia also made clear its intention to unwind the voluntary cuts the kingdom had been making. OPEC+ had been holding back roughly eight million barrels a day of output at the time, one million of which represents the Saudis’ voluntary cut. The move to increase production levels didn’t cause weakening in the crude markets. In fact, the global benchmark for Brent crude on Friday (June 25) and the U.S. price for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) were each at their highest levels since October 2018 (front-month contracts $76.18 and $74.05, respectively).

On Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, OPEC+ will be convening for technical meetings to review the oil market, in preparation for the “official meeting” via videoconference on Thursday of the full OPEC+. It is during this meeting that they will formalize their decision on production levels.

 

Who is OPEC Plus?

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) is a loosely affiliated body consisting of a cartel of 13 OPEC members along with 10 non-OPEC large oil-producing nations.

The objective of OPEC+ is to orchestrate world oil production so as to target price levels.

 

Wild Card is OPEC+ Doesn’t Increase

Although the cartel sees that oil consumption is rising and expected to continue throughout the year, there’s another “wrinkle” that might alter the expected decision to roll back previous output reductions. The wrinkle is Iran. The U.S. and Iran have been engaging indirectly to move toward restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. This arrangement had been aimed at limiting Iran’s military-focused nuclear development. It may be that the final agreement includes guidance in case the Iran talks advance and cause the U.S. to lift sanctions that had been imposed during the Spring of 2018. This would allow Iran to increase its oil sales.

The probability of the U.S. / Iran restoring the nuclear deal and lifting oil sanctions has been complicated by the recent election of a more conservative Iranian President.

 

Take-Away

Any agreed upon OPEC+ production increase is likely to impact long-term oil prices that remain high. Current global economic growth, barring a renewed shutdown, may be absorbed just as easily as the increases decided upon earlier this year. Oil markets and the related oil company and alternative fuel stocks may still get a jolt late next week as traders will watch closely and react to perceptions of where they believe this takes us.

 

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Sources:

https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-june-2021

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-irans-presidential-election-is-the-most-important-political-milestone-of-2021-for-the-global-oil-market-11623703192

https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/311.htm

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/eia-reports-a-nearly-8-million-barrel-decline-in-us-crude-supplies-2021-06-23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action

 

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CoreCivic Completes Sale of Three Non-Core Assets For $326 Million

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CoreCivic Completes Sale of Three Non-Core Assets For $326 Million

 

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today that it has consummated the sale of 100% of the membership interests of SSA Baltimore Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company and the owner of the approximately 541,000 square-foot Social Security Administration office building in Baltimore, Maryland (“SSA-Baltimore”). Earlier in the second quarter of 2021, the Company completed the sale of two additional properties, its approximately 277,000 square-foot office property (“Capital Commerce Center”) and its approximately 217,000 square-foot warehouse property (“NARA Property”) in a single transaction. These three properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of $326.0 million. The Company had purchased all three properties in 2018 in separate transactions for an aggregate gross purchase price of $293.6 million.

Damon Hininger, President and CEO of CoreCivic, stated, “The completion of these asset sales is another important example of our focus on strengthening our balance sheet and creating long-term shareholder value. Including net proceeds of nearly $30.0 million generated from the sales of 42 non-core government-leased assets in the fourth quarter of 2020, we have exceeded our targeted net proceeds from the sale of non-core assets of up to $150.0 million announced in August 2020, in connection with our decision to revoke our election as a real estate investment trust. Hininger continued, “Combining our resilient cash flows with the sales of our non-core assets, we continue to make significant progress toward our goal of reducing our debt ratio to a range of 2.25x to 2.75x.”

Concurrent with the sale of these three properties, the Company used $194.4 million of the aggregate sales proceeds to fully repay two non-recourse mortgage notes associated with SSA-Baltimore and Capital Commerce Center, including prepayment premiums of $32.5 million. The total outstanding balances of the non-recourse mortgage notes, both of which had interest rates of 4.5%, were $161.9 million on the dates sold. The sale of these three non-core government-leased properties generated net proceeds of nearly $130.0 million after repayment of the non-recourse mortgage notes and other transaction-related costs.

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic is a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. CoreCivic provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. CoreCivic is the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believes it is the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the U.S. CoreCivic has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 35 years. CoreCivic’s employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s goal of reducing debt. These forward-looking statements may be affected by risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business and market conditions. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company.

The Company takes no responsibility for updating the information contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications made to this press release or the information contained herein by any third-parties, including, but not limited to, any wire or internet services.

Contact: Investors: Cameron Hopewell – Managing Director, Investor Relations – (615) 263-3024
  Media: Steve Owen – Vice President, Communications – (615) 263-3107

electroCore Announces Pricing of $18.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

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electroCore Announces Pricing of $18.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

 

ROCKAWAY, NJ, 
June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 
electroCore, Inc. (the “Company”), (NASDAQ: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 18,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of 
$1.00 per share. The gross proceeds of the offering to the Company are expected to be 
$18.0 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,700,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about 
July 2, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. is acting as sole book-runner for the offering. 
Paulson Investment Company, LLC is acting as a co-manager for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for sales and marketing, working capital, and general corporate purposes. In addition, it believes that opportunities may exist from time to time to expand its current business through acquisitions or in-licenses of, or investments in, complementary companies, medicines, intellectual property or technologies. While the Company has no current agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions, in-licenses or investments at this time, it may use a portion of the net proceeds for these purposes.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232655) previously filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 
July 15, 2019, which registration statement became effective on 
September 5, 2019.

A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering was filed with the 
SEC on 
June 29, 2021 and is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The final prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the 
SEC and also will be available on the SEC’s website. Before investing in the offering, you should read each of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering in their entirety as well as the other documents that the Company has filed with the 
SEC that are incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, which provide more information about the Company and the offering. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, from 
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 
640 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, 
New York, NY 10017, or by email at prospectus@ladenburg.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About electroCore
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology. The company’s current indications are for the preventative treatment of cluster headache and migraine and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.

For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including those regarding the anticipated and potential use of proceeds for the proposed offering, satisfaction of the customary closing conditions of the offering, delays in obtaining required stock exchange or other regulatory approvals, stock price volatility and the impact of general business and economic conditions are forward-looking statements. electroCore may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in any forward-looking statements such as the foregoing and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in electroCore’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2020, filed with the 
SEC on 
March 11, 2021 and in subsequent filings with, or submissions to, the 
SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, electroCore disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.


Investors:
Rich CockrellCG Capital
404-736-3838
ecor@cg.capital

Schwazze (SHWZ) – Adding More Dispensaries

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Schwazze (SHWZ)
Adding More Dispensaries

Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. is now operating under its new trade name, Schwazze. Schwazze is executing its strategy to become a leading vertically integrated cannabis holding company with a portfolio consisting of top-tier licensed brands spanning cultivation, extraction, infused-product manufacturing, dispensary operations, consulting, and a nutrient line. Schwazze leadership includes Colorado cannabis leaders with proven expertise in product and business development as well as top-tier executives from Fortune 500 companies. As a leading platform for vertical integration, Schwazze is strengthening the operational efficiency of the cannabis industry in Colorado and beyond, promoting sustainable growth and increased access to capital, while delivering best-quality service and products to the end consumer. The corporate entity continues to be named Medicine Man Technologies, Inc.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

    New Boulder Dispensaries. Schwazze has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of BG3 Investment, LLC, which consists of two marijuana retail stores located in Boulder, Colorado. This brings the number of dispensaries to 19, including nine acquired year-to-date. As part of the purchase, Schwazze also acquired Black Box Licensing, which contains intellectual property. We view the acquisition as another step in Schwazze’s goal to become the leading cannabis dispenser in Colorado.

    Terms of the Deal.  Schwazze is paying $3.5 million for the assets, consisting of $1.9 million in cash and $1.6 million of common stock, which equates to approximately 670,000 SHWZ shares at the current market price. The transaction represents a 3.5 times multiple of projected 2021 adjusted EBITDA for the two dispensaries. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter of 2021 …



This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary.  Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Release – electroCore Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

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electroCore Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

 

ROCKAWAY, NJ, 
June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — electroCore, Inc. (the “Company”), NASDAQ: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. All the shares to be sold in the offering will be offered by the Company. The offering is subject to market conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. In addition, the Company intends to grant the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of shares of its common stock offered in the public offering.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. is acting as sole book-runner for the offering. 
Paulson Investment Company, LLC is acting as a co-manager for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for sales and marketing, working capital, and general corporate purposes. In addition, it believes that opportunities may exist from time to time to expand its current business through acquisitions or in-licenses of, or investments in, complementary companies, medicines, intellectual property or technologies. While the Company has no current agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions, in-licenses or investments at this time, it may use a portion of the net proceeds for these purposes.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232655) previously filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 
July 15, 2019, which registration statement became effective on 
September 5, 2019. The securities will be offered by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the 
SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained, when available, from 
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 
640 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, 
New York, NY 10017, or by email at prospectus@ladenburg.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About electroCore
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology. The company’s current indications are for the preventative treatment of cluster headache and migraine and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.

For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including those regarding the anticipated use of proceeds for the proposed offering, satisfaction of the customary closing conditions of the offering, delays in obtaining required stock exchange or other regulatory approvals, stock price volatility and the impact of general business and economic conditions are forward-looking statements. electroCore may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in any forward-looking statements such as the foregoing and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in electroCore’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2020, filed with the 
SEC on 
March 11, 2021 and in subsequent filings with, or submissions to, the 
SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, electroCore disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.


Investors:
Rich CockrellCG Capital
404-736-3838
ecor@cg.capital

or

Media Contact:
Summer Diaz
electroCore
816-401-6333
summer.diaz@electrocore.com

Release – Euroseas Ltd. Signs New Building Agreements for the Acquisition of Two Fuel Efficient 2,800 teu Feeder Containerships

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Euroseas Ltd. Signs New Building Agreements for the Acquisition of Two Fuel Efficient 2,800 teu Feeder Containerships

 

ATHENS, Greece, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it has signed a contract for the construction of two Eco design fuel efficient containerships. The vessels will have a carrying capacity of about 2,800 teu each and will be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea. The two newbuildings are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consideration for these two newbuilding contracts is about $76 million which will be financed with a combination of debt and equity.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: “We are pleased to announce the ordering of two modern eco-design 2,800 teu vessels in one of the best quality shipbuilders in the world. With this order, we continue our strategy to further grow the company in a manner that creates value for our shareholders and adheres to our ESG commitment of having a more environment-friendly fleet. In that respect, it is noteworthy that the new vessels will consume about 30% less fuel than previous generation, non-eco ships. We remain very optimistic about the prospects of the container market for the next few years and we believe that these two ships that will enter our fleet in the first half of 2023 will further bolster the prospects of our company.”

About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 140 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA.

Euroseas operates in the container shipping market. Euroseas’ operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

The Company has a fleet of 14 vessels, including 9 Feeder containerships and 5 Intermediate containerships. Euroseas 14 containerships have a cargo capacity of 42,281 teu. On a fully-delivered basis, the Company’s fleet will increase to 16 containerships with a cargo capacity of about 47,881 teu.

Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for containerships, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.


Visit the Company’s website www.euroseas.gr

Company Contact Investor Relations / Financial Media
Tasos Aslidis
Chief Financial Officer
Euroseas Ltd.
11 Canterbury Lane,
Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel. (908) 301-9091
E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr		 Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: euroseas@capitallink.com

Euroseas Ltd. Signs New Building Agreements for the Acquisition of Two Fuel Efficient 2,800 teu Feeder Containerships

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Euroseas Ltd. Signs New Building Agreements for the Acquisition of Two Fuel Efficient 2,800 teu Feeder Containerships

 

ATHENS, Greece, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it has signed a contract for the construction of two Eco design fuel efficient containerships. The vessels will have a carrying capacity of about 2,800 teu each and will be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Korea. The two newbuildings are scheduled to be delivered during the first and second quarter of 2023, respectively. The total consideration for these two newbuilding contracts is about $76 million which will be financed with a combination of debt and equity.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: “We are pleased to announce the ordering of two modern eco-design 2,800 teu vessels in one of the best quality shipbuilders in the world. With this order, we continue our strategy to further grow the company in a manner that creates value for our shareholders and adheres to our ESG commitment of having a more environment-friendly fleet. In that respect, it is noteworthy that the new vessels will consume about 30% less fuel than previous generation, non-eco ships. We remain very optimistic about the prospects of the container market for the next few years and we believe that these two ships that will enter our fleet in the first half of 2023 will further bolster the prospects of our company.”

About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 140 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA.

Euroseas operates in the container shipping market. Euroseas’ operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

The Company has a fleet of 14 vessels, including 9 Feeder containerships and 5 Intermediate containerships. Euroseas 14 containerships have a cargo capacity of 42,281 teu. On a fully-delivered basis, the Company’s fleet will increase to 16 containerships with a cargo capacity of about 47,881 teu.

Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for containerships, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.


Visit the Company’s website www.euroseas.gr

Company Contact Investor Relations / Financial Media
Tasos Aslidis
Chief Financial Officer
Euroseas Ltd.
11 Canterbury Lane,
Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel. (908) 301-9091
E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr		 Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: euroseas@capitallink.com

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Announces Secondary Public Offering of Common Stock

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Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Announces Secondary Public Offering of Common Stock

 

STAMFORD, Conn., 
June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) (“Eagle Bulk” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, today announced that certain funds and separate accounts managed by 
GoldenTree Asset Management LP (collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”) intend to offer an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in an underwritten secondary public offering. In connection with this offering, the Selling Shareholders expect to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 225,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

Before giving effect to this offering, funds affiliated with 
GoldenTree Asset Management LP beneficially own 3,040,707 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 22.6% of the Company’s outstanding shares.

The Selling Shareholders will receive all of the net proceeds from this transaction. The Company is not selling any shares of common stock in this offering and will not receive any proceeds from such offering.

Morgan Stanley is acting as the sole book runner for the offering.

The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement) with the 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for more complete information about the Company and the offering. You may obtain copies of these documents for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the underwritten secondary public offering and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from 
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 
180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, 
New York, NY 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction. These securities will be offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement relating to the shares of common stock, meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

About Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

Eagle Bulk is a 
U.S. based fully integrated shipowner-operator providing global transportation solutions to a diverse group of customers including miners, producers, traders, and end users. Headquartered in 
Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in 
Singapore and 
Copenhagen, Denmark, Eagle Bulk focuses exclusively on the versatile mid-size drybulk vessel segment and owns one of the largest fleets of Supramax/Ultramax vessels in the world. The Company performs all management services in-house (including: strategic, commercial, operational, technical, and administrative) and employs an active management approach to fleet trading with the objective of optimizing revenue performance and maximizing earnings on a risk-managed basis. For further information, please visit our website: www.eagleships.com.

Disclaimer: Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements that may be deemed to be “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. Forward-looking statements reflect current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements may include words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to the proposed terms of the offerings described herein, the completion, timing and size of the proposed offerings, and the anticipated use of proceeds from the offerings.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although Eagle Bulk believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, Eagle Bulk cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in vessel operating expenses, including drydocking and insurance costs, or actions taken by regulatory authorities, ability of our counterparties to perform their obligations under sales agreements, charter contracts, and other agreements on a timely basis, potential liability from future litigation, the duration and impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.

Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by Eagle Bulk with the 
SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

CONTACT

Company Contact:
Frank De Costanzo
Chief Financial Officer

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Tel. +1 203-276-8100
Email: investor@eagleships.com

Media:

Rose and Company
Tel. +1 212-359-2228

Source: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

Cloud Computing Infrastructure as an Investment

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Will the Government’s Financial Support for Cloud Computing Help Investors in the Technology?

 

While the infrastructure bill President Biden is stomping to gather support for is not likely to pass in its current form, it is clear that there will be an infrastructure bill that passes. When a modified bill reaches his desk to sign, it will include projects that the administration believes are important to the country. When we think of infrastructure, we tend to think of roads, bridges, and railways. But this is 2021 and investing in infrastructure also includes improving the three Cs, communication, connectivity, and cloud services.

During the pandemic last year, it became highly apparent how important the three Cs are to our daily lives. And now it’s easy to recognize the increasing importance in our daily work, play, backup storage, and personal gathering of information. While infrastructure improvements in telecommunications and connectivity are understood by most, the cloud is a bit harder to wrap our minds around. The technology is only finding more uses and with high-tech attacks on data and storage needs growing, this area is becoming more exciting to investors as it matures and remains on the national infrastructure list.

 

Cloud Infrastructure Defined

To understand cloud infrastructure, we can’t skip over cloud computing. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology website, cloud computing “…enables ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.” Put another way; resources are available from everywhere, on-demand on a shared but partitioned, offsite resource.

Cloud infrastructure refers to the hardware and software components of the networks, servers, storage, virtualization software, applications, etc., that support the computing requirements of cloud computing. Cloud infrastructure also includes the abstraction layer that hides the inner workings and logically presents the resource or service to cloud users via app interfaces or another software intermediary.  This allows the two to comprehend each other and deliver a usable resource.

In cloud computing, these resources are hosted by a service provider or IT department and are available to users over the internet or through a network. The resources include machines and components, such as servers, memory, network switches, firewalls, load balancers, and storage.

 

Cloud Infrastructure Components

Investors seeking to benefit from the government’s attention to this area ought to discover the local companies involved in the design and manufacture of the various components, especially those more likely to receive a piece of taxpayers’ money. The cloud infrastructure includes the recognizable back-end hardware elements found within data centers – but on a greater scale. These are multisocket, multicore servers, persistent storage, and local area network equipment, such as switches and routers. U.S. Manufacturers of these components may benefit when a bill passes.

 

Take-Away

Globally the cloud computing market is projected to reach $791.48 billion by 2028, which has a compound annual growth rate of 17.9%. Specifically, in the U.S., there is a focus and likely funding that adds to the attractiveness of this tech sector. Although where the money will be spread is not certain, a recent executive order by the President shows he believes the big tech companies and other corporate giants have grown too large. Information on smaller U.S.-based companies operating in this sector are available on Channelchek along with company descriptions, data, and in the case of Digitech (DGTI), a newly published analysts report.

 

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https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-145/final#:~:text=Cloud%20computing%20is%20a%20model,effort%20or%20service%20provider%20interaction.

 

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electroCore Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

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electroCore Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

 

ROCKAWAY, NJ, 
June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — electroCore, Inc. (the “Company”), NASDAQ: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. All the shares to be sold in the offering will be offered by the Company. The offering is subject to market conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. In addition, the Company intends to grant the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of shares of its common stock offered in the public offering.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. is acting as sole book-runner for the offering. 
Paulson Investment Company, LLC is acting as a co-manager for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for sales and marketing, working capital, and general corporate purposes. In addition, it believes that opportunities may exist from time to time to expand its current business through acquisitions or in-licenses of, or investments in, complementary companies, medicines, intellectual property or technologies. While the Company has no current agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions, in-licenses or investments at this time, it may use a portion of the net proceeds for these purposes.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232655) previously filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 
July 15, 2019, which registration statement became effective on 
September 5, 2019. The securities will be offered by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the 
SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained, when available, from 
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 
640 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, 
New York, NY 10017, or by email at prospectus@ladenburg.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About electroCore
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology. The company’s current indications are for the preventative treatment of cluster headache and migraine and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.

For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including those regarding the anticipated use of proceeds for the proposed offering, satisfaction of the customary closing conditions of the offering, delays in obtaining required stock exchange or other regulatory approvals, stock price volatility and the impact of general business and economic conditions are forward-looking statements. electroCore may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in any forward-looking statements such as the foregoing and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in electroCore’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2020, filed with the 
SEC on 
March 11, 2021 and in subsequent filings with, or submissions to, the 
SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, electroCore disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.


Investors:
Rich CockrellCG Capital
404-736-3838
ecor@cg.capital

or

Media Contact:
Summer Diaz
electroCore
816-401-6333
summer.diaz@electrocore.com

QuickChek – June 30, 2021

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CoreCivic Completes Sale of Three Non-Core Assets For $326 Million

CoreCivic, Inc. announced that it has consummated the sale of 100% of the membership interests of SSA Baltimore Holdings, LLC

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Release – CoreCivic Completes Sale of Three Non-Core Assets For 326 Million

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CoreCivic Completes Sale of Three Non-Core Assets For $326 Million

 

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today that it has consummated the sale of 100% of the membership interests of SSA Baltimore Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company and the owner of the approximately 541,000 square-foot Social Security Administration office building in Baltimore, Maryland (“SSA-Baltimore”). Earlier in the second quarter of 2021, the Company completed the sale of two additional properties, its approximately 277,000 square-foot office property (“Capital Commerce Center”) and its approximately 217,000 square-foot warehouse property (“NARA Property”) in a single transaction. These three properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of $326.0 million. The Company had purchased all three properties in 2018 in separate transactions for an aggregate gross purchase price of $293.6 million.

Damon Hininger, President and CEO of CoreCivic, stated, “The completion of these asset sales is another important example of our focus on strengthening our balance sheet and creating long-term shareholder value. Including net proceeds of nearly $30.0 million generated from the sales of 42 non-core government-leased assets in the fourth quarter of 2020, we have exceeded our targeted net proceeds from the sale of non-core assets of up to $150.0 million announced in August 2020, in connection with our decision to revoke our election as a real estate investment trust. Hininger continued, “Combining our resilient cash flows with the sales of our non-core assets, we continue to make significant progress toward our goal of reducing our debt ratio to a range of 2.25x to 2.75x.”

Concurrent with the sale of these three properties, the Company used $194.4 million of the aggregate sales proceeds to fully repay two non-recourse mortgage notes associated with SSA-Baltimore and Capital Commerce Center, including prepayment premiums of $32.5 million. The total outstanding balances of the non-recourse mortgage notes, both of which had interest rates of 4.5%, were $161.9 million on the dates sold. The sale of these three non-core government-leased properties generated net proceeds of nearly $130.0 million after repayment of the non-recourse mortgage notes and other transaction-related costs.

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic is a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. CoreCivic provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. CoreCivic is the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believes it is the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the U.S. CoreCivic has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 35 years. CoreCivic’s employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s goal of reducing debt. These forward-looking statements may be affected by risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business and market conditions. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company.

The Company takes no responsibility for updating the information contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications made to this press release or the information contained herein by any third-parties, including, but not limited to, any wire or internet services.

Contact: Investors: Cameron Hopewell – Managing Director, Investor Relations – (615) 263-3024
  Media: Steve Owen – Vice President, Communications – (615) 263-3107

Release – electroCore Announces Pricing of 18.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

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electroCore Announces Pricing of $18.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

 

ROCKAWAY, NJ, 
June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 
electroCore, Inc. (the “Company”), (NASDAQ: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 18,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of 
$1.00 per share. The gross proceeds of the offering to the Company are expected to be 
$18.0 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,700,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about 
July 2, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. is acting as sole book-runner for the offering. 
Paulson Investment Company, LLC is acting as a co-manager for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for sales and marketing, working capital, and general corporate purposes. In addition, it believes that opportunities may exist from time to time to expand its current business through acquisitions or in-licenses of, or investments in, complementary companies, medicines, intellectual property or technologies. While the Company has no current agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions, in-licenses or investments at this time, it may use a portion of the net proceeds for these purposes.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232655) previously filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 
July 15, 2019, which registration statement became effective on 
September 5, 2019.

A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering was filed with the 
SEC on 
June 29, 2021 and is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The final prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the 
SEC and also will be available on the SEC’s website. Before investing in the offering, you should read each of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering in their entirety as well as the other documents that the Company has filed with the 
SEC that are incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, which provide more information about the Company and the offering. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, from 
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 
640 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, 
New York, NY 10017, or by email at prospectus@ladenburg.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About electroCore
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology. The company’s current indications are for the preventative treatment of cluster headache and migraine and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.

For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including those regarding the anticipated and potential use of proceeds for the proposed offering, satisfaction of the customary closing conditions of the offering, delays in obtaining required stock exchange or other regulatory approvals, stock price volatility and the impact of general business and economic conditions are forward-looking statements. electroCore may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in any forward-looking statements such as the foregoing and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in electroCore’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2020, filed with the 
SEC on 
March 11, 2021 and in subsequent filings with, or submissions to, the 
SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, electroCore disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.


Investors:
Rich CockrellCG Capital
404-736-3838
ecor@cg.capital