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Cision Canada
6 hours ago
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- Cision Canada
Sun Life Announces Dividend Rates on Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR Français
TORONTO, May 30, 2025 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the applicable dividend rates for its Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R (the "Series 8R Shares") and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR (the "Series 9QR Shares"). With respect to any Series 8R Shares that remain outstanding after June 30, 2025, commencing as of such date, holders thereof will be entitled to receive non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Sun Life and subject to the Insurance Companies Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the five-year period commencing on June 30, 2025 to but excluding June 30, 2030 will be 4.230% per annum or $0.264375 per share per quarter, being equal to the sum of the Government of Canada Yield, as defined in the terms of the Series 8R Shares, on Friday, May 30, 2025 plus 1.41%, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 8R Shares. With respect to any Series 9QR Shares that remain outstanding after June 30, 2025, holders thereof will be entitled to receive floating rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Sun Life and subject to the Insurance Companies Act (Canada), based on a dividend rate equal to the sum of the T-Bill Rate, as defined in the terms of the Series 9QR Shares, plus 1.41% (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such Quarterly Floating Rate Period divided by 365 days), subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Series 9QR Shares. The dividend rate for the period commencing on June 30, 2025 to but excluding September 30, 2025 will be equal to 4.054% per annum or $0.255458 per share per share, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 9QR Shares. Beneficial owners of Series 8R Shares and Series 9QR Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other nominee and ensure that they follow their instructions in order to meet the deadline to exercise such right, which is 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, June 16, 2025. The Series 8R Shares and the Series 9QR Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America for the account or benefit of U.S. persons. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States. About Sun Life Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.55 trillion. For more information, please visit Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. To contact Sun Life investor relations, please email
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Sun Life Announces Dividend Rates on Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR
TORONTO, May 30, 2025 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the applicable dividend rates for its Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R (the "Series 8R Shares") and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR (the "Series 9QR Shares"). With respect to any Series 8R Shares that remain outstanding after June 30, 2025, commencing as of such date, holders thereof will be entitled to receive non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Sun Life and subject to the Insurance Companies Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the five-year period commencing on June 30, 2025 to but excluding June 30, 2030 will be 4.230% per annum or $0.264375 per share per quarter, being equal to the sum of the Government of Canada Yield, as defined in the terms of the Series 8R Shares, on Friday, May 30, 2025 plus 1.41%, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 8R Shares. With respect to any Series 9QR Shares that remain outstanding after June 30, 2025, holders thereof will be entitled to receive floating rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Sun Life and subject to the Insurance Companies Act (Canada), based on a dividend rate equal to the sum of the T-Bill Rate, as defined in the terms of the Series 9QR Shares, plus 1.41% (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such Quarterly Floating Rate Period divided by 365 days), subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Series 9QR Shares. The dividend rate for the period commencing on June 30, 2025 to but excluding September 30, 2025 will be equal to 4.054% per annum or $0.255458 per share per share, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 9QR Shares. Beneficial owners of Series 8R Shares and Series 9QR Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other nominee and ensure that they follow their instructions in order to meet the deadline to exercise such right, which is 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, June 16, 2025. The Series 8R Shares and the Series 9QR Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America for the account or benefit of U.S. persons. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States. About Sun LifeSun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.55 trillion. For more information, please visit Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars To contact Sun Life media relations, please email To contact Sun Life investor relations, please email Investor_Relations@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. View original content to download multimedia:
Business Standard
7 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Board Meeting Outcome for OUTCOME OF BOARD MEETING HELD ON 30.05.2025
In continuation to the intimation dated 23.05.2025 we wish to inform you that Board of Directors in its meeting held today i.e. the 30th day of May 2025 the board meeting commenced at 02.00 P.M. and concluded at 03.00 P.M. inter alia considered and approved the following: The Standalone Audited Financial Results for the Quarter and Year Ended 31.03.2025. The Consolidated Audited Financial Results for the Quarter and Year Ended 31.03.2025. The Auditors Report on Standalone and Consolidated Audited Financial Results by the Statutory Auditor of the Company. Statement of Unmodified Opinion for Standalone and Consolidated Audited Financial Results. The board has decided not to declare any dividend. Appointment of M/s Rajeev Bhambri and Associates Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditor
Yahoo
11 hours ago
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Correction: Bulletin from Sivers Semiconductors AB (publ)'s Annual General Meeting on 28 May 2025
NEW YORK, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The correction pertains to the resolution regarding the Board remuneration. In all other respects, the press release remains unchanged. The correct version of the press release is published in its entirety below: The Annual General Meeting in Sivers Semiconductors AB (publ) (the "Company") has been held on 28 May 2025 and in particular the following decisions were resolved. Adoption of the annual report and the auditor's report The Annual General Meeting resolved to approve the profit and loss statement and the balance sheet regarding the parent Company and the Group, appropriation of the profit in accordance with the Board of Directors proposal and not to distribute any dividends for the financial year 2024, as well as to discharge the CEO and Board members from liability. Election of Board members As members of the Board of Directors it was resolved to re-elect Bami Bastani, Tomas Duffy, Erik Fällström, Karin Raj, Todd Thomson and Keith Halsey. Bami Bastani was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Tomas Duffy was re-elected as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. It was resolved that remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors be paid as follows: SEK 1,050,000 to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, SEK 600,000 to the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and SEK 350,000 to each of the other members of the Board of Directors elected by the Annual General Meeting. Remuneration shall amount to SEK 100,000 per year to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and SEK 50,000 per year to each of the other members of the Audit Committee, SEK 60,000 per year to the Chairman of the Investment Committee and SEK 30,000 per year to each of the other members of the Investment Committee, and SEK 50,000 per year to the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and SEK 25,000 per year to each of the other members of the Remuneration Committee. Furthermore, it was resolved that the Company shall ensure that the Chairman of the Board of Directors is covered by US health insurance. Election of auditor The Annual General Meeting resolved to re-elect Deloitte AB as auditor with authorised public accountant Alexandros Kouvatsos as auditor-in-charge. The fees shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices. Resolution on guidelines for remuneration of senior executives The Annual General Meeting resolved on guidelines for remuneration to senior executives, to apply until further notice. Resolution on a long-term incentive program The Annual General Meeting resolved to introduce an incentive program (the "P10") for employees of the Group. P10 can be allotted to employees in the United States, Scotland, Sweden and India. P10 can be allotted to employees in the United States, Scotland, Sweden and India. P10 consists of stock options intended for the employees of the Group (the "Stock Options"). P10 shall consist of a maximum of 11,100,000 new Stock Options entitling to purchase of the same number of shares in the Company, corresponding to approximately 4.1 per cent of the share capital and votes in the Company after dilution. The Annual General Meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to offer employees of the Group, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to swap all but not some options granted under prior option grants for options granted under P10 terms and in addition to the maximum number of options described above, whereby two options under prior option grants may be swapped for one option under P10 terms. If all employees to be offered to swap options is accepting the offer, it is estimated the overall dilution for all outstanding incentive programs, including P10, will be reduced from approximately 9 per cent to approximately 6 per cent. The final number of Stock Options that participants in Europe are eligible to exercise may at the Board of Directors' discretion be dependent on performance criteria based on Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in line with semiconductor industry's growth, currently forecasted at 7.64 per cent. Stock Options granted to participants in the US or India shall not be subject to performance conditions. Resolution to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on directed issue of Series C shares The Annual General Meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to, on one or more occasions until the next Annual General Meeting, to resolve on a new issue of no more than 11,100,000 Series C shares, each with a quota value of SEK 0.50, corresponding to approximately 4.1 per cent of the share capital and votes of the Company after dilution. With the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, the new shares may be subscribed for by a bank or securities company at a subscription price corresponding to the quota value. The purpose of the authorisation and the reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights in the event of implementation of the share issue is to ensure delivery of shares to participants under the Company's outstanding incentive programs and in order to on terms of liquidity to secure social security charges. Resolution to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase of Series C shares and transfer of ordinary shares to secure payment of social security charges The Annual General Meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to, on one or more occasions until the next Annual General Meeting, to resolve on repurchases of Series C shares. Repurchases may only be made through an acquisition offer addressed to all holders of Series C shares and shall comprise all outstanding Series C shares. Acquisitions shall be made at a price corresponding to the quota value of the shares. Payment for acquired shares shall be made in cash. The purpose of the repurchase is to ensure delivery of shares to participants under the Company's outstanding incentive programs and in terms of liquidity to secure social security charges related to such incentive programs. Further, the Annual General Meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve, on one or several occasions until the next Annual General Meeting, to transfer own ordinary shares in accordance with the following. Transfers of ordinary shares may be carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm, at a price within the price range applicable, i.e. the range between the highest purchase price and the lowest selling price. Transfers may be made with the highest amount of ordinary shares required in order for the Company in terms of liquidity to secure social security charges related to the outstanding incentive programs in the Company. Transfer of shares may also take place outside of Nasdaq Stockholm to a bank or securities company, with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights. Such a transfer may be made at a price corresponding the share price at the time for the transfer on the ordinary shares transferred with such a market discount as the Board of Directors deem appropriate. The authorisation may be used on one or more occasions, although at the latest before the next Annual General Meeting. Resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on issues of shares and/or convertible bonds The Annual General Meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to, on one or several occasions during the period until the next Annual General Meeting, with or without deviation from the shareholder's preferential rights, resolve on share issues and/or issues of convertible bonds that involve the issue of or conversion to a maximum of 47,900,000 ordinary shares, corresponding to a dilution of approximately 15.0 per cent of the share capital and the voting rights after dilution, based on the current number of ordinary shares in the Company. Payment for subscribed shares and/or convertible bonds shall be made in cash, in kind or by way of set-off. The issuance of shares and/or convertible bonds under this authorisation shall be made at a subscription price according to the prevailing market conditions at the time of the issuance of the shares and/or convertible bonds. About Sivers Semiconductors Sivers Semiconductors is a critical enabler of a greener data economy with energy efficient photonics & wireless solutions. Our differentiated high precision laser and RF beamformer technologies help our customers in key markets such as AI Datacenters, SATCOM, Defense and Telecom solve essential performance challenges while enabling a much greener footprint. For additional information, please visit us at: ( CONTACT: Media Contact Tyler Weiland Shelton Group+1-972-571-7834tweiland@ Company ContactVickram VathulyaCEOir@ This information was brought to you by Cision View original content: SOURCE Sivers Semiconductors Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14 hours ago
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Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Results of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
ATHENS, Greece, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") was duly held on May 28, 2025, in a virtual format only via the Internet. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. acted as inspector of the Meeting. At the Meeting, each of the following proposals, which are set forth in more detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Company's Proxy Statement sent to shareholders on or around April 29, 2025, was approved and adopted: The election of three Class II Directors of the Company, to serve until the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The approval of the appointment of Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The approval of the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizing the Board of Directors to effect one or more reverse stock splits of the Company's issued Common Shares, in the aggregate ratio of not more than 1-for-100, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion About the Company Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company's vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements 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. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'intends,' 'estimate,' 'forecast,' 'project,' 'plan,' 'potential,' 'may,' 'should,' 'expect,' 'pending' and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company's control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company's 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 fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company's operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company's vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, tariff policies and other trade restrictions, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, including the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Ioannis Zafirakis Director, Co-Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100 Email: izafirakis@ X: @Dianaship Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela Guerrero Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540 New York, N.Y. 10169 Tel.: (212) 661-7566 Email: diana@
