Substantial part of the proceeds will be used to refinance O3b debt, accelerating financing synergies

LUXEMBOURG - Saturday, June 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced the pricing of an inaugural hybrid bond offering. SES has agreed to sell:

    EUR 750 million of Deeply Subordinated Fixed Rate Resettable Securities
    Coupon of 4.625%

This transaction is of strategic and long-term importance for SES, and complements the recent equity raise which generated gross proceeds of EUR 908.8 million. Together these transactions are fully consistent with SES’s commitment to maintaining its investment grade credit rating (BBB/ Baa2) in the context of the acquisition of a 100% interest in O3b Networks.

The Securities will be guaranteed on a subordinated basis by SES Global Americas Holdings GP. SES intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for ... Read more »

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Wednesday, June 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA), continues to set the bar high for quality pizza not only domestically, but internationally by being among the first U.S. restaurant brands to enter Tunisia. Following Egypt, Tunisia will be only the second country in Africa to boast a Papa John’s franchise.

Just recently, Tunisia opened their borders to outside franchising. Franchisee, Mr. Sofiene Ghali, a Tunisian leader in the QSR industry, is excited to bring a high-quality hand-made pizza to his home country. Owning and operating over 25 hamburger and sandwich restaurants, Mr. Ghali knows that one of the first U.S. restaurant brands to enter Tunisia should satisfy what the citizens are craving – high quality, freshly made pizza.

“We are honored to be a part of bringing Papa John’s to Tunisia. There is a strong demand for high-quality pizzas and friendly se ... Read more »

Convention Ready Hotel Debuts to the Public, Marks Milestone with Community-centered Ribbon Cutting

CLEVELAND - Thursday, June 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the highly-anticipated 600-guest room Hilton Cleveland Downtown officially opened its doors to the public. To commemorate this milestone, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) executives, Hilton Cleveland Downtown management and employees, city and county officials, community representatives and invited guests will gather for a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony and reception.

“The opening of Hilton Cleveland Downtown signifies not only a historic occasion for the city of Cleveland, but for Hilton Hotels & Resorts,” said Shawn McAteer, vice president, global brand management, full service brands, Hilton Worldwide. “This is the first hotel for Hilton Worldwide’s flagship brand in Cleveland, opening as this city continues to transform into a must-visit destination. The ... Read more »

SES Platform Services will deliver playout and content management services to all four channels of Fox Networks Group Germany

LUXEMBOURG & MUNICH - Thursday, June 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Platform Services, a leading technical media service provider, and Fox Networks Group (FNG) Germany have signed a multi-year contract to continue delivering content management and provide playout services for all four pay-tv channels of FNG Germany.

SES Platform Services already provided playout services for two channels – Fox and Nat Geo people – and extended the existing contract with FNG Germany. Under the new contract, SES Platform Services will deliver additional playout services for the two other pay-tv channels -- National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild. SES Platform Services will continue to provide content management services for thes ... Read more »

Continually expanding clinicians’ options in the endovascular treatment of patients with aortic disease

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Thursday, June 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced receipt of CE Mark for the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Device, a product designed for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in patients with challenging anatomies. This device is the latest addition in Gore’s growing portfolio of innovative solutions for the endovascular treatment of aortic disease. Leveraging Gore's AAA device experience which has benefited more than 250,000 patients worldwide*, this new device builds upon a history unmatched by currently available stent-grafts.

Gore’s innovative EVAR solution expands on the legacy of repositionability, durability, and patency established by the GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA Device. As well, it incorporates stent design elements simi ... Read more »

GOETTINGEN, Germany - Friday, June 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Sartorius AG (FWB:SRT) on April 7, the capital increase by use of retained earnings to perform a stock split will be implemented on June 13, 2016. Every shareholder will receive three additional shares of the same type per share held, without an additional payment. The stock split is intended to encourage trading with Sartorius shares and make them attractive to even broader groups of investors.

Following implementation of the stock split, the share capital of Sartorius AG will be divided into 37,440,000 ordinary shares and 37,440,000 preference shares.

Upcoming Financial Dates

July 25, 2016
    

Publication of first-half figures (January to June 2016)

October 24, 2016
          

Publication of n ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Friday, June 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, and an award-winning innovator in the payment sector, announced today its selection by Abanca to onboard Samsung Pay in Europe and enable its customers in Spain to use their Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+ and the 2016 model of Galaxy A5 smartphones for mobile payments by this year.

OT is now on-boarding Abanca to Samsung Pay and provides the end-to-end solution for its roll-out including:

·         PEARL by OT®: the most advanced multi-application embedded Secure Element (eSE) supporting NFC transactions and allowing easy deployment of secure contactless services

·         OT’s Digital Payments Enablement solution: the comprehensive solution, common logi ... Read more »

GOETTINGEN, Germany - Friday, June 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Sartorius AG (FWB:SRT) on April 7, the capital increase by use of retained earnings to perform a stock split will be implemented on June 13, 2016. Every shareholder will receive three additional shares of the same type per share held, without an additional payment. The stock split is intended to encourage trading with Sartorius shares and make them attractive to even broader groups of investors.

Following implementation of the stock split, the share capital of Sartorius AG will be divided into 37,440,000 ordinary shares and 37,440,000 preference shares.

Upcoming Financial Dates

July 25, 2016
    

Publication of first-half figures (January to June 2016)

October 24, 2016
          

Publication of n ... Read more »