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FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader:Investec Bank Plc(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeSThree Plc(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:Investec is J

The project examined whether stablecoins could support “faster, more transparent and flexible cross-border transactions”.

Financial institutions play a critical role, offering everything from consumer banking to wealth management and specialized financial solutions. But worries about economic uncertainty and potential market volatility have kept sentiment in check, and over the past six months, the industry’s 8.9% return has trailed the S&P 500 by 7.8 percentage points.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader:Investec Bank plc(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offereePollen Street Group Limited(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connec

Vicinity Energy supplies district heating and cooling services to more than 1,000 buildings across 12 major US cities under long-term contracts.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader:Investec Bank plc(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeGamma Communications Plc(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected

Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader:Investec Bank Plc(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeAdvanced Medical Solutions Group Plc(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader

Key TakeawaysBank of America’s total deposits grew from $1. 93 trillion in Q3 2024 to $2.

Approximately $205 Million of Existing Convertible Debt Expected to Convert to Equity at Close of the Proposed Business Combination, with an Additional Approximately $40 Million Expected to Convert into a New Planned PIPESimplified Capital Structure Expected to Support Financing of CTR’s Power-First Development Strategy Ahead of Proposed Nasdaq ListingCTR plans to develop approximately 650 MW of renewable baseload geothermal generation for potential of co-location of AI data centers IMPERIAL, Ca

Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, and FORT Robotics, a safety platform building the Trust Layer for physical AI, today signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a partnership to further advance the safety infrastructure of Digit® 5, Agility's next-generation humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work at scale. The partnership will deepen a historical, multi-year engagement that has grown from a single custom hardware component into an integrat

GDEV Management (GDEV)-backed Relevate Power (Relevate) and Eagle Creek Renewable Energy (Eagle Creek), a hydropower owner and operator backed by Apollo (NYSE: APO) funds, today announced a strategic partnership across their portfolios of small hydropower assets. At the partnership's commencement, Eagle Creek will leverage its scale and highly experienced operations team to manage Relevate's portfolio of run-of-river hydroelectric projects.

Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS) (OTCQX: DDOSF), the distributed denial of service ("DDoS") protection specialists and champion of adaptive, real-time service availability, today announced it has strengthened its position as a Star, for the second consecutive year, in the DDoS Protection and Mitigation Market – Global Forecast to 2031 report published by MarketsandMarkets™.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 1, 2026) - OCAL Financial (TSXV: OCAL) (FSE: JC3), Canada's Virtual Car Dealership, is pleased to announce its participation at the upcoming Cantech Investment Conference on Thursday, October 8, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. Mehdi Moghareh, will be attending the conference, delivering an investor presentation and participating in scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with investors at the conference. Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026Time: 4:00pm Eastern Time.

NEW YORK, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. (TSX-V: FEO; OTCQX: FEOVF), a mineral resource company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink Limited™ Market. Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol “FEOVF.” U.S. investors can find current financ