Month: September 2026

The transaction adds C2’s growing livestreaming business to Creatd’s AI and creator driven tech portfolio while furthering Creatd’s national exchange uplisting strategy

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Creatd, Inc. (OTCQB: CRTD) today announced that it has acquired a 10% equity stake in C2 Capital Group, Inc., operator of the live-streaming platform C2 Live, and has additionally signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the remaining equity of the company.

This investment is part of Creatd’s strategy to grow its portfolio of creator-driven platforms, leveraging the communities it has already fostered through the Vocal platform, as well as C2 Live’s audience of over 1.5 million.

Creatd expects the initial 10% investment to add approximately $3.6 million to its current shareholders’ net equity of nearly $5 million. As a result, the Company expects to report about $8 million in total stockholders’ net equity in its third quarter financials. Creatd will be completing the required due diligence in order to purchase the remaining 90% of C2 Live in the fourth quarter of 2026.

“Creatd has a clean capital structure, a solid cash position, increasing net equity, a scalable operating model and, as of Friday, September 25th, an effective S-1 that creates over $15 million of market value of unrestricted publicly-held shares,” said Jeremy Frommer, Creatd’s CEO. “The C2 transaction would add a synergistic livestreaming business to our growing AI and creator platform capabilities. We look forward to completing the purchase of the remaining equity of C2 Live during the fourth quarter of 2026.”

“Creatd brings complementary technology, creator-platform and public-company experience to C2 Live,” said Lamont Wilcott, C2 Live’s CEO. “Together with Creatd we will improve the app, add new features, support more creators and viewers, and build on the growth we have achieved since launch. The minority investment gives both companies a practical way to work together as we complete diligence and evaluate the proposed acquisition of the remaining equity.”

About Creatd, Inc.
Creatd, Inc. (OTCQB: CRTD) is a company focused on technology and AI-enabled businesses, digital media properties, and intellectual property assets. Through its operating subsidiaries and strategic investments, the Company develops and supports opportunities for creators, entrepreneurs, and emerging growth initiatives.

About C2 Capital Group
C2 Capital Group operates C2 Live, a livestreaming platform that helps creators connect with audiences in real time through interactive and gamified experiences. Launched in August 2024, C2 Live supports creator monetization through virtual gifting and in-app features designed to encourage community participation and engagement. C2 Live also integrates AI-enabled features that expand how creators engage, grow, and monetize their audiences.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Creatd undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

Contact:
ir@creatd.com

RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a permit to expand its Hakes Construction and Demolition (“C&D”) Landfill located in Campbell, New York (“the Hakes Landfill”) disposal area by approximately 43.3 acres. The expansion provides an estimated 5.8 million cubic yards of additional disposal capacity.

The Hakes Landfill is currently permitted to accept up to 466,000 tons per year of C&D material.

“We are pleased to receive this expansion permit at our Hakes facility,” said Ned Coletta, President and CEO of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. “Reliable C&D disposal capacity is a critical component of New York State’s solid waste infrastructure, and we take pride in providing service that we believe supports the opportunity for broader regional economic growth. This expansion positions us to serve that demand while preserving valuable capacity across our municipal solid waste landfill network.”

“With this expansion combined with the current permitted airspace at the site, we expect to have approximately 20 years of capacity at current run-rates,” Coletta said.

The project also adds 21.7 acres to the existing on-site soil borrow area from which soils are excavated for landfill construction and operation. Further, this provides the opportunity for the Company to relocate and construct new infrastructure including leachate transfer and storage and gas collection and treatment systems.

About Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides resource management expertise and services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling and organics services in the eastern United States. For more information, visit www.casella.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release, including, but not limited to, the statements regarding the estimated additional disposal capacity of the Hakes Landfill and the plans for new infrastructure at the landfill, are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such by the context of the statements, including words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “would,” “intend,” “estimate,” “projects,” “will,” “guidance” and other similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company operates and management’s beliefs and assumptions. The Company cannot guarantee that it will achieve the financial results, plans, intentions, expectations or guidance disclosed in the forward-looking statements made. Such forward-looking statements, and all phases of our operations, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, and all phases of the Company’s operations, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in its forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include or relate to, among other things: any potential appeal of the Hakes C&D Landfill permit described above or the Company may not fully recognize the expected benefits from such permit.

There are a number of other important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These additional risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those detailed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and in other filings that the Company may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Relations
Henry Baby, CFA
Vice President of Investor Relations and Finance
(802) 417-3841

Media Relations
Jeff Weld
Vice President of Communications
(802) 772-2234

AB Amber Grid, legal entity code 303090867, registered address: Laisvės Ave. 10, LT-04215 Vilnius, Lithuania.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Amber Grid held on 29 September 2026, the following resolutions were adopted:

1. Approval of the new wording of the Articles of Association of AB Amber Grid

1.1. To approve the new wording of the Articles of Association of AB Amber Grid (attached).

1.2. To authorize the Chief Executive Officer of AB Amber Grid (with the right to sub-authorize) to sign the amended Articles of Association and register them with the Register of Legal Entities of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts, to submit and collect documents, and to perform all other actions necessary for the implementation of this resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

2. Election of a Member of the Board

2.1. To elect Ms Ina Medvedeva-Ragėnienė as a member of the Board of AB Amber Grid, a civil servant responsible for the area of competence covering oversight of the implementation of the National Energy Independence Strategy and national security interests, for the period from the date of adoption of this resolution by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders until the expiry of the current term of office of the Board of AB Amber Grid.

2.2. To authorize the Chief Executive Officer of AB Amber Grid, no later than within 5 (five) business days from the date of adoption of this resolution, to sign on behalf of AB Amber Grid with the newly elected Board member the standard agreement regarding the activities of a member of the Board of AB Amber Grid, approved by Resolution No. 1 of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Amber Grid held on 30 April 2024.

2.3. To authorize the Chief Executive Officer of AB Amber Grid (with the right to sub-authorize) to notify the Register of Legal Entities of the Republic of Lithuania of the election of the Board member, register the amended data with the Register of Legal Entities of the Republic of Lithuania, and perform all other related actions.

Attachments:

1. Articles of Association of AB Amber Grid
2. Press Release 

For more information:

Eglė Krasauskienė
Head of Communications
AB Amber Grid
+370 637 06011
e.krasauskiene@ambergrid.lt

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Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a new survey from Sezzle and Morning Consult finds checkout flexibility is closely linked to whether shoppers complete a purchase or abandon their cart.

Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sezzle, a leader in flexible payments, today released new survey findings that carry a clear message for retailers heading into Black Friday and Cyber Monday: offering the right payment option at checkout can be the difference between a completed sale and an abandoned cart.

The survey, conducted in partnership with Morning Consult, found that 66% of shoppers said they were likely to abandon a purchase entirely if their preferred Buy Now, Pay Later option wasn’t available at checkout. More than half, 57%, say they always or often compare payment options before they even start shopping, meaning the decision to buy is often made before a shopper ever reaches the cart.

“Retailers spend all year building toward this shopping season,” said Paul Paradis, President and co-founder of Sezzle. “The last thing they want is to lose a sale at the final step because checkout didn’t offer the payment option a shopper needed. If it isn’t there, the cart just gets abandoned, and the shopper will often not come back to try again.”

The stakes are especially high with Gen Z, a generation that already shops around for payment options more than any other. 85% of Gen Z BNPL shoppers have used more than one provider, and they use BNPL more often than any other generation, with 72% using the tool two or more times a month, compared with 27% of Boomers. Retailers who offer only one BNPL option risk losing this audience to a competitor who offers the one they actually use.

The findings echo a pattern retailers have seen before. Merchants once routinely refused American Express over its higher fees, but by the end of 2019, 99% of U.S. merchants that already accepted credit cards accepted Amex as well.² In Sezzle’s view, that shift reflects a simple trade-off: the cost of turning away a customer’s preferred payment method eventually outweighed the cost of accepting it. Buy Now, Pay Later may be heading down the same road: more than a third of shoppers surveyed say they’ve been declined by a BNPL service before.

For a retailer offering only one BNPL option, a decline isn’t just a lost approval — it can be a lost sale entirely. Sezzle approves more than 90% of applicants¹, making it a provider retailers can add specifically to capture the shoppers other options turn away. Offering more than one provider gives retailers a second shot at that same sale. And the upside isn’t small: 82% say BNPL has let them make a purchase they would have otherwise postponed or skipped altogether, meaning the option at checkout can be the deciding factor in whether a sale happens at all.

Want to reach more shoppers ahead of the holiday season? See how Sezzle can help.

¹ Based on Sezzle internal data; reflects the percentage of unique applicants approved, YTD 2026.

² Source: CNBC Select, “99% of merchants in the U.S. who accept credit cards now take American Express,” citing The Nilson Report (data as of year-end 2019). https://www.cnbc.com/select/american-express-merchant-acceptance/

Methodology: Survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of Sezzle from July 29 to August 5, 2026, among 2,090 U.S. general population adults. Of these, 1,245 respondents meet a Federal Reserve-based paycheck-to-paycheck definition; findings on cart abandonment, BNPL declines, and postponed purchases are based on the subset of that group who have used a BNPL service (n=388). Generational comparisons on BNPL usage frequency (Gen Z vs. Baby Boomers) are drawn from a separate sample of past-12-month BNPL users (n=223 Gen Z, n=186 Baby Boomers). Results are weighted to be nationally representative within each sample.

About Sezzle Inc.

Sezzle is a forward-thinking fintech company committed to financially empowering the next generation. Designed to support users throughout every stage of their financial journey, Sezzle’s all-in-one app enables users to shop, earn, and learn in a seamless experience. By offering point-of-sale financing and digital payment services, Sezzle enhances purchasing power while connecting millions of consumers with its global network of merchants. Centered on transparency, inclusivity, and ease of use, Sezzle empowers consumers to manage spending responsibly and build lasting financial independence.

For additional assets and news on Sezzle please visit https://sezzle.com/news/. 

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Sezzle Media Contact:

Erin Foran

Tel: (651) 403-2184

Email: erin.foran@sezzle.com

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CONTACT: Erin Foran
Sezzle
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erin.foran@sezzle.com