Month: September 2026

On 10 September 2026, AB Artea bankas received permission from the European Central Bank for Oleg Marofejev, currently Head of Information Technology and Data Division of the Bank and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), to serve as a member of the Management Board.

The Bank’s Supervisory Council elected Oleg Marofejev as a new member of the Management Board on 14 May 2026. As noted in the decision, his appointment as a member of the Management Board was subject to the approval of the supervisory authority.

Oleg Marofejev is considered to be a member of the Management Board of the bank since 10 September 2026.

Additional information:
Indrė Maldžė
Head of HR
indre.maldze@artea.lt, +370 610 44447

AB „Ignitis grupė“ (hereinafter – Ignitis Group) informs that the members of the Board of its subsidiary Energijos skirstymo operatorius (ESO), having assessed the need for changes at the Board level, have announced their resignation as of 30 September 2026. The term of office of the current ESO Board was due to end on 13 February 2027
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“The members of ESO’s Board made personal decisions to step down in order to accelerate the company’s ability, with a new Board, to attract more competencies focused on grid resilience and business continuity, and to reduce the current tension surrounding the company. Addressing the root causes of the grid’s vulnerability requires the full alignment of all stakeholders, with priority given to resilience and business continuity rather than solely to the price of the service or the protection of trees in power line clearings,” says Chair of the ESO Board Nerijus Datkūnas.

Although the ESO Board will temporarily not operate, ESO’s business continuity and smooth decision-making will be ensured: ESO will operate through the interim CEO and the General Meeting of Shareholders, whose functions are performed by the sole shareholder, Ignitis Group.

In addition, to substantially review the competencies of ESO’s collegial management body, Ignitis Group will immediately prepare an updated competency profile and initiate the selection of the new ESO Board.

We would like to remind you that at the extraordinary meeting convened on 10 September, the ESO Board accepted the resignation of ESO CEO Renaldas Radvila, with 30 September 2026 considering his last day in office. To ensure the smooth organisation of ESO’s activities and handover of responsibilities, Audrius Ruseckas, Head of ESO’s Finance and Administration Service, has been appointed interim CEO of ESO as of 1 October 2026. The ESO Board has decided to immediately initiate the selection process for a new CEO of ESO.

The information provided in this announcement does not affect the Group’s Adjusted EBITDA and Investments guidance for 2026.

For additional information, please contact:

Communication
Valdas Lopeta
+370 621 77993
valdas.lopeta@ignitis.lt 

By decisions of AS Merko Ehitus, Martin Rebane has been appointed as a member of the supervisory boards of UAB Merko Statyba and UAB Merko Būstas with effect from 1 October 2026, and simultaneously Tõnu Toomik has been recalled from his position as a member of the supervisory boards of AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, UAB Merko Statyba and UAB Merko Būstas. The change marks the completion of the transition period that began with the election of Tõnu Toomik to the Supervisory Board of AS Merko Ehitus.

With effect from 1 October 2026, the supervisory boards of AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, UAB Merko Statyba and UAB Merko Būstas will comprise three members: Ivo Volkov (Chairman), Urmas Somelar and Martin Rebane.

AS Merko Ehitus Eesti (merko.ee) is a recognised Estonian construction company, which offers construction services in general construction, civil engineering and residential construction.
UAB Merko Statyba (merko.lt) is a recognised Lithuanian construction company, which offers construction services in the fields of general construction, civil engineering and residential construction.
UAB Merko Būstas (merko.lt) is a recognised Lithuanian residential developer. To ensure the best quality, convenience and assurance for home buyers, Merko manages all phases of the development: planning, design, construction, sales and warranty service.

Urmas Somelar
Head of Finance
AS Merko Ehitus
+372 650 1250
urmas.somelar@merko.ee

AS Merko Ehitus (group.merko.ee) group companies construct buildings and infrastructure and develop real estate. We create a better living environment and build the future. We operate in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. As at the end of 2025, the group employed 613 people, and the group’s revenue for 2025 was EUR 311 million.

Attachment

• CV – Martin Rebane

UAB “Kvartalas“ (hereinafter – the Company) publishes interim financial statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026.

The main activity of the Company is real estate development and construction. The Company owns a commercial land plot of 64.3 a at Konstitucijos ave. 14A, Vilnius. The property has been developed as an office building with over 19,000 sq.m. of aboveground gross building area, the architectural concept of which was selected in March 2022 in an international architectural competition. A building permit was obtained in October 2023 and construction works started in January 2024, and on 10 March 2026 100% completion of the building was registered in the Register of the Real Estate.

Key events during First Half-Year 2026

• On 28 January 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” distributed bonds with a nominal value of EUR 9,391,300 to finance the development of business centre “Sąvaržėlė”.
  
• On 10 March 2026, 100% completion of the building developed by the Company, located at Konstitucijos ave. 14A, Vilnius, was registered in the Register of Real Estate.
• On 14 May 2026, a remote meeting of bondholders was held, at which a resolution to increase the bond issue from EUR 50,000,000 to EUR 60,000,000 was adopted and approved.
• On 18 May 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” signed a lease agreement with UAB “Omnisend”. Following this transaction, the occupancy rate of the business centre “Sąvaržėlė” reached 67%.

Key events after the end of the First Half-Year 2026

• On 9 July 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” distributed bonds with a nominal value of EUR 5,000,000. The funds received were used to finance the remaining costs related to the project.
• On 11 August 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” distributed bonds with a nominal value of EUR 1,000,000. The funds received were used to finance the remaining costs related to the project.
• On 25 August 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” signed a lease agreement with UAB “Paroc”. Following this transaction, the occupancy rate of the business centre “Sąvaržėlė” reached 73%.
• On 10 September 2026, UAB “Kvartalas” distributed bonds with a nominal value of EUR 1,000,000. The funds received were used to finance the remaining costs related to the project.

From the start of the project until 30 June 2026, EUR 78.3 million have been invested in the development of the business center “Sąvaržėlė”. Total nominal value of issued bonds to finance the development reached EUR 50 million by 30 June 2026.

LTC (Loan to Cost) ratio as of 30 June 2026 was 63.19%.

For more information:

Director of UAB “Kvartalas“

Marius Žemaitis

Marius.zemaitis@lordslb.lt

Attachments

• Kvartalas FA 2026 Q2 (ENG)
• LTC_Kvartalas 2026.06.30 (EN)

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Mürk-Dubout, Piret
Position: Member of the Management Board

Issuer: AS Tallink Grupp
LEI: 529900QRMWAKKR3L9W75

Notification type: Initial Notification

Transaction date: 10.09.2026
Place of transaction: OTC
Instrument type: Share
ISIN: EE3100004466
Nature of the transaction: exercise of a stock option
(X) linked to stock option program

Transaction details:
(1): Volume: 150,000; Unit price: 0.47 EUR

Aggregated transactions:
(1): Volume: 150,000; Volume weighted average price: 0.47 EUR

Anneli Simm
Investor Relations Manager

AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5
10111 Tallinn
E-mail: Anneli.simm@tallink.ee
Phone: +372 56157170

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Mürk-Dubout, Piret
Position: Member of the Management Board

Issuer: AS Tallink Grupp
LEI: 529900QRMWAKKR3L9W75

Notification type: Initial Notification

Transaction date: 10.09.2026
Place of transaction: OTC
Instrument type: Share
ISIN: EE3100004466
Nature of the transaction: exercise of a stock option
(X) linked to stock option program

Transaction details:
(1): Volume: 150,000; Unit price: 0.47 EUR

Aggregated transactions:
(1): Volume: 150,000; Volume weighted average price: 0.47 EUR

Anneli Simm
Investor Relations Manager

AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5
10111 Tallinn
E-mail: Anneli.simm@tallink.ee
Phone: +372 56157170

AB „Ignitis grupė“ (hereinafter – Ignitis Group) informs that the members of the Board of its subsidiary Energijos skirstymo operatorius (ESO), having assessed the need for changes at the Board level, have announced their resignation as of 30 September 2026. The term of office of the current ESO Board was due to end on 13 February 2027
.
“The members of ESO’s Board made personal decisions to step down in order to accelerate the company’s ability, with a new Board, to attract more competencies focused on grid resilience and business continuity, and to reduce the current tension surrounding the company. Addressing the root causes of the grid’s vulnerability requires the full alignment of all stakeholders, with priority given to resilience and business continuity rather than solely to the price of the service or the protection of trees in power line clearings,” says Chair of the ESO Board Nerijus Datkūnas.

Although the ESO Board will temporarily not operate, ESO’s business continuity and smooth decision-making will be ensured: ESO will operate through the interim CEO and the General Meeting of Shareholders, whose functions are performed by the sole shareholder, Ignitis Group.

In addition, to substantially review the competencies of ESO’s collegial management body, Ignitis Group will immediately prepare an updated competency profile and initiate the selection of the new ESO Board.

We would like to remind you that at the extraordinary meeting convened on 10 September, the ESO Board accepted the resignation of ESO CEO Renaldas Radvila, with 30 September 2026 considering his last day in office. To ensure the smooth organisation of ESO’s activities and handover of responsibilities, Audrius Ruseckas, Head of ESO’s Finance and Administration Service, has been appointed interim CEO of ESO as of 1 October 2026. The ESO Board has decided to immediately initiate the selection process for a new CEO of ESO.

The information provided in this announcement does not affect the Group’s Adjusted EBITDA and Investments guidance for 2026.

For additional information, please contact:

Communication
Valdas Lopeta
+370 621 77993
valdas.lopeta@ignitis.lt

The prestigious ranking celebrates ASUS for outstanding performance in employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency

KEY POINTS

• TIME recognition: ASUS secures its third inclusion on TIME’s World’s Best Companies that set the standard in employee satisfaction, growth, sustainability
• A commitment to innovation: ASUS advances its Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities strategy to become the world’s most comprehensive AI company
• Worldwide acclaim: ASUS continues to receive global distinction from esteemed organizations such as Fortune, Forbes, and Interbrand

TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ASUS today announced its third appearance in TIME’s esteemed list of the World’s Best Companies. This accolade recognizes organizations that set the standard in employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. The inclusion highlights ASUS’s commitment to excellence in the IT, Electronics, Hardware, and Equipment industry, with a constant focus on people, innovation, and sustainability.

TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2026 ranking offers valuable insight into what defines corporate success today — guiding consumers, investors, and policymakers to support the world’s most forward-thinking businesses.

“We are honored that ASUS has again been recognized by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies,” said S.Y. Hsu, ASUS Co-CEO. “This reflects the progress of our Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities strategy as we build a comprehensive AI ecosystem — from infrastructure and accelerators to AI PCs, edge applications, and real-world solutions. By uniting our innovation capabilities across the company, ASUS is turning AI into meaningful experiences that create value for customers, industries, and society.”

“We are proud to receive this recognition from TIME, which underscores our commitment to sustainable growth and responsible innovation,” said Samson Hu, ASUS Co-CEO. “Through stronger sustainability governance and initiatives such as our AI x ESG Platform, ASUS is making sustainability data more transparent, proactive, and actionable. As we advance toward our 2050 net-zero goal, we remain focused on creating long-term value for people, partners, and the planet.”

In Canada, the recognition follows a year of expansion for the local team, including the appointment of Vernon Coutinho as Country Manager in May. “We’ve built real momentum in Canada, and it comes down to the team here,” said Shawn Chang, General Manager, ASUS North America System Business Group. “Being ranked by TIME on employee satisfaction as well as growth and sustainability tells us we’re building the business the right way, and we’ll keep investing in Canadian talent to do it.”

Global Recognition and Excellence

ASUS continues to drive innovation and excellence in technology, earning global recognition for its commitment to enhancing lives and delivering incredible experiences. The company was recently recognized on Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies for the 11th time, listed on Forbes’ 2026 America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and it topped Interbrand’s 2025 Best Taiwan Global Brands for the 12th time.

The revenue growth TIME recognized comes from a portfolio that runs from AI infrastructure to the devices people use every day, including Zenbook, Vivobook and ProArt AI PCs, ExpertBook commercial laptops and ROG gaming hardware. With more additions like the NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered ProArt P16 and ProArt P14 showcased this month at IFA 2026.

TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2026

TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2026 list, compiled with Statista, ranks 1,000 companies on three equally weighted dimensions: employee satisfaction, based on surveys of more than 200,000 employees worldwide; revenue growth over the past three years, both relative and absolute; and sustainability transparency, based on standardized ESG metrics such as carbon emissions intensity, CDP scores and the quality of ESG reporting.

NOTES TO EDITORS

ASUS Homepage: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/

ASUS Careers: https://careers.asus.com/

ASUS ESG: https://esg.asus.com/en

ASUS Zenbook: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/laptops/for-home/zenbook/

ASUS Vivobook: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/laptops/for-home/vivobook/

ASUS ProArt Laptops: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/site/creator/asus-proart/creator-laptops/

ASUS ExpertBook Laptops: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/laptops/for-work/expertbook/

ROG Gaming Laptops: https://rog.asus.com/ca-en/laptops-group/

ASUS ProArt P14: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p14-h7407/

ASUS ProArt P16: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-p16-h7606/

ASUS AI PCs: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/content/asus-ai-pc/

ASUS Sustainability: https://esg.asus.com/

ASUS Pressroom: https://press.asus.com/

ASUS Canada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asuscanada/

ASUS Canada Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asus_ca

ASUS Canada YouTube: https://ca.asus.click/youtube

ASUS Global X (Twitter): https://www.x.com/asus

About ASUS

ASUS (2357.TW) is an innovative technology leader delivering the world’s most comprehensive AI solutions across Infrastructure, Physical AI, AI PC/Devices, and Engineering the AI Advantage. Guided by its “Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities” strategy, ASUS is bringing enterprise-to-edge AI to life. The ASUS portfolio also includes the ROG and ProArt sub-brands, which serve gamers and creators worldwide.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2068b768-7fbd-46c0-ae65-119585d91816

CONTACT: PRESS CONTACTS

Redoine Taoussi

Senior Public Relations Manager

Redoine_Taoussi@asus.com

• This license enables Silvercrest to service ultra-high-net-worth clients and institutional investors in Ireland and across Europe.
• Nasdaq-listed Silvercrest is a 24-year-old business headquartered in New York with $25 billion in discretionary assets under management.
• Silvercrest’s EU headquarters in Dublin is led by Managing Director Fintan Maher, a veteran family advisor.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silvercrest, an ultra-high net worth wealth advisor and asset manager, today announces that it has secured a full MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) license from the Central Bank of Ireland to expand the firm’s international growth.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SAMG) was founded in the United States in 2002 to serve the world’s wealthiest families and select institutional investors.

Silvercrest is an independent, employee-owned, and publicly registered investment adviser, with $25 billion (€21.7 billion) in discretionary assets under management as of 30 June 2026. Relative to its assets under management, the firm serves a small number of client relationships globally, maintaining a 5:1 client-to-professional ratio and 98% client retention.

Silvercrest’s private client business offers institutional-quality investment management alongside financial planning, tax-aware portfolio construction, estate and trust coordination, philanthropy, family governance, and other advisory services tailored to a limited number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families.

The firm’s asset management business provides specialist investment solutions for large institutional allocators, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations.

Last month in Ireland, Silvercrest announced the key executive hires of veteran family advisor Fintan Maher as Managing Director and Head of its Dublin-based European office, along with Colm Galvin as a Director and Portfolio Manager.

Maher joined Silvercrest with more than 25 years of leadership experience in wealth management and family office businesses across Ireland and Australia. He served as CIO of Irelandia Investments, and most recently led Goodbody’s family advisory business.

Galvin joined Silvercrest with over 20 years of experience in financial markets. He was most recently Founding Partner of MGK Capital Partners, a Dublin-based multi-family office.

With the hiring of Maher and Galvin, the firm’s Dublin leadership team now numbers four; they join Sarah-Jane Leonard, Director of Finance and Operations in Ireland, and Carina Myles, Head of Compliance and Risk.

Silvercrest has seven offices in the United States, offices in Singapore, Dublin, and professionals in London and Australia. The firm’s Irish office is located in Ballsbridge, Dublin. 

The European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 375 of 2017) implement the MiFID II directive in Ireland, establishing rules for investment firms and enhancing investor protection.

About Silvercrest: 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (the “firm”) is the principal operating subsidiary of Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. Silvercrest was founded in April 2002 as an independent, employee-owned registered investment adviser, headquartered in New York. The firm has seven offices in the United States, an office in Singapore, and team members based in Europe and Australia. The firm has opened its Dublin office as its first European base of operations to support existing clients across the EU.

Contact: Richard Hough
212-649-0601
rhough@silvercrestgroup.com

Shenzhen, China, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ICZOOM Group Inc. (“ICZOOM” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IZM), a B2B electronic component products e-commerce platform, today announced that the Company’s board of directors approved on July 27, 2026 that the authorized, issued, and outstanding shares of the Company be consolidated at a 5-for-1 ratio with the marketplace effective date of September 15, 2026.

The objective of the share consolidation is to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) and maintain its listing on Nasdaq.

Beginning with the opening of trading on September 15, 2026, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis, under the same symbol “IZM” but under a new CUSIP number, G4760B118.

As a result of the share consolidation, each five ordinary shares outstanding will automatically combine and convert to one issued and outstanding ordinary share without any action on the part of the shareholders. The number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company will be correspondingly reduced from 8,188,610 Class A Ordinary Shares to approximately 1,637,722 Class A Ordinary Shares and 3,829,500 Class B Ordinary Shares to approximately 765,900 Class B Ordinary Shares, subject to adjustment for rounding. No fractional shares will be issued to any shareholders in connection with the share consolidation, and each shareholder will be entitled to receive one share of the Company in lieu of the fractional share of that class that would have resulted from the share consolidation.

About ICZOOM Group Inc.

ICZOOM Group Inc. (Nasdaq: IZM) is primarily engaged in sales of electronic component products to customers in Hong Kong and mainland China through its B2B e-commerce platform. These products are primarily used by China based small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) in the consumer electronic industry, Internet of Things (“IoT”), automotive electronics and industry control segments. By utilizing latest technologies, the Company’s platform collects, optimizes and presents product offering information from suppliers of all sizes, all transparent and available to its SME customers to compare and select. In addition to the sales of electronic component products, the Company also provides services to customers such as temporary warehousing, logistic and shipping, and customs clearance.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could” and similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact:

ICZOOM Group Inc. 
Lei Xia 
Chief Executive Officer 
Email: iczoomir@mtxpack.com