Nokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 17 December 2024 at 22:30 EET Nokia Corporation: Repurchase of own shares on 17.12.2024 Espoo, Finland - On 17 December 2024 Nokia Corporation (LEI: 549300A0JPRWG1KI7U06) has acquired its own shares (ISIN FI0009000681) as follows: On 22 November 2024, Nokia announced that its Board of Directors is initiating a share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of new Nokia shares issued to the shareholders of Infinera Corporation and certain Infinera Corporation share-based incentives. The repurchases in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR), the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and under the authorization granted by Nokia's Annual General Meeting on 3 April 2024 started on 25 November 2024 and end by 31 December 2025 and target to repurchase 150 million shares for a maximum aggregate purchase price of EUR 900 million. Total cost of transactions executed on 17 December 2024 was EUR 3,741,698. After the disclosed transactions, Nokia Corporation holds 216,009,778 treasury shares. Details of transactions are included as an appendix to this announcement. On behalf of Nokia Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA About Nokia At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today - and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. Inquiries: Nokia Communications Phone: +358 10 448 4900 Email: [email protected] Maria Vaismaa, Global Head of External Communications Nokia Investor Relations Phone: +358 40 803 4080 Email: [email protected] Attachment Daily Report 2024-12-17
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Putin apologizes for crash but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot downENGLAND captain Harry Kane is continuing to coin it in off the pitch — with his personal worth now more than £91million, latest figures show. The Bayern Munich forward, 31, had been No 35 in The Sunday Times Rich List for sport earlier this year — with a net wealth of £75million. Advertisement 1 England skipper Harry Kane's personal worth is now more than £91million, latest figures show But he has added £10.8million from sponsorship deals through his image rights firm in figures filed with Companies House dated up to December 31, 2023. He also has raked in £3.6million in wages from German side Bayern — while his property firm’s value is up by £2million to £15million. The star also raked in cash from from the likes of Nike and Mars and his property empire went up in value from £13m to £15 million. This all means he's now worth more than £91m. Advertisement READ MORE ON HARRY KANE BRANCHING OUT Fans in stitches at Harry Kane’s Merry Christmas social media post 'HORRIFIC TRAGEDY' Harry Kane responds to deadly Magdeburg Christmas market attack Harry has an organisation called HK28 LTD. Books filed to Companies House this week show it retained cash and assets of £11m for the 12 months to the end of December last year and has nine employees – one up on the previous year. Its trading name is self-titled as The Harry Kane Company. "The Harry Kane Company exclusively manages the football, business, and charity interests of England Captain and Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane," it explains on its LinkedIn page. Advertisement Most read in Football OLALA Rangers target's ex-boss talks him up to choose Scotland over Serie A interest BACK IN BUSINESS Ex-Gers star linked with managerial return just 13 days after being sacked Exclusive SLIDING DOORS I became huge Rangers 9-in-a-row hero but Celtic wanted me to join them first 'HOW'S GRUMPY?' New MOTD host Kelly Cates reveals greeting in first interview with Sir Alex "With specialism across sport, business, entertainment and charity sectors, the team work purposefully with global brands, innovators and charitable organisations to harness Harry’s profile and platforms to inspire, educate and empower others." HK28 recently announced a new partnership with 3Bears Foods GmbH, with Kane starring in an advert for their porridge. 'It felt like the beginning of the end for Harry Kane' says Man Utd legend as he admits fears for England captain Kane also invests in eco-friendly performance wear brand Reflo and the low-calorie doughnut company Urban Legend. In addition to these interests as well as his Harry Kane Foundation, he has been involved with other global brands including Cadbury, Amazon and Topps. Advertisement He is estimated to be making £400,000-per-week - or £1.8million-per-month - at the German giants on his four-year contract. This means he will net more than £86m over the lifetime of that contract, that will see him in Germany until he is 34. Kane is a director at a property business called Edward James Investments Limited alongside his parents and brother Charlie, who is also his agent. Accounts also filed this week show it has of £2.2m in its coffers and bricks and mortar worth £15m. AdvertisementRounds are up, and more players than ever are posting scores. Getty Images Do you keep score? The USGA does. As part of its year-end accounting, the governing body has tallied up the numbers from 2024 to produce its first report highlighting domestic golfer participation, drawing on information from the more than 77 million scores posted under the World Handicap System (WHS). A picture may be worth a thousand words, but data can provide a vivid portrait, too. In this case, what do the numbers show? For starters, like so much else in golf, participation in the WHS is up. More than 3.35 million golfers in the U.S. maintained a handicap in 2024, a 6 percent increase over last year and a nearly 30 percent jump since 2020. Of those golfers, a large and growing number played 9-hole rounds. In fact, they did so at a record rate, posting more than 13.7 million 9-hole scores, up 8 percent from last year and 40 percent since 2020. Those 9-hole rounds were particularly popular among women golfers who established a handicap in 2024; they opted to play nine more than half the time (newly enrolled male golfers played nine roughly a quarter of the time). Such figures support what you might suspect: Shorter outings are a good way to ease into the game. They also reflect a wider trend. Short courses are all the rage, their smaller footprints appearing everywhere from local municipal facilities to destination resorts. Many of these compact layouts are par-3 courses, which this year became eligible to obtain Course and Slope Ratings , allowing scores from rounds played on them to be posted, too. Changes of this kind are part of an ongoing effort by the USGA to make the WHS as faithful a reflection as possible of how the game is being played across the country. “It’s been exciting to see year-over-year trends develop as the World Handicapping System has matured,” Steve Edmondson, the governing body’s managing director of handicapping and course rating, said in a statement. The data, he said, have been used to inform a spate of changes, “including updating how 9-hole scores are treated for handicap purposes.” Data can also help bust myths. Maintaining a handicap is widely perceived as a practice reserved for hard-core golfers competing in elite events. Not so, the numbers show. Of the 77 million rounds posted in 2024, 94.5 percent were recreational. Playing — and posting — for fun is on the rise. As for playing well, that depends on your standards. The year-end data-driven snapshot reveals the following about golfers in U.S: the average male player carries a handicap of 14.2; the average female plays to a 28.7. On average, male players posted more scores (23.8), compared to 19.6 for female players. There’s more in the report, including little tidbits for cocktail-party conversation. The most popular month for posting scores? No surprise: June. The state where 18-hole rounds were prevalent? That would be Nevada, where such rounds accounted for 93 percent of posted scores. Maine, meanwhile, was the leader in the clubhouse for greatest percentage (32.6) of 9-hole rounds The release of all this data coincides with technological changes aimed at making handicap-keeping easier and more engaging than ever. Those modifications include a newly redesigned GHIN mobile app, with an upgraded version of GHIN Rewind, a fun and informative feature that provides golfers with a personal year-in-review, replete with stats on Handicap Index changes, total rounds played, hardest and easiest courses, most-play courses, and more. As 2024 draws to a close, you can see a fleshed-out picture of your game over the past 12 months. Here, for reference, are a few stats from mine: You’ll be able to do the same in 2025, provided you keep up your end of the bargain. You’ll have to keep — and post — your scores. If you haven’t been, you can sign up to do so here . Latest In News Golf.com Editor A golf, food and travel writer, Josh Sens has been a GOLF Magazine contributor since 2004 and now contributes across all of GOLF’s platforms. His work has been anthologized in The Best American Sportswriting. He is also the co-author, with Sammy Hagar, of Are We Having Any Fun Yet: the Cooking and Partying Handbook.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams stepped to the lectern inside the media room and said accountability starts with him, which was why he was making himself available for questions after requests from reporters. But in the 24-minute back-and-forth, he struck a dismissive and defensive tone in the face of inquiries about the Sabres’ disappointing 11-12-3 start to the season. Advertisement While he said, “Nothing should be off the table,” when it comes to improving the Sabres’ roster, he also said he wasn’t going to “panic” and make a knee-jerk move as an overreaction to the team’s current five-game losing streak . He sounded like a general manager committed to the young core of players he has, some of which are already signed to long-term deals and others who are “the next round of guys” to get contracts. He said, “I’m going to war with these guys and I will not change. I will not back down from that.” Ahead of Thanksgiving , the Sabres were in a playoff position after a three-game road trip . They’ve since collected two points in their last five games. They’re 23rd in the NHL in points percentage and have the exact same point total through 26 games as they did two seasons ago. But Adams said he sees progress. He said Buffalo is close to teams like the Stars , Kings and Devils in terms of expected goals for and expected goals against. He was presumably talking about private models, because that statement doesn’t mesh with public expected goals models. Either way, the Devils have a plus-23 goal differential, the Stars have a plus-20 goal differential and the Kings have a plus-nine goal differential. Buffalo’s is minus-three. The gap between the Sabres and those teams in the standings is significant. On a few different occasions, Adams was openly dismissive of questions. Asked how he squares the fact that teams as young as the Sabres rarely make the playoffs with the idea that they are in a “win now” situation, Adams scoffed and said, “ We should have signed Craig Anderson, he’s 40 that would have brought our average age up and you wouldn’t ask that question.” Asked about Owen Power ’s struggles in the defensive zone, Adams again looked annoyed and said, “ You see some of the good things, too?” He was exasperated when he was asked about the team not spending to the salary cap and when asked about the Sabres not having as many pro scouts as other teams. The last time owner Terry Pegula took questions about the Sabres was in 2020 when Adams fired 22 people and Pegula spoke about being efficient, economic and effective. Since then, the Sabres haven’t spent to the salary cap and haven’t poured the same resources into the hockey department that other teams around the league do. But Adams meets every one of those questions by saying Pegula gives him every resource he needs to build a winning team. Advertisement But this is year five of Adams and the Sabres are staring down the possibility of extending their league-record playoff drought to 14 seasons. Criticism and questions are warranted. The Sabres brought in Lindy Ruff this season, but he hasn’t yet been able to change the on-ice results with the same group of core players the Sabres have stuck with the last three seasons. The team still looks like it is one top-six forward and one top-four defenseman away from getting over the hump and into the playoffs. When asked about the possibility of changing things up, Adams again went on the defensive and said, “We’re not a destination city right now.” That’s not entirely true. The Sabres are not a destination franchise. There’s a difference. And that has to do with a variety of factors, most of which have little to do with Adams’ statements that “we don’t have palm trees” and “we have taxes in New York.” The Sabres aren’t a destination franchise because they haven’t been to the playoffs in 13 straight seasons. They’re not a destination franchise because a long list of players have left and become the best version of themselves with other teams. To make it about the city is missing the point and deflecting responsibility. Two days ago, Micah Hyde left his home in San Diego and signed back with the Bills. He chose people over palm trees. Part of Adams’ job as general manager, one of the main voices and front-facing people in the organization, is to make Buffalo a destination city. Messaging is one component of that, and given the chance to do so on Friday, he didn’t exactly deliver an enthusiastic sales pitch for Western New York. He sounded defeated. “Trust me, I’m in conversations every day and there are a lot of players in this league where we’re on their list,” he said. “We need to earn the respect and it starts with getting over the hump, getting in the playoffs and competing.” Advertisement He then went on to reference the Bills and how they became a destination for outside talent by winning. “You have to earn it,” Adams said. “For me, it’s really simple. You become a perennial playoff team, you make the playoffs and have a chance to win the Stanley Cup year after year, you are on less no-trade lists.” But it didn’t happen by accident for the Bills. Yes, they drafted a superstar quarterback in Josh Allen. But general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott also built a culture players wanted to be a part of. They took pride in Western New York and the fan base. And they didn’t hide from the playoff drought. They understood it was their responsibility when they took the job. In 2019, Beane and the Bills explored a trade for disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown but didn’t do the deal. After reports surfaced that Brown didn’t want to play in Buffalo, Beane went on to passionately defend the city and push back against the idea that Buffalo isn’t a destination. “That pissed me off to be candid because it was an ignorant comment or whatever,” Beane said. “And I’m not on social media but if you live in Buffalo or you know anything about Buffalo, don’t speak about Buffalo if you don’t know what this city, what this fan base is like. It really pissed me off. Because it’s not true.” That’s a leader of an organization who was willing to defend not only his franchise but his adopted city and the people living there. Beane is from North Carolina but spoke about Western New York like he was from North Tonawanda. Not only was he not using Buffalo’s weather or market size as an excuse. He was pushing back against the idea that it wasn’t a great place to live. It wouldn’t hurt Adams to strike a similar tone. More than 40 percent of the league is from Canada. Another 30 percent are from Sweden, Finland, Russia or Czechia. Those places don’t have a lot of palm trees, either. Winnipeg isn’t known for its beachfront and yet the Jets have attracted and retained enough talent to be near the top of the NHL standings. Earlier this week, Bowen Byram and Peyton Krebs were both telling me how much the easy living in Buffalo reminded them of the small towns they are from in western Canada . Advertisement The lifestyle and tax situations in places like Vegas, South Florida and Tampa certainly help them attract talent, but not every player needs those perks. Selling Buffalo as a city wouldn’t be as hard if selling the Sabres as a franchise wasn’t such a heavy lift. But Adams is in year five. The team he’s built is part of that. His leadership and messaging also play a role. 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Prospera Financial Services Inc lessened its position in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPYG – Free Report ) by 98.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,780 shares of the company’s stock after selling 340,963 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 6,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF by 34.0% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 10,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $760,000 after purchasing an additional 2,634 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF by 100.5% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 337,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,703,000 after purchasing an additional 169,288 shares during the period. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $262,606,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF by 138.1% in the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 134,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,850,000 after purchasing an additional 78,111 shares during the period. SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF stock opened at $86.30 on Friday. SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $62.33 and a twelve month high of $87.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $84.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 1.14. SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR Dow Jones Large Cap Growth ETF, focuses to provide investment results, which correspond to the total return performance of an index tracks the performance of exchange traded the equity securities. The SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF matches the returns and characteristics of the S&P 500 Growth Index (the Index). See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SPYG? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPYG – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, has issued its first sustainability-linked bond worth 1 billion baht amidst booming demand in Asia. The company said the issuance marked a milestone in its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. The bond has a five-year maturity and was arranged by UOB, linking financing costs directly to Centara's performance on two key sustainability performance targets: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity in its hotel operations, and reducing water consumption intensity across its properties. The bond issuance reflects Centara's dedication to integrating sustainability into its business practices while actively contributing to the global push toward a low-carbon future. "Our first sustainability-linked bond [SLB] reinforces our commitment to a more sustainable hospitality industry," said Gun Srisompong, Centara's chief financial officer and vice-president for finance and administration. "By embedding ESG principles into our financing framework, we're not only accelerating our efforts to reduce our environmental impact, but also setting measurable goals that drive accountability and progress." Centara's SLB aligns with the company's broader sustainability strategy, which includes eliminating single-use plastics across all properties, achieving global sustainable tourism. The company is seeking Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification for all its properties by 2025, reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions by 40% by 2029, with a long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The bond, issued on Dec 11, 2024, is offered to institutional investors and high net worth individuals, reflecting strong market confidence in Centara's sustainability-driven vision. Aligned with the SLB principles set by the International Capital Market Association, this issuance ensures adherence to global standards for sustainable finance. Centara's commitment to sustainability underscores its goals of becoming a leader in sustainable hospitality and a Top 100 Global Hotel Operator by 2027. Centara has 92 properties spanning all major Thai destinations as well as the Maldives, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. Centara's portfolio comprises six brands -- Centara Reserve, Centara Boutique Collection, Centara Grand, Centara, Centara Life and COSI Hotels -- ranging from luxury island retreats and upscale family resorts to affordable lifestyle concepts supported by innovative technology.
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The Australian government's support for a UN resolution calling for an end to Israel's occupation of Gaza is to blame for a widely condemned arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue, the Jewish state's prime minister says. It is impossible to separate the reprehensible arson attack from the federal government's "extreme anti-Israeli position," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on social media early on Saturday. "Including the scandalous decision to support the UN resolution calling on Israel 'to bring an end to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as rapidly as possible', and preventing a former Israeli minister from entering the country," he wrote on X. "The burning of the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne is an abhorrent act of antisemitism," he said. The Adass Israel synagogue at Rippon Lea in Melbourne's southeast had two of its three buildings gutted after suspected masked intruders allegedly broke into the building and set it alight in the early hours of Friday. Two congregants preparing for morning prayers, were inside. They were evacuated, with one sustaining minor injuries. Police have not ruled out terrorism as a motive, believing the attack was targeted. The suspects had poured accelerant on the floor inside the synagogue and set it on fire before fleeing when they were disturbed by a congregant, police said. Israel President Isaac Herzog said he firmly condemned the horrific arson amid an intolerable wave of attacks on Jewish communities when he spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday night. "I noted to the prime minister that this rise and the increasingly serious antisemitic attacks on the Jewish community required firm and strong action, and that this was a message that must be heard clearly from Australia's leaders," he said. "I thanked him for his ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism, and expressed my trust that the local law enforcement would do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice." Political and religious leaders have widely condemned the attack on the synagogue, built by Holocaust survivors. Mr Albanese said he had no tolerance for antisemitism. "This deliberate, unlawful attack goes against everything we are as Australians and everything we have worked so hard to build as a nation," he said in a statement. Australian Federal Police will provide all requested resources to Victorian authorities, he said. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said police patrols would be increased, and pledged $100,000 to rebuilding the synagogue.ZUO Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of Zuora, Inc. Is Fair to ShareholdersAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Anesthesia Policy After Swift Backlash
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