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Semperis taps former HPE Chief Technologist, Guido Grillenmeier, to support the commpany’s global expansion

  1. Germany-Based Active Directory Disaster Recovery Expert and 14-Year Microsoft MVP Joins Semperis as Chief Technologist to Help Deliver Identity-Driven Cyber Resilience to Organizations Worldwide

NEW YORK — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Semperis, the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced the appointment of Guido Grillenmeier as chief technologist. In this role, Germany-based Grillenmeier will apply his domain expertise to help scale the company’s rapid expansion, enabling more organizations across EMEA and around the globe to protect their identity infrastructure and enhance cyber resiliency of hybrid identity stores.


“Guido brings unmatched domain expertise to his role at Semperis. Our global network of customers, partners, and technology alliances will benefit greatly from his appointment to the Semperis leadership team,” said Mickey Bresman, CEO of Semperis. “There’s a very limited number of people with Guido’s skill set and experience designing and protecting some of the largest and most complex identity environments in the world. He will play a key role at Semperis as we continue to deliver identity-driven security solutions designed to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.”

The 14-year Microsoft Directory Services MVP is one of the world’s foremost experts on Active Directory (AD) recovery and co-authored “A Definitive Guide to Active Directory Disaster Recovery” with Gil Kirkpatrick, chief architect at Semperis. With today’s News the Semperis team now has more than 60 years of collective Microsoft MVP experience, including 16-year Microsoft MVP, Kirkpatrick; 15-year Microsoft MVP, Sean Deuby, director of services; and 14-year Microsoft MVP, Darren Mar-Elia, vice president of products, among others.

A well-established industry veteran, Grillenmeier previously worked as chief engineer at HP (now HPE and HP, Inc.) for nearly 20 years, where he was a member of the company’s Advanced Technology Group. While he was there, Grillenmeier led the development and delivery of HP’s Windows Server 2008 Academies to HP’s Services division. Grillenmeier later on served as chief engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Most recently, Grillenmeier held the position of chief technologist within the Enterprise Services Group at DXC Technology, a spinoff company from the Enterprise Services division of HPE and CSC. Throughout his career, Grillenmeier has helped some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world secure their AD and supported them along their transformation to Windows 10/m365 and Azure cloud services. His customers have spanned a variety of industries, including automotive, financial, government, manufacturing and telecommunications, among others.

In addition, Grillenmeier is a Microsoft certified architect and co-author of Microsoft Windows Security Fundamentals. He has authored numerous articles in leading technical magazines and has spoken at leading Microsoft conferences, including Microsoft Tech-ED, IT Forum, Windows Connections and the Hybrid Identity Protection conference.

“I am thrilled to be at Semperis and working alongside many industry experts who I know well and respect greatly,” said Grillenmeier. “I am fortunate to have been given many great opportunities in my career, including working with truly incredible customers – from government agencies with strict privacy requirements, to global enterprises with sophisticated hybrid environments. I look forward to applying what I’ve learned throughout my career to help the Semperis team deliver AD security that’s built for today’s fast-changing technology landscape and enable organizations to get back in business as fast as possible following an incident.”

Grillenmeier’s appointment continues the expansion of the company’s senior leadership team, closely following the appointment of its Chief Scientist Igor Baikalov, Chief Financial Officer Rob Porell, and Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances, Richard A. Weeks.

About Semperis

Semperis is the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for cross-cloud and hybrid environments. The company provides cyber preparedness, incident response, and disaster recovery solutions for enterprise directory services—the keys to the kingdom. Semperis’ patented technology for Microsoft Active Directory protects over 40 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational errors. Semperis is headquartered in New Jersey and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed between San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection conference (www.hipconf.com). The company has received the highest level of industry accolades and was recently ranked the fourth fastest-growing company in the tri-state area and 35th overall in Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500™. It is accredited by Microsoft and recognized by Gartner.

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NICE Actimize recognized with 2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award for enterprise fraud management

The analyst report stated that by embracing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing, NICE Actimize continuously developed new features and functionalities for enterprise fraud management

HOBOKEN, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business, has announced that it is the recipient of the 2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award for enterprise fraud management (EFM). For the Technology Innovation Leadership Award, Frost & Sullivan analysts independently evaluated two key factors — technology leverage and business impact — across ten benchmarking criteria. Frost & Sullivan’s Technology Innovation Award recognizes the company that has introduced the best underlying technology for achieving remarkable product and customer success while driving future business value.

To download a full copy of the “2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership for Enterprise Fraud Management” report on NICE Actimize and its EFM expertise, please click here.

According to Frost & Sullivan’s analysis of NICE Actimize, “At the foundation of NICE Actimize’s expansive product portfolio lies its Integrated Fraud Management (IFM-X) platform. Launched as a next-generation platform in 2019, IFM-X serves as a fraud hub for NICE Actimize’s clients, combining disparate data streams, adaptive data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to solve clients’ complex needs with holistic fraud management.

The technology innovation report explained, “The platform includes a variety of packaged solutions specifically designed to enable use cases in authentication management, digital banking fraud, payments fraud, business email compromise, advanced fraud analytics, card and emerging payments fraud, check fraud, and internal threats.”

“NICE Actimize’s leadership and dedication to the industry have led the company to create an extensive portfolio of fraud management products that empower users in an endless number of use cases. By embracing key mega trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cloud computing, the company continuously developed new features and functionalities that enable its clients to be proactive as they join forces to address the emerging fraud threats,” said Jeffrey Castilla, Best Practices Research Team Leader, Frost & Sullivan. “With its strong overall performance, NICE Actimize earns the 2021 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award for enterprise fraud management.”

The report also acknowledged NICE Actimize’s continuing commitment to the cloud, observing, “NICE Actimize is positioned to support their clients on their journey with a suite of cloud-based value-added services. The company had already started its journey to the cloud years ago, beginning with ActimizeWatch, its managed analytics service, and subsequently developing into an extensive suite of solutions.”

Additionally, the report cited NICE Actimize’s investment in AI and machine learning targeting its enterprise fraud solutions, explaining, “NICE Actimize continues to evolve it’s AI/ML capabilities with investments in automated and adaptive machine learning, as well leveraging cutting-edge AI/ML techniques like ‘Federated Learning’ to automatically share fraud signals between its risk models, across NICE Actimize’s client base. This allows organizations to be proactively protected from emerging Fraud typologies based on collective intelligence.”

“As a leader in the enterprise fraud management space, NICE Actimize continually innovates with advancements in cloud, artificial intelligence, and machine learning so that financial services organizations more effectively stop emerging fraud threats,” said Craig Costigan, CEO, NICE Actimize. “We thank Frost & Sullivan for identifying NICE Actimize’s differentiators in technology and innovation that support FSOs in their fight against the challenging environment surrounding new and aggressive fraud types.”

The report also noted that in 2020, “NICE Actimize announced a strategic acquisition of a market leader in entity enrichment and resolution. This acquisition became X-Sight DataIQ, which NICE Actimize integrated into its portfolio. X-Sight DataIQ orchestrates the aggregation of entity data across hundreds of public and premium sources to ensure that entity data is always accurate. This intelligence fuels detection accuracy and alert resolution efficiency.”

For additional NICE Actimize resources in enterprise fraud:

For the eBook, “The Future of Fraud Fighting Evolving to Stay Ahead of Threats,” please click here.

For more information on NICE Actimize’s Fraud Management Solutions Suite, please click here.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation, and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages more than 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses, and the investment community from 45 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

About NICE Actimize

NICE Actimize is the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, as well as government regulators. Consistently ranked as number one in the space, NICE Actimize experts apply innovative technology to protect institutions and safeguard consumers and investors assets by identifying financial crime, preventing fraud and providing regulatory compliance. The company provides real-time, cross-channel fraud prevention, anti-money laundering detection, and trading surveillance solutions that address such concerns as payment fraud, cybercrime, sanctions monitoring, market abuse, customer due diligence and insider trading. Find us at www.niceactimize.com, @NICE_Actimize or Nasdaq: NICE.

About NICE

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the world’s leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

Trademark Note: NICE and the NICE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NICE Ltd. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. For a full list of NICE’s marks, please see: www.nice.com/nice-trademarks.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, including the statements by Mr. Costigan, are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of NICE Ltd. (the “Company”). In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “project,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” or similar words. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those described herein, including but not limited to the impact of changes in economic and business conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; competition; successful execution of the Company’s growth strategy; success and growth of the Company’s cloud Software-as-a-Service business; changes in technology and market requirements; decline in demand for the Company’s products; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; difficulties or delays in absorbing and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel; loss of market share; an inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements; the Company’s dependency on third-party cloud computing platform providers, hosting facilities and service partners;, cyber security attacks or other security breaches against the Company; the effect of newly enacted or modified laws, regulation or standards on the Company and our products and various other factors and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, refer to the Company’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, except as required by law.

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Corporate Media Contact:

Cindy Morgan-Olson, +1-646-408-5896, NICE Actimize, cindy.morgan-olson@niceactimize.com

Investors
Marty Cohen, +1 551 256 5354,  ir@nice.com, ET

Yisca Erez +972 9 775 3798,  ir@nice.com, CET

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John Sarkis joins Align as Chief Revenue Officer

NEW YORK — (BUSINESS WIRE) — #ITtransformationAlign, the premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and managed IT services, today announced the appointment of John Sarkis as Chief Revenue Officer.


John brings 20+ years of experience leading high-performance business lines in various sales initiatives focused on hybrid cloud, security, data center, managed services and cloud solutions. Prior to joining Align, he managed business unit transformations for prominent organizations including NTT America, Digital Realty and Deutsche Telekom.

“John’s extensive industry knowledge uniquely positions him to drive and enhance our comprehensive IT Transformation solution, as well as advance key partnerships for Align,” said Jim Dooling, CEO and president of Align. “His frontline expertise in enterprise IT infrastructure transformations will add value to both our clients and our organization, positioning Align at the forefront of providing hybrid outsourced models for IT.”

John’s primary focus is expanding upon Align’s global reach of offering clients transformational solutions that deliver future-state models fit for their scaling business needs. This includes both leading the company’s growth across its core lines of business and increasing the user base within Align’s Managed Services Platform.

“I am extremely excited to join Align and be a part of the successful evolution as a premier Managed Services provider within the Financial Services community, as well as leading the charge in expanding our offering into new verticals,” said John.

About Align

Align is a premier provider of technology infrastructure solutions. For over 35 years, leading firms worldwide have relied on Align to guide them through IT challenges, delivering complete, secure solutions for business change and growth. Align is headquartered in New York City and has offices in London, Chicago, San Francisco, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.

Learn more about Align’s IT transformation services at https://www.align.com/it-transformation and follow @AlignITAdvisor.

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Ashley Holbrook

aholbrook@align.com
212-546-6159

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Wipro included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. & BANGALORE, India — (BUSINESS WIRE) — #Bloomberg–Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

Wipro is one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). This is the second consecutive year that Wipro has been included in the Index.

The GEI brings transparency to gender-related practices and policies at publicly listed companies increasing the breadth of environmental, social, governance (ESG) data available to investors. The comprehensive, transparent GEI scoring methodology allows investors to assess company performance and compare across industry peer groups. The reference index measures gender equality across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women brand.

“At Wipro, our focus is on building a culture of inclusion by breaking stereotypes and biases and promoting equitable practices. We value our diversity and believe that there is much to learn from the varied perspectives and experiences of others. We are honoured to receive this recognition as it highlights how incredibly committed we are to gender equality,” said Sunita Cherian, Chief Culture Officer & Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Wipro Limited.

In 2012, Wipro signed the Women Empowerment Principles (established by UN Global Compact and UN Women) showing its commitment to the agenda of gender equality and women empowerment at the workplace. The Women of Wipro (WoW) framework, a unique life-stage based approach that recognizes the needs and expectations of women at different life/career stages, is the foundation for Wipro’s internal policies, processes and initiatives that promote gender inclusion & empowerment. Over the years, Wipro has introduced several initiatives for women including focused mentoring programs, behavioral development programs, structured upskilling initiatives for women in technology and concentrated efforts to create an ecosystem of support and enablement for women returning from maternity break.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 180,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.

Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements contained herein represent Wipro’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which are by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside Wipro’s control. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Wipro’s growth prospects, its future financial operating results, and its plans, expectations and intentions. Wipro cautions readers that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, complete proposed corporate actions, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. The conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could decrease technology spending, adversely affect demand for our products, affect the rate of customer spending and could adversely affect our customers’ ability or willingness to purchase our offerings, delay prospective customers’ purchasing decisions, adversely impact our ability to provide on-site consulting services and our inability to deliver our customers or delay the provisioning of our offerings, all of which could adversely affect our future sales, operating results and overall financial performance. Our operations may also be negatively affected by a range of external factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are not within our control. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Annual Reports on Form 20-F. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

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Purnima Burman

Wipro Limited

purnima.burman@wipro.com

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Catalent, Inc. reports second quarter fiscal 2021 results

  • Q2’21 net revenue of $910.8 million increased 26% as-reported, or 24% in constant currency, compared to Q2’20. Organic, constant currency net revenue grew 17%, compared to Q2’20.
  • Q2’21 net earnings of $88.4 million increased 94%, or 88% in constant currency, compared to Q2’20.
  • Q2’21 Adjusted EBITDA of $223.5 million increased 31% as-reported, or 28% in constant currency, compared to Q2’20.
  • Q2’21 Biologics segment net revenue of $403.9 million increased more than 75%, compared to Q2’20.
  • Increasing guidance to reflect projected net revenue growth of 23-28% and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 26-33%, compared to projected net revenue growth in previous guidance of 16-22% and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 17-26%.

SOMERSET, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, which ended December 31, 2020.

“Our second quarter results reflect robust organic growth in our Biologics segment, and our increased guidance reflects our expectation of continued strong results for these offerings for the remainder of our fiscal year. Additional capacity in our drug product and drug substance offerings will come on line in the second half of our fiscal year to help fight the pandemic and serve other critical patient needs,” said John Chiminski, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Catalent, Inc.

Second Quarter 2021 Consolidated Results

Net revenue of $910.8 million increased 26% as reported, or 24% in constant currency, from the $721.4 million reported for the second quarter a year ago. Overall organic revenue growth (i.e., excluding the effect of acquisitions) was 17%.

Net earnings were $88.4 million. Accounting for the net earnings attributable to holders of Catalent’s Series A convertible preferred stock, net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $76.6 million, or $0.46 per basic share, compared to net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $34.3 million, or $0.23 per basic share, in the second quarter a year ago.

EBITDA from operations, as referenced in the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation provided later in this release, was $205.9 million, an increase of $50.6 million from $155.3 million in the second quarter a year ago. Second quarter fiscal 2021 Adjusted EBITDA (see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation provided later in this release) was $223.5 million, or 24.5% of net revenue, compared to $171.0 million, or 23.7% of net revenue, in the second quarter a year ago. This represents an increase of 30.7% as reported, and an increase of 27.8% on a constant-currency basis.

Adjusted Net Income (see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation) was $114.4 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $72.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the second quarter a year ago.

Second Quarter 2021 Segment Review

Biologics

Net revenue from the Biologics segment was $403.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 79% as reported and 76% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA (see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation provided later in this release) in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $135.5 million, an increase of 115% as reported and 109% in constant currency compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA margin was 33.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 28.0% in the second quarter of the prior year.

Excluding the effect of acquisitions, net revenue increased 65% and segment EBITDA increased 104% compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The Biologics segment represented 44% of Catalent’s total net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Softgel and Oral Technologies

Net revenue from the Softgel and Oral Technologies segment was $246.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, a decrease of 8% as reported or 10% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA was $45.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, a decrease of 29% as reported, or 31% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA margin was 18.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 24.1% in the second quarter of the prior year.

The Softgel and Oral Technologies segment represented 27% of Catalent’s total net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Oral and Specialty Delivery

Net revenue from the Oral and Specialty Delivery segment was $169.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 19% as reported and 17% in constant currency, over the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $44.2 million, an increase of 34% as reported, or 31% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA margin was 26.0% in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 23.1% in the second quarter of the prior year.

Excluding the effect of acquisitions, net revenue increased 2% and segment EBITDA increased 9% compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The Oral and Specialty Delivery segment represented 19% of Catalent’s total net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Clinical Supply Services

Net revenue from the Clinical Supply Services segment was $93.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 6% as reported and 4% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $25.3 million, an increase of 5% as reported, or 2% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter a year ago. Segment EBITDA margin was 27.1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 27.3% in the second quarter of the prior year.

The Clinical Supply Services segment represented 10% of Catalent’s total net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2020, Catalent had $3.1 billion in total debt, and $2.2 billion in total debt net of cash and short-term investments, compared to $2.1 billion in total net debt as of September 30, 2020. The current debt structure does not include any significant maturity until 2026.

Catalent’s net leverage ratio (see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation provided later in this release) as of December 31, 2020 was 2.6x, compared to 2.6x at September 30, 2020 and 4.2x at December 31, 2019.

Fiscal Year 2021 Outlook

Catalent is raising its previously issued guidance to reflect second quarter performance and to account for higher net underlying demand, including increased demand related to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, partially offset by lower demand in some offerings attributable to the effects of the pandemic.

The revised guidance assumes no major unforeseen change to either the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic generally or its effect on Catalent’s operations and business. The revised guidance does not assume the receipt of any vaccine or treatment order from any of our customers beyond what either has been received to date or is deemed required under executed take-or-pay arrangements. The revised guidance ranges are wider than the ranges we have forecasted in the previous few fiscal years due to the continuing uncertainty in both revenues and costs across our businesses engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised guidance projects:

  • Net revenue for fiscal 2021 in the range of $3.80 billion to $3.95 billion, compared to the previous range of $3.58 billion to $3.78 billion;
  • Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2021 in the range of $950 million to $1,000 million, compared to the previous range of $880 million to $950 million;
  • Adjusted Net Income for fiscal 2021 in the range of $475 million to $525 million, compared to the previous range of $410 million to $470 million; and
  • A fully diluted share count in the range of 180 million to 182 million shares on a weighted-average basis, which includes the outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as-if converted, compared to the previous range of 178 million to 180 million shares.

Earnings Webcast

The Company’s management will host a webcast to discuss the results at 8:15 a.m. ET today. Catalent invites all interested parties to listen to the webcast, which will be accessible through Catalent’s website at http://investor.catalent.com. A supplemental slide presentation will also be available in the “Investors” section of Catalent’s website prior to the start of the webcast. The webcast replay, along with the supplemental slides, will be available for 90 days in the “Investors” section of Catalent’s website at www.catalent.com.

About Catalent, Inc.

Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), an S&P 500® company, is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products. With over 85 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. Catalent employs more than 14,000 people, including approximately 2,500 scientists, at more than 45 facilities across four continents and in fiscal year 2020 generated over $3 billion in annual revenue. Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, N.J. For more information, please visit www.catalent.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Use of EBITDA from operations, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Segment EBITDA

Management measures operating performance based on consolidated earnings from operations before interest expense, expense (benefit) for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests (“EBITDA from operations”). EBITDA from operations is not defined under U.S. GAAP, is not a measure of operating income, operating performance, or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and is subject to important limitations.

Catalent believes that the presentation of EBITDA from operations enhances an investor’s understanding of its financial performance. Catalent believes this measure is a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance across periods by excluding certain items that it believes are not representative of its core business and uses this measure for business planning purposes.

In addition, given the significant investments that Catalent has made in the past in property, plant and equipment, depreciation and amortization expenses represent a meaningful portion of its cost structure. Catalent believes that EBITDA from operations will provide investors with a useful tool for assessing the comparability between periods of its ability to generate cash from operations sufficient to pay taxes, to service debt and to undertake capital expenditures because it eliminates depreciation and amortization expense. Catalent presents EBITDA from operations in order to provide supplemental information that it considers relevant for the readers of its consolidated financial statements, and such information is not meant to replace or supersede U.S. GAAP measures. Catalent’s definition of EBITDA from operations may not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Catalent evaluates the performance of its segments based on segment earnings before non-controlling interest, other (income) expense, impairments, restructuring costs, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization (“segment EBITDA”). Moreover, under Catalent’s credit agreement, its ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring certain additional indebtedness, making certain investments and paying certain dividends, is tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is not defined under U.S. GAAP, is not a measure of operating income, operating performance, or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and is subject to important limitations. Adjusted EBITDA is the covenant compliance measure used in the credit agreement governing debt incurrence and restricted payments. Because not all companies use identical calculations, Catalent’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Management also measures operating performance based on Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is not defined under U.S. GAAP, is not a measure of operating income, operating performance, or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is subject to important limitations. Catalent believes that the presentation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share enhances an investor’s understanding of its financial performance. Catalent believes these measures are a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance across periods by excluding certain items that it believes are not representative of its core business and Catalent uses these measures for business planning purposes. Catalent defines Adjusted Net Income (Loss) as net earnings (loss) adjusted for amortization attributable to purchase accounting and adjustments for other cash and non-cash items included in the table below, partially offset by its estimate of the tax effects of such cash and non-cash items. Catalent believes that Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share provides investors with a useful tool for assessing the comparability between periods of its ability to generate cash from operations available to its stockholders. Catalent’s definition of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) may not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure to EBITDA from operations, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is net earnings (loss). Included in this release is a reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to EBITDA from operations, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income.

Catalent does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures because it could not do so without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of the information needed to calculate reconciling items and due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures in future periods. When planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods, Catalent does so primarily on a non-GAAP basis without preparing a U.S. GAAP analysis as that would require estimates for various cash and non-cash reconciling items that would be difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy. For example, equity compensation expense would be difficult to estimate because it depends on Catalent’s future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of its common stock, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. It is equally difficult to anticipate the need for or magnitude of a presently unforeseen one-time restructuring expense or the values of end-of-period foreign currency exchange rates. As a result, Catalent does not believe that a U.S. GAAP reconciliation would provide meaningful supplemental information about its outlook.

Use of Constant Currency

As changes in exchange rates are an important factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, Catalent believes the presentation of results on a constant-currency basis in addition to reported results helps improve investors’ ability to understand its operating results and evaluate its performance in comparison to prior periods. Constant-currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period over period. Catalent uses results on a constant-currency basis as one measure to evaluate its performance. Catalent calculates constant currency by calculating current-year results using prior-year foreign currency exchange rates. Catalent generally refers to such amounts calculated on a constant-currency basis as excluding the impact of foreign exchange or being on a constant-currency basis. These results should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Results on a constant-currency basis, as Catalent presents them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and are not measures of performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact, are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “foresee,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “would,” or other words or phrases with similar meanings. Similarly, statements that describe Catalent’s objectives, plans, or goals are, or may be, forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from Catalent’s expectations and projections. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: the current or future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Catalent’s and its clients’ businesses; participation in a highly competitive market and increased competition that may adversely affect Catalent’s business; demand for its offerings, which depends in part on its customers’ research and development and the clinical and market success of their products; product and other liability risks that could adversely affect Catalent’s results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows; failure to comply with existing and future regulatory requirements; failure to provide quality offerings to customers could have an adverse effect on Catalent’s business and subject it to regulatory actions and costly litigation; problems providing the highly exacting and complex services or support required; global economic, political and regulatory risks to Catalent’s operations; inability to enhance existing or introduce new technology or service offerings in a timely manner; inadequate patents, copyrights, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property protections; fluctuations in the costs, availability, and suitability of the components of the products Catalent manufactures, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, purchased components and raw materials; changes in market access or healthcare reimbursement in the United States or internationally; fluctuations in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, including as a result of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union; adverse tax legislative or regulatory initiatives or challenges or adjustments to Catalent’s tax positions; loss of key personnel; risks generally associated with information systems; inability to complete any future acquisitions or other transactions that may complement or expand its business or divest of non-strategic businesses or assets and difficulties in successfully integrating acquired businesses and realizing anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; risks associated with timely and successfully completing, and correctly anticipating the future demand predicted for, capital expansion projects at existing facilities, offerings and customers’ products that may infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, which could increase costs and restrict operations; labor and employment laws and regulations or labor difficulties, which could increase costs or result in operational disruptions; additional cash contributions required to fund Catalent’s existing pension plans; substantial leverage that may limit its ability to raise additional capital to fund operations and react to changes in the economy or in the industry; and exposure to interest-rate risk to the extent of its variable-rate debt preventing it from meeting its obligations under its indebtedness. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in Catalent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, filed August 31, 2020. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date they are made, and Catalent does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments except to the extent required by law.

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Catalent, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

FX Impact

Constant Currency

Increase/(Decrease)

2020

2019

Change $

Change %

Net revenue

$

910.8

$

721.4

$

17.9

$

171.5

24

%

Cost of sales

612.6

489.2

10.9

112.5

23

%

Gross margin

298.2

232.2

7.0

59.0

25

%

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

165.5

141.0

1.4

23.1

16

%

Impairment charges and (gain) loss on sale of assets

0.6

1.7

(1.1)

(65)

%

Restructuring and other

5.5

0.5

0.1

4.9

980

%

Operating earnings

126.6

89.0

5.5

32.1

36

%

Interest expense, net

25.9

34.9

0.2

(9.2)

(26)

%

Other (income) expense, net

(8.3)

(4.4)

1.8

(5.7)

130

%

Earnings before income taxes

109.0

58.5

3.5

47.0

80

%

Income tax expense

20.6

13.0

0.7

6.9

53

%

Net earnings

$

88.4

$

45.5

$

2.8

$

40.1

88

%

Less: Net earnings attributable to preferred shareholders

(11.8)

(11.2)

%

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders

$

76.6

$

34.3

$

$

%

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

167.1

146.1

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding – diluted

169.3

147.7

Earnings per share:

Basic

Net earnings

$

0.46

$

0.23

Diluted

Net earnings

$

0.45

$

0.23

Catalent, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Segment Financial Data

(Unaudited; dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

FX Impact

Constant Currency

Increase/(Decrease)

2020

2019

Change $

Change %

Biologics

Net revenue

$

403.9

$

225.2

$

7.9

$

170.8

76

%

Segment EBITDA

135.5

63.0

3.9

68.6

109

%

Softgel and Oral Technologies

Net revenue

246.6

267.9

5.2

(26.5)

(10)

%

Segment EBITDA

45.6

64.5

1.0

(19.9)

(31)

%

Oral and Specialty Delivery

Net revenue

169.9

143.2

2.7

24.0

17

%

Segment EBITDA

44.2

33.1

0.9

10.2

31

%

Clinical Supply Services

Net revenue

93.5

87.9

2.0

3.6

4

%

Segment EBITDA

25.3

24.0

0.9

0.4

2

%

Inter-segment revenue elimination

(3.1)

(2.8)

0.1

(0.4)

(14)

%

Unallocated costs

(44.7)

(29.3)

(2.1)

(13.3)

(45)

%

Combined totals

Net revenue

$

910.8

$

721.4

$

17.9

$

171.5

24

%

EBITDA from operations

$

205.9

$

155.3

$

4.6

$

46.0

30

%

Contacts

Investor Contact:

Catalent, Inc.

Paul Surdez

732-537-6325

investors@catalent.com

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NICE Actimize honored for AI and advanced analytics innovation in Holistic Trade Surveillance by Regulation Asia

NICE Actimize receives Regulation Asia’s Excellence Award for innovation in artificial intelligence and analytics to spot market abuse, conduct risk and suspicious communications

HOBOKEN, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business, announced today that its Holistic Trade and Communications Surveillance solutions suite was recognized by the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2020 for the second consecutive year with the “Best Solution in Market & Trading Surveillance” award. The Regulation Asia awards program recognizes excellence by firms that work to ensure the highest compliance standards are upheld in the financial industry, and which have shaped the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific.

Regulation Asia’s Best Solution category recognizes solutions designed with specific regulatory requirements in mind, assessed on multiple criteria, including the ease and speed of implementation, flexibility, robustness, scalability, transparency, technical support, cost, and return on investment for end clients, the judges noted. According to Regulation Asia, NICE Actimize was specifically cited as the ‘Winner’ for its use of artificial intelligence and analytics to spot market abuse, conduct risk and suspicious communications early on, thereby preventing reputational, financial and regulatory risk.

Among NICE Actimize’s solutions underscored by this award win is SURVEIL-X, the industry’s first AI-powered, cloud-native, true holistic trade-related surveillance suite. SURVEIL-X accurately and efficiently detects virtually all forms of risky behavior to ensure compliance with key global regulations while protecting financial services organizations from previously undetectable risks that could result in fines and reputational damage.

“Today’s regulations continue to create constant change for financial services organizations, elevating the importance of effective compliance monitoring and trade-related surveillance technology,” said Bradley Maclean, Co-founder, Regulation Asia. “For the second consecutive year, our panel of industry experts have recognized the innovations NICE Actimize offers through its holistic trade and communications surveillance solutions, as well as its use of advanced technologies to enhance its portfolio of financial crime compliance solutions. This award also acknowledges NICE Actimize’s work over the past year to keep up with rapidly changing regulatory requirements.”

“We continue our commitment to the Asia Pacific region and thank Regulation Asia’s expert panel of judges for once again recognizing our innovation in trade and communications surveillance,” said Chris Wooten, EVP, NICE. “NICE Actimize’s end-to-end surveillance suite is a clear leader when it comes to solving today’s increasingly complex challenges. We continue to infuse SURVEIL-X with machine learning and other advanced technologies to support our clients as they meet growing regulatory demands and the need to increase operational efficiency.”

To view a video discussing NICE Actimize’s win in its category, please click here.

For further information on the Regulation Asia Awards, please click here.

About the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence

The Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence recognizes technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have shaped the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific, as well as outstanding technology projects both in mature and emerging markets by large tech firms and innovative startups that help meet the requirements of a specific regulatory change infrastructure.

About Regulation Asia

Regulation Asia is the leading source for actionable regulatory intelligence for Asia Pacific markets. Since 2013, our audience and subscription base have grown to include regulatory bodies, exchanges, banks, asset managers and service providers, allowing us to play a key role in the regulatory agenda. Visit www.regulationasia.com or connect via LinkedIn or Twitter.

About NICE Actimize

NICE Actimize is the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, as well as government regulators. Consistently ranked as number one in the space, NICE Actimize experts apply innovative technology to protect institutions and safeguard consumers’ and investors’ assets by identifying financial crime, preventing fraud and providing regulatory compliance. The company provides real-time, cross-channel fraud prevention, anti-money laundering detection, and trading surveillance solutions that address such concerns as payment fraud, cybercrime, sanctions monitoring, market abuse, customer due diligence and insider trading. Find us at www.niceactimize.com, @NICE_Actimize or Nasdaq: NICE.

About NICE

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the world’s leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

Trademark Note: Actimize, the Actimize logo, NICE and the NICE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NICE Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. For a full list of NICE’s marks, please see: http://www.nice.com/nice-trademarks.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, including the statements by Mr. Wooten, are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of NICE Ltd. (the “Company”). In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “project,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” or similar words. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those described herein, including but not limited to the impact of changes in economic and business conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; competition; successful execution of the Company’s growth strategy; success and growth of the Company’s cloud Software-as-a-Service business; changes in technology and market requirements; decline in demand for the Company’s products; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; difficulties or delays in absorbing and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel; loss of market share; an inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements; the Company’s dependency on third-party cloud computing platform providers, hosting facilities and service partners;, cyber security attacks or other security breaches against the Company; the effect of newly enacted or modified laws, regulation or standards on the Company and our products and various other factors and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, refer to the Company’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, except as required by law.

Contacts

Press:
Cindy Morgan-Olson +1 551 256 5202, cindy.morgan-olson@niceactimize.com, ET

Investors
Marty Cohen, +1 551 256 5354, ir@nice.com, ET

Yisca Erez +972 9 775 3798, ir@nice.com, CET

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Aetrex revolutionizes 3D foot scanning with Albert 2 launch

All-in-one, integrated foot scanner ensures the right fit & creates a profit center for retailers

TEANECK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. (“Aetrex”), the global market leader in foot scanning technology, orthotics and comfort and wellness footwear, today announced the launch of Albert 2, the next generation of the company’s revolutionary 3D foot scanning technology. The all-in-one omnichannel device is a fully integrated foot scanning system engineered to help customers find the right fitting footwear and orthotics and provide an enhanced customer experience at retail. The intelligent system also captures unmatched data and creates a profit center for retail partners. The Albert 2 is the most advanced foot scanning system offered globally and is available to deliver to retailers nationwide starting February 2021.

“The Albert 2 is an easy-to-use, all-in-one scanner that looks beautiful and modern in stores and does everything a retailer could possibly need from a foot scanning technology,” said Larry Schwartz, CEO, Aetrex. “The system eliminates the need for retailers to use traditional, multi-step processes to drive footwear and orthotic sales. The Albert 2 is the fastest, most integrated and streamlined device we’ve ever made.”


The customer experience with Albert 2 begins by stepping onto the sleek, modern scanner in store. The quick, easy-to-use, two-foot-at-once scanning process takes 20 seconds or less and can capture both static and dynamic pressure, as well as 3D measurements of the foot. The accurate, complete foot data is then used to help customers find the best fitting footwear or orthotics on the first try, based on their unique foot profile. The life-like, 3D animated Albert character guides users through the scanning process, while also responding to voice commands, creating a one-of-a-kind, interactive customer experience. The customer’s unique foot scan data can then be sent via email, allowing users to access to their information after they leave the store.

“What’s really unique about Albert 2 is that it can collect an unbelievable amount of data about customers’ feet, and retailers can use it to overcome many challenges they face today,” said Schwartz. Retailers can use the data to help increase store profitability by finding the right fit the first time and providing better customer service. They can also use the data to build customer relationships and loyalty by creating personalized digital marketing strategies based on foot type. Finding the right fit the first time also translates to a reduction in ecommerce returns.

Unlike other foot scanners on the market today, one of the biggest advantages of Albert 2 is the bundle with Aetrex Orthotics as part of scanning process, offering authentic, personalized fitting solutions for customers. “This integrated business model drives add-on sales for retailers, making Albert 2 a profit center rather than a cost center,” said Schwartz. The Aetrex Premium Orthotics line is recognized as the World’s #1 Foot Orthotic System and is designed for a variety of foot types based on arch type and areas of pressure. With Aetrex designing and producing all of their own hardware, software, and orthotics- all with one team- the process is seamless with a focus on quality.

“When a customer steps onto the scanner, it’s always a guaranteed sale. Albert has one of the highest returns on investment per square foot in our stores. We’ve had Albert in our stores for over two years, and I can’t wait for Albert 2 to deliver in February,” said Parks Robinson, General Manager, Fit2Run.

Aetrex Technology has placed over 10,000 scanners worldwide since the inception of foot scanning technology in 2002. Albert is one of the top profit centers per square foot in retail stores today and has proven to increase total sales by 75 percent. For a complete list of retailers, please visit www.aetrex.com/store-locator.

Albert 2 boasts many unique features, such as:

  • 3D Measurements: Albert 2’s 3D foot scan captures the most accurate foot data with key measurements, such as length, width, girth, in-step and arch height, all down to 1/10 of a millimeter. This data is then converted into a 3D model for an engaging, interactive consumer experience.
  • Pressure: Aetrex’s premium pressure plate technology is designed to capture complete foot data about customers’ unique arch types and pressure points. With the Dynamic Test option, Albert 2 can also provide a pressure gait analysis of customers’ feet, including their center of gravity throughout the gait cycle.
  • FitHQ: This proprietary software ensures the right fit the first time by using artificial intelligence (AI). The program can be synced with retailers’ POS or e-commerce systems to help sales associates recommend the best Aetrex orthotics or best fitting shoes by brand, style and size per customer, based on his or her unique foot scan.
  • Voice-Activated Learning Center: Using chatbot technology, Albert’s Learning Center provides an easy way for store associates to navigate the software, as well as provide customers with information on foot health, conditions and Aetrex Orthotics products by simply asking Albert.

Albert 2 comes to market in a modern, compact retail footprint at a fraction of the price of the competition. Albert 2 is available to retailers with different kiosk packages, starting at $2,495 or $83/month, with units launching in stores in February 2021. To learn more about Aetrex’s Albert 2 Technology, visit www.aetrex.com/technology.

About Aetrex

Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. is widely recognized as the global leader in foot scanning technology, orthotics, and comfort and wellness footwear. Aetrex has developed state-of-the-art foot scanning devices, including Albert and iStep, designed to accurately measure feet and determine foot type and pressure points. Since 2002, Aetrex has placed over 10,000 scanners worldwide that have performed more than 40 million unique customer foot scans, averaging more than 2.5 million scans a year. The company is renowned for its over-the-counter orthotics – the worlds #1 foot orthotic. With fashion, function and quality at the forefront, Aetrex also designs and manufactures stylish, performance footwear. Based in New Jersey, Aetrex is consistently named one of New Jersey’s Top 100 Privately Held Companies and was also included in NJBIZ’s Top 30 Manufacturing Companies. It has remained privately owned by the Schwartz family for three generations. For additional information, please visit www.aetrex.com.

Contacts

Cori Hays

Matter Communications

971-361-9604

aetrex@matternow.com

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Summit Financial supports launch of new Pennsylvania-based wealth advisory firm

MRK Wealth Advisors aligns with Summit for its scale, depth of resources and fully integrated technology platform

PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Please replace the release dated Oct. 20, 2020, with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

The updated release reads:

SUMMIT FINANCIAL SUPPORTS LAUNCH OF NEW PENNSYLVANIA-BASED WEALTH ADVISORY FIRM

MRK Wealth Advisors aligns with Summit for its scale, depth of resources and fully integrated technology platform

Summit Financial (“Summit”), a prominent financial services firm for top independent and breakaway advisors, is expanding its reach to Pennsylvania with the launch of MRK Wealth Advisors (“MRK Wealth”). MRK Wealth is aligning with Summit through its industry-leading affiliate partnership model and will gain access to a fully integrated suite of services and technology solutions, known as SummitVantage™, which will support the launch, operation and growth of the new business.

Based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, MRK Wealth is founded by industry veteran Mike Halvorsen and his son Joseph Bates. Halvorsen has spent more than 20 years in the financial services industry. During this time, he has developed a unique planning-focused approach as well as a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and how executives can amplify their wealth by focusing on maximizing compensation stock options, employer 401(k)s and pension plans. Bates has worked in financial services for several years and earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification last year.

“We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Joe and to deliver the support they need to establish MRK Wealth Advisors and serve pharmaceutical executives at an elevated level,” said Ed Friedman, Summit’s Director of Business Development and Growth. “At Summit, we are constantly looking for growth-oriented advisors who embrace planning and will effectively represent the brand and reputation that we have spent 38 years building. Mike and Joe exemplify that philosophy.”

“Aligning with a robust firm like Summit was an extremely attractive option for many reasons,” remarked Halvorsen. “I wanted the opportunity to grow my business and thrive on my own, and I knew I needed a partner with the resources to help me deliver excellent service for my clients. Summit stood out as the answer by providing me with solutions that go well beyond what a typical wealth management firm would be able to offer, while also granting me the freedom to run my business independently.”

Summit and its affiliates offer top independent and breakaway advisors an opportunity to align with the firm through distinct partnership options that provide unmatched flexibility and access to technology, financial planning, investment management, insurance and operational support. Affiliates maintain full ownership of their businesses and participate in an industry-leading revenue option. Alternatively, advisors who qualify can become partners in Summit Growth Partners, a unique option providing monetization to advisors seeking to sell a minority interest in their firm.

“We built SummitVantage™ so that advisors and their clients could thrive no matter the challenges they face,” stated Summit’s Chief Executive Officer Stan Gregor. “We have forever focused on the spirit of long-term partnership, and not the short-term transactional relationships that we so often see with other firms. SummitVantage™ and the Summit Growth Partners model empower advisors to eliminate operational burdens and to refocus on what matters most: Building a business that can create a legacy and that best supports client needs.”

In August 2018, Summit Financial announced its partnership with Merchant Investment Management, which has supported the firm’s recent growth trajectory and forward-looking development. Advisors interested in aligning with Summit should visit www.SummitFinancial.com.

About Summit Financial

As an independent wealth management firm for almost 40 years, Summit Financial and its affiliates are proud to continue their legacy of guiding clients toward financial success by aligning extensive experience with a forward-thinking philosophy, adapting to industry changes for the sake of best serving our clients now and well into the future. With customized, holistic and hands-on advice, we turn life’s aspirations into success stories. Our financial advice focuses on individual needs and values, not industry norms. To learn more about our firm, please visit our website at www.SummitFinancial.com.

Summit Financial, LLC, a SEC registered investment advisor established November 2018, is the successor firm to Summit Equities, Inc. (registered with the SEC in 1991) and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. (registered with the SEC in 1983) for all of their investment advisory and financial planning business.

Investment advisory, financial planning services and products are provided through Summit Financial LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor. Insurance products and services are provided through Summit Risk Management. Summit Services IT and Summit Growth Partners LLC are affiliates of Summit Financial Holdings LLC and do not provide any financial products or services.

SummitVantage™ is a branding slogan only used to identify the services offered by Summit Financial Holdings, LLC’s affiliated firms.

Contacts

Media:

Tara Berardi

Gregory FCA for Summit Financial

Summit@GregoryFCA.com
215-337-4195

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MYAH wins prestigious Silmo D’Or Award

Comprehensive Myopia and Dry Eye Management Tool Captures 1st Place in Material/Equipment Category

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#SeeingEyeHealthDifferently–Topcon Healthcare, a leading provider of medical devices and software solutions for the global eye care community, announced today that its MYAH myopia and dry eye management device has won the 2020 Silmo D’Or Award in the Material/Equipment category.


The Silmo D’Or Awards are presented each year to recognize creativity in optical product design, innovation and technology. This year marked the 27th annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually and live streamed online on Saturday, October 3rd. The award committee was proud to recognize forward-thinking companies who have continued to launch products and propel the industry forward despite the global pandemic.

MYAH came out on top in the Material/Equipment category and was recognized for its versatility, innovation and ease of use. The all-in-one MYAH provides all the critical instrumentation needed to support myopia management while also offering an evolving platform to add or grow dry eye management.

MYAH incorporates corneal topography including keratoconus screening and pupillometry, contact lens fitting, axial length measurements, progression reports for analyzing treatment efficacy, and a comprehensive suite of dry eye assessment features. The instrument is compact, easy to operate, and offers rapid capture to ensure patient satisfaction.

“We are honored to receive this award and for the recognition of innovation it implies. MYAH is ideally suited to combat the global crisis of both myopia and dry eye diseases. Its compact and multi-modal versatility demonstrate Topcon Healthcare’s continued commitment to eye care. With MYAH, our doctors can easily build a myopia service within their practice, educate patients on the implications of myopia and dry eye disease, and manage their patients’ conditions, while growing their medical practice,” states John Trefethen, Global VP of Product Design and Marketing at Topcon Healthcare.

For more information on MYAH, please visit www.topconmyah.com.

About Topcon Healthcare

Topcon Healthcare sees eye health differently. Our vision is to empower providers with smart and efficient technologies for enhanced patient care. Keeping pace with the ever- changing landscape of the healthcare industry, we offer the latest integrated solutions including advanced multimodal imaging, vendor-neutral data management and ground- breaking remote diagnostic technology.

A globally oriented business, Topcon is focused on developing solutions towards solving societal challenges in the mega-domains of healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure. In healthcare, these challenges include increasing eye disease, rising medical costs, access to healthcare and physician shortages. By investing in value- driven innovations, Topcon works to enable people to enjoy good health and a high quality of life.

Contacts

John Trefethen, MFA

Global Vice President, Marketing & Product Design

Topcon Healthcare

E-mail: jtrefethen@topcon.com

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 Onyx Enterprises Int’l, Corp. and Legacy Acquisition Corp. to participate in SPACInsider-ICR webinar on October 22nd at 2pm ET

 NEW YORK & CRANBURY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Onyx Enterprises Int’l, Corp. (“Onyx”), owner and operator of a leading digital commerce platform for the automotive market, “CARiD.com,” which has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Legacy Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: “LGC”) (“Legacy”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), today announced that the two companies will participate in a webinar hosted by SPACInsider and ICR on October 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Learn more and register for the event at:

https://icrinc.zoom.us/webinar/register/1716027793907/WN_rGzbsInrRUaAlE3lb4rxog

Participants in the webinar will include:

  • Edwin Rigaud, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Acquisition Corp.
  • Darryl McCall, President, Legacy Acquisition Corp
  • Rick White, Director, Legacy Acquisition Corp
  • Prashant Pathak, Chairman of Onyx
  • Antonino Ciappina, operating as the Chief Executive of Onyx
  • Kailas Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer of Onyx

With CARiD, Onyx has developed a distinctive proprietary technology platform for digital commerce and fulfillment, relying on insights extracted from nearly 14 billion data points, a physical footprint network comprising over 2,500 shipping locations, nearly 5,000 active brands, and machine-learning algorithms for complex fitment industries such as vehicle parts and accessories. In announcing their definitive business merger agreement with Legacy, Onyx is positioned to accelerate further growth with new cash funding resulting from the business combination as it looks to increase its already significant footprint in the auto aftermarket industry.

Onyx’s proprietary fitment data and algorithms used in CARiD.com and other verticals (such as MOTORCYCLEiD, TRUCKiD, and BOATiD) compiled over the past decade, combined with its substantial investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, provide online consumers with an enhanced user experience featuring a breadth of offerings and service levels (including search capabilities, training and learning, and provision of data suppliers to enhance their product information), positioning it as a key leader in the already $400+ billion auto aftermarket industry.

The transaction values Onyx at an estimated enterprise value of $331.1 million, which represents a 0.7x EV / 2021E Revenue multiple, a discount to primary publicly-listed peer, PRTS’, EV / 2021E Revenue multiple of 1.2x1 and a 16.9x EV / 2021E Adjusted EBITDA multiple, a discount to PRTS’ EV / 2021E Adjusted EBITDA multiple of 25.1×1. As of June 30, 2020, CARiD was well-capitalized with approximately $45.7 million of cash on the balance sheet. CARiD’s existing common shareholders are rolling 100% of their equity in CARiD, which represents 67.1% of the pro forma company. The transaction is expected to close November 2020.

About Onyx Enterprises Int’l, Corp.

Onyx is a technology-driven, digital commerce company focused on creating custom infrastructure and unique user experiences within niche markets. Onyx was founded in 2008 with a vision of creating a one-stop eCommerce destination for the automotive parts and accessories market. Onyx has since become a market leader and proven brand-builder, fueled by its commitment to delivering a revolutionary shopping experience; comprehensive, accurate and varied product offerings, and continued digital commerce innovation. For more information please visit www.onyx.com and www.carid.com.

About Legacy Acquisition Corp.

Legacy raised $300 million in November 2017 and its securities are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). At the time of its listing, Legacy was the only Special Purpose Acquisition Company on the NYSE led predominantly by African American managers and sponsor investors. Legacy was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target businesses. Legacy is sponsored by a team of proven leaders primarily comprised of former Procter & Gamble executives and is supported by a founder/shareholder group of proven operationally based value builders. These executives have extensive experience in building brands and transforming businesses for accelerated growth. Legacy’s founders and management expectation is that Legacy will serve as a role model for African Americans and other underrepresented business leaders to achieve success not just in the executive ranks of large Corporations, but also as entrepreneurs in the productive use of capital through mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street. For more information please visit www.LegacyAcquisition.com.

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Additional Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving Legacy Acquisition Corp. and Onyx Enterprises Int’l, Corp. Legacy Acquisition Corp. has filed a preliminary information statement on Schedule 14C with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and will file a definitive information statement and other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. A copy of the definitive information statement will also be sent to the stockholders of Legacy Acquisition Corp. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Legacy Acquisition Corp. are urged to carefully read the entire information statement and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The documents filed by Legacy Acquisition Corp. with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161.

Participants in the Solicitation

Legacy and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of consents from Legacy’s warrantholders with respect to the proposed amendments (the “Warrant Amendments”) to the Warrant Agreement between Legacy and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of November 16, 2017. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Legacy will be contained in Legacy’s definitive consent solicitation statement that will be filed with respect to the Warrant Amendments and are contained in the preliminary consent solicitation statement and in its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which were filed with the SEC and are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in accordance with an exemption from registration therefrom.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” Legacy’s and Onyx’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “propose,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “shall,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “positioned,” “goal,” “conditional,” “opportunities” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the transaction value of the proposed business combination, as well as the anticipated closing date of the transaction. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Legacy’s and Onyx’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement, (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Legacy and other transaction parties following the announcement of the business combination agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete the proposed transaction, including due to the inability to satisfy conditions to closing in the business combination agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could otherwise cause the transaction to fail to close; (5) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the proposed transaction; (6) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the post-acquisition company’s Class A common stock on the NYSE (or such other nationally recognized stock exchange on which shares of the Class A common stock are then listed) following the proposed transaction; (7) the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed transaction; (8) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to operate cohesively as a standalone group, grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (9) costs related to the proposed transaction; (10) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (11) the possibility that Onyx or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (12) the aggregate number of Legacy shares tendered in the tender offer by the holders of Legacy’s Class A common stock in connection with the proposed transaction; (13) disruptions in the economy or business operations of Onyx or its suppliers due to the impact of COVID-19; (14) the outcome of pending legal proceeding with certain Onyx stockholders; (15) potential adjustments to the unaudited non-GAAP interim financial results of Onyx; and (16) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the information statement relating to the proposed transaction, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in Legacy’s other filings with the SEC, including the Schedule TO that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction. Legacy cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Legacy cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Legacy does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

1 Based on Wall Street analyst consensus estimates as of 10/12/20.

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