-- PolyNovo (ASX:PNV) appointed Marthe D'Ombrain as chief scientific officer, effective June 1, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.
D'Ombrain most recently served as executive director and head of global research innovation at CSL (ASX:CSL), the filing added.
Huaqin Technology (HKG:3296, SHA:603296) set the offer price for its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$77.70 per share, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The China-based smart hardware products manufacturer is offering 58.5 million Hong Kong-listed shares, seeking to raise up to about HK$4.55 billion from the deal.The company expects to announce the results of the international offering and the Hong Kong public offering, along with allocation details, on Wednesday.Trading in the shares is scheduled to begin on Thursday, with shares to be traded in board lots of 100.
CITIC Metal's (SHA:601061) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter soared 141% year on year to 1.38 billion yuan, or 0.28 yuan per share, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Wednesday.Operating revenue jumped 53% to 43.2 billion yuan from 28.2 billion yuan in the previous year.The Chinese iron ore company's shares surged 10% in the morning trade.
Tokyo Electric Power (TYO:9501) (TEPCO) said it received 4.7 billion yen in grants from the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation under a revised business plan approved in March, according to a Wednesday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The funding follows the company's latest request as compensation payments linked to the nuclear accident were set to exceed previously secured amounts by the end of May.TEPCO has received a cumulative 188.9 billion yen in indemnity payments and 11.5 trillion yen in grants from the NDF to date. The utility said the additional support will be used to continue compensation payouts to those affected by the disaster.