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VersaBank up 1.2% in U.S. Pre-Market as Q2 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue, Beat Estimates

VersaBank (VBNK.TO), up 1.2% in U.S. pre-market trading, said Wednesday that second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue both climbed, beating estimates.Adjusted earnings, stripped of most one-time items, surged 45% to $12.4 million, or $0.39 per share, compared with adjusted earnings of $8.5 million, or $0.26 per share in the prior year period. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected $0.35 per share.Total revenue jumped 27% to a record $38.3 million, beating the $36.5 million analysts expected. The increase was primarily due to the continued growth in credit assets, which were up 25% year-over-year.The company will pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share on July 31, to shareholders of record on July 10.VersaBank separately announced today that it has publicly filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with its plan to realign its corporate structure to a standard U.S. bank framework. The reorganization will see Versa Bancorp, a new Delaware corporation become the holding company of VersaBank and VersaBank USA National Association.Versabank shares were last seen up US$0.22, to US$18.35 in New York trading.

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DPM Metals Discovers High-Grade Porphyry Mineralization Adjacent to Chelopech Mine

DPM Metals (DPM.TO) discovered high-grade, gold-copper porphyry mineralization at the Brevene South Porphyry (BSP) target, located in the southeastern part of its Brevene exploration licence and contiguous with the Chelopech mine concession, it said on Wednesday.Initial results from drilling program at BSP "demonstrate potential for scale and continuity with broad, continuous intervals of high-grade gold-copper porphyry mineralization," it said. Drilling continues with the aim of expanding known mineralization, with five high-capacity drill rigs dedicated to the target and up to 15,000 meters planned through the end of 2026.Drillhole EX_BRESPO_03 intersected high-grade gold-copper porphyry mineralization from 1,172 meters downhole depth, about 1,000 meters vertically below surface at an elevation of negative 380 meters, on the southeastern flank of the Chelopech mine. Drillhole EX_BRESPO_03 has returned an interval of 713 meters at an average grade of 2.52 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent (AuEq) from 1,172 to 1,885 meters downhole."These results demonstrate both the grade and scale of the target, with over 713 meters grading 2.52 grams per tonne gold equivalent over a broad, continuous interval of mineralization," said DPM Metals Chief Executive David Rae. "The BSP discovery has confirmed our geological understanding within a known mineral belt containing several significant deposits and which remains open to further extension."The company also has seven additional drill rigs deployed across the Brevene licence area to test multiple target areas.Shares of the company closed up 2.5% to $45.97 on Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.