NA Proactive news snapshot: Perma-Fix Environmental, First Cobalt, ImagineAR, Metalla Royalty, Marble Financial ...

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc (NASDAQ:PESI) saw its revenue grow by 28% in its fourth quarter 2020 and 44% over the 2020 financial year, thanks to a strong services segment according to its latest results released Monday. Revenue during 4Q 2020 was $28.3 million versus $22.1 million for the same period last year, while sales from the Services Segment increased by $10.8 million to $22.6 million from $11.8 million for the same period in 2019. Full-year revenue for 2020 increased 44% to $105.4 million versus $73.5 million for the same period last year, with the services Segment accounting for $75.3 million versus #33.1 million a year prior – a 128% increase. 

First Cobalt Corp (CVE:FCC) (OTCQX:FTSSF) (FRA:18P) announced a key milestone in its plans to bring North America’s only permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario back into life – inking an offtake deal with one of the “most knowledgeable” cobalt traders in the world.  The company has agreed a flexible, long-term, offtake agreement with London-based Stratton Metal Resources Ltd over the sale of up to 100% of annual cobalt sulfate production from the refinery. 

ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTCQB:IPNFF) (FRA:GMS1) said it has signed a three-year revenue partnership agreement with Brazilian soccer team Club Atlético Mineiro to provide its augmented reality (AR) SDK Platform for immersive fan activation and engagement. 

Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd (CVE:MTA) (NYSEAMERICAN:MTA) CEO Brett Heath called 2020 a “record year” in a statement accompanying its latest financial results. The Vancouver-based royalty company completed seven transactions to add another 18 royalties to its portfolio, Heath told shareholders. “2020 represented another very successful year for Metalla shareholders. We completed a record of 7 transactions adding 18 high-quality accretive royalties,” Heath said. The firm added two producing assets with the Wharf and Higginsville royalties in Australia and more than a dozen others that provide growth, exploration upside, diversification, and “further optionality,” Heath told investors.

Marble Financial Inc (CSE:MRBL) (OTCMKTS:MRBLF) (FRA:2V0) said it has closed a non-brokered private placement, issuing around 2.3 million units at a price of $0.30 each, for gross proceeds of $700,000. 

Hillcrest Petroleum Ltd (CVE:HRH) (OTCMKTS:HLRTF) (FRA:7HI), which is actively working to complement its current oil and gas assets with clean energy opportunities, revealed on Monday that it had received a confirmation from the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), that its shares would start trading on the CSE under the ticker symbol “HEAT,” when the market opens on March 31, 2021. Accordingly, the company has requested that its shares be voluntarily delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange, which is likely to happen when the market closes on March 30. Significantly, Hillcrest Petroleum said it will take on a new name – Hillcrest Energy Technologies Ltd – effective once the company transitions to the CSE. 

Tinka Resources Limited (CVE:TK) (OTCQB:TKRFF), the Peru-focused explorer, said its shares had been upgraded to the OTCQB Venture Market from the  OTC Pink Open Market with effect from today (March 29). Shares will still trade under the symbol ‘TKRFF’. The company’s common shares will also continue to trade on the Toronto Venture Exchange and on the Lima Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘TK’. OTCQB is a US trading platform operated by the OTC Markets Group in New York. The move is expected to enhance Tinka’s access to US investors and increase liquidity and visibility in the United States, it said in a brief statement.

Binovi Technologies Corp (OTCQB:BNVIF) (CVE:VISN) said it had received approval from the TSX venture exchange for the shares-for-debt transaction to settle an aggregate of C$105,000 to a creditor of the company through issuing 954,545 company shares at a deemed price of C$0.11 each.

Valeo Pharma Inc (CSE:VPH) (OTCQB:VPHIF) (FRA:VP2) has announced it will report its financial results and highlights for the first quarter ended January 31, 2021 on March 31, 2021 after market close. Valeo will host a conference call to discuss those results and highlights on Thursday April 1, 2021 at 8.30am ET. The telephone numbers to access the conference call are 1-888-231-8191 and 647-427-7450. An audio replay of the call will be available. A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available HERE. https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1444812&tp_key=929d96e070

Victory Resources Corporation (CSE:VR) (OTCMKTS:VRCFF) (FRA:VR62) announced the appointment of Mark Ireton as the company’s new President and CEO. Victory Resources said Ireton, who was the former CEO of Noram Ventures Inc, brings mining and finance expertise to the company as it scales up operations on multiple properties in North America. 

WeedMD Inc (CVE:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FRA:4WE) said that the TSX Venture Exchange had accepted for listing 19,046,875 company share purchase warrants issued in connection with its previously announced bought deal short-form prospectus offering of units. The TSXV has advised that these warrants will be listed for trading on the TSXV under the symbol ‘WMD.WT’ effective at market open on March 30, 2021. Each warrant entitles the holder to buy one company share at an exercise price of C$0.60 each until March 12, 2023. Also in the statement, WeedMD said it had hired Agora Internet Relations Corp (AGORA), a digital media marketing company that provides online outreach services (such as advertising, marketing and branding) to small and mid-cap public companies, with effect from March 18, 2021, for an initial term of one year.

Evergold Corp (CVE:EVER), a Canadian junior explorer, said that pursuant to its stock option plan, a total of 4.01 million stock options have been granted to the directors, officers and consultants of the company. The options are each exercisable into one company share at a price of C$0.265 for five years from the date of grant and are subject to vesting conditions.

Aurania Resources Ltd (CVE:ARU) (FRA:20Q) has filed a final short form prospectus in each of the provinces of Canada and obtained a receipt from the Ontario Securities Commission to qualify the distribution of 2.18 million units of Aurania and the shares and warrants underlying them. The units are being issued following the previously announced overnight marketed public offering at C$3.10 per unit, representing total gross proceeds of C$6.758 million announced on March 18 this year. The final short form prospectus has also been filed to qualify the additional 327,000 units at C$3.10 each, which are subject to the over-allotment option exercisable, in whole or in part, by the underwriters of the offering. The company expects to complete a concurrent private placing of units for gross proceeds of up to C$1.5 million on the same terms and conditions. As a result, the offering is expected to close on or around March 31, 2021.

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