Corporate Governance

TORONTO – October 31, 2026 -- PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: PBK) shareholders approved a special resolution to consolidate the company's issued and outstanding shares at the annual general meeting held in Toronto on October 29, 2026, with the ratio to be determined by the directors.

All nominees listed in the management information circular dated September 23, 2026 were elected as directors. Shareholders also voted to appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors.

Shareholders let the board set the share consolidation ratio

The resolution amends the company's articles to allow the consolidation on a ratio the board will fix, as set out in the circular. The release does not disclose the ratio, an effective date or vote tallies for the resolution.

New York – October 29, 2026 -- Shareholders of Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ: BETR) removed five of the company's eight directors, including Interim CEO Daniel Lewis, after holders of a majority of outstanding shares consented to founder Vishal Garg's solicitation, according to a commentary from proxy adviser Egan-Jones.

Better confirmed the majority consent on October 5, ending the board contest

The reconstituted board is now cut to five seats. The result does not by itself reinstate Garg as CEO. It gives the board access to his product and strategy expertise while the company settles its permanent leadership.

Egan-Jones recommended that shareholders consent FOR the solicitation in its September 15, 2026 research report. The two other leading proxy advisory firms sided with the incumbent board.

Montreal – October 29, 2026 -- Strategic Resources Inc. (TSXV: SR; FSE: UI8) has scheduled its next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for December 16, 2026, at 9:00 am EDT in Montreal, and said board member Michael Moore has resigned.

Moore leaves the board after serving on several committees

Moore sat on a few Board committees before stepping down. The company did not give a reason for the resignation or name a successor in the announcement. CEO Sean Cleary signed the release.

Vanadium, iron and titanium developer carries two main assets

Strategic Resources describes itself as a critical mineral developer focused on vanadium, high-purity iron and titanium. Its main projects are the construction-ready BlackRock Project in Quebec and the previously operated Mustavaara Mine in Finland.

Shangrao – October 21, 2026 -- Shareholders of NYSE-listed JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. approved every resolution at the 2026 annual general meeting, including a special resolution to change the company's English name to "Jinko Holdings Limited."

Special resolutions adopt new English name and Chinese dual foreign name

Under the second special resolution, shareholders adopted "晶科控股有限公司" as the company's dual foreign name. Both name changes were passed as special resolutions, a separate category from the five ordinary resolutions voted at the same meeting.

Two independent directors re-elected to the board

Shareholders re-elected Gang Chu and Steven Markscheid as independent directors. A fifth ordinary resolution authorizes each director to take any action needed to carry out resolutions 1 to 4 and the two name-change resolutions, 6 and 7, at his or her discretion.

Topeka – – October 16, 2026 -- Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFN) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with a voting record date of December 4, 2026.

Stockholders of record on December 4, 2026 will be eligible to vote

Only holders on the record date can vote at the January session. The gap between the record date and the meeting is 53 days.

The Company is the holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank. The announcement contained no agenda items, director nominees or proposals.

Pre-1988 bad debt recapture could constrain dividend capacity

The Company's forward-looking statements cite potential pre-1988 bad debt recapture as a risk. The Company says recapture, together with the future earnings and capital levels of the Bank, could affect its ability to pay dividends in line with its dividend policies. The release gives no estimate of the amount involved.

Stuart, Fla. – October 16, 2026 -- Health In Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIT) will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET via live virtual webcast.

Stockholders of record as of Sept. 18 can vote and submit questions electronically

Holders of Health In Tech stock at the close of business on September 18, 2026, the Record Date, are eligible to vote their shares electronically during the meeting. They can also submit questions live during the session.

Eligible stockholders join through the company's designated virtual meeting portal at cleartrustonline.com/HIT.

Guests can attend in listen-only mode without a control number

Non-stockholders may access the 2026 Annual Meeting in listen-only mode. Guests do not need a control number to join.

LONDON – October 14, 2026 -- Corvex Management, Whitbread's largest active shareholder with c.6.4% of ordinary shares, is urging investors to back its resolution to elect Partner James Gemmel to the board as the hotel group commits to a further c.£2.5bn of capital expenditure.

Corvex holds an economic interest of approximately 7% in Whitbread PLC. The fund manager responded to the company's interim results, saying they do not change its core concerns about capital allocation.

Corvex says record capex is funded by record sale-and-leasebacks

Whitbread is guiding to all-time high capital expenditure this year, according to Corvex. The investor says the spending is funded by all-time high sale-and-leasebacks. It also notes that pre-tax profit has fallen and that UK gilt yields sit near two-decade highs.

Corvex acknowledged RevPAR strength across the portfolio, but said the results leave its position unchanged.

Beijing – October 13, 2026 -- Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) said its Executive Chairman and CEO, Ning Tang, has been subject to criminal compulsory measures and may be unable to perform his duties for an extended period.

Police notice cites probe into affiliates of controlling shareholder

The Company said it learned of a police notice published on October 13, 2026. The notice states that Tang is subject to the measures in connection with an investigation involving certain affiliates of Yiren Digital's controlling shareholder.

Yiren Digital has received no official notice from the relevant authorities. It said it cannot comment on the nature, status, timeline or potential outcome of the investigation or any related legal proceedings.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Shareholders of Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX, NYSE American: HSLV) approved every item on the agenda at the company's annual meeting, including the election of all six director nominees.

Shareholders elect all six nominees to the Highlander Silver board

Each of the six nominees put forward in the Management Information Circular dated May 12, 2026, was elected. The company published a summary of the director election results alongside its announcement.

Davidson & Company LLP stays on as Highlander Silver's auditor

Shareholders re-appointed Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors for the coming year. They also authorized the board to fix the auditors' remuneration.

President and CEO Daniel Earle, who also sits on the board, signed the announcement on behalf of the company. Arun Lamba, Vice President Corporate Development, is the designated information contact.

Vancouver – – October 12, 2026 -- Rio Silver Inc. (TSX.V: RYO; OTC: RYOOF) won shareholder approval for every resolution at its annual general meeting on October 12, 2026, with 13,099,198 common shares, or 22.24% of issued and outstanding shares at the record date, represented in person or by proxy.

Shareholders back director slate, auditor and compensation plan

Resolutions covered the election of directors, ratification of the auditor's appointment for the year ended October 12, 2026, reappointment of the current auditor, and approval of the company's security-based compensation plan.

The source does not disclose vote percentages for individual resolutions or the names of elected directors.

Turnout stays at about one-fifth of share capital

The 22.24% representation means roughly 78% of issued shares were not voted at the meeting. Rio Silver describes itself as having a large percentage of insider, friends and family ownership.