Bizerba, one of the leading suppliers of hardware and software solutions in the field of weighing, cutting and labelling technology, generated a turnover of 701 million euros worldwide in the 2019 financial year. The family-owned company from Balingen, Baden-Württemberg, was thus able to increase its turnover by 4% compared to the same period of the previous year.

Sales in the past fiscal year are traditionally based on a strong domestic market. With a 30% share of turnover, Germany is still the most important market for Bizerba. 47% of sales were generated in other European countries, which increased again compared to 2018. At 21%, the Americas region remains at a stable level.

PKF WULF & PARTNER and PKF Titans basketball players supply Stuttgart schools with masks
The regional league basketball players of PKF Titans Stuttgart are active despite the corona break: Together with their name sponsor PKF WULF & PARTNER, they support the surrounding schools with everyday masks.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "the Company"), for the purpose of ensuring and enhancing corporate value and the common interests of its shareholders, received approval from shareholders for the renewal of the plan for countermeasures to large-scale acquisitions of shares in the Company (takeover defense measures) ("the Plan" below) at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company held on June 28, 2017.

Resolutions from the meetings of the Board of Directors and Shareholders held on May 11 and 12, 2020

At Agfa-Gevaert's Annual General Meeting, the 2019 financial statements, the remuneration report, the allocation of the result and the discharge of directors and auditors were approved.

Group sales impacted by COVID-19 pandemic:
nominal -0.8%, organic -0.9%
Adhesive Technologies sales decrease in sharply declining industrial business environment:
nominal -4.3%, organic -4.1%
Beauty Care sales lower due to significantly negative Hair Salon business: nominal -2.6%, organic -3.9%
Laundry & Home Care posts very strong increase in sales: nominal 5.3%, organic 5.5%
Differentiated regional sales development:
emerging markets 2.2%, mature markets -2.8%

The spread of Covid-19 has caused major disruptions in the global supply chain and has impacted the international trade and service business in recent weeks. To keep our customers, suppliers and investors informed and up to date in these uncertain times, we have increased the use of social media, but here we also want to provide our stakeholders with a detailed update on BOBST’s situation in this crisis time.

Environmentally friendly production chain confirmed
The online printer Onlineprinters has renewed it’s certification of the French eco-label Imprim’Vert, which is French for “green print”. During the recertification process performed by the French auditor Benoît Moreau, the company could show that it complies with the strict environmental certification criteria.

The family business Bizerba completes its supervisory board with two proven experts. Dr. Daniel Holz (Managing Director of SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG) and Dr. Jürgen Geißinger (independent entrepreneur and former Chairman of the Executive Board of Schaeffler AG) are now members of the company's highest supervisory body. At the same time, Dr. Eberhard Veit was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

• Stable business performance in 2019
• Increased demand during the coronavirus crisis
• Virtual trade show with intelligent and sustainable technologies
• New product design underscores brand essence

The future Neles Corporation invites analysts, investors and media to participate in its first Capital Markets Day, which will be hosted virtually on May 27, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EEST at the latest. The event and all the materials will be in English.

This important update for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders relates to the 2020 proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 8, 2020 and subsequently mailed or made available to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company’s Board of Directors (our “Board”) for use at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020. This information is being filed with the SEC and is being made available to shareholders on or about May 8, 2020.

Merck today announced its investment in SynSense (formerly known as aiCTX), a neuromorphic computing startup based in China and Switzerland.

First investment of recently established China Seed Fund
Neuromorphic computing considered as key enabler of next-generation artificial intelligence
Third investment of Merck’s venture arm in the advanced computing technologies space in less than a year