CHR Announces Redemption of Class A Retractable Voting Preferred Shares

Internacional (Marketwired, 16 de Agosto de 2013) CHR Investment Corporation (the "Company") announced that, as required by its Articles, the Company has provided notice to the holders of its Class A Retractable Voting Preferred shares (the "Class A Preferred Shares") that, at the option of the holders of the Class A Preferred Shares, commencing on August 31, 2013 the Company will redeem such shares, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.056401 per share, together with an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon as of August 31, 2013, being the sum of $0.006768 per share, for a total price of $0.063169 for each Class A Preferred Share. Upon the redemption of any Class A Preferred Shares, such shares will be cancelled and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares in the capital of the Company.

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GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Amends Participation Agreement With Roseway Capital

Internacional (Marketwired, 16 de Agosto de 2013) GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd. ("Canadian Fund") announced today that it has entered into a fifth amendment to the Participation Agreement dated May 28, 2010 (the "Participation Agreement") with Roseway Capital S.a.r.l. ("Roseway") whereby a payment of $20 million that was payable to Roseway on August 16, 2013 will now become payable on September 3, 2013 and a further $5.7 million will become payable to Roseway by September 10, 2013. Those amounts will bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date on which they were originally payable by Canadian Fund. Canadian Fund continues to be engaged in active discussions with Roseway regarding a possible further, longer-term extension of those payment obligations, as well as amendments to certain other terms of the Participation Agreement and the security agreement (the "Security Agreement") in favour of Roseway which grants a charge over certain portfolio and other assets of the Fund. In connection with this amendment, Roseway has also waived until September 4, 2013 a default under the Security Agreement tied to the Fund maintaining a minimum net asset value. Canadian Fund cannot assure investors that these discussions will result in any further extension of the dates by which Canadian Fund must make those payments or that Canadian Fund will have sufficient funds to pay those amounts when due. 

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ESSA Bancorp Announces Monroe County, Pa. Branch Facility Acquisition, Deposit and Loan Assumption

Internacional (Marketwired, 16 de Agosto de 2013) ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESSA), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, a $1.38 billion asset institution providing a full range of retail, commercial financial services, and financial advisory and asset management capabilities, today announced plans for ESSA Bank & Trust to acquire from First National Community Bank, the subsidiary of First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: FNCB), a branch and customer deposits and loans from two FNCB offices located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

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