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ELFBAR and LOST MARY redefine next-gen vaping at World Vape Show 2024

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Four industry trends take shape alongside 20+ new products Two global leaders’ stringent quality control given spotlightUsed vape recycling and youth protection enhanced globallyVaping innovator LOST MARY officially enters the UAE, a key market

DUBAI, UAE, June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Leading global vaping brands ELFBAR and LOST MARY announced four industry-defining trends in launch of over 20 new products at the World Vape Show 2024, Dubai.

ELFBAR and LOST MARY transcend single-use and pod system by introducing breakthroughs in atomizing technology, innovative configurations, sensational features, and an extensive flavor collection — the four trends reiterating both brands’ long-standing commitment to user experience, and to driving the industry’s rapid expansion.

“We can’t wait to share our latest R&D results in products with adult users worldwide, including those in the Middle East,” said Jacques Xiang Li, spokesperson for ELFBAR and LOST MARY.

“We’ve been turbocharging the effort to align products more with the users’ cessation journey, and inspire the industry’s transformation with new ideas,” he added.

“Besides breakthroughs in product development and technology, this fair also marks LOST MARY’s official arrival in the UAE — a natural step after we’ve tested the waters in neighboring markets, listened to stakeholders, and gathered feedback on how we do things right,” said Lauren Huang, General Manager for both brands in Middle East and Africa.

“E-cigarette sales in the UAE are projected to reach US$ 68.5 million in 2024[1] — an opportunity we’re eager to explore with business partners,” she added.

Advancement in atomization

DUAL MESH and TRIPLE MESH — two upgraded core atomizing technologies — are quickly scalable to the latest ELFBAR and LOST MARY products. These technologies based on Mesh Coil bring stronger bursts of vapor and a longer usage span, setting new heights in Mesh technology.

ELFBAR ventures into the open pod system — a new category — with its ELFX series. The industry’s first DUAL MESH-powered refillable pod kit has the highest power output, at 45W, allowing users to enjoy ELFBAR’s premium quality in a refillable fashion.

ELFBAR GH23000 sports with the industry’s first TRIPLE MESH, featuring a trio of coils linked to three adjustable modes.

ELFBAR FS18000, with DUAL MESH inside, enables two pieces of mesh to reduce coil loss and double the overall lifespan.

Form meets functionality

Both brands are redefining established product forms by transforming inspiration into reality. They are enhancing the user experience with higher puff counts and a broader range of flavors.

ELFBAR EW9000 features two parallel magnetic parts in its latest vape kit — a single-use pod that can be replaced, and an 820 mAh attachable charging unit — that are magnetically connected to offer long-lasting performance with up to 9,000 puffs in one go.

Additionally, LOST MARY introduces its first 4 in 1 product, featuring an interactive screen, two power modes, and four prefilled pods capable of delivering up to 3,200 puffs. Recognizing the importance of flavors in encouraging smokers to switch, this customizable device offers the option to choose from four different flavors.

Smart experience

Smart and interactive features including larger displays and high power output are incorporated into the products — all for a more immersive experience.

LOST MARY MO20000 Pro and OS15000 respectively present the industry’s largest high-definition and the first transparent display, showing e-liquid and battery levels.

Wide variety of flavors

LOST MARY boasts the industry’s largest flavor collection with 1,000 samples. The brand’s R&D effort has been exploring new flavor ingredients to meet diversified demand.

Quality matters

Both brands strategically position product quality as the center of R&D. 

The product quality evaluation covers 142 tests on e-liquids, 22 on aerosol, and 65 on devices, while exploring new materials, techniques, and ingredients. In April 2024 alone, 6,174 tests were conducted on prefilled e-liquids in products available on the market.

Currently, multiple reliable manufacturing partners run over 50 fully automated lines, raising efficiency in a clean environment, and guaranteeing products’ consistent quality.

“We urge adults to purchase through official channels and authenticate the products,” said Lauren Huang. “Counterfeits have been rampant within the region, and concerted effort has shut down 229 counterfeit-related businesses worldwide. We are willing to do more, and we need consumers’ involvement.”

Global social responsibility

GreenAwareness, ELFBAR’s vape recycling program, plans to enter more global markets and include various brands.

This program, among the industry’s earliest, started in the UK. By April this year, nearly 2,000 bins were placed, and over 200,000 discarded vapes, weighing 5,611 kilograms, were collected, dismantled, and processed responsibly.

Meanwhile, to ensure vapes are “out of sight, out of reach, and out of knowledge” of children, ELFBAR’s guardian program “Lighthouse” has self-regulated product design, R&D, marketing, and sales.

In June, the brands’ first-ever ESG report will be released, highlighting responsible measures taken by both brands.

About ELFBAR

ELFBAR is a pioneer in the global vaping industry. Since its inception in 2018, it has been exploring new frontiers by providing a diverse experience with its wide lineup of harm-reduction products.

ELFBAR stays committed to compliance, youth access prevention and sustainable growth in its unwavering responsibility as a leading brand favored and referred by tens of millions of adult users worldwide.

For more information, please visit elfbar.com.

For inquiries, please contact pr@elfbar.com

About LOST MARY

Global vaping innovator LOST MARY is dedicated to discovering the value of vaping, setting the trend, and benchmarking the quality.

For years, LOST MARY has progressed in breaking free from traditional product forms, navigating unchartered innovation territories, and bringing the best possible user experience with new designs, technologies and flavors.

LOST MARY now has a presence in over 50 global markets, where tens of millions of adult users prefer its products. According to third-party data, LOST MARY is among the top vape brands in many markets by brand awareness and sales volume.

As of now, the brand owns over 200 patents worldwide.

For more information, please visit lostmary.com.

For inquiries, please contact pr@lostmary.com

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ZKH Group Limited to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Thursday, May 21, 2026

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SHANGHAI, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ZKH Group Limited (“ZKH” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZKH), a leading maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) procurement service platform in China, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2026, on Thursday, May 21, 2026, before the open of the U.S. markets.

The Company’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time (7:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time) to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:

United States (toll free):

+1-888-317-6003

International:

+1-412-317-6061

Mainland China (toll free):

400-120-6115

Hong Kong (toll free):

800-963-976

Hong Kong:

+852-5808-1995

Access Code:

2335796

A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until May 28, 2026:

United States:

+1-855-669-9658

International:

+1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code:

6840038

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.zkh.com.

About ZKH Group Limited

ZKH Group Limited (NYSE: ZKH) is a leading MRO procurement service platform in China, underpinned by robust supply chain capabilities and dedicated to serving customers globally through a product-led, agentic AI-driven approach. Through its primary online platforms, the ZKH platform, the GBB platform and the Northsky platform, along with innovative technology and extensive industry expertise, the Company provides bespoke MRO procurement solutions to a diverse and loyal customer base. These solutions encompass hyper-personalized product curation from a comprehensive selection of quality products at competitive prices. Additionally, the Company ensures timely and reliable product delivery through professional fulfillment services. By focusing on reducing procurement costs and addressing management efficiency challenges, ZKH is transforming the opaque MRO procurement process and empowering all stakeholders across the value chain.

For more information, please visit: https://ir.zkh.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

ZKH Group Limited
IR Department
E-mail: IR@zkh.com

Christensen Advisory
Email: zkh@christensencomms.com

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Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, TD Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Join LTX in Bid to Unlock Greater Liquidity in Corporate Bonds

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Broadridge-backed LTX to add Representatives from J.P. Morgan and TD Securities to its Board of Directors

NEW YORK, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LTX, an AI-powered corporate bond e-trading venue backed by global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced that Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, TD Securities (through its subsidiary, TD Financial Products LLC), Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America have joined LTX as fully integrated liquidity providers. This major milestone underscores the participants’ commitment to serving buy-side clients by delivering increased choice and improving liquidity in fixed income markets. J.P. Morgan and TD Securities will each appoint a representative to LTX’s Board of Directors.

The AI-powered LTX corporate bond e-trading platform offers investors access to a suite of innovative trading tools including the award-winning BondGPTSM solution. These leading dealers will provide investment grade and high yield bond liquidity on the platform, joining 40+ liquidity providers and 100+ buy-side investors already on LTX.

Patrick Whelan, Global Head of FICC Digital Markets at JP Morgan, said, “In a competitive market, we’re committed to supporting new entrants and fostering greater competition in the US credit multi-dealer platform landscape. Our collaboration with LTX leverages innovative technology to broaden investor access, enhance liquidity, and streamline execution—empowering clients with more choice and driving industry advancement.”

“We’ve been impressed by LTX’s commitment to deliver innovative execution and artificial intelligence solutions to both sell-side and buy-side participants,” said Marty Mannion, Co-Head of TD Financial Products.  “We are excited to enter into this strategic partnership and accelerate these efforts to drive greater efficiencies in the corporate bond market.”

“We are excited to welcome these five leading dealers as fully integrated liquidity providers and look forward to working with them to drive increased liquidity and execution in the fixed income marketplace,” said Chris Perry, President of Broadridge. “Broadridge’s commitment to helping our clients innovate and grow through cost effective technology solutions is further reinforced by the inclusion of these premier institutions. I’m also excited to welcome J.P. Morgan and TD Bank to the Board of LTX.”

“We’re thrilled to be working with Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, TD Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America as liquidity providers on LTX,” said Jim Kwiatkowski, CEO of LTX. “The combination of LTX’s innovative trading tools and AI-powered workflows with the deep liquidity and market expertise of these leading institutions positions us to help transform corporate bond trading. Together, we are unlocking liquidity, optimizing efficiency, and helping drive down trading costs for the market. It’s an exciting time for LTX, for our growing list of buyside clients, and for the future of corporate bond trading.”

Backed by Broadridge, LTX was created to address corporate bond market challenges that have slowed the growth in adoption of electronic trading compared to other markets by offering certain benefits. These include facilitating essential dealer-client relationships, lower trading and data costs, and better e-trading options for large sized trades. Partnering with some of the leading market participants, LTX is uniquely positioned to address these industry pain points by using patented AI and execution protocols to deliver improved liquidity at a lower cost, while facilitating relationships between dealers and buy-side clients through direct, fully disclosed trading. The addition of these liquidity providers underscores LTX’s position as a dynamic marketplace for buy- and sell-side corporate bond market participants.

LTX’s latest  innovation, BondGPT Intelligence, brings GenAI-powered insights directly into investing and trading workflows, anticipating traders’ needs and helping them identify opportunities and execute trades more efficiently. Using patented technology for the methods and systems behind BondGPT including the large language model (LLM) orchestration of machine learning agents, these milestones build on LTX’s legacy of harnessing innovation to further electronify the corporate bond market and reinforce Broadridge’s commitment to advancing intelligent trading solutions.

About LTX
LTX is an electronic trading platform that enables corporate bond market participants to trade smarter, combining powerful, patented artificial intelligence with innovative e-trading protocols to improve liquidity, efficiency, and execution. The Liquidity Cloud is LTX’s secure network of actionable disclosed sell-side axes and anonymous buy-side indications of interest (IOIs). LTX leverages Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC as its broker dealer.

For more information about LTX, please visit www.ltxtrading.com.

About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) is a global technology leader with trusted expertise and transformative technology, helping clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences.

Our technology and operations platforms process and generate over 7 billion communications annually and underpin the daily average trading of over $15 trillion in tokenized and traditional securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 15,000 associates in 21 countries.

For more information about us, please visit www.broadridge.com 

Broadridge Contacts:

Investors:
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Media:
Gregg.Rosenberg@broadridge.com 

 

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Electric Era Teams with WEX to Drive Customers and Revenue to Retail-Based Charging Locations

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SEATTLE, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Electric Era, America’s leading retail-first EV charging company, today announced the addition of WEX® fleet payment processing services to their retail-based EV fast charging systems across the U.S.

Adding WEX fleet cards as a payment option underscores Electric Era’s unique strategy to design DC fast charging systems that function as marketing platforms for retailers to draw-in customers to grow sales revenues. With WEX, Electric Era’s chargers are available to WEX Fleet EV drivers to use at prominent fuel retailers in the Skycharger Network, Plaid Pantry and Space Age locations, and will be rolling out across Electric Era stations at Love’s Travel Stops, Giant Eagle and more soon.

“Our vision is to make EV charging as ubiquitous as traditional petroleum fueling with equally dependable charging stations located in safe, accessible locations to drive traffic and revenues to retail and food establishments,” said Quincy Lee, Electric Era CEO and founder. “By adding WEX, we’re creating new opportunities to drive even more store traffic to our retail customers, while simplifying payment processing for EV drivers and fleet operators.”

With the addition of WEX, commercial EV drivers will be able to use their WEX EV RFID or WEX DriverDash® mobile app to charge at Electric Era EV charging sites, and utilize WEX’s proprietary payment network to process payments, while simultaneously capturing charging data, driver ID, locations and vehicle mileage. This allows fleet managers to simplify billing, controls and expense tracking for both their electric-powered and internal combustion engine (ICE) fleet vehicles simultaneously.

“We’re focused on making mixed-energy fleet management seamless for fleet operators, and this is an important step toward making that happen,” said Sarah Booth, senior director, WEX Connected Fleet. “This collaboration with Electric Era adds reliable, retail adjacent EV fast charging to our growing network and will help our customers efficiently manage both electric and traditional fueled vehicles within a single account.”

Simple and easy to use, Electric Era’s EV chargers are available to all EV drivers and do not require special apps or accounts to use them. Simply tap a valid credit, debit or – and now a WEX RFID card – to pay for charging. EV fleet drivers can also pay via the WEX DriverDash mobile app.

A Retail-First EV Charging Platform
Founded by a SpaceX engineer, Electric Era reimagines high-power EV charging systems from the ground up to break down the barriers to rapid deployment of highly reliable DC fast charging systems. To make level-3 DC fast charging a profitable, market-driven solution, Electric Era designed their chargers specific for retail businesses to leverage retail adjacency and utilize the charging kiosks as an extension of company brand and retail space.

Electric Era’s patented battery-backed power architecture and energy management system enables their chargers to be installed as fast as 60-days, while delivering 400 kW max charge output with 99.8% per-port reliability – the new industry standard.

To help convenience stores and fuel retailers leverage the unique revenue-driving opportunities of DC fast charging systems, Electric Era provides complete start-to-finish, turn-key installations of their retailer-branded chargers – including successfully coordinating grant funding that reduces upfront CapEx costs to de-risk deployments and generate faster ROI.

About Electric Era
Electric Era is the only full-service EV charging solutions provider focused on the rapid deployment of highly reliable Level-3 DCFC systems at retail locations to grow and extend their retail space. Electric Era’s patented battery-backed charging architecture and bespoke, retail-first charging solutions deliver industry-leading power and reliability in a package that dramatically reduces installation time and energy costs.

For more information and the latest Electric Era updates, go to electricera.tech or follow us on
X: @ElectricEraTech LinkedIn: Electric-Era Facbook: ElectricEraTechnologies and YouTube: electricera.tech

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HED: Electric Era + WEX® Opening Doors to Fleet Productivity and Retail Opportunities

As transportation-centric businesses accelerate EV adoption to reduce carbon emissions and lower operating costs, the Electric Era + WEX alliance enables fleet operators to:

Simplify company/driver-specific dashboards to simultaneously track both petro-fuel and electric charging platformsTrack EV specific expenses as a line item in familiar report formats – with similar levels of oversight and control as petroleum refuelingAllow retailers to gain access to WEX’s customer base to help attract new customers and increase store traffic for additional retail revenuesOpens the door to future QSR/fuel retailer loyalty program offerings via Electric Era’s EV charging systemsFurther strengthens Electric Era’s retail-first EV charging systems for retail and QSR/refueling locations and leader in public/private funded installations

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