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Flexential Appoints Sam Rudek as Chief Operating Officer

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Data center industry veteran to oversee development, product strategy, and service delivery as Flexential accelerates nationwide growth

DENVER, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, has appointed Sam Rudek as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as it accelerates investment in high-density infrastructure, AI-ready environments, and nationwide capacity expansion.

In this role, Rudek will oversee all Flexential’s data center services, including development, engineering, product strategy, infrastructure management, and the FlexAnywhere® Platform, across more than 40 data centers in 18 markets nationwide. He will report to CEO Ryan Mallory, who was promoted from COO and President in October.

Prior to joining Flexential, Rudek held a COO role within CBRE’s Data Center Solutions group, serving as a senior leader across a 3,000-person engineering and operations organization spanning 350 data centers and a $1.2 billion capital asset upgrade and modernization program. He led HSE, technical, and reliability optimization across the portfolio and partnered with global leaders and OEMs to enhance CBRE’s Global Operational Excellence Academy. He also helped drive key changes to operational processes, introducing process enhancements, human factors training, and AI analysis that reduced human-caused downtime by 30%. Rudek previously held senior leadership roles at World Wide Technology, BGIS/Schneider Electric, and IES Communications, where he guided the company’s data center division to profitability within 14 months.

“Sam started his career on the data center floor and has spent more than 20 years building and running the processes that keep these environments reliable,” Mallory said. “That hands-on experience informs how he thinks about power, cooling, uptime, team development, and customer expectations. As we continue to bring new capacity online and prepare facilities for increasingly dense compute and AI workloads, Sam’s experience is exactly what we need.”

Under Rudek’s guidance, Flexential will continue its aggressive development timeline across the United States. The company recently acquired a parcel in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will be home to its sixth data center in the city and closed on two other facilities it already runs there. It purchased property for a second data center in Norcross, Georgia, its fifth in Greater Atlanta, and its fourth Denver-area facility will come online later this year in Parker, Colorado.

“Every data center I’ve ever built or run comes down to whether the people inside it have the processes and the tools to make the right call and help the customer,” Rudek said. “The operational decisions we make today will define how these facilities perform for years, and with Flexential growing faster than most companies in this industry, my job is to make sure the infrastructure keeps pace.”

To learn how Flexential helps enterprises build and manage the infrastructure behind their most demanding workloads, visit flexential.com.

About Flexential
Flexential empowers the IT journey of the most complex businesses by offering customizable hybrid IT solutions designed for today’s demanding high-density computing requirements. With colocation, cloud, interconnection, data protection, and professional services, the FlexAnywhere® platform anchors our services in 40 data centers across 18 highly connected markets on a scalable 100Gbps+ private network backbone. Flexential solutions are strategically engineered to meet the most stringent challenges in security, compliance, and resiliency. Experience the power of IT flexibility and how we enable digital transformation at www.flexential.com.

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Thinkific to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2026

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VANCOUVER, BC, June 11, 2026 /CNW/ – Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific” or the “Company”) (TSX: THNC), a leading learning commerce platform, will hold its Annual General Meeting, at 10:00 a.m. PT, Thursday, June 18, 2026, via live webcast (the “Meeting”).

Notice and Access and Record Date
Thinkific is using the notice-and-access procedures to deliver the Meeting materials to shareholders. Shareholders will have received a notice with instructions on how to access the Management Information Circular and related materials electronically, and how to request a paper copy if preferred.

The record date for determining shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting is April 30, 2026.

Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders can attend the Meeting online at meetnow.global/MQDKXZY. Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders can log in using a control number or invite code, as applicable, to participate, vote, or submit questions during the Meeting’s live webcast.

Shareholders are encouraged to vote in advance of the Meeting by submitting their proxy or voting instruction form by 11:00 a.m PT, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the deadline indicated in the Meeting materials.

Guests are welcome to listen to the Meeting proceedings by registering at meetnow.global/MQDKXZY.

The Management Information Circular is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

About Thinkific
Thinkific (TSX:THNC) is an award-winning learning commerce platform where courses and community come together to power business growth. Thinkific gives academies, experts, and businesses everything they need to create and sell online learning experiences, build communities, and grow their revenue — all from one platform. More than 35,000 customers — including companies like GoDaddy, Nasdaq, ActiveCampaign, and Datadog — have generated billions in revenue using Thinkific, impacting more than 200 million people worldwide.

For more information, please visit www.thinkific.com.

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Cars.com Names Sarah Kettler Chief Marketing Officer

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Veteran marketplace leader with track record of scaling modern brands, driving demand and accelerating business performance joins executive team to help shape company’s next chapter

CHICAGO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Car-shopping marketplace Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) today announced the appointment of Sarah Kettler as Chief Marketing Officer, effective June 15, 2026. In her role, Kettler will oversee the company’s integrated marketing and communications organization, responsible for strengthening the brand, deepening customer engagement, driving growth and advancing the company’s long-term strategic objectives. 

Kettler joins from SeatGeek, a ticketing technology marketplace, where she spent a decade leading marketing, most recently as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications. During her tenure, she built a performance marketing engine that doubled consumer awareness, strengthened platform value for buyers and sellers, and drove sustained growth — while capturing meaningful share in a crowded market. Prior to SeatGeek, Kettler held strategy and communications roles at WME-IMG and Deloitte Consulting.

“Sarah brings exactly the kind of experience we need at this moment,” said Tobi Hartmann, CEO of Cars.com. “She’s built and positioned marketplace brands, she understands the dynamics of connecting buyers and sellers at scale, and she knows how to translate brand strategy into real business growth. I’m confident she’ll be a strong force as we continue strengthening our position as the most trusted auto marketplace.”

Kettler added: “The opportunity to join Cars.com at this inflection point is incredibly compelling. We’re at an exciting moment where artificial intelligence and technology are rapidly changing how we can market, but the core of what Cars.com needs to do remains the same: Deliver confident shopping for consumers and enable efficient growth for dealers and OEMs. I look forward to building off the company’s strong foundation while helping drive the next chapter of growth.”

About Cars.com Inc.

Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) is a trusted audience-powered and data-driven technology platform that simplifies buying and selling cars. The flagship Cars.com marketplace connects millions of consumers to dealerships across the U.S., powering the car buying experience with artificial intelligence (“AI”) shopping tools and comprehensive vehicle reviews and content. Our interconnected ecosystem of products enables dealers and OEMs to sell more cars by efficiently leveraging our marketplace, dealer websites, trade and appraisal tools, and proprietary in-market media solutions. Learn more at www.carscommerce.inc.

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Announces Filing of Final Prospectus in Connection with Initial Public Offering

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A supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment will be accessible through SEDAR+ within two business days

STARBASE, Texas, June 11, 2026 /CNW/ – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) today announced that, in connection with its initial public offering of shares of Class A common stock, it has received a receipt for a base PREP prospectus dated June 11, 2026 filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and is accessible on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca

A supplemented PREP prospectus containing pricing information and any amendment will be accessible within two business days under SpaceX’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Access to the supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment is provided in accordance with securities legislation relating to procedures for providing access to a supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment.

An electronic or paper copy of the base PREP prospectus, the supplemented PREP prospectus when available and any amendment may be obtained, without charge, from RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 180 Wellington Street West, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 0C2, Attn: Distribution Centre, or via email at Distribution.RBCDS@rbccm.com by providing an email address or address, as applicable.

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offering or sale is not permitted. This press release does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. In Canada, the offering is only made by prospectus. Investors should read the base PREP prospectus, the supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.

United States

A registration statement  relating to the Class A common stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2026. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained, when available, from: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at 866-471-2526 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10014 or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; BofA Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com.  

About SpaceX

Founded in 2002, SpaceX is the only company building the integrated hardware and software infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI. At our core, we are builders. We design, manufacture, launch, and operate products and services built on cutting-edge technologies, including the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. 

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