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<title>B2Gold Announces Agreement to Sell its 70% Interest in Fingold Joint Venture to Agnico Eagle for US$325 million; B2Gold and Agnico Eagle to Enter into Nunavut Collaboration Agreement</title>
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<description>VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle”), pursuant to which B2Gold has agreed to sell to Agnico Eagle its 70% interest in Fingold Ventures Ltd. (“Fingold”) in exchange for US$325 million in cash (the “Transaction”). In addition, B2Gold and Agnico Eagle have agreed to enter i</description>
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<title>B2Gold Reports Update on Fire-Related Incident to the Crushing Circuit at the Goose Mine</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) announced today an update on the near-term operational plan related to the fire that occurred in certain areas of the crushing circuit at the Goose Mine in the evening of April 16, 2026, as described in B2Gold’s news release on April 17, 2026. The Company reconfirms that no injuries were reported and no medical treatment was required related to the fir</description>
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<title>B2Gold Reports Fire-Related Incident to the Crushing Circuit at the Goose Mine</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) announced today that a fire occurred in certain areas of the crushing circuit at the Goose Mine in the evening on April 16, 2026. On-site emergency responders were deployed and immediately initiated response procedures, and the fire was fully extinguished. No injuries were reported, no medical treatment was required, and mining operations are continuin</description>
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<title>BeMetals Announces Agreement to Acquire Prospective Projects from Prospector Metals for Creation of a New Canadian-Focused Exploration Company</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 /BeMetals Corp. (TSXV:BMET)(OTCQB:BMTLF)(Frankfurt:1OI.F) ("BeMetals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated April 15, 2026 (the "Agreement") ...</description>
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<title>B2Gold Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE American: BTG) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted the notice of B2Gold’s intention to renew its normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”). The Company’s decision to renew the NCIB is consistent with its shareholder return strategy, and reflective of the Company's belief that the market may undervalue the common shares of B2Gold (the “Shares”) from</description>
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<title>B2Gold Announces Positive Results from its 2025 Exploration Program at the Back River Gold District; Drill Results Confirm Significant Resource Potential District Wide</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce positive exploration drilling results from the 2025 Back River Gold District exploration program in Nunavut, Canada. Results of the drilling program confirm the significant resource potential of the Back River Gold District, increase deposit knowledge, and support resource reclassification and overall mine planning. All dollar fi</description>
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<title>JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2024 is also available below.</description>
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<title>JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of December 11, 2025, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange C</description>
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<title>JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans.</description>
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<title>JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows:</description>
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<title>JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of the funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116:</description>
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