The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (CEE)

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund has risen 44% since January 2025, with a recent pullback offering a potential entry point. CEE now trades at a 6% discount to NAV, but the lack of catalysts and reduced Eastern European exposure limit upside potential. The fund has repositioned away from Russia, focusing on Poland (62% of holdings), Hungary, Luxembourg, Turkey, and the Czech Republic.

/ NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES / VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1911 Gold Corporation (“1911 Gold” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AUMB; FRA: 2KY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. (“Haywood”), as lead agent and sole bookrunner, on its own behalf and on behalf of a syndicate of agents (together with Haywood, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Agents have agreed to sell, on a "best efforts" private placement basis, up to: (i) 8,065,000 “Canadian development expenses” flow-through units (the “CDE Offered Units”) at a price of C$0.992 per CDE Offered Unit (the “CDE Issue Price”); and (ii) 3,418,500 “Canadian exploration expenses” flow-through units (the “Tranche 1 CEE LIFE Units”) at a price of C$1.104 per Tranche 1 CEE LIFE Unit (the “Tranche 1 CEE Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the sale of CDE Offered Units and Tranche 1 CEE LIFE Units of up to C$11,774,504 (the “LIFE Offering”). Additionally, Haywood, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Agents, has agreed to sell, on a “best-efforts” private placement basis, up to: (i) 3,750,000 units of the Company (the “Non-FT Units”) at a price of C$0.80 per Non-FT Unit (the “Non-FT Issue Price”); (ii) 2,016,500 “Canadian exploration expenses” flow-through units (the “Tranche 1 CEE PP Units” and together with the Tranche 1 CEE LIFE Units, the “Tranche 1 CEE Units”)) at the Tranche 1 CEE Issue Price; and (iii) 2,315,000 “Canadian exploration expenses” flow-through units (the “Tranche 2 CEE Units”) at a price of C$1.296 per Tranche 2 CEE Unit (the “Tranche 2 CEE Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Non-FT Units, Tranche 1 CEE PP Units and Tranche 2 CEE Units of up to C$8,226,456 (the “PP Offering” and together with the LIFE Offering, the “Marketed Offering”).

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The Central And Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. offers access to Polish and Hungarian markets, with a strong tilt toward financials. CEE benefits from Poland's robust economic growth, low debt, and a resilient Zloty, supporting the fund's positive outlook. Risks stem from Hungary's pressured forint, higher inflation, and potential rate cuts, which could impact returns from Hungarian holdings.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1911 Gold Corporation (“1911 Gold” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AUMB; OTCQB: AUMBF; FRA: 2KY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. (“Haywood”), as lead agent and sole bookrunner, on its own behalf and on behalf of a syndicate of agents (together with Haywood, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Agents have agreed to sell, on a "best efforts" private placement basis, any combination of: common shares of the Company (the “LIFE Non-FT Shares”) at a price per LIFE Non-FT Share of C$0.45 (the “Non-FT Issue Price”); (ii) common shares which qualify as “flow-through shares” (within the meaning of the Tax Act) and qualify as “Canadian exploration expenses” as defined in the Tax Act (the “CEE Offered Shares”) at a price of C$0.64 per CEE Offered Share (the “CEE Issue Price”); and (iii) common shares which qualify as “flow-through shares” (within the meaning of the Tax Act) and qualify as “accelerated Canadian development expenses” as defined in the Tax Act (the “CDE Offered Shares”) at a price of C$0.554 per CDE Offered Share (the “CDE Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to C$10,238,000 (the “LIFE Offering”).

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE), The European Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EEA), and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) each announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an extension of the current repurchase authorization permitting open market share repurchases for an additional twelve-month period. Each Fund may continue to purchase outstanding shares of its common stock in open-market.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE) (the “Fund”) announced today the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 30, 2025. The Class I Director nominated by the Board of Directors, Ms. Hepsen Uzcan, was elected to serve a term of three years and until her successor is elected and qualifies. Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors for the Fund for its 2025 fiscal year. In addition,.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thesis Gold (“Thesis” or the “Company”) (TSXV: TAU | WKN: A3EP87 | OTCQX: THSGF) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with Scotia Capital Inc. (“Scotiabank”) acting as sole bookrunner, which together with Clarus Securities Inc. (“Clarus”) acting as co-lead underwriter, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, with Scotiabank and Clarus, the “Underwriters”) in connection with an underwritten offering of approximately C$20 million (the “Offering”). The Offering will consist of (i) 5,770,000 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” (each within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the “BC CEE Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$1.56 per BC CEE Flow-Through Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$9,001,200; (ii) 5,890,000 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” (each within the meaning of the Tax Act) (“National CEE Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$1.445 per National CEE Flow-Through Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$8,511,050 and (iii) 1,930,000 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” (each within the meaning of the Tax Act) (“Traditional Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$1.30 per Traditional Flow-Through Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$2,509,000 (the BC CEE Flow-Through Shares, the National CEE Flow-Through Shares and the Traditional Flow-Through Shares are, collectively referred to as the “Flow-Through Shares”).

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) (each, a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for each Fund will be held at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time on June 30, 2025 at the offices of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Holders of shares of common stock of record of the Funds at the close of business on May 16, 20.

Paola Papanicolaou, Head of Intesa Sanpaolo's International Banks Division MILAN, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Speaking at the EIB Forum in Luxembourg this month, Paola Papanicolaou, the head of Intesa Sanpaolo's International Banks Division (IBD), outlined the significant contribution to economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe that the bank has made over the last five years. Intesa Sanpaolo has signed deals worth nearly €660m in the CEE region over the past five years, in partnership with the EIB.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE), The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) and The European Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EEA) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) each announced today that its Board of Directors declared the distributions set forth below. CEE's and EEA's total distributions will be paid in stock except that any stockholder of record as of December 30, 2024 may elect to receive such distribution in cash. GF's total distribution.

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