Sentence 1: It was reported in June that Burke had signed a record contract with Syco and the album will be processed jointly by RCA Records and RCA Records .
Sentence 2: It was reported in June that Burke has signed a record contract with RCA Records and the album will be handled jointly by Syco and RCA Records .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?