This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements pursuant to applicable securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the investor relations and marketing agreement with IR Agency LLC, the services to be provided thereunder, the anticipated duration of the engagement, the news distribution campaigns contemplated by the agreement, and the Company’s investor relations and marketing activities. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited tothe effectiveness and results of the investor relations and marketing program, the Company’s ongoing compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, and the risks described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulators. Except as otherwise required by applicable law and stock exchange rules, XORTX undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting XORTX is contained in the Company’s public filings available on the SEC’s website and on SEDAR+.