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CALGARY, Alberta, July 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that Anthony Giovinazzo is stepping down from the board of directors for personal reasons and to pursue other interests. Dr. Allen Davidoff, co-CEO of XORTX, stated, “XORTX management and the board of directors extends our heartfelt appreciation for Mr.

CALGARY, Alberta, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce the appointment of Depesh Narotam to the board of directors as an independent director. Depesh Narotam has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years.

CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, is pleased to provide a corporate update and discussion of the strategic path for our gout and other programs. The Company's current focus, following the recent financing and growing investor interest, is solidly aimed at restructuring our corporate and issuer status, re-initiating our drug development programs, and preparing regulatory filings associated with our lead program for gout.

CALGARY, Alberta, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that the Company has elected to voluntarily delist its common shares from the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”). The Company will provide additional information on timing for the completion of the delisting of its common shares in a separate press release.

CALGARY, Alberta , May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that it has closed its previously announced public offering of 2,659,574 common shares ("Common Shares") or common shares equivalents in lieu thereof (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) at a purchase price of US$1.88 (the “Offering”).

NEW YORK, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- E.F. Hutton & Co. (“E.F. Hutton”), an investment banking and financial advisory firm headquartered in New York City, today announced that it acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with a $5 million public offering for XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (“XORTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease.

CALGARY, Alberta, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (“XORTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces the pricing of a public offering of 2,659,574 common shares (“Common Shares”) or common shares equivalents in lieu thereof (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) at an offering price of US$1.88 for gross proceeds of US$5 million, prior to deducting placement agent's fees and other offering expenses (the “Offering”). The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of US$0.0001 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will terminate once exercised in full.

CALGARY, Alberta, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that the Company's board of directors has approved consolidating (the “Consolidation”) its common shares (“Shares”) on the basis of one post-consolidation Share for every five pre-consolidation Shares, effective March 27, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). The Company will not undergo a name change in connection with the Consolidation.