Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends XORTX Shareholders Vote FOR ALL Proposed Items at the Upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
CALGARY, AB - September 3, 2024 - 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 progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce that leading independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) has recommended Shareholders vote “FOR” all the proposed resolutions at the upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held on September 12, 2024.
Leading independent third party proxy advisory firm ISS has recommended that shareholders vote FOR all the proposed resolutions.
The Board of Directors of XORTX recommends that Shareholders vote FOR ALL proposed items
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you hold. Please vote today.
The proxy voting deadline is 10:00 am (Calgary time) on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Meeting Details
XORTX will hold its meeting on September 12, 2024, at 10:00 am (Calgary Time) at the offices of the Company at 3710 - 33rd Street NW, Calgary.
Please visit the Company’s website complete details and links to all relevant documents ahead of the Meeting at the link below:
Questions Voting
If you have questions about the meeting matters or require voting assistance please contact XORTX‘s proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group at:
North American Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184 (1-416-304-0211 outside North America)
Email: [email protected]
About XORTX Therapeutics Inc.
XORTX is a pharmaceutical company with two clinically advanced products in development: 1) our lead, XRx-008 program for ADPKD; and 2) our secondary program in XRx-101 for acute kidney and other acute organ injury associated with Coronavirus / COVID-19 infection. In addition, XRx-225 is a pre-clinical stage program for Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy. XORTX is working to advance its clinical development stage products that target aberrant purine metabolism and xanthine oxidase to decrease or inhibit production of uric acid. At XORTX, we are dedicated to developing medications to improve the quality of life and future health of patients. Additional information on XORTX is available at www.xortx.com.
For more information, please contact:
Allen Davidoff, CEO
[email protected] or +1 403 455 7727
Nick Rigopulos, Director of Communications
[email protected] or +1 617 901 0785
Kim Golodetz, LHA Investor Relations
[email protected] or +1 212 838 3777
XORTX Therapeutics Inc.
3710 - 33rd Street NW, Calgary
Alberta, Canada T2L 2M1
T + 1 403 455 7717
xortx.com
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Forward Looking Statements
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, the Company's beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, expectations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, future performance, other statements that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates" or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of XORTX only, 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 to, our ability to obtain additional financing; the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues and capital requirements; the success and timing of our preclinical studies and clinical trials; the performance of third-party manufacturers and contract research organizations; our plans to develop and commercialize our product candidates; our plans to advance research in other kidney disease applications; and, our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates. Except as otherwise required by applicable law and stock exchange rules, XORTX undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting XORTX is contained under the heading “Risk Factors” in XORTX’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC, which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov (including any documents forming a part thereof or incorporated by reference therein), as well as in our reports, public disclosure documents and other filings with the securities commissions and other regulatory bodies in Canada, which are available on www.sedarplus.ca.
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