XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (XRTX)

Engagement with Allucent supports NDA pathway and advancement of late-stage gout program Engagement with Allucent supports NDA pathway and advancement of late-stage gout program

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICESOR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 08, 2025 (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 closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (“Units”), whereby it issued 156,849 Units at a price of US$0.73 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of US$114,500 (the “Offering”). Under the Offering, each Unit consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company (“Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”).

Not For Distribution to United States News Wire Services or for Dissemination in the United States CALGARY, Alberta, July 22, 2025 (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 closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (“Units”), whereby it issued 1,267,123 Units at a price of US$0.73 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of US$925,000 pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (the “Offering”). Under the Offering, each Unit consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company (“Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”).

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, June 26, 2025 (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 a non-brokered private placement to raise up to USD $925,000 through the issuance of up to 1,267,123 common share units of the Company at a price of USD $0.73 per unit (the “Offering”). Each Unit will comprise one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”).

CALGARY, Alberta, May 19, 2025 (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 progressive kidney disease and gout, announces a non-brokered private placement to raise up to USD $3,000,000 through the issuance of up to 3,409,090 common share units of the Company at a price of USD $0.88 per unit (the “Offering”). Each Unit will comprise one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”).

CALGARY, Alberta, April 17, 2025 (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 progressive kidney disease and gout, announces receipt of notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Listing Qualifications Department that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2) since the closing bid price for the Company's common shares listed on Nasdaq was below US$1.00 for 30 consecutive business days. Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2) requires the shares to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that failure to meet such a requirement exists when the bid price of the shares is below US$1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive business days.

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 17, 2025 (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 progressive kidney disease and gout, announces the Company has changed its auditor from Smythe LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (“Former Auditor”) to Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, (“Successor Auditor”) effective January 16, 2025.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 12, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce a presentation by Dr. Allen Davidoff at the Rare and Genetic Kidney Disease Summit, in Boston, Massachusetts at 10:30 am ET, Thursday December 12, 2024. The presentation entitled “Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease - Genetic and Environmental Factors → Evidence for Aberrant Purine Metabolism as a Second Hit Determining Disease Progression.”

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 18, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, today announced that it has closed its registered direct offering and concurrent private placement, announced on October 17, 2024, for the purchase and sale of 810,810 common shares (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering and common warrants to purchase up to 810,810 common shares in a concurrent private placement (together with the registered direct offering, the “Offering”) at a combined purchase price of US$1.85 per common share. The common warrants issued pursuant to the concurrent private placement have an exercise price of US$2.18, are immediately exercisable and expire five years from issuance.

Pioneering Research Indicating a Role for Genetic Regulation of Xanthine Oxidase and Therapeutic Targeting of Aberrant Purine Metabolism Pioneering Research Indicating a Role for Genetic Regulation of Xanthine Oxidase and Therapeutic Targeting of Aberrant Purine Metabolism

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 13, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held Thursday, September 12, 2024.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 12, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, announces that it has refiled its management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 and for the interim period ended June 30, 2024 as a result of a continuous disclosure review by the Alberta Securities Commission.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 06, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, reminds shareholders of the upcoming deadline to vote at the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting (the "Meeting"), which is scheduled to be held on September 12, 2024.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2024 (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 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.

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 23, 2024 (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 progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce the management information circular (the “Circular”) for the annual and special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders is now available on the Company's website at https://www.xortx.com/investors/news-events/ir-calendar/detail/7671/annual-and-special-meeting-of-shareholders as well as on the Company's SEDAR+ profile (www.sedarplus.ca) and the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). The mailing of the Circular and related Meeting materials occurred on August 21, 2024.

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