XORTX Meets Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 29, 2023 (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 received a letter of compliance from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s ("Nasdaq”) Listing Qualifications Department in connection with Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2) that requires the shares to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Requirement”). In order to regain compliance, the Company’s common shares were required to trade at or above US$1.00 per share for at least 10 consecutive trading days. Following implementation of a 1 for 9 reverse split of the Company’s common shares, this requirement was met on November 28, 2023 and the Company received the compliance letter from Nasdaq on such date.  As a result, the deficiency in the Minimum Bid Requirement has been cured. 

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