XRTX

CALGARY, Alberta, March 26, 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 results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held Tuesday, March 24, 2026. A total of 2,407,148 common shares of the Company were represented at the Meeting, representing approximately 35% of the total number of common shares of the Company issued and outstanding. All matters presented for approval at the Meeting were duly authorized and approved including election of all five management nominees (Anthony Giovinazzo (Chair), Allen Davidoff (CEO), Mika Grasso, Richard Grieve and George Scorsis) to the board of directors of the Company, the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorization of the directors to fix their remuneration, re-approval of the stock option plan and approval of the share consolidation. Detailed results are available in the Report of Voting Results filed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. About XORTX Therapeutics Inc. XORTX is a pharmaceutical company with three clinically advanced products in development: 1) our lead program XRx-026 program for the treatment of gout; 2) XRx-008 program for ADPKD; and 3) XRx-101 for acute kidney and other acute organ injury associated with respiratory virus infections. In addition, the Company is developing XRx-225, a pre-clinical stage program for Type 2 diabetic nephropathy. XORTX is working to advance 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 that improve the quality of life and health of individuals with gout and other important diseases. Additional information on XORTX is available at www.xortx.com. For more information, please contact: 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 stateme...