Market Opens

Jonathan Needham, President, Canada Advisor and Intermediary Solution, Russell Investments (“Company”) and their team, joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market to celebrate the Company's new listing of five new ETFs: Russell Investments Fallen Angels ETF (TSX: HALO), Russell Investments Core Plus Fixed Income ETF (TSX: RBND), Russell Investments Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Pool (TSX: RQCA), Russell Investments Multi-Factor US Equity Pool (TSX: RQUS), Russell Investments Multi-Factor International Equity Pool (TSX: RQIN). Russell Investments is a leading global investment solutions partner providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Since 1936, Russell Investments has been building a legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, working every day to improve people’s financial security. The firm has $370 billion in assets under management (as of 9/30/2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Russell Investments has offices in 17 cities around the world.

Ken Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petrus Resources Ltd. (“Petrus” or the “Company”) (TSX: PRQ) and their executive team, joined David Chelich, Sector Head, Business Development, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market and celebrate the Company's 10th anniversary of being listed on TSX. Petrus is a Calgary-based oil and gas company focused on the exploration, development and production of natural gas and light oil assets in Western Canada, concentrated in Alberta’s Deep Basin. The Company’s strategy combines disciplined capital allocation, measured organic growth and strategic acquisitions to support a strong and profitable production base with long-term development opportunities, while preserving financial flexibility across commodity cycles. Through the successful execution of this strategy, Petrus continues to build on its track record of delivering consistent returns and creating shareholder value.

Rick Winters, Chief Executive Officer, Blossom Gold Inc. (“Blossom Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX: BGAU), and its executive management team, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX. Blossom Gold is fast tracking advanced exploration at the Rosebud Project in Pershing County, Nevada hosting a NI 43-101 open pit inferred resource of 70.8Mtons @ 0.68gAuEq/ton (0.02opt). Permitting is underway to allow construction of a major open-pit, heap-leach operation to commence the second half of 2028. An expected 24,384m (80,000 feet) of drilling within the open-pit grade shell for metallurgical sampling and resource expansion and upgrading the resource classification is expected to begin in March. Additionally further upgrade resource classification drilling is expected to begin in November from underground drill stations along with evaluating the potential for nearer term cash flow from an underground mine. Blossom's objective is to confirm, expand, optimize and develop.

The TMX Equity Team within TMX Group, joined members of the Canadian Security Traders Association, Inc. (“CSTA”), and the CSTA Board of Governors to close the market to celebrate the kick-off of the Canadian Security Traders Association’s Winter Vendor Fair 2026. The ceremony, held at the TMX Broadcast Centre, recognizes the vital role the CSTA plays in fostering innovation and collaboration within the Canadian capital markets. The Winter Vendor Fair serves as a premier gathering for traders, technology providers, and market participants to explore the tools driving the future of the industry. The CSTA serves as a national voice for our affiliate trading organizations: Institutional Equity Traders Association (of Toronto); Association des Arbitragistes Institutionnels de Montréal (Montréal Institutional Equity Traders Association); Prairies Security Traders Association; and Vancouver Security Traders Association. The CSTA is presently composed of approximately 700 capital market participants nationwide and is led by a Board of Governors elected from each of our four distinct regions. The CSTA comments on industry issues and forms opinions on trading issues based on input from our members. The CSTA will host one national educational conference annually, an annual winter vendor fair and educational seminars periodically throughout the year.