Market Opens

Nic Earner, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alkane Resources Limited (‘Alkane Resources” or the “Company”) (TSX: ALK), joined Dean McPherson, Head, Business Development, Global Mining, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market and celebrate the Company's listing on TSX. Alkane Resources is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer with three operating mines: two in Australia and one in Sweden. Operations include the Tomingley gold mine in Central West New South Wales, the Costerfield gold and antimony mining operation in central Victoria, and the Björkdal gold mine in Sweden.Alkane also owns the Boda-Kaiser Project, a bulk-tonnage gold-copper development prospect, in Central West New South Wales. Alkane merged with Canada-based Mandalay Resources Ltd in August 2025. The company is also ASX (ASX:ALK) listed, with headquarters in Perth, Western Australia.

Michael J. Tucker, Chief Executive Officer, and John Foulkes, President of Perseverance Metals Inc. (“Perseverance Metals”, “Perseverance” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PMI) and his executive team, joined Dean McPherson, Head, Business Development, Global Mining, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the Company's listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Perseverance Metals is a critical minerals explorer with a project portfolio that is strategically located in key North American critical mineral regions, including Québec’s prolific James Bay district and Michigan’s Mid-Continent Rift. Perseverance’s strict science-driven approach and extensive track record of discovery, coupled with an industry-leading team armed with next-generation exploration tools, provides a distinct competitive advantage. This offers a unique opportunity for investors to be exposed to a high quality portfolio of projects with the potential for multiple discoveries. Perseverance’s exploration assets include the Lac Gayot high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Québec, the Voyageur Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Armit Lake Ni-Cu-Co project in Ontario.

Vlad Tasevski, Chief Innovation Officer, Purpose Investments (“Purpose” or the “Company”) and his team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market to celebrate their new listing of the Purpose Credit Opportunities Class (TSX: CROC). The Purpose Credit Opportunities Class provides access to the diversified, high-conviction fixed income strategy of the Purpose Credit Opportunities Fund (TSX: CROP) through a corporate class structure that seeks to enhance after-tax returns for investors. Through corporate credit investment strategies grounded in deep fundamental analysis, the fund invests primarily in debt and equity securities of non-investment-grade-rated, publicly traded issuers. It features an actively managed approach designed to enhance returns and help investors retain more of what they earn. Purpose Investments is an asset management company with more than $30 billion in assets under management. Purpose has an unrelenting focus on client-centric innovation and offers a range of managed and quantitative investment products. Purpose Investments is led by well-known entrepreneur Som Seif and is a division of Purpose Unlimited, an independent technology-driven financial services company.

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.