Market Opens

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.

Nilesh Patel, Head of Distribution, Canada, FT Portfolios Canada Co. (“First Trust Canada”), and their executive team, joined Keith Wu, Head of Exchange Traded Products at Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the launch of the First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF (TSX: RCTR). First Trust Canada focuses on providing Canadian investors with effective, innovative and timely investment strategies. The First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF provides investors exposure to the building, growth and sustainability of nuclear energy production. RCTR is a unique ETF that provides exposure to the growth in the Nuclear Power Ecosystem, specifically in Power Generation, Uranium and Equipment and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”). First Trust Canada is the trustee, manager and promoter of the fund. First Trust Canada and its affiliates First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”), portfolio advisor to the fund, an Ontario Securities Commission registered portfolio manager and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisor, and First Trust Portfolios L.P., a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately held companies that provide a variety of investment services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately U.S.$309 billion as of December 31, 2025 through exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.