Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends XORTX Shareholders Vote FOR ALL Proposed Items at the Upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2024 (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, is pleased to announce that leading independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) has recommended Shareholders vote “FOR” all the proposed resolutions at the upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held on September 12, 2024.