Ms. Caroline Grimont reports

HARVEST ETFS ANNOUNCES RISK RATING CHANGES FOR CERTAIN HARVEST HIGH INCOME SHARES ETFS

Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. has updated risk ratings of the below exchange-traded funds, effective Aug. 12, 2026.

The investment risk level of each Harvest ETF is required to be determined in accordance with a standardized risk classification methodology that is based on the historical volatility of each Harvest ETF as measured by the 10-year standard deviation of the returns of the Harvest ETF. As the Harvest ETFs do not have at least 10 years of performance history, Harvest calculates the investment risk level of each Harvest ETF using a reference index that reasonably approximates the standard deviation of the Harvest ETF for the rest of the 10-year period. The risk rating of each Harvest ETF is reviewed annually and any time it is no longer reasonable in the circumstances.

No changes have been made to the investment objectives or strategies of these Harvest ETFs as a result of the changes to the risk ratings.

About Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.

Founded in 2009, Harvest is an independent Canadian investment fund manager managing over $13-billion in assets for Canadian investors. At Harvest ETFs, it believes that investors can build and preserve wealth through the long-term ownership of high-quality businesses. This fundamental philosophy is at the core of its investment approach across its range of ETFs. Its core offerings centre around covered call strategies, available in many variations: equity, enhanced, premium yield, fixed income, multiasset, specialty, digital assets and single stock ETFs.