Mr. Richard Carleton reports

CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE REPORTS FEBRUARY 2024 PERFORMANCE FIGURES

The Canadian Securities Exchange has released market statistics for February, 2024.

February, 2024, operating statistics:

• Trading volume of CSE-listed securities totalled one billion shares;
• Trading value of CSE-listed securities was $404-million;
• CSE issuers completed 66 financings that raised an aggregate $66-million;
• The CSE welcomed listings from three new companies, bringing total listed securities to 812 as at Feb. 29, 2024.

"While the current market conditions are challenging for emerging companies, we are encouraged to see strong investor interest in small-cap securities," said Richard Carleton, chief executive officer of the CSE. "The recent PDAC conference in Toronto was well attended and the mood on the conference floor was positive. And, as described below, we have a very busy start to the spring conference season, with numerous exciting events that will spotlight emerging growth companies. With interest rate cuts expected later this year, we believe that positive momentum is building."

What is on at the CSE

The CSE is proud to be sponsoring the Capital Links Investor Event, which takes place in connection with the Players Championship golf tournament this weekend in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The event includes one-on-one meetings and networking events with management from small-cap North American growth companies. There will be a VIP suite at the tournament on Sunday with a view of the famous 17th Island Green hole.

Immediately following the tournament, the CSE team will be in Miami for a private event titled "Going Public and Raising Capital in Canada" on March 18, 2024. Attendees will learn about opportunities and strategies to successfully access the public markets in Canada. A series of networking sessions and expert presentations will be provided.

The CSE will be engaging with issuers and investors at the 36th annual Roth Conference, a leading conference for small-cap growth companies, on March 17 to March 19, 2024, in Dana Point, Calif. Approximately 500 private and public companies across a variety of high-growth sectors will be attending.

On April 9 to April 10, 2024, the CSE team will attend the 2024 KEG Conference & Trade Show in Kamloops, B.C. It is a long-running, mining-focused event that connects prospectors, geologists, suppliers, manufacturers and investors.

A week later, on April 16 to April 17, 2024, the CSE will be back in South Florida for the latest Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, a major gathering of key players from across the cannabis sector. Many of the leading CSE-listed cannabis companies will be participating, and the lineup of speakers includes some of the industry's top executives and thought leaders.

New listings in February, 2024:

• Planet Ventures Inc. (PXI);
• Awakn Life Sciences Corp. (AWKN);
• BGX -- Black Gold Exploration Corp. (BGX).

About the Canadian Securities Exchange

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