Mr. Richard Carleton reports

CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE REPORTS MARCH 2024 PERFORMANCE FIGURES

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

March, 2024, operating statistics:

• Trading volume of CSE-listed securities totalled 1.1 billion shares;
• Trading value of CSE-listed securities was $376-million;
• CSE issuers completed 91 financings that raised an aggregate $103-million;
• The CSE welcomed listings from three new companies, including one fundamental change of an existing issuer, bringing total listed securities to 806 as at March 31, 2024.

"March was the Canadian Securities Exchange's strongest month so far this year for trading and financing activity," said Richard Carleton, chief executive officer of the CSE. "This activity highlights new investor interest in the gold sector, driven by record price increases in the underlying commodity. In the meantime, we continue to be impressed by the resiliency of the small-cap investment community as they continue to deal with challenging conditions in the market."

What is on at the CSE

April has been a very busy month for conferences, with the CSE recently attending the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in South Florida, the 36th annual Roth Conference in California, the Keg Conference & Trade Show in Kamloops, B.C., and the annual Security Traders Association of New York (STANY) conference at the New York Stock Exchange. The team was pleased to connect with issuers and investors and meet with a broad range of public market participants.

The CSE is attending and sponsoring the latest Planet MicroCap Showcase conference, taking place in Las Vegas on April 30 to May 2, 2024. It attracts leading microcap investors and companies and provides a series of company presentations, panels and one-on-one meetings. Anna Serin, the CSE's director of listings development for Western Canada/United States and Vancouver branch lead, will be speaking on a panel on April 30, 2024, titled "Optimizing Your Public Company Requirements in 2024" and will discuss alternatives for reducing costs, raising capital, managing liquidity and more.

New listings in March, 2024:

• Galloper Gold Corp. (BOOM);
• Rua Gold Inc. (RUA) -- fundamental change;
• Golden Rapture Mining Corp. (GLDR).

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