Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU) said board chairman Anthony Giovinazzo is stepping down from the board of directors, citing personal reasons and a wish to pursue other interests.
Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX) has rescinded a US$2.5 million investor relations agreement with IR Agency LLC and recovered the full fee. The company is postponing its marketing push while it exits the TSX Venture Exchange.
Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. has re-engaged IR Agency LLC for investor relations and marketing services, following completion of its voluntary delisting from the TSX Venture Exchange.
XORTX restores IR Agency LLC consulting agreement on previously disclosed terms
The new consulting agreement carries substantially the same terms the company disclosed in news releases dated May 19, 2026 and August 28, 2026. The source gives no fee, share-based compensation or contract-length figures for the renewed engagement.
Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to submit an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. FDA in the fourth quarter of 2026 for its XRx-026 gout program, and estimates the program addresses a US$700M annual market opportunity.
Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to run the first part of its two-part XRX-OXY-102 gout study in Canada, a move it expects to speed delivery of the clinical data needed for a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has launched a registered underwritten offering of $2.6 billion of common stock, structured around forward sale agreements with three banks.
BofA, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley lead the underwriting
BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers. Subject to certain conditions, the forward counterparties or their affiliates are expected to borrow all shares from third parties and sell them to the underwriters.
Columbus – – October 12, 2026 -- American Electric Power, acting for its subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), has opened a request for proposals to build, operate and maintain a natural gas pipeline lateral serving the Benton Unit 1 CCGT Natural Gas Project in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Corpus Christi – October 12, 2026 -- AEP Texas, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), has agreed to a loan of up to $3.26 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing, with projected customer savings of $685 million over 30 years.
The financing will fund a portfolio of nearly 100 projects aimed at improving grid reliability and supporting load growth in one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States.
Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) placed in the top three among electric utilities for both employee satisfaction and financial performance in TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 list.
TIME and Statista build ranking on three measures
TIME partnered with Statista to compile the list, which scores companies on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability. The employee component draws on survey feedback from more than 200,000 employees at companies in the United States.
Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 95 cents per share on its common stock, the company's board of directors announced.
AEP sets Sept. 10, 2026 payment date for the 95-cent dividend
The dividend is payable on Sept. 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 10, 2026.
The board described the payout as a regular quarterly dividend. The announcement did not mention any change to the amount or the schedule.
