Actuate Therapeutics Announces Inclusion in the Russell 3000® and Russell 2000® Indexes

• Inclusion reflects continued growth and momentum in the company’s mission to transform the treatment of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
  
  

CHICAGO and FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACTU) (“Actuate” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high-impact, difficult-to-treat cancers through the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β), announced today that the Company will be added to the Russell 3000® Index, with automatic inclusion in the Russell 2000® Index, effective after the U.S. market close on June 27, as part of the 2025 Russell indexes annual reconstitution. The inclusion follows the initial announcement on Friday, May 23, and the latest update on Friday, June 13, 2025, in connection with the annual reconstitution of the Russell U.S. Indexes.

The Russell 3000® Index tracks the performance of the largest 3,000 publicly traded U.S. companies and serves as a broad benchmark for the U.S. equity market. The Russell 2000® Index, a subset of the Russell 3000®, measures the performance of the small-cap stocks and represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the U.S. equity market. Membership in the Russell Index lasts for one year and results in automatic inclusion in appropriate growth and value style indexes. The Russell indexes are used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. As of May 2025, approximately $10.6 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell U.S. Indexes.

“Inclusion in the Russell 3000® and 2000® Indexes represents a significant milestone for Actuate and reflects the company’s strong momentum since our IPO last year,” said Daniel Schmitt, President & Chief Executive Officer of Actuate. ”It comes on the heels of very positive topline Phase 2 data in mPDAC, which showed that the trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a clinically meaningful increase in median overall survival (mOS) of 10.1 months compared to 7.2 months (p = 0.01), with a 37% reduction in the risk of death (HR = 0.63), reinforcing the therapeutic potential of our lead candidate, elraglusib. This recognition not only elevates our visibility within the investment community but also validates our platform and strategic direction. As we advanced the development of elraglusib, we believe this is a pivotal moment that further positions Actuate for long-term growth and value creation.”

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About Actuate Therapeutics, Inc.

Actuate is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high-impact, difficult-to-treat cancers. Actuate’s lead investigational drug, elraglusib (a novel GSK-3β inhibitor), targets molecular pathways in cancer that are involved in promoting tumor growth and resistance to conventional cancer drugs such as chemotherapy through the inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kB) and DNA Damage Response (DDR). Elraglusib may also mediate anti-tumor immunity through the regulation of multiple immune checkpoints and immune cell function. For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at . 

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