Urbana Corporation – Acquisition of Additional Interest in Evolve Funds Group Inc.

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TORONTO, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbana Corporation (“Urbana”) (TSX & CSE: URB & URB.A) announces today that it has made an additional investment in Evolve Funds Group Inc. (“Evolve”) through EFG Management Holdings Inc. This additional investment brings Urbana’s ownership interest in Evolve, both direct and indirect, from 22.8% to 31.3% on a fully diluted basis.

Evolve is the manager and trustee of a suite of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). Management of Evolve is made up of a team of financial industry veterans with deep experience and a proven track record in asset management. Evolve is currently one of Canada’s fastest growing ETF providers. Urbana first invested in Evolve in February 2018, five months after it launched its first ETF. Since that time, Evolve has developed and successfully launched a suite of ETFs. Currently it has over $2 billion in assets under management.

On behalf of Urbana’s Board of Directors

Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M.

For further information contact:

Elizabeth Naumovski

Investor Relations

(416) 595-9106

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