Ms. Elizabeth Naumovski reports

URBANA CORPORATION CONGRATULATES BLUE OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES ON ITS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

Urbana Corp. is congratulating Blue Ocean Technologies LLC of New Jersey on its new strategic partnership with the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As part of the new partnership, the TSE is expected to make a 5-per-cent investment into Blue Ocean Technologies. The transaction is anticipated to close September, 2023. Urbana's ownership remains at approximately 35 per cent of Blue Ocean.

Urbana is optimistic having the Tokyo Stock Exchange as a co-investor in Blue Ocean and believes that this new strategic partnership between the two organizations will accelerate Blue Ocean's growth in the Asia-Pacific region.