Kane Engages Independent Trading Group as Market Maker
The arrangement carries a monthly cash fee but provides no shares, options or performance-based compensation to ITG.
Sentiment and the balance of points
Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can disagree, for example when a trial that missed its main goal is described in upbeat language.
Rhea-AI Summary
Kane Biotech (KNBIF) has engaged Independent Trading Group to provide market-making services, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
ITG will trade Kane common shares on the TSXV and other venues, with the stated objective of maintaining an orderly market and improving liquidity. The fee is $5,000 per month plus applicable taxes. The agreement has an initial one-month term and automatically renews monthly; either party may terminate with at least 30 days’ prior written notice. ITG will receive no performance-based compensation, shares or options. The companies are unrelated and unaffiliated.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.ITG engagement aims to maintain an orderly market and improve liquidity in Kane’s common shares.
- Minor pointNo shares or options will be issued to ITG as compensation.
Negative
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.$5,000 monthly fee plus applicable taxes adds a recurring cash obligation.
- Minor pointTSX Venture Exchange approval remains a condition of the market-making engagement.
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Agreement intended to support an orderly market and improve liquidity in Kane Biotech’s common shares
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX-V:KNE) (the “Company”, “Kane” or “Kane Biotech”), a biotechnology company commercializing and developing technologies and products that address microbial biofilms, today announced that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), it has engaged Independent Trading Group (ITG), Inc. (“ITG”) to provide market-making services to the Company.
ITG will trade common shares of Kane Biotech on the TSXV and other trading venues in accordance with applicable TSXV policies and other applicable laws, with the objective of maintaining a reasonable market and improving the liquidity of the Company’s common shares.
Under the agreement, ITG will receive a fee of
The agreement does not contain any performance-based compensation, and ITG will not receive any shares or options of Kane Biotech as compensation. ITG and Kane Biotech are unrelated and unaffiliated entities. At the time of entering into the agreement, neither ITG nor its principals had any direct or indirect interest in the securities of Kane Biotech.
About Independent Trading Group
Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. is a Toronto-based CIRO dealer-member specializing in market making, liquidity provision, agency execution, ultra-low-latency connectivity and bespoke algorithmic trading solutions. Established in 1992, ITG uses proprietary technology to provide liquidity and execution services to public issuers and institutional investors.
About Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX-V:KNE)
Kane Biotech is commercializing and developing novel wound care treatments that disrupt biofilms and transform healing outcomes. Biofilms are one of the main contributors to antibiotic resistance in wounds, resulting in serious clinical outcomes and significant cost. revyve addresses both biofilms and wound bacteria. revyve Antimicrobial Wound Gel, revyve Antimicrobial Wound Gel Spray and revyve Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser are all U.S. FDA 510(k) cleared. revyve Antimicrobial Wound Gel and revyve Antimicrobial Wound Gel Spray are also Health Canada licensed. To learn more, visit https://kanebiotech.com/products.
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Disrupting Biofilms to Save Limbs and Transform Wound Care
For more information:
| Dr. Robert Huizinga | Ray Dupuis |
| Interim CEO | Chief Financial Officer |
| Kane Biotech Inc. | Kane Biotech Inc. |
| rhuizinga@kanebiotech.com | rdupuis@kanebiotech.com |
| (780) 970-1100 | (204) 298-2200 |
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain statements regarding Kane Biotech Inc. that constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities law. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the Company’s: (a) financial condition, including lack of significant revenues to date and reliance on equity and other financing; (b) business, including its early stage of development, government regulation, market acceptance for its products, rapid technological change and dependence on key personnel; (c) intellectual property including the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property and dependence on its strategic partners; and (d) capital structure, including its lack of dividends on its common shares, volatility of the market price of its common shares and public company costs. Further information about these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the disclosure documents filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedarplus.ca. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive.
FAQ
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How much will Kane Biotech pay ITG for market-making services?
Kane Biotech will pay ITG $5,000 per month plus applicable taxes, payable on the first business day of each month. ITG will receive no performance-based compensation, shares or options.
Did ITG hold Kane Biotech securities when the market-making agreement was signed?
Neither ITG nor its principals had any direct or indirect interest in Kane Biotech securities when the agreement was entered into. ITG and Kane Biotech are unrelated and unaffiliated entities.