VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 5, 2020 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

CSE Symbol: AGN

All Issues: Yes

Reason: At the request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 1:15 PM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions

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