Clarification: Purpose Investments Clarifies Details Surrounding Fund Merger of Purpose Money Market Fund into Purpose High Interest Savings ETF

TORONTO, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") announced on November 22, 2022, its proposal to merge Purpose Money Market Fund into Purpose High Interest Savings ETF (TSX ticker: PSA) as follows.

The Class A units and Class F units of Purpose High Interest Savings ETF were newly offered on November 24, 2022, and are now available for purchase.

The press release headline originally stated, "Purpose Investments Announces Fund Merger of Purpose Money Market Fund and Purpose High Interest Savings ETF and Name Change of Purpose High Interest Savings ETF." Purpose would like to clarify that it intends to merge Purpose Money Market Fund into Purpose High Interest Savings ETF on or about January 27, 2023 (the "Effective Date").

As a result of the merger, holders of Class A units and Class F units of Purpose Money Market Fund will become holders of Class A units and Class F units, respectively, of the Purpose High Interest Savings ETF on the Effective Date. The current holders of ETF units of the Purpose High Interest Savings ETF will not be affected in any way and will continue to hold ETF units of that fund.

Additionally, the firm intends to change the name of Purpose High Interest Savings ETF into Purpose High Interest Savings Fund. The fund's name change is expected to be effective on or about January 13, 2023.

The merger will be implemented on a tax-deferred basis. Following the merger, Purpose High Interest Savings ETF will continue to provide an opportunity for preservation of capital and liquidity and monthly distributions.

These funds are designed to provide investors with monthly income while preserving capital and liquidity by investing in high interest deposit accounts. The merger is being implemented in order to more effectively and efficiently manage the fund portfolios as well as to reduce costs for the benefit of unitholders.

About Purpose Investments Inc.

Purpose Investments is an asset management company with more than $14 billion in assets under management. Purpose Investments has an unrelenting focus on client-centric innovation, offering a range of managed and quantitative investment products. Purpose Investments is led by well-known entrepreneur Som Seif and is a division of Purpose Unlimited, an independent, technology-driven financial services platform that is reshaping the industry by connecting and creating opportunities across asset management, wealth management and small business financial services.

For further information please contact:

Keera Hart
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905-580-1257

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