Yorkton Equity Group Inc. Announces Appointment of Josephine Pon to Board of Directors

Edmonton, Alberta – (September 3, 2025) – TheNewswire – Yorkton Equity Group Inc. (“Yorkton” or the “Company”) (TSXV: YEG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Josephine Pon to its board of directors.

Josephine Pon is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Beddington and served as Alberta’s Minister of Seniors and Housing. She has over two decades of experience in the banking sector, having held positions at three major chartered banks (HSBC, Royal Bank, and Scotiabank). Her roles spanned personal and commercial banking, culminating in her position as Regional Manager of Business Development for Multicultural Banking in the Prairie Region at Scotiabank.  In addition to her banking career, Ms. Pon worked with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”), where she served as an International Trade Consultant and worked in the Assisted Housing department for the Prairie Region.  

Josephine is also deeply committed to community service, actively volunteering with numerous non-profit organizations in both Calgary and Edmonton. She holds a Master of Science degree in Management from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.

“We are delighted to welcome Ms. Josephine Pon to our Board of Directors,” said Mr. Ben Lui, President and CEO of Yorkton.  “Her perspective and experience in public service leadership, banking and housing will be invaluable as we pursue further strategic acquisitions.”

About Yorkton

Yorkton Equity Group Inc. is a growth-oriented real estate investment company committed to providing shareholders with growing assets through accretive acquisitions, organic growth, and the active management of multi-family rental properties with significant upside potential. Our current geographical focus is in Alberta and British Columbia with diversified and growing economies, and strong population in-migration. Our business objectives are to achieve growing Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and asset values in our multi-family rental property portfolio in strategic markets across Western Canada.

The management team at Yorkton Equity Group Inc. has well over 30 years of prior real estate experience in acquiring and managing rental assets.

Further information about Yorkton is available on the Company’s website at www.yorktonequitygroup.com and the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information on Yorkton, please contact:

Ben Lui, CEO

Telephone: (780) 409-8228

Email: [email protected]

Forward-looking information

This press release may include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation concerning the business of Yorkton. Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the management of Yorkton. Although Yorkton believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because Yorkton can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Yorkton disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein in the United States. The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any applicable securities laws or any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to the account or benefit of a person in the United States absent an exemption from the registration requirement.

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