Potash Ridge Corporation Begins Trading on Otcqx®

NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced that Potash Ridge Corporation (OTCQX: POTRF; TSX: PRK), a Canada-based mining company, has chosen to trade on OTCQX®, the best OTC marketplace with qualified companies.

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Potash Ridge began trading today on OTCQX International, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace reserved for high-quality non-U.S. companies listed on a qualified stock exchange in their home country.  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased Potash Ridge has chosen to upgrade to OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "OTCQX is the best OTC marketplace offering qualifying companies like Potash Ridge the means to enhance their U.S. shareholder base through high-quality disclosure, transparent trading and ease of access to company information." 

Guy Bentinck, Potash Ridge's President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We are very pleased to have achieved this strategic objective of providing US investors with efficient access to our stock.  We believe that all shareholders will benefit from the corporation's exposure to a larger number of retail and institutional investors."

Berns & Berns will serve as Potash Ridge's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

Potash Ridge is a Canada-based exploration and development company with a unique opportunity to develop a mine and processing facility to produce sulphate of potash (SOP) and a bauxite-type material.  The corporation's Blawn Mountain Project consists of four areas of surface mineable alunite mineralization in the State of Utah.

Potash Ridge trades in the U.S. on OTCQX under the symbol "POTRF."

About OTC Markets Group Inc.

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