Urbana Corporation Purchases Additional Minneapolis Grain Exchange Memberships

Toronto, Ontario – July 30, 2007 – Urbana Corporation (“Urbana”) (TSX: URB/URB.A /URB.WT/URB.WT.A) is pleased to announce that it has acquired another 2 memberships on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (“MGEX”), a private entity, for approximately US$400,000. This purchase increases Urbana’s stake in the MGEX to approximately CDN$1.7 million.

 

Urbana is an investment corporation that is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Urbana’s current focus is buying seats and shares in private and public securities exchanges in North America and around the world.

 

Please contact:
Elizabeth Naumovski, Investor Relations at 416-595-9106 for further information.

 

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking” statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Urbana to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that the seat purchase announced will be completed, or that if completed, such seat purchase will be a profitable investment for Urbana. Unless required by applicable securities law, Urbana does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.