Mr. Guy Nelson reports

EMPIRE INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Empire Industries Ltd. has released the voting results from its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on Sept. 18, 2017.

All of the five nominees proposed by management for election to the board of directors at the meeting and listed in the company's management information circular dated Aug. 23, 2017, were elected. The directors will remain in office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected or appointed.

The results of the vote on the election of the board of directors are as shown in the associated table.

                              Votes in favour          Votes withheld 

Ian Macdonald             22,189,019 (99.43%)         126,873 (0.57%)
Guy Nelson                22,130,679 (99.17%)         185,213 (0.83%)
Robert Marshall           22,136,519 (99.20%)         179,373 (0.80%)
Terry Quinn               22,189,019 (99.43%)         126,873 (0.57%)
Jack Chang                22,184,019 (99.41%)         131,873 (0.59%)

Additionally, resolutions approving the following additional matters were passed at the meeting:

• Fixing the number of directors to be elected at five: passed with over 99 per cent of votes cast in favour;
• Appointing MNP LLP as auditor of the company: passed with over 99 per cent of votes cast in favour;
• Approval of company's stock option plan: passed with over 99 per cent of votes cast in favour.

"Two thousand sixteen and 2017 to date have been a fruitful time for Empire," said Guy Nelson, executive chairman and chief executive officer of Empire Industries. "In that time, we rationalized our steel fabrication business, redeploying the assets into our attractions segment. We announced one of the industry's largest contracts, with a $120-million (U.S.), multiride, multipark, multiyear contract. We expanded the breadth and depth of our management team through key executive hires and promotions. Then we capped it off by announcing our co-venture initiative for North America and China, with a $31-million financing package. Taken together, these steps will further strengthen Empire's manufacturing business while simultaneously supporting its move into a recurring revenue attractions co-ownership business model."

Mr. Nelson gave a presentation about the company after the formal business portion of the meeting was completed. The presentation and company video can be viewed on the company's website.

About Empire Industries Ltd.

Empire focuses on designing, supplying and installing premium theme park, media-based attractions and ride systems for the global entertainment industry. Empire also uses these same turnkey integration services for special projects such as large optical telescopes and enclosures. Through Empire's execution of its strategy over the years, Empire owns several non-entertainment investments that it seeks to optimize and liquidate at the appropriate time.

We seek Safe Harbor.