Ms. Katie Brine reports

MEDIA ADVISORY - EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED ADVISORY OF FISCAL 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND Q1 FISCAL 2024 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

Empire Company Ltd. will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at Cineplex Cinemas, Aberdeen Mall, 612 East River Rd., New Glasgow, N.S. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Webcast of AGM

The event will be available live on the Internet through webcast. To access the webcast, please visit the events and presentations section of the company's website. The webcast will be archived and available on the Empire website following the event.

Q1 fiscal 2024 results conference call

Empire will release its first quarter fiscal 2024 results on Sept. 14, 2022, at 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time with senior management.

To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register on-line and enter your phone number to receive an instant automated callback.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 416-764-8688 and 888-390-0546.

To secure a line, please call 10 minutes prior to the conference call. You will be placed on hold until the conference call begins. The media and investing public may access this conference call through a listen-only mode. You may also listen to a live audiocast of the conference call by visiting the quick links section of the company's website and then navigating to the Empire Company quarterly results call link.

Replay will be available until midnight, Sept. 29, 2023, or on the company's website for 90 days following the conference call. To access the archived conference call, please dial 888-390-0541 and enter access code 717682.

About Empire Company Ltd.

Empire is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, N.S. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With approximately $30.5-billion in annual sales and $16.5-billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 131,000 people.