Ms. Karen White-Boswell reports

EMPIRE COMPANY REPORTS VOTING RESULTS

Empire Company Ltd. has released the voting results for the election of its directors at its annual general meeting, held today.

There were 98,138,079 Class B shares (100 per cent of outstanding Class B shares) represented by proxy at the meeting, of which 100 per cent of the Class B shares were voted in favour of each director nominee and no Class B shares were withheld from voting on any nominee.

In addition to the election of directors, the Class B shareholders also voted on fixing the maximum number of directors at 18, on the remuneration of directors, on the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor for fiscal 2027 and to authorize the board of directors to fix the auditor's remuneration. One hundred per cent of the Class B shares represented at the meeting were voted in favour of these motions.

The advisory resolution on the company's approach to executive compensation was voted on by both non-voting Class A and Class B shareholders. There were 97,507,120 non-voting Class A shares (77.63 per cent of the non-voting Class A shares outstanding) represented by proxy at the meetingm of which 93.83 per cent were voted in favour of the motion. One hundred per cent of the Class B shares represented at the meeting were voted in favour of the advisory resolution.

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 $32-billion in annual sales and $17-billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 130,000 people.

Additional financial information relating to Empire, including the company's annual information form, can be found on the company's website or on SEDAR+.