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Empress Royalty Corp
Symbol EMPR
Shares Issued 127,992,904
Close 2025-10-20 C$ 0.92
Market Cap C$ 117,753,472
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Empress Royalty appoints Burns as director

2025-10-20 16:55 ET - News Release

Ms. Alexandra Woodyer Sherron reports

EMPRESS ROYALTY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR, DANIEL BURNS

Empress Royalty Corp. has appointed Daniel Burns, JD, MBA, CPA, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dan to the Empress board," stated Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, chief executive officer and president of Empress Royalty. "His extensive experience across banking, capital markets and corporate governance brings a strong financial and strategic perspective to our team. Dan's proven leadership in guiding organizations through growth and transformation will add meaningful depth to our board as we continue to build a high-quality, cash-generating portfolio of gold and silver investments and build long-term shareholder value."

Mr. Burns is a seasoned lawyer, accountant and entrepreneur with a distinguished career spanning retail banking, capital markets, venture capital, corporate law and technology. He has founded and led several software ventures in the payments and travel technology sectors.

He holds a juris doctor from the University of British Columbia, a global executive MBA in international business from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto), and a bachelor of arts in economics from Western University.

A recognized leader in corporate governance, Mr. Burns was the first individual in British Columbia to earn the ICDD designation and the first globally to complete the International Company Directors Program of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also holds audit committee certification from the Directors College.

Mr. Burns has chaired and advised numerous major organizations in Canada and internationally, collectively representing more than $10-billion in aggregate enterprise value. His leadership has been instrumental in driving growth, operational efficiency and shareholder return across the banking, insurance, mining, consumer goods and agriculture sectors.

As executive chair of a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company, he has successfully guided its transformation and sale for $235-million within a year. He also served as lead director of a TSX-listed mining company, helping position it for a $370-million strategic acquisition following a successful restructuring and renewal process.

Mr. Burns currently chairs the board and special committee of a TSX Venture Exchange-listed /agricultural technology company. He is a director of WealthOne Bank of Canada as well a United States-based charitable organization, The Conservation Angler.

About Empress Royalty Corp.

Empress is a global royalty and streaming creation company providing investors with a diversified portfolio of gold and silver investments. Empress has built a portfolio of precious metal investments and is actively investing in mining companies with development and production stage projects who require additional non-dilutive capital. The company has a strategic partnership with Endeavour Financial which allows Empress to not only access global investment opportunities but also bring unique mining finance expertise, deal structuring and access to capital markets. Empress is looking forward to continuously creating value for its shareholders through the proven royalty and streaming models.

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