Frequently Asked Questions


Q. When did Empire become incorporated? A. Empire became incorporated on February 12th, 1963.

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Q. What is the Company's business?A. Empire is a Canadian company, whose key businesses include food retailing, real estate, investments and other operations.

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Q. When was Empire first publicly traded? A. Empire first publicly traded in July 1982.

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Q. When is Empire's fiscal year-end?A. Empire's fiscal year-end is the first Saturday in May. For fiscal 2012 it is May 5, 2012.

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Q. Where is the Company's headquarters located? A. Empire's head office is located at:
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
B0K 1S0
Phone: (902) 755-4440
Fax: (902) 755-6477

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Q. When is the Company's Annual General Meeting?

A. The Fiscal 2012 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 13th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Atlantic Daylight time at the Empire Studio 7 Cinemas, located in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

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Q. How do I obtain financial reports on Empire?A.  Financial reports may be obtained from our website at www.empireco.ca under the Investor Relations section, or by contacting the Company:

c/o Stewart H. Mahoney, CFA
Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations
Empire
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
B0K 1S0

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Q. What is Empire's credit rating? A. Empire does not have a credit rating with any rating agency.
Wholly-owned Sobeys has a rating of BBB- (stable trend) from S&P and a rating of BBB (stable trend) from DBRS.

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Q. How many employees does the Company have?A. Empire and its related companies directly employ approximately 49,000 people.

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Q. Where are the Company's operations?A. Through its 100% ownership in Sobeys Inc, Empire's food retailing division has national presence with approximately 1300 retail stores in operation, which span across all 10 provinces. Empire's real estate operations are focused on the development of properties across Canada. Empire has gained presence in Western Canada through an ownership ownership in Genstar, a residential land development business.

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Q. When does Empire release its earnings?A. Fiscal 2012 earnings release dates are as follows:
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Q. What is the CUSIP number for Empire common stock? A. The CUSIP number for Empire's Non-voting Class A shares is 291843407, while the CUSIP number for the Series 2 Preferred shares is 291843605.

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Q. Who is Empire's transfer agent? A. CIBC Mellon Trust Company
c/o Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc.
P.O. Box 7010
Adelaide Street Postal Station
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2W9
Telephone: 1 800 387 0825
Email: inquiries@canstockta.com
Web address: www.cibcmellon.com

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Q. Whom do I contact in the case of a lost or missing stock certificate? A. In the case of a lost or missing stock certificate please contact the transfer agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company.

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Q. How do I change my address and other account information? A. To change your address and other account information, please contact the transfer agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company:

CIBC Mellon Trust Company c/o Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc.P.O. Box 7010 Adelaide Street Postal Station Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W9 Telephone: 1 800 387 0825 Email: inquiries@canstockta.com Web address: www.cibcmellon.com


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Q. What is Empire's ticker symbol?A. The Company's ticker symbol that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange is 'EMP.A', which is for Non-Voting Class A shares

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Q. What is the average daily trading volume of Empire's Non-Voting Class A shares?As of February 4, 2012, Empire's average trading volume for the quarter was approximately 81,679 shares.

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Q. How many of Empire shares are outstanding? A. As of March 13, 2012, Empire had the following shares outstanding:
Non-Voting Class A shares               33,687,747
Class B common shares, voting     34,260,763

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Q. How do I contact Empire Investor Relations?A. For additional information concerning Empire Investor Relations please write the Company:
c/o Stewart H. Mahoney, CFA
Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations
Empire
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
B0K 1S0
(902) 755-4440

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Q. What stock exchange does Empire trade on? A. Empire's Non-Voting Class A Shares  trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

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Q. What are Empire's dividend record and payment dates?A. Empire's dividend record and payment dates for fiscal 2012 are:
Record Date  Payment Date
July 15, 2011 July 31, 2011
October 14, 2011
October 31, 2011
January 13, 2012  January 31, 2012
 April 13, 2012  April 30, 2012


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