A. Empire became incorporated on February 12th, 1963.
A. Empire is a Canadian company, whose
key businesses include food retailing, real estate, investments and other operations.
A. Empire first publicly traded in July 1982.
A. Empire's fiscal year-end is the first Saturday in May. For fiscal 2012 it is May 5, 2012.
A. Empire's head office is located at:
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
B0K 1S0
Phone: (902) 755-4440
Fax: (902) 755-6477
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.
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
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.
A. Empire and its related companies directly employ approximately 49,000 people.
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.
A. Fiscal 2012
earnings release dates are as follows:
- Quarter 1: September 14, 2011
- Quarter 2: December 15, 2011
- Quarter 3: March 13, 2012
- Quarter 4 (Year End): June 28, 2012
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.
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
A. In the case of a lost or missing stock certificate please contact the transfer agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company.
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
A. The Company's ticker symbol that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange is 'EMP.A', which is for Non-Voting Class A shares
As of February 4, 2012, Empire's average trading volume for the quarter was approximately 81,679 shares.
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
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
A. Empire's Non-Voting Class A Shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
A. Empire's
dividend record and payment dates for fiscal 2012 are:
|
| July 15, 2011 | July 31, 2011 |
October 14, 2011
| October 31, 2011 |
| January 13, 2012 | January 31, 2012 |
| April 13, 2012 | April 30, 2012 |