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Below is more information on Empire’s Dividends including Record and Payment Dates, as well as Dividend History.

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Designation of Eligible
Dividends

Empire Company Limited confirms, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and applicable provincial legislation, that all dividends paid by the Company on all classes of shares are eligible dividends and all dividends which are paid hereafter on any class of shares will be eligible dividends until that notice is revoked.

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Dividend Information

The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Board. Empire Company Limited is not aware of any restrictions that could prevent it from paying dividends.

The Non-Voting Class A shares (symbol EMP.A) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Empire Company Limited has no stated policy with respect to payment of dividends on either its Class B common shares or on its Non-Voting Class A shares.

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Dividend Record and Payment Dates

Find the Dividend Record and Payment Dates for Fiscal 2025, below.

Record DatePayment DateNon-Voting Class A Shares
July 15, 2024July 31, 2024$0.20
October 15, 2024October 31, 2024$0.20
January 15, 2025January 31, 2025$0.20
April 15, 2025*April 30, 2025*$0.20

*subject to approval from the Board of Directors.

Dividend History

Date DeclaredRecord DateEx-Dividend DatePayment DateAmount*FrequencyType
03/13/202504/15/202504/14/202504/30/20250.20QuarterRegular Cash
12/12/202401/15/202501/14/202501/31/20250.20QuarterRegular Cash
09/12/202410/15/202410/14/202410/31/20240.20QuarterRegular Cash
06/20/202407/15/202407/14/202407/31/20240.20QuarterRegular Cash
03/14/202404/15/202404/14/202404/30/20240.1825QuarterRegular Cash
12/14/202301/15/202401/14/202401/31/20240.1825QuarterRegular Cash
09/14/202310/13/2023 10/12/2023 10/31/2023 0.1825QuarterRegular Cash
06/22/202307/14/2023 07/13/2023 07/31/2023 0.1825QuarterRegular Cash
03/16/202304/14/202304/13/202304/28/2023 0.165QuarterRegular Cash
12/15/202201/13/202301/12/202301/31/2023 0.165QuarterRegular Cash

Notes of Dividend History:

  • Source of dividend statement of financial position: Bloomberg
  • *Amounts have been adjusted for the following stock splits:
    1. October 7 2002 - 2 for 1
    2. November 4 1986 - 2 for 1
    3. January 28 1986 - 2 for 1
    4. September 28 2015 - 3 for 1

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