Frequently Asked Questions

A. Empire became incorporated on February 12th, 1963.

A. Empire is a Canadian company, whose key businesses include food retailing and related real estate.

A. Empire first publicly traded in July 1982.

A. Empire's fiscal year-end is the first Saturday in May. For fiscal 2021 it was May 1, 2021.  For fiscal 2022 it is May 7, 2022.

A. Empire's head office is located at:

115 King Street Stellarton, Nova Scotia B0K 1S0 Phone: (902) 752-8371 Fax: (902) 755-6477

A. The 2021 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 9th, 2021

A. Financial reports may be obtained from our website at www.empireco.ca under the Investor Relations section, or by contacting the Company:

Investor Relations Empire Company Limited 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 outlook) from S&P and a rating of BBB low (stable trend) from DBRS.

A. Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 134,000 people.

A. Through its 100% ownership in Sobeys Inc, Empire's food retailing segment has national presence with more than 1,500 retail stores in operation as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations, 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 2022 earnings release dates are as follows:

A. The CUSIP number for Empire's Non-voting Class A shares is 291843407

A. AST Trust Company (Canada) P.O. Box 700 Station B Montréal, Québec H3B 3K3 Telephone: 1 800 387 082 Email: inquiries@astfinancial.com Web address: www.astfinancial.com/ca

A. In the case of a lost or missing stock certificate please contact the transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada).

A. To change your address and other account information, please contact the transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada) P.O. Box 700 Station B Montréal, Québec H3B 3K3 Telephone: 1 800 387 0825 Email: inquiries@astfinancial.com Web address: www.astfinancial.com/ca

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

A. Empire had the following shares outstanding:

A. For additional information concerning Empire Investor Relations please write the Company:
Investor Relations
Empire Company Limited
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
B0K 1S0
(902) 752-8371

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 2022 are: *Subject to approval by the Board of Directors