Empire Company Limited Advisory of Q2 Fiscal 2023 Results Conference Call

STELLARTON, NS – Empire Company Limited (TSX:EMP.A) will release its second quarter fiscal 2023
results on December 15, 2022 at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The release will be followed by a
conference call beginning at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with senior management.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:
(416) 764-8688
(888) 390-0546

To secure a line, please call 10 minutes prior to the conference call. You will be placed on hold until the
conference call begins. The media and investing public may access this conference call via a listen mode
only. You may also listen to a live audiocast of the conference call by visiting the “Quick Links” section of
the Company’s website located at www.empireco.ca, and then navigating to the “Empire Company
Limited Quarterly Results Call” link.

Replay will be available until midnight, December 29, 2022, or on the Company’s website for 90 days
following the conference call. To access the archived conference call, please dial (888) 390-0541 and enter
access code 307226.

ABOUT EMPIRE

Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Empire’s key businesses are food retailing, through wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real
estate. With approximately $30.5 billion in annualized sales and $16.3 billion in assets, Empire and its
subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 130,000 people.

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