Ms. Katie Brine reports

MEDIA ADVISORY - EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED ADVISORY OF Q3 FISCAL 2026 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

Empire Company Ltd. will release its third quarter fiscal 2026 results on March 12, 2026, at 6:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time with senior management.

To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register and enter your phone number on-line to receive an instant automated callback.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 416-945-7677 and 888-699-1199.

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 and then navigating to the Empire quarterly results call link.

Replay will be available until midnight, March 26, 2026, or on the company's website for 90 days following the conference call. To access the archived conference call, please dial 888-660-6345 and enter access code 97974.

About Empire Company Ltd.

Empire Company is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, N.S. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With approximately $32-billion in annual sales and $17-billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 129,000 people.