Ms. Katie Brine reports

MEDIA ADVISORY - EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED ADVISORY OF FISCAL 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND Q1 FISCAL 2027 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

Empire Company Ltd. will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at Cineplex Cinemas, Aberdeen Mall, 612 East River Rd., New Glasgow, N.S. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Webcast of AGM

The event will be available live on the internet via webcast. To access the webcast, please visit the events and presentations section of the company's website. The webcast will be archived and available on the Empire website following the event.

Q1 fiscal 2027 results conference call

Empire will release its first quarter fiscal 2027 results on Sept. 10, 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;
• 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 located, and then navigating to the "Empire Company Limited Quarterly Results Call" link.

Replay will be available until midnight, Sept. 24, 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 59274.

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 130,000 people.