Empire Co Ltd Class ATSX: EMP.A

Empire Company Limited Advisory of Q2 Fiscal 2012 Results Conference Call

· Issued by Empire Co Ltd Class A via CNW

STELLARTON, NS, Dec. 1, 2011 /CNW/ - Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will hold a conference call on Thursday, December 15, 2011, beginning at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) during which senior management will discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 ended November 5, 2011.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:
(647) 427-7450
(888) 231-8191

A live audiocast of the conference call will be accessible on the Company's website at www.empireco.ca.  Replay will be available until midnight, December 22, 2011, or on the Company's website for 90 days following the conference call. To access the archived conference call, please dial (855) 859-2056 and enter passcode 33014506.

Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's core businesses include food retailing and related real estate.  With over $16 billion in annual revenue and approximately $6.5 billion in assets, Empire and its related companies directly employ approximately 49,000 people.

Paul V. Beesley
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (902) 755-4440
www.empireco.ca