Empire Industries Ltd. Closes $950,000 Private Placement

WINNIPEG, December 18, 2017 – Empire Industries Ltd. (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: EIL) is pleased to announce that it has closed the private placement announced on November 29, 2017, being a non-brokered private placement financing of 1,900,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (“Shares”) at a price of $0.50 per Share for gross proceeds to the Company of $950,000 (the “Offering”).

This private placement was conducted because during Empire’s recent rights offering process, Empire was approached by some investors who hoped to participate in the rights offering through transfers of rights. Unfortunately, they were not able to complete the rights transfer process in time to participate. Because the rights offering was not fully subscribed, Empire decided to allow these investors to participate via this private placement.

All Shares issued as part of the Offering are subject to a four month and one day hold period. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Offering for general corporate and administrative purposes.

About Empire Industries Ltd.

Empire focuses on designing, supplying, and installing premium theme park, media-based attractions and ride systems for the global entertainment industry. Empire also uses these same turn-key integration services for special projects such as large optical telescopes and enclosures. Empire Industries’ common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol EIL.

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