Company receives proceeds of $1.7 million
WINNIPEG, June 12, 2018 – Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX-V: EIL, or “Empire”) today announced that Canada Zhoufa Agricultural Holding Company Limited (“Canada Zhoufa”) exercised all of their outstanding warrants, resulting in 6,300,000 common shares being issued by Empire, bringing Empire’s total issued & outstanding shares to 91,961,568. The exercise price of the warrants was $0.272 per share, yielding Empire proceeds of approximately $1.7 million.
As a result of the exercise, Canada Zhoufa now holds 17,642,875 shares, representing 19.2% of Empire’s issued & outstanding shares.
“We are pleased to see Canada Zhoufa exercise all of their warrants” said Guy Nelson, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Empire. “We see this as a vote of confidence by Canada Zhoufa in Empire’s strategy. With this exercise, the only outstanding convertible securities of Empire are our incentive stock options. As of today, there are 6,166,667 stock options outstanding with an average exercise price of $0.435.”
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. Through Empire’s execution of its strategy over the years, Empire owns several non-entertainment investments that it seeks to optimize and liquidate at the appropriate time. Empire’s equity holding in Tornado falls into this category. Empire’s common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol EIL.
For more information about the Company, visit empind.com or contact:
| Guy Nelson Chief Executive Officer Phone: (416) 366-7977 Email: gnelson@empind.com |
Allan Francis Vice President – Corporate Affairs and Administration Phone: (204) 589-9301 Email: afrancis@empind.com |
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