Empire Disposes of Certain Non-Core Assets

Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX-V: EIL, OTC:ERILF) (“Empire”, “EIL”, “us”, “our”, “we” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”), the Company has entered into agreements with 4 arm’s-length purchasers to sell an aggregate of 17,588,126 common shares (together the “Tornado Shares” and each a “Tornado Share”) in the capital of Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd.