WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwired – June 7, 2016) – Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EIL) today announced that it has retained Integral Capital Markets, a division of Integral Wealth Securities Limited (“Integral”) to provide market-making services in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX.V”) policies. Integral will trade shares of the Company on the TSX.V for the purposes of maintaining an orderly market and improving the liquidity of the Company’s shares.
Integral will not receive shares or options as compensation, but will paid a monthly fee of $6,000. However, Integral and its clients may have or may acquire a direct interest in the securities of the Company. Empire and Integral are unrelated and unaffiliated entities; Integral is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) and can access all Canadian Stock Exchanges and Alternative Trading Systems. The capital and securities required for any trade undertaken by Integral as principal will be provided by Integral. The Agreement is for an open-ended term of at least twelve months and may be terminated thereafter on 30 days’ notice. The engagement is subject to regulatory approval.
About Empire Industries Ltd.
Empire Industries Ltd. manufactures specialized engineered products and sells these products domestically and in select international export markets. The company has developed, designed and engineered products for the rapidly growing, global, media based attractions market. The company has a unique global expertise in designing and building telescope enclosures and related components. The company provides steel fabrication & installation services, primarily to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure market in Western Canada. The company also has two strategic equity partnerships; a 49% ownership of ACE Industrial Services that operates in the oil sands industrial maintenance services market, and a 45% ownership of a Chinese joint venture company in the steel fabrication market in Asia. Empire’s common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol EIL.
For more information about the Company, visit www.empind.com.
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Chief Executive Officer
(416) 366-7977
gnelson@empind.com
Allan Francis
Vice President – Corporate Affairs and Administration
(204) 589-9301
afrancis@empind.com
www.empind.com