Empire has appointed Wildeco as its new Certified Adviser at First North, effective 1 October, 2012. Furthermore, Mangold Fondkommission has been appointed liquidity provider as of 24 September 2012. The changes have been approved by NASDAQ OMX.

- It’s important for us to provide our shareholders with stringent market information and to facilitate trading of the shares. Our new collaboration partners provide us with cost effective working processes and will enable us to continuously refine the quality of our Investor Relations work, says Empire’s CEO Per Björkman.

The Empire share is listed at NASDAQ OMX First North Premier since 2 May, 2011. All companies at First North have to engage a Certified Adviser, who is responsible for guiding the company and making sure that the rules are fulfilled.

The new Certified Adviser for Empire is Wildeco Ekonomisk Information AB, a specialist Investor Relations and financial communications consulting agency. The designated contact person responsible for Wildeco’s task as Certified Adviser is Jacob Nyberg.

Furthermore, Empire has appointed Mangold Fondkommission AB as liquidity provider for the company’s shares. The assignment starts on 24 September, 2012 and involves activities to increase liquidity and reduce the price spread between buyers and sellers, in order to support and secure liquidity of the company’s shares. The objective is to pave the way for a fair pricing of the share, facilitate trading and reduce transaction costs.

For additional information, please contact:

CEO Per Björkman, tel: +46-733 596 730

Certified Adviser, Wildeco, designated contact person:

Jacob Nyberg, tel: +46-70 767 08 83, e-mail: jacob.nyberg@wildeco.se

Liquidity provider, Mangold Fondkommission:

Richard Ericson, tel: +46-8 5030 1573, e-mail: richard.ericson@mangold.se