Empress Announces Resumption of Trading
Empress Announces Resumption of Trading
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp.
(TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") announces that trading in its common
shares, which was halted by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") on September
17, 2026, pending the announcement of the Company's US$62M acquisition of a gold stream on the
Tongon Gold Mine and the related US$75M debt financing, is scheduled to resume at market open on
Friday, September 18, 2026, or as otherwise determined by CIRO in accordance with the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange.
As announced, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Empress Royalty Holding Corp. ("Empress
Holdings"), has entered into a Stream Purchase Agreement with Appian Tongon Streamco Ltd. to acquire
a gold stream on the Tongon Gold Mine in Côte d'Ivoire for an upfront cash payment of US$62M. In
connection with the acquisition, Empress Holdings, as borrower, has also entered into a US$75M senior
secured credit facility with Appian Empire Loanco Ltd., consisting of an initial draw of US$55M at closing
to partially fund the acquisition and a further US$20M available to fund future royalty and stream
acquisitions.
Full details of the transaction are set out in the Company's news release dated September 17, 2026,
which is available here: https://www.empressroyalty.com/news/160494.
"The Tongon gold stream will be a landmark addition to Empress' portfolio and marks our entry into West
Africa, one of the world's premier gold producing regions, " states Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, CEO and
President of Empress. "The investment brings a significant gold stream over a large, well established
producing mine, together with a strong operating partner with Atlantic Group into our portfolio and sets
the stage for Empress's next chapter. We thank our shareholders for their patience during today's trading
halt and encourage them to view the recording of our investor webinar for a detailed walk through of the
transaction as we work toward closing. "
The recording of the Company's investor webinar held today, September 17, 2026, is available here:
VIEW RECORDING.
About Empress Royalty Corp.
Empress is a global royalty and streaming company providing investors with a diversified portfolio of gold
and silver investments. The Company has strategic partnership with Endeavour Financial which allows
Empress to not only access global investment opportunities but also bring unique mining finance
expertise and deal structuring. Empress is looking forward to continuously creating value for its
shareholders through the proven royalty and streaming models.
For further information, please contact:
Alexandra Woodyer Sherron
President & Chief Executive OƯicer
Empress Royalty Corp.
Tel: +1-604-331-2080
Email: [email protected]
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
press release.
The information contained herein includes "forward-looking statements" and "forward looking
information" as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws ("forward-looking statements").
Forward-looking statements and information can generally be identified by the use of terms such as
"may" , "will" , "should" , "expect" , "intend" , "estimate" , continue" , "believe" , "plans" , "anticipate" or similar
terms.
Forward-looking information and statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to
the activities, events or developments that Empress Royalty Corp. ("Empress" or the "Company") expects
or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including those regarding the Credit Facility and the
Acquisition, future growth and ability to create new streams or royalties, the development and focus of
the Company , its acquisition strategy, the plans and expectations of the operators of the projects
underlying its interests, including the proposed advancement and expansion of such projects; the results
of exploration, development and production activities of the operators of such projects; and the
Company's expectations regarding future revenues.
Forward-looking information and statements are based on the then current expectations, beliefs,
assumptions, estimates and forecasts about Empress's business and the industry and markets in which it
operates. Forward-looking information and statements are made based upon numerous assumptions
and although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward-looking information and
statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such
assumptions will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking information and statements also involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performances
and achievements of Empress to diƯer materially from any projections of results, performances and
achievements of Empress including, without limitation, any inability of the operators of the properties
underlying the Company's royalty and stream interests to execute proposed plans for such properties or
to achieve planned development and production estimates and goals, risks related to the operators of the
projects in which the Company holds interests, including the successful continuation of operations at
such projects by those operators, risks related to exploration, development, permitting, infrastructure,
operating or technical diƯiculties on any such projects, risks related to international operations,
government relations and environmental regulation, uncertainty relating to the availability and costs of
financing needed in the future and the Company's ability to carry out its growth plans as well as the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other related risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of
important factors which could cause actual results to diƯer from forward-looking statements, refer to the
annual information form of Empress for the year ended December 31, 2025 and its other publicly filed
documents under it profile a www.sedarplus.ca. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to diƯer materially from those contained in the forward-
looking information and statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could diƯer materially from
those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information and statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue
forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable
securities laws. Disclosure relating to properties in which Empress holds royalty or stream interests is
based on information publicly disclosed by the owners or operators of such properties. The Company
generally has limited or no access to the properties underlying its interests and is largely dependent on
the disclosure of the operators of its interests and other publicly available information. The Company
generally has limited or no ability to verify such information. Although the Company does not have any
knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there can be no assurance that such third-party
information is complete or accurate. In addition, certain information publicly reported by operators may
relate to a larger property than the area covered by the Company's interest, which often may only apply to
a portion of the overall project area or applicable mineral resources or reserves.
SOURCE: Empress Royalty Corp.