Empress Royalty Appoints New Director, Daniel Burns
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NEWS RELEASE | OCTOBER 20 , 202 5 | VANCOUVER , BC
EMPRESS ROYALTY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR,
DANIEL BURNS
VANCOUVER, B.C. — October 20, 2025 — Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV: EMPR | OTCQX: EMPYF)
(“Empress Royalty” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Burns,
JD, MBA, CPA, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dan to the Empress Board,” stated Alexandra Woodyer
Sherron, CEO and President of Empress Royalty. “His extensive experience across banking, capital
markets, and corporate governance brings a strong financial and strategic perspective to our
team. Dan’s proven leadership in guiding organizations through growth and transformation will
add meaningful depth to our board as we continue to build a high -quality, cash-generating
portfolio of gold and silver investments and build long-term shareholder value.”
Mr. Burns is a seasoned lawyer, accountant, and entrepreneur with a distinguished career
spanning retail banking, capital markets, venture capital, corporate law, and technology. He has
founded and led several software ventures in the payments and travel technology sectors.
He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia, a Global Executive MBA in
International Business from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and the Rotman School of
Management (University of Toronto), and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Western
University.
A recognized leader in corporate governance, Mr. Burns was the first individual in British
Columbia to earn the ICD.D designation and the first globally to complete the International
Company Directors Program of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also holds Audit
Committee Certification from the Directors College.
Mr. Burns has chaired and advised numerous major organizations in Canada and internationally,
collectively representing more than $10B in aggregate enterprise value. His leadership has been
instrumental in driving growth, operational efficiency, and shareholder return across the
banking, insurance, mining, consumer goods, and agriculture sectors.
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As Executive Chair of a TSX-listed company, he has successfully guided its transformation and sale
for $235M within a year. He also served as Lead Director of a TSX-listed mining company, helping
position it for a $370M strategic acquisition following a successful restructuring and renewal
process.
Mr. Burns currently chairs the Board and Special Committee of a TSX V-listed agricultural
technology company. He is a director of WealthOne Bank of Canada as well a US based charitable
organization, The Conservation Angler.
ABOUT EMPRESS ROYALTY CORP.
Empress is a global royalty and streaming creation company providing investors with a diversified
portfolio of gold and silver investments. Empress has built a portfolio of precious metal
investments and is actively investing in mining companies with development and production
stage projects who require additional non -dilutive capital. The Company has a strategic
partnership with Endeavour Financial which allows Empress to not only access global investment
opportunities but also bring unique mining finance expertise, deal structuring and access to
capital markets. Empress is looking forward to continuously creating value for its shareholders
through the proven royalty and streaming models.
ON BEHALF OF EMPRESS ROYALTY CORP.
Per: Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, CEO and President
For further information, please visit our website at www.empressroyalty.com, or contact us by
email at [email protected] or by phone at +1.604.331.2080.
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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, in cluding those regarding 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
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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 n o assurance that such assumptions will prove t o 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 differ 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 difficulties 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 differ from forward-looking statements, refer to
the annual information form of Empress for the year ended December 31, 2024 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 differ materially from those contained in the forward -looking information and statements,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticip ated, 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 differ 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.