Aug 11 (Reuters) - Empire Company Ltd EMPa.TO :
* EMPIRE REACHES IMPORTANT FIVE-YEAR LABOUR AGREEMENT IN ALBERTA
* EMPIRE COMPANY LTD - ANNOUNCED RATIFICATION OF A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR ALBERTA SAFEWAY STORES WITH UFCW 401
* EMPIRE COMPANY LTD - CBA INCLUDES A ONE-TIME RETROACTIVE LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO SAFEWAY ALBERTA TEAMMATES FOR HOURS WORKED OVER PAST THREE YEARS
* EMPIRE COMPANY LTD - COST OF ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $15.6 MILLION PRE-TAX
* EMPIRE COMPANY LTD - ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT WILL BE CHARGED TO OPERATING EARNINGS IN Q1 OF FISCAL 2021
* EMPIRE COMPANY LTD - MADE A COMMITMENT TO INVEST $200 MILLION IN CAPITAL TOWARD SAFEWAY STORE NETWORK OVER 5 YEARS