Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 8.01 Other Events On November 24, 2008 we issued a press release disclosing notice of Empire's intent to issue rights certificates to its shareholders of record on December 18th, 2008 and to engage in a rights offering all of which is described in more particularity in the attached press release..

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated November 24, 2008.

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