Bedford, Nova Scotia – June 16, 2011 – Empire Capital Corp. (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EPM) announced today that its Board of Directors have considered a proposed two-for-one share split and will recommend that shareholders approve the proposed split at the Company’s next Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on July 23, 2011 (the “Meeting”).  In addition to shareholder approval, the stock split is subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.

It is expected that the increased number of outstanding Common Shares resulting from the proposed stock split will provide a greater opportunity for investors to become shareholders of the Company as a result of increased liquidity in Empire’s listed security. If passed and accepted, the share split would result in the number of outstanding common shares of the Company doubling from approximately 8,465,933 to approximately 16,931,866.

The Company also announces its intention to change its name to Zonte Metals Inc., subject to shareholder and Exchange approval, and will seek shareholder approval for the name change at the Meeting.  The change of name is anticipated to occur shortly after the Meeting, once all regulatory and shareholder approvals have been obtained.

Further details with respect to the stock split will be disclosed in the Company’s Management Information Circular which will be electronically filed with regulators and available for viewing through the Internet on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.

About Empire:

Empire is a junior explorer focused on gold.  Empire’s goal is to find targets that have large scale gold potential, and to that end the Company is presently reviewing opportunities in Canada, USA and South America.

For more information, visit zonte.norex.ca, or contact:

Terry Christopher
President and Chief Executive Officer
408-1550 Bedford Highway
Bedford, NS B4A 1E6
(902) 405-3520
info@zonte.norex.ca

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