	empire empa to to buy sobeys sysa to stock empire co ltd said it will uire all shares of sobeys stores ltd it does not already own under an arrangement approved by directors of both companies holders of sobeys class a non voting shares and class b common shares may elect to receive either non voting class a empire shares or one non voting class a empire share and one half of an eight pct redeemable retractable preferred share the preferred share has a par value of dlrs and is retractable at the holder s option on may reuter 
