PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact:

MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS: INVESTOR RELATIONS:Julie Maus Dale Harrington

Director of Corporate Communications Director of Investor Relations
417 625-5101 417 625-4222 jmaus@empiredistrict.comdharrington@empiredistrict.com

Empire District Electric Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter and Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2015 Financial Results

JOPLIN, MO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-July 15, 2015 - The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss the results for the second quarter and twelve months ended June 30, 2015 on Friday, July 31, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central). The conference call will follow the Company's earnings news release, which will be available on Thursday, July 30, 2015.
Participants in the call should dial 1-888-243-4451 and ask to be joined to The Empire District Electric
Company conference call. A live webcast of the call can be accessed via the Internet on Empire's web site at www.empiredistrict.com.
Based in Joplin, Missouri, The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE: EDE) is an investor-owned, regulated utility providing electricity, natural gas (through its wholly owned subsidiary The Empire District Gas Company), and water service, with approximately 218,000 customers in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. A subsidiary of the Company also provides fiber optic services. For more information regarding Empire, visit www.empiredistrict.com.
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