ATS shareholders approve all business at today's annual and special meeting
CAMBRIDGE, ON, Oct. 27 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
announced that its shareholders have approved all business brought before
today's annual and special meeting, as outlined in the Company's management
information circular.
The items approved by shareholders included:
- Approving the Company's IPO Reorganization for its solar business,
Photowatt Technologies;
- Adopting the Company's 2006 Stock Option Plan, the amendments to the
1995 Stock Option Plan and employee share purchase plan; and
- Election of those nominated to serve as the Company's directors for
the ensuing year: William Biggar, Gerald Hooper, Peter Janson, Ronald
Jutras, Robert Luba, Nelson Sims and Lawrence Tapp.
About ATS
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. provides innovative, custom designed,
built and installed manufacturing solutions to many of the world's most
successful companies. Founded in 1978, ATS uses its industry-leading knowledge
and global capabilities to serve the sophisticated automation systems' needs
of multinational customers in healthcare, computer/electronics, automotive and
consumer products. Through its solar business, ATS participates in the
rapidly-growing solar energy industry. It also leverages its many years of
repetitive manufacturing experience and skills to produce, in high volume,
precision components and subassemblies and to answer the specialized
repetitive equipment manufacturing requirements of customers. ATS employs
approximately 3,800 people at 26 manufacturing facilities in Canada, the
United States, Europe, southeast Asia and China. The Company's shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ATA. Visit the Company's
website at www.atsautomation.com.
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For further information: Carl Galloway, Vice President and Treasurer, Gerry Beard, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (519) 653-6500