ATS Confirms October 27th as Shareholders' Meeting Date


CAMBRIDGE, ON, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today
confirmed it will host its annual and special meeting of shareholders on
Friday, October 27th at 2 pm eastern in Kitchener, Ontario.

The Company has now filed its notice of annual and special meeting of
shareholders and management information circular with securities regulators
(available at www.sedar.com) and these materials are being mailed to
shareholders. The meeting is being held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and
Conference Centre, 30 Fairway Road South, Kitchener, Ontario.

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
web site at www.atsautomation.com.

For further information: Carl Galloway, Vice President and Treasurer, Gerry
Beard, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (519) 653-6500

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