ATS Reschedules Annual Meeting to Facilitate Shareholder Approval Related to Photowatt IPO
CAMBRIDGE, ON, Aug. 31 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today
announced it has received TSX approval to reschedule its annual shareholders
meeting to allow the Company to facilitate the required shareholder approval
related to the initial public offering of Photowatt Technologies Inc.
The meeting, originally scheduled for September 20, 2006, will now be
held no later than November 15, 2006.
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.
For further information: Carl Galloway, Vice President and Treasurer, Gerry
Beard, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (519) 653-6500
