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CALGARY, Nov. 26 - AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (AMA on TSX-V) today announced that CEO Bill Tempany and President Darryl Jacobs exercised warrants to purchase 1,024,237 shares of AMS. The warrants were due to expire on November 25, 2007.
Due to strong employee interest in share ownership, Bill and Darryl offered a portion of their newly acquired shares to employees. More than 60% or 30 members of the AMS' team including senior officers purchased a total of 503,609 shares. These individuals range from the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Interim Chief Operating Officer to administrative, technical, and sales staff.
On the completion of the transaction, directors, officers and senior management will hold approximately 8.3 million shares or 11.7% of the outstanding shares of AMS.
"Just like other aviation companies in the west, AMS employees want to be owners and this offer gives us that opportunity. It also proves that the company and its management see employee participation at all levels as key to the success of our business," said Murat Sumer, an Embedded Logic Application Developer at AMS.
About AeroMechanical Services Ltd.
AeroMechanical Services Ltd. provides proprietary technologies and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The company has successfully commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology afirs(TM) UpTime(TM) allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real-time.
afirs, UpTime, AeroQ and Smart Box are Trade Marks of AeroMechanical Services Ltd.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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on AMS contact:
Tom French, CFO
AeroMechanical Services Ltd.,
(403) 291-7427,
tfrench@amscanada.com;
Bob Beaty,
The Howard Group Inc.,
Toll Free: 1-888-221-0915, Info@howardgroupinc.com, www.howardgroupinc.com