ATS to Host First Quarter Conference Call Tuesday August 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

CAMBRIDGE, ON, July 30, 2012 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (TSX:ATA) ("ATS" or the "Company") will report its first quarter results before the TSX opens on Tuesday August 14, 2012.

At 10:00 a.m. eastern Tuesday August 14, 2012, the Company will host a conference call and webcast of management's quarterly remarks and follow up question and answer period with analysts.

The listen-only webcast can be accessed live at www.atsautomation.com. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 416-644-3414 five minutes prior.

A replay of the conference will be available on the ATS website following the call. Alternatively, a telephone recording of the call will be available for one week (until midnight August 21, 2012) by dialing 416-640-1917 and entering passcode 4556420 followed by the number sign.

Annual Shareholders' Meeting
The Company will host its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday August 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. eastern at the Holiday Inn, 30 Fairway Road South, Kitchener, Ontario.

About ATS
ATS Automation 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 industries such as life sciences, transportation, energy, consumer products and electronics. It also leverages its many years of experience and skills to fulfill the specialized automation product manufacturing requirements of customers. Through its Ontario solar business, ATS participates in the solar energy industry. ATS employs approximately 2,400 people at 20 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.

SOURCE: ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.