CAMBRIDGE, ON, Aug. 16, 2013 /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (TSX:ATA) ("ATS" or the "Company") today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management information circular dated June 30, 2013, were elected as directors of ATS. The vote was conducted by show of hands at the annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on August 15, 2013 in Kitchener ("Annual Meeting"). The voting results based on proxies received are set out below:
| Name of Nominee | Votes For | Percent | Votes Withheld | Percent |
| Neil D. Arnold | 63,781,044 | 98.90 | 708,108 | 1.10 |
| Anthony Caputo | 64,340,720 | 99.77 | 148,432 | 0.23 |
| Michael E. Martino | 63,807,481 | 98.94 | 681,671 | 1.06 |
| David L. McAusland | 63,691,632 | 98.76 | 797,520 | 1.24 |
| Gordon E. Presher | 63,480,597 | 98.44 | 1,008,555 | 1.56 |
| Neale X. Trangucci | 63,736,633 | 98.83 | 752,519 | 1.17 |
| Daryl C.F. Wilson | 52,838,781 | 81.93 | 11,650,371 | 18.07 |
Final results on all matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting will be filed with Canadian securities regulators.
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 consumer
products & electronics, energy, life sciences and transportation. 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 2,200 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.
Maria Perrella, Chief Financial Officer
Carl Galloway, Vice-President, Treasurer
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