American Access Technologies Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Directors

Election of Additional Independent Director Meets Nasdaq Director Independence Requirement 


KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla., Aug. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Access Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AATK) held its annual Stockholders and Directors meetings on July 28, 2005.  Stockholders elected John E. Presley, Erik Wiisanen, Joseph F. McGuire, Lamar Nash, Kenneth M. Cornell and Howard W. Kelley as directors and ratified the appointment of Rachlin Cohen & Holtz, LLP as independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

At the annual Board of Directors meeting following the Stockholders meeting, the directors increased the board from six to seven directors, electing Clark Schaffer to fill the vacancy.  Mr. Schaffer was determined to be an independent director and his election fulfills the NASDAQ listing standard that requires that the Board of Directors must be comprised of a majority of independent directors.

About Clark Schaffer

Clark Schaffer has been a certified public accountant since 1987.  He is currently President and majority shareholder of Books on Time Technology, Inc., which provides accounting and consulting services to business clients. Mr. Schaffer also has extensive experience as a corporate executive having served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance of Balfour Beatty Rail Systems, Inc. and Controller of Charmar Restaurants, Inc., a Burger King franchisee.

American Access Chief Financial Officer, Joe McGuire, said, "The addition of Clark Schaffer to our board is particularly timely as we implement our program to meet the enhanced requirements for documenting and assessing our internal controls.  His experience as an accounting executive with smaller companies should prove helpful in providing guidance for our efforts to achieve cost-effective compliance."

About American Access Technologies, Inc.

American Access manufactures patented zone cabling and wireless enclosures that mount in ceilings, raised floors, and in custom furniture, for routing of telecommunications cabling, fiber optics and wireless solutions to the office desktop, which comply with TIA standards.  The Company's concept of "zone cabling" reduces costs for initial network installation and facilitates moves, adds, changes and upgrades for the network installations of today and tomorrow.  Its Omega Metals division manufactures its proprietary products, and also employs state-of-the-art metal fabrication and finishing techniques for public and private companies and U.S. government contractors.

Our SEC filings, news and product/service information are available at http://www.aatk.com/.

Company Contact: Joe McGuire, Chief Financial Officer

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CONTACT:  Joe McGuire, Chief Financial Officer of American Access

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