Abx Air (NASDAQ:ABXA)
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Shareholders of ABX Holdings (NASDAQ: ABXA) re-elected two directors,
approved a proposal to change the name of the Company, ratified the
appointment of auditors and approved a stockholder proposal at their
annual meeting here today.
Directors re-elected to three-year terms on the ABX Holdings board were
James H. Carey, 75, and John D. Geary, 81.
Carey, Executive Vice President (Retired) of the Chase Manhattan Bank,
has been the Chairman of the Board of the Company since May 2004 and has
been a Director since August 2003. Geary, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Retired) of Midland Enterprises, Inc., has been a director of
the Company since January 2004. Both are members of the Nominating and
Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee.
Shareholders also approved a proposal to amend the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from ABX
Holdings, Inc. to Air Transport Services Group, Inc. The meeting
included a review of the Company’s operations
for 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, and an overview of the Company’s
strategy by President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph C. Hete.
Hete said, “We are pleased our shareholders
agree that the name ‘Air Transport Services
Group, Inc.’ better reflects our business
after the acquisition of Cargo Holdings International, Inc. We are able
to offer our customers a broader line of services, and we have fulfilled
a principal element of our strategy to strengthen our business by
diversifying our revenue base.”
The change of the company’s name will not
affect outstanding stock certificates or the trading of the Company’s
common shares on the NASDAQ Global Market.
Shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal 2008, and approved a stockholder proposal
concerning the Company’s preferred stock
rights plan.
ABX Holdings is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and
related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other
companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. Through five
principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and
distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier Certificates, ABX Holdings also
provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance services, airport ground
services, fuel management, specialized transportation management, and
air charter brokerage services. ABX Holdings’
subsidiaries include ABX Air, Inc., Air Transport International, LLC,
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., Capital Cargo International Airlines,
Inc. and LGSTX Services, Inc. For more information, please see www.abxholdings.com.