With October 2, 2013, Confirmation Hearing Approaching On Airtronic USA's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan, Informat...

PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Digital Solutions, Inc. (GDSI), a company that is positioning itself as a leader in providing small arms manufacturing, complementary security and technology solutions and knowledge-based, cyber-related, culturally attuned social consulting in unsettled areas, today informed shareholders and other interested parties that they can acquire publicly available information about creditor ballots regarding Airtronic USA's ("Airtronic") chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan ("Plan") via the Public Access To Court Electronic Records – www.Pacer.gov – website. 

As previously announced, Airtronic, GDSI's planned merger partner, filed the Plan on August 21, 2013, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.  The court set October 2, 2013, as the date for the confirmation hearing for Airtronic's Plan.  If confirmed by the court, as expected, GDSI will be able to move forward to complete its acquisition of Airtronic and Airtronic will emerge from chapter 11 with adequate working capital to compete effectively as an innovative leader in small arms manufacturing.

"The October 2^nd confirmation hearing will be a major milestone in the evolution of GDSI and Airtronic," said GDSI's President and CEO Richard J. Sullivan.  "We wanted to make sure all shareholders and other interested parties are aware that information regarding creditor ballots is available via www.Pacer.gov and we encourage all those interested to become informed by accessing this publicly available information."

On or about August 13, 2012, GDSI and Airtronic announced that they had signed a letter of intent to enter into good faith discussions involving a potential strategic combination in which Airtronic would be acquired by GDSI. Having completed those good faith discussions, the companies signed a merger agreement on or about October 22, 2012.  The companies have been working together on the Plan that was filed on August 21, 2013. 

More About PACER
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator via the Internet. PACER is provided by the federal Judiciary in keeping with its commitment to providing public access to court information via a centralized service.

About Global Digital Solutions, Inc.
Global Digital Solutions is positioning itself as a leader in providing small arms manufacturing, complementary security and technology solutions and knowledge-based, cyber-related, culturally attuned social consulting in unsettled areas.  For more information please visit http://www.gdsi.co.

About Airtronic USA, Inc.
Airtronic is an electro-mechanical engineering design and manufacturing company. It provides small arms and small arms spare parts to the U.S. Department of Defense, foreign militaries, and the law enforcement market. The company's products include grenade launchers, rocket propelled grenade launchers, grenade launcher guns, flex machine guns, grenade machine guns, rifles, and magazines. Founded in 1990, the company is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.  On May 16, 2012, the voluntary petition of Airtronic, Inc. for liquidation under Chapter 7 was converted to a Chapter 11 reorganization. The company had filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy on March 13, 2012. For more information, please visit www.Airtronic.net.

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Contact:

W. J. Delgado
916-838-8833
[e-mail]

Richard J. Sullivan
561-515-6163
[e-mail]

SOURCE Global Digital Solutions, Inc.

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