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 FLEET AEROSPACE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO MAGELLAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION AND SHARE CONSOLIDATION
 
 TORONTO, Oct. 17 /CNW/ - Fleet Aerospace Corporation (``the
 Corporation'') announces that the following special resolutions were passed at
 a Special Meeting of Shareholders held today in Toronto, Ontario.
 
 1) Shareholders approved an immediate change in the Corporation's name to
 Magellan Aerospace Corporation.
 
 2) Shareholders approved a share consolidation whereby five old shares
 will be exchanged for one new share. It is anticipated that the
 common shares and warrants of Magellan Aerospace Corporation (stock
 ticker symbol MAL) will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
 on a post consolidation basis within the next week, subject to receipt
 of all applicable regulatory approvals.
 
 The Corporation, whose shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
 manufactures products for the aerospace industry through five divisions -
 Fleet Industries Ltd. based in Fort Erie, Ontario; Orenda Aerospace
 Corporation based in Mississauga, Ontario; A-R Technologies based in Richmond,
 British Columbia; Aeronca, Inc. based in Middletown, Ohio; and Middleton
 Aerospace Corporation based in Middleton, Massachusetts.
 
 For further information: Bruce W. Gowan, Chief Operating Officer & Secretary, (416) 365-0565
 
 14:37e 17-OCT-96
 
 P.S. Dennis, I do not know the answer to your question re the time period for NASDAQ listing, but you can bet that "FLEET" will get there as soon as they can.
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