ACE Aviation announces results of the annual and special meeting

MONTREAL, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE) announced today that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today in Montreal, the shareholders have approved a special resolution providing for an amendment to the articles of ACE pursuant to which all Class A variable voting shares and Class B voting shares of ACE were converted into a new class of common shares of ACE on a one-for-one basis.

The shareholders of ACE also approved a special resolution providing for the voluntary liquidation of ACE pursuant to Section 211 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, through distribution of its remaining assets to shareholders, after providing for outstanding liabilities, contingencies and costs of the liquidation, the appointment of a liquidator at a time to be determined by the board of directors of ACE and the ultimate dissolution of ACE in the future, once all the liquidation steps have been completed.

ACE intends to make an initial distribution to its shareholders of an aggregate amount between $250 million and $300 million, within the coming weeks, at a date to be determined by the board of directors of ACE. The final distribution to shareholders will not occur earlier than mid-year 2013 in order to allow that any remaining contingent liabilities be settled or otherwise provided for. The distributions will generally be treated as deemed dividends from a Canadian tax standpoint. The aforementioned deemed dividends will be designated as eligible dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

For additional information, refer to the management proxy circular dated March 9, 2012 which is available at www.sedar.com and www.aceaviation.com.

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SOURCE ACE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC.