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VANCOUVER, May 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Avcorp Industries Inc. (TSX:
AVP) (the "Company", "Avcorp" or the "Avcorp Group") is providing this second bi-weekly default status report in accordance with
National Policy 12-203 Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults ("NP 12-203"). In its initial default
announcement of March 30, 2017 (the "Default Notice"), the Company announced that it will not be
filing its annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, management's
discussion and analysis, Annual Information Form and related certifications (collectively the "Required Documents") before the
prescribed deadline of March 31, 2017. The Company provided its first bi-weekly default status
report on April 18, 2017 (the "First Default Status Report").
As previously announced, pursuant to the MCTO, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer may not trade in
securities of the Company until such time as the Company files its annual audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2016, management's discussion and analysis, Annual Information Form and related
certifications on or before May 30, 2017 (collectively the "Required Documents") and the Executive
Director of the BCSC revokes the MCTO. The MCTO does not affect the ability of shareholders to trade their securities.
The Company's Board of Directors and management confirm that they are working expeditiously to file the Required Documents and
confirm that since the Company's press release dated March 30, 2017 and April 18, 2017, there is no other material information respecting the Company's affairs that has not been
generally disclosed.
Until the Required Documents have been filed, the Company intends to continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative
information guidelines specified in NP 12-203 by issuing bi‑weekly default status reports in the form of further press releases
for so long as the Company remains in default of the financial statement filing requirement.
About Avcorp
The Avcorp Group designs and builds major airframe structures for some of the world's leading aircraft companies, including
BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Fuji Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin. The Avcorp Group has more than 50 years of
experience, over 800 skilled employees and 636,000 square feet of facilities. Avcorp Structures & Integration located in
Delta British Columbia, Canada is dedicated to metallic and composite aerostructures assembly
and integration; Avcorp Engineered Composites located in Burlington Ontario, Canada is dedicated
to design and manufacture of composite aerostructures, and Avcorp Composite Fabrication located in Gardena California, USA has advanced composite aerostructures fabrication capabilities for composite
aerostructures. The Avcorp Group offers integrated composite and metallic aircraft structures to aircraft manufacturers, a
distinct advantage in the pursuit of contracts for new aircraft designs, which require lower-cost, light‑weight, strong, reliable
structures. Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., at our Burlington, Ontario, Canada location
also provides aircraft operators with aircraft structural component repair services for commercial aircraft.
Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc. is wholly owned by Avcorp US Holdings Inc. Both companies are incorporated in The
State of Delaware, USA, and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., incorporated in the Province of Ontario, Canada, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Avcorp Industries Inc. is a federally incorporated reporting company in Canada and traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AVP).
(signed)
PETER GEORGE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AVCORP GROUP
Forward-Looking Statements
This release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's Annual
Report and with the quarterly financial statements and accompanying notes filed with Sedar (www.sedar.com).
Certain statements in this release and other oral and written statements made by the Company from time to time are
forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; or projected
revenues, income, returns or other financial measures. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including the
following: (a) changes in worldwide economic and political conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (b)
the occurrence of work stoppages and strikes at key facilities of the Corporation or the Corporation's customers or suppliers;
(c) government funding and program approvals affecting products being developed or sold under government programs; (d) cost and
delivery performance under various program and development contracts; (e) the adequacy of cost estimates for various customer
care programs including servicing warranties; (f) the ability to control costs and successful implementation of various cost
reduction programs; (g) the timing of certifications of new aircraft products; (h) the occurrence of downturns in customer
markets to which the Corporation products are sold or supplied or where the Corporation offers financing; (i) changes in aircraft
delivery schedules or cancellation of orders; (j) the Corporation's ability to offset, through cost reductions, raw material
price increases and pricing pressure brought by original equipment manufacturer customers; (k) the availability and cost of
insurance; (l) the Corporation's ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (m) the Corporation's access to debt financing at
competitive rates; (n) uncertainty in estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves tailored to address such
contingencies; and (o) integration of newly acquired operations and associated expenses may adversely affect profitability.
SOURCE Avcorp Industries Inc.
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