Air Methods Announces Date of Annual Meeting of St

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods Corporation (NYSE: AIRM ) today announced that it will hold its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders on May 17, 2017. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting will be the close of business on March 30, 2017.

About Air Methods Corporation Air Methods Corporation ( www.airmethods.com ) is the global leader in air medical transportation. The Air Medical Services Division is the largest provider of air medical transport services in the United States. The United Rotorcraft Division specializes in the design and manufacture of aeromedical and aerospace technology. The Tourism Division is comprised of Sundance Helicopters, Inc. and Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, which provide helicopter tours and charter flights in the Las Vegas/Grand Canyon region and Hawaii, respectively. Air Methods’ fleet of owned, leased or maintained aircraft features approximately 500 helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

Air Methods intends to file a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to its 2017 Annual Meeting (the “2017 Proxy Statement”).  AIR METHODS STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE 2017 PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO), THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Air Methods, its directors, executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Air Methods stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at Air Methods’ 2017 Annual Meeting. Information about Air Methods’ directors and executive officers is available in Air Methods’ proxy statement, dated April 29, 2016, for its 2016 Annual Meeting. To the extent holdings of Air Methods’ securities by such directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts printed in the 2016 proxy statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.  More detailed information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the 2017 Proxy Statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with Air Methods’ 2017 Annual Meeting. Stockholders will be able to obtain the 2017 Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto and other documents filed by Air Methods with the SEC free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Copies also will be available free of charge at Air Methods’ website ( www.airmethods.com ) or by writing to Air Methods’ Corporate Secretary at Air Methods, 7211 South Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado 80112, or by calling Air Methods’ Corporate Secretary at (303) 792-7400.

CONTACTS: Air Methods | Christina Brodsly Ward, Christina.brodsly@airmethods.com Sard Verbinnen & Co. | Paul Scarpetta/Nazan Riahei, AirMethods-SVC@SARDVERB.com