TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 14, 2011) - Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ACT), a leading provider in the design, manufacture and marketing of both wireless and fiber network solutions for mine communications, and the commercial security and access control industries, today announced that at its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday February 10, 2011 all items presented in the proxy circular were approved by shareholders at the meeting. The slate of directors presented by management was elected; Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed the Auditors of the Company; shareholders approved the right to consolidate the outstanding capital of the Company on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for up to every twenty (20) outstanding common shares (the "Consolidation"); and the new 10% rolling stock option plan was approved. The Company obtained shareholder approval for the Consolidation to provide additional flexibility in seeking financing given the pricing rules on the TSX Venture Exchange and the current trading price of the Company. The Company will not be proceeding to implement the Consolidation at this time. When the Board of Directors deems it appropriate to proceed with the Consolidation, a press release will be issued providing particulars of the consolidation ratio and the timing of the Consolidation. The Company also obtained shareholder ratification of the extension of the Shareholder Rights Plan established pursuant to the Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated October 26, 2007 between the Company and Equity Transfer & Trust Company (now known as Equity Financial Trust Company), as rights agent, for a further three (3) years. The Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement may be found at the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Active Control Technology

Active Control Technology is involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of both wireless and fiber network solutions for mine communications, and the commercial security and access control industries. The Corporation has two product lines: ActiveMine™, a new fully integrated wireless and/or fiber communications and locating technology for underground coal mines, and ActiveSecure™, a family of wireless products for the access control industry. Located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Active Control Technology trades publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ACT. For more information, visit www.activecontrol.com.

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