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Process Announced for Exercising Options and Warrants in Advance of Mercury Air Group's Contingent Special Dividend LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In connection with Mercury Air Group's (AMEX:MAX) declaration of a contingent one-time special dividend, Holders of options, warrants and preferred stock who want to exercise or exchange their securities for common stock will need to contact Mercury Air Group and provide the appropriate documentation and funds in the case of option and warrant exercises by October 13, 2004 to allow Mercury to have issued the underlying common stock by the October 18, 2004 record date. Please contact Wayne J. Lovett, Mercury Air Group's Executive Vice President, at Mercury Air Group: (310) 827-2737, ext. 183. About Mercury Air Group Los Angeles-based Mercury Air Group (AMEX:MAX) provides aviation petroleum products, air cargo services and transportation, and support services for international and domestic commercial airlines, general and government aircraft and specialized contract services for the United States government. Mercury Air Group operates three business segments worldwide: MercFuel, Inc., Maytag Aircraft Corporation and Mercury Air Cargo, Inc. For more information, please visit http://www.mercuryairgroup.com/. Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts are forward looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For further information, please contact Wayne J. Lovett of Mercury Air Group, Inc., +1-310-827-2737; or media, David Herbst of The MWW Group, +1-213-486-6560, for Mercury Air Group, Inc. DATASOURCE: Mercury Air Group CONTACT: Wayne J. Lovett of Mercury Air Group, Inc., +1-310-827-2737; or media, David Herbst of The MWW Group, +1-213-486-6560, for Mercury Air Group, Inc. Web site: http://www.mercuryairgroup.com/

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