BlastGard International, Inc. To Be Highlighted at Small-Cap Financial Expo

CLEARWATER, FL - February 23, 2005 - BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGA), a creator of blast mitigation products, announced that it will be making a formal presentation at the upcoming ValueRich International Public Company Assembly and Exposition. The Exposition will be held March 10 -12, 2005 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, in Palm Beach, Florida, occupying the main exposition hall and two floors of meeting rooms, making it the largest small-cap financial event ever held.

The CEO and executive teams from hundreds of small-cap public companies will participate in this unique event -- the first to combine executive business development networking with financial presentations before thousands of research analysts, fund managers, investment bankers, investors, accountants, attorneys and the financial press.

BlastGard's CEO Jim Gordon stated "In contrast to standard small-cap investment conferences, BlastGard will have three days of presentations to develop new business contacts, attract market support and develop new strategic partners. BlastGard will be part of a "financial village" in the Main Hall to network with others based on our goals of: partnerships and joint ventures, new business developments and gaining market services and exposure."

Event sponsors include New York based broker-dealer Maxim Group, Steinway Musical Instruments (LVB: NYSE), Bombay Sapphire, GEVRIL Fine Swiss Timepieces, WStreet.com, Cornell Capital Partners, U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ:GROW), FinancialContent Inc. (OTCBB:FCON), Royale Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL), American Business & Professional Programs, Inc. and Broad and Cassel Attorneys at Law.

About BlastGard International, Inc.

BlastGard International, Inc. creates designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary blast mitigation materials. The Company's patent-pending BlastWrap® technology effectively mitigates blast effects and suppresses post-blast fires. This unique technology is being used to create new, finished products or to retrofit to existing products. BlastWrap® is a market leading product from which blast protection solutions are built to save lives and reduce damage to valuable assets from explosions. Additional information on BlastGard can be found at http://www.blastgardintl.com.

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