BlastGard International Addresses Market Activity

CLEARWATER FL, May 1, 2006 - BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB:BLGA), the creator of blast-mitigation products and services, is pleased to announce that a group of investors, led by Anthony Marchese, President of Monarch Capital Group, LLC acquired approximately 2.1 million shares from present BlastGard shareholders who were originally affiliated with OPUS Resource Group, Inc.

BlastGard CEO Jim Gordon said, "This transaction addresses an overhang of shares in the market that we believe has impacted the value of our shares in the past. Having an institution such as Monarch Capital take an interest and position in BlastGard we believe validates the intrinsic value that we know exists."

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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