BlastGard International Issues Additional Shares and Warrants

CLEARWATER FL — October 19, 2007 — BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGA), a leading provider of proprietary blast mitigation materials, today announced the issuance of additional shares and warrants. The Company, in April/May 2007, raised approximately $3,968,000 from the sale of shares of Common Stock and $.45 Warrants expiring October 2008. BlastGard also agreed to register these securities or have them listed on one of two Canadian Exchanges by October 15, 2007. Neither of these events occurred and BlastGard is obligated to issue to each investor an additional 10% in shares of Common Stock and an additional 10% Warrants on what they purchased in the Spring.

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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