"Armor Holdings is singularly committed to the cause of officer safety," said Scott O'Brien, President of Armor Holdings Products Division, "and we believe, based on our extensive testing and research, that our vests are safe and fit for use by officers in the field. These products have been previously approved and certified by the NIJ, and validated through our own used vest testing program. However, now that the NIJ has announced its intentions to de-certify Zylon®-containing bullet proof vests, we have decided to discontinue the use of Zylon® and assist our customers, consisting of police officers and law enforcement agencies who now find themselves wearing body armor that is not compliant with NIJ standards."

In many cases, non-compliant body armor may result in those departments being in violation of their own policies and specifications and possibly even those of their insurance carriers. Therefore, Armor Holdings has voluntarily initiated a Zylon® Vest Exchange Program to assist its installed customer base with the transition to non-Zylon® products. Information about the program, which will include the option of a prorated cash payment based on the age of the vest in question, or a voucher based on the selling price of the vest.

"This is simply the right thing to do," stated Mr. O'Brien, "and we are proud that Armor Holdings is in a position to assist the law enforcement community during this difficult transition. This is NOT a recall program, but a voluntary, organized and responsible response to assist thousands of our loyal customers. We believe that our large suppliers will partner with us to support law enforcement and believe that Congress should provide additional funding as well."

In response to concerns about how bodyarmor performs over time, Armor Holdings has conducted the most extensive used bullet proof vest testing program in the country. The testing program, which has included more than 600 used vests, employed the NIJ's existing protocol for used vest testing and has been done in partnership with law enforcement agencies, by allowing them to participate in and witness the tests. The Company has previously shared all of its testing results with the NIJ.

Mr. O'Brien concluded, "Although we remain fully confident in the quality of our body armor products, we recognize the important role of the NIJ in establishing industry wide standards. We look forward to working in partnership with the NIJ to ensure that our law enforcement customers have complete confidence in the safety of their body armor. What is most important is that officers continue to wear their existing vests, even if they contain Zylon®, until they are able to replace their vest with an NIJ-certified model."

The Company will record a charge to third quarter earnings to account for the cost of the Zylon® Vest Exchange Program. The amount of the third quarter charge has not yet been finalized, but is not expected to exceed $19.4 million or $0.33 per share.

About Armor Holdings, Inc.

Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH - News) is a diversified body armor manufacturer of branded products for the military, law enforcement, and personnel safety markets.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The Company may use words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, its 2004 Form 10-K and amendments thereto and most recently filed Forms 8-K and 10-Q.