JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armor Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: AH), a leading manufacturer and distributor of safety and survivability
systems, tactical wheeled vehicles and vehicle armor systems serving military,
law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today the
receipt of an order valued at approximately $27 million from the U.K. Ministry
of Defense. The contract was recently issued to Armor Holdings Aerospace &
Defense Group's U.K. based Pinzgauer division, which was acquired as part of
Armor's May 2006 acquisition of Stewart & Stevenson. Production is expected
to be completed in early 2007 at the Company's U.K. facilities.
Robert Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc., said, "We are pleased
to support the U.K. Ministry of Defense's efforts to improve the Pinzgauer 6x6
light tactical vehicle in order to create their new Protected Patrol Vehicle.
This vehicle is expected to provide enhanced survivability protection,
improved mobility, increased payload, as well as incorporate the use of
sophisticated electronic countermeasures to increase survivability for British
Armed Forces on patrol in hostile areas. We hope to leverage this development
and production to address potential needs in the Pinzgauer user community
which includes 28 countries and approximately 26,000 vehicles world-wide.
About Armor Holdings, Inc.
Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH) is a diversified manufacturer of branded
products for the military, law enforcement, and personnel safety markets.
Additional information can be found at http://www.armorholdings.com .
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 2005 Form 10-K and most recently filed Forms 10-Q and 8-K.
SOURCE Armor Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Company: Robert R. Schiller, President of Armor Holdings, Inc.,
+1-904-741-5400; Media: Michael Fox, President, Corporate Communications,
+1-203-682-8218, mfox@icrinc.com, Investor Relations: James R. Palczynski,
Principal, +1-203-682-8229, jp@icrinc.com, both of Integrated Corporate
Relations, Inc. for Armor Holdings, Inc.
