SUNRISE, FL, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Protective Products of America, Inc. (PPA:TSX), a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced products in ballistics protection, today announced that it will release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 on Thursday, April 2, 2009. A conference call to discuss its results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 3, 2009 and will include comments from Brian L. Stafford, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Jason A. Williams, Chief Financial Officer.
Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial-in using the following numbers:
Dial In Numbers: 604-899-4201 Vancouver 403-269-4703 Calgary or International 780-429-3832 Edmonton 416-883-7132 Toronto 613-212-0152 Ottawa 514-798-1229 Montreal Toll Free Dial In Number: 1-888-205-4499 from Canada and USA Participant Pass Code: 33398 followed by the number sign
You will be able to dial in and listen to the conference 60 minutes after the meeting end time. Playback will be available until midnight April 15. Dial 1-877-245-4531 from Canada or the USA or dial 403-205-4531 from local Calgary or International. Enter the 6 digit Conference Reference Number 886293 followed by the # key.
About Protective Products of America, Inc.
Protective Products of America, Inc. ("PPA"), formerly known as Ceramic Protection Corporation, is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, with manufacturing facilities in Sunrise, Florida and Granite Falls, North Carolina. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of advanced products used to provide ballistic protection for personnel and vehicles in the military and law enforcement markets. The Company's product portfolio includes concealable soft body armor products for law enforcement and the Modular Tactical Vest ("MTV"), a ballistic system for military personnel.
Management is of the opinion that the Company is an acknowledged industry leader in the design and manufacture of high performance and high quality products used for ballistic protection. Protective Products International Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of PPA, is an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer. Furthermore, PPA is one of a very few companies capable of providing customers with an integrated personnel armoring system of ceramic plates, soft ballistic material and vests for law enforcement and the military.
Safe Harbor Language
This release may contain forward-looking statements including expectations of future sales, cash flow, and earnings. These statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, uncertainties associated with the defense industry, commodity prices, exchange rate fluctuations, and risks resulting from potential delays, appeals or changes related to government orders in the defense sector.
PPA depends on reliable supplies of high quality source materials used in the manufacture of armor products, including aramid fabrics and polyethylene materials, and works actively with key suppliers to ensure that requirements and demands for these materials are anticipated and properly met. The foregoing is not exhaustive and other risks are detailed from time to time in other disclosure filings of PPA. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should stated assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The reader is also referred to other uncertainties and risks discussed in detail in the MD&A section of the Company's December 31, 2007 Annual Report dated March 31, 2008, the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2008, and the Company's Form 10 Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2009. These documents are available on http://www.sedar.com/ and http://www.sec.gov/.
In light of certain sensitive aspects in regard to customers and products, PPA may choose not to disclose all information related to the purchasers of its products, such as government agencies, countries or other end-users. Products manufactured for export in the United States must first be approved for export by the appropriate U.S. government agencies. Other armor sales may be made to recognized domestic agencies such as the military and those involved in local, provincial, or national law enforcement and homeland security matters.
Protective Products of America, Inc.
CONTACT: Ms. Brandi Piacente, President, The Piacente Group, Inc.,
Investor Relations, (212) 481-2050, brandi@tpg-ir.com
