Protective Products of America to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results on
November 6, 2009

SUNRISE, FL, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - 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 third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Friday, November 6, 2009 . A conference call to discuss the results will be held the at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time that day.

    
    Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are
    invited to dial-in using the following numbers:

    Canada or international dial-in number: 1-480-629-9715
    US toll free dial-in number:            1-877-941-2322
    

Participants will be able to dial in and listen to a replay of the conference 60 minutes after the meeting end time. An audio replay of the conference call will be available through November 20, 2009 . To access the replay, dial 1-800-406-7325 from the US, or dial 1-303-590-3030 from Canada or internationally, and enter the conference reference number 4175276 followed by the number sign.

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. Visit www.protectiveproductsofamerica.com for more company information.

Management is of the opinion that the Company is a 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 capable of providing customers with an integrated personnel armoring system of soft ballistic material, vests and plates for law enforcement and the military.

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For further information: Kristen McNally, The Piacente Group, Inc., Investor Relations, [phone]