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Form 10-Q for BLASTGARD INTERNATIONAL INC


15-May-2009

Quarterly Report

Management's Plan of Operation

Statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those projected. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by the Company are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
well-established competitors who have substantially greater financial resources and longer operating histories, regulatory delays or denials, ability to compete as a start-up company in a highly competitive market, and access to sources of capital.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Except for the historical information contained herein, the discussion in this Form 10-Q contains certain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The cautionary statements made in this Form 10-Q should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear herein. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed here.

The financial information furnished herein has not been audited by an independent accountant; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (only consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2009, have been included.

Reorganization with BlastGard Technologies, Inc.

On January 31, 2004, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of BlastGard Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation, from BlastGard Technologies' shareholders, in exchange for an aggregate of 18,200,000 (adjusted to reflect subsequent stock split) shares of our common stock. BTI is a development stage company that was created to develop, design, manufacture, and market proprietary blast mitigation materials. BlastGard Technologies' patent-pending BlastWrap® technology is designed to effectively mitigate blasts and suppress fires resulting from explosions. As a result of the Reorganization Agreement, a change in control and change in management of the Company occurred and BTI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Reorganization Agreement also provided that the Company hold a shareholders meeting to (i) change the name of the corporation to BlastGard® International, Inc., and (ii) approve a reverse split of the outstanding common stock on a 5:1 basis. A Special Shareholder meeting was held on March 12, 2004, and both proposals were approved. The name change and the reverse split of the outstanding common stock became effective on March 31, 2004.

BlastGard Technologies was formed on September 26, 2003, and was a development stage company. BTI acquired its only significant asset, a patent application for BlastWrap®, in January 2004, from co-inventors John L. Waddell, Jr., our former Chief Operating Officer and President, and James F. Gordon, our Chairman and President, who assigned the patent to BlastGard Technologies in consideration of the consummation of the Reorganization Agreement. For accounting purposes, we assigned no monetary value to the patent application that was assigned to BlastGard Technologies. Our current management team, which was the management team of BlastGard Technologies prior to the reorganization, had operated a corporation called BlastGard, Inc., which was dissolved in 2004. BlastGard, Inc. had a license from a third-party to certain technology which is different from the technology owned by BlastGard Technologies.

Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, BlastGard Technologies became a wholly-owned subsidiary of our company. However, for accounting purposes, the acquisition was treated as a recapitalization of BlastGard Technologies, with our company the legal surviving entity.

Results of Operations

Since emerging from our development stage operations in 2005, our BlastGard MTR blast mitigated trash receptacles have been sold to government service advantage ("GSA") clients located in the United States. We received orders for MTRs from AmTrak, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, GSA for Federal Buildings, NYC Transit, major airport and for BlastWrap® from the Naval Weapons Station Earle, Sandia National Labs, and several domestic and international entities. A major U.S. airport ordered 156 BlastGard MTR Blast Mitigated Receptacles, which order resulted in gross revenues to the Company of over $700,000. On January 7, 2009, the Company's accounts receivable balance of $255,800 out of $267,964 at December 31, 2008 was paid in full from a major U.S. airport from the sale of its Blast Mitigating trash receptacles. For the


quarter ended March 31, 2009, we recognized sales of $12,091 and a gross profit of $5,388. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recognized sales of $12,056 and a gross profit of $5,102.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, our overall operating and non operating expenses dropped significantly from the prior year due to a reduction in research and development costs of $10,818 and amortized debt discount of $0.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $99,198 and $159,439 respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2008. In November 2008, we took measures to reduce our monthly operating costs from approximately $110,000 per month to an estimated $50,000 per month. See "Recent Developments."

Our net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $(271,142) as compared to $(527,366) for the comparable period of the prior year. The decreases in net loss are due to a decrease in operating and non-operating expenses.

BlastGard's products are being tested (or have recently been tested) and evaluated by many military and defense contractors and commercial companies in the United States and abroad as described under Business Prospects. As we experience anticipated growth and expansion of our operations, we will experience an increase in operating expenses and costs of doing business.

Business Prospects

On October 29, 2007, we announced that we entered into a strategic business agreement with Lancer Systems LP ("Lancer"). Lancer was recently created by Green, Tweed's ownership to focus solely on the defense industry. Lancer provides manufacturing, marketing/sales and program management capabilities to service the domestic and international Military market. Lancer also has support and sales organizations within Israel to support the military and security markets in that country. Lancer and BlastGard have agreed to enter into an exclusive arrangement for the manufacture, marketing, and sale of BlastGard products for two defined business opportunities: 1) military weapons containers for shipment and storage; and 2) under and side armor of General Dynamics Stryker vehicle program. The Company has also granted to Lancer a limited exclusive right to sell all BlastGard products in the State of Israel on defined and agreed projects. Lancer intends to use BlastGard products for container and baggage storage for aircraft, public and specifically school safety as well as various military applications within Israel.

On February 13, 2008, we introduced a new product for perimeter and structure protection. The BlastGard Barrier System ("BBS") is an innovative combination of three patented technologies, an HDPE cellular core, BlastWrap® and an aesthetically pleasing novel fascia system. BBS has extraordinary blast, ballistic, fragment, shaped charge jet and breaching resistance capabilities and it is beautiful, low cost, configurable and "stealthy". The cellular core material, patented by the U.S. Army, has been used extensively by the U.S. military and commercial clients worldwide for building roads, for shoring up unstable roads, for extensive soil stabilization projects and for revetments and barriers. After the core is placed and filled, BlastWrap® is attached to the "threat side(s)" of the BBS structure, and finally, the fascia system encloses the entire structure, thereby creating an effective "stealth" characteristic for the entire BBS structure…that is, the extreme capabilities of this system are not at all visually apparent. BlastGard's new high-capacity Clients with concerns about heavy blast, breaching, ballistic, fragment and shaped charge jet threats to their facilities can now effectively address all of those threats with our economical solution." Optional electronic security capabilities can also be integrated into the system.

On February 25, 2008, we introduced a new product for Airport Security, transit stations, convention centers, and other transportation centers' with security requirements, the BlastGard® Gard Cart. The BlastGard® MBR Gard Cart (Mobile Suspect Package Removal Unit), which houses BlastGard's MBR 300, provides security personnel with an effective tool for safe removal of an explosive device after it is discovered. The MBR Gard Cart contains and protects against all lethal threats posed by the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) and also provides rapid removal of the threat using a Mobile Removal Unit Cart. When a suspect package or device is discovered, the airports now have a safe means of securing that package and removing it from public exposure until the bomb squad arrives. In this way, the MBR Gard Cart can help prevent long airport facility shut-down times presently experienced when a suspect package is discovered.

On July 17, 2008 BlastGard announced receipt of a formal purchase agreement for 156 BlastGard MTR blast mitigated receptacles valued at approximately $700,000 for a major United States airport. BlastGard's blast mitigating receptacles were installed throughout the facility and this very important transaction has opened the door to the Airport Security market for our Blast Mitigating Receptacles. Receptacles, which are a necessity for waste management, pose a serious threat to public safety considering how easily they can conceal an explosive device. The installation of these blast mitigating receptacles is another step toward USA airport's emphasis on safety, reliability, enhanced cleanliness and improved customer service. In addition to a $2,000,000 order from Miami Airport, which is pending the securing of grant


funds. we are attempting to secure funding for pending MTR orders from Houston Airport, San Francisco Airport, and Chicago Airport.

On September 22, 2008 BlastGard announced an agreement with U. S. Explosive Storage to provide them with BlastWrap for insensitive munitions packaging of ammunition storage, ordnance storage, pyrotechnics storage, and other explosive materials storage, utilized, among other things, for military, governmental, and commercial use. BlastGard and U.S. Explosive are joining forces to create storage and transportation boxes that will prevent sympathetic detonation through BlastWrap's unique proprietary technology. Initial testing was completed the week of March 23, 2009. The US ARMY Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board ("DDESB") sponsored 2 of our tests for the purpose of getting DDESB certification. DDESB wants ISO certified blast mitigated containers for major storage and special ISO containers to store grenades, etc. We will be installing BlastWrap inside storage boxes and inside the magazines. U.S. Explosives is forecasting sales of $5-6 million in year one and approximately $8 million in year two. The BlastWrap component in the new product line represents approximately $1.8 million in year one and $2.4 million in year two.

Foti Fireworks, Australia's Premiere Pyrotechnic Company has ordered our BlastWrap for testing, which will be shipped out in May 2009. Foti ships 20 million cases of fireworks per year. It is anticipated that the implementation of BlastWrap will reduce their shipping and insurance costs dramatically.

In February 2009, Precision Operations Systems India Pvt. Ltd., which has been supplying security, surveillance, counter surveillance and special ops equipment to various Government entities in India, purchased BGI's MBR (mitigated bomb receptacle) for testing. Precision is our commercial representative for India and represented BlastGard at the 12th India International Security Expo, which was held from February 22-25, 2009. We anticipate additional sales in 2009.

In March 2009, BlastGard entered into a commercial representative agreement with Lindner & Co. as our exclusive sales and marketing representative for Iraq. Lindner's alliance with an Iraqi company, which has a credentialed history with US Corps of Engineers, KBR, and other Iraqi national companies as well as business relationships with companies in Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries, will operate in Iraq as the authorized installer for BlastGard in Iraq.

Various Product Lines Identified For BlastWrap® - We have Several Completed and Finished Products

We are currently manufacturing our core product, BlastWrap®, for sale in various forms to non-affiliated third-parties. The primary application for BlastWrap® is as an intermediate good for numerous civilian and military applications and uses.

Our technology is being customized for specific industries and applications. We have examined the various markets where explosions occur, selected targeted applications and focused on development of products for those businesses and agencies at risk. While designing finished products engineered with BlastWrap®, we have taken into account that some products must be portable, while others will remain at a fixed location. Some products have been designed to contain identified explosive agents, while others are designed to mitigate unidentified explosive threats. With these standards in mind, we have developed or are developing the following product lines to address the needs of customers and targeted markets:

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Mitigated Bomb Receptacles and MBR Gard Cart;

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Blast Mitigated Unit Load Device ("BMULD") - LD3 Container;

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Lining - Aircraft;

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Insensitive Munitions (IM) Weapons Container;

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Mitigated Trash Receptacle; and

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BlastGard Barrier System ("BBS").


MBR 300 and MBR Gard Cart

The BlastGard Mitigated-Bomb Receptacle (MBR 300) is intended to provide airport security personnel with an effective tool, if and when an explosive is discovered. The MBR 300 will dramatically contain and protect against all lethal threats posed by the detonation of an IED; namely, primary fragments, secondary fragments, mechanical effects (shock/blast pressure) and thermal effects (contact and radiation burn) from the fireball, after burn and resultant post-blast fires. If a suspect package or bomb is discovered, the airports will use the MBR 300 as a safe means of securing that package until the bomb squad arrives, or remove the suspicious device from the area, allowing airport operations to continue.

The BlastGard® MBR Gard Cart (Mobile Suspect Package Removal Unit), which houses BlastGard's MBR 300, provides security personnel with an effective tool for safe removal of an explosive device after it is discovered. The MBR Gard Cart contains and protects against all lethal threats posed by the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) and also provides rapid removal of the threat using a Mobile Removal Unit Cart. When a suspect package or device is discovered, the airports now have a safe means of securing that package and removing it from public exposure until the bomb squad arrives. In this way, the MBR Gard Cart can help prevent long airport facility shut-down times presently experienced when a suspect package is discovered. The United States Transportation Security Administration has worked hard to secure U.S. airports against a range of threats that includes attacks against both aircraft and ground facilities. The largest and most visible investment made by the agency has been in enhancing the passenger screener force and in massively expanding the number of explosive detection systems (EDS) required to examine checked luggage for bombs. Effective security, therefore, includes not only deterrent and preventive measures but also efforts to mitigate casualties, damage, and disruption. Since deterrence and prevention are sometimes difficult to achieve given the nature of terrorism and the inherent vulnerabilities of public transportation, great emphasis is also placed upon the mitigation of casualties through design of facilities and upon effective, rapid response that ensures safety while minimizing disruption. We believe that the MBR 300 is an ideal incident / security management technology for airports when dealing with bomb threats and suspicious objects or packages, especially in passenger carryon baggage.

Twin-Aisle (containerized) Aircraft - Blast Mitigated Unit Load Devices (BMULDs)

LD3 Cargo Containers are used primarily on twin aisle/wide body aircraft such as the B747. These luggage or cargo containers are manufactured by a few well-established companies throughout the world. The market is extremely competitive with low margins. In accordance with an agreement with Nordisk Aviation Products, we have combined our BlastWrap® blast-mitigating technology with Nordisk's LD3 containers to create superior blast mitigating products for the air cargo and unit loading device (ULD) market called BlastGard BMULD. ULDs are pallets and containers used to load luggage, freight, and mail onto wide-body aircraft that facilitate the bundling of cargo into large units. The alliance has developed a new line of ULDs that include BlastWrap®. The introduction of this product line enables us to provide the airline industry an important new line of defense to increase airline safety of passengers and crewmembers. This revolutionary new container design incorporating BlastWrap® will prevent shock holing of the fuselage, effectively retaining the structural integrity of the aircraft; prevent post-blast fires and conflagration in the hold; and add little or only negligible weight to the ULD.

Lining - Single-Aisle (non-containerized) Aircraft

Working in conjunction with aircraft and shipping manufacturers, we are designing products and component assemblies to be used in the cargo holds of single-aisle aircraft. Due to the heightened security surrounding aircraft safety, we are diligently working to demonstrate the effectiveness of our product on this large sector which is estimated at about 70% of the commercial fleet.

Insensitive Munitions (IM) Weapons Containers

Weapons containers require specialty design. We have developed several of these containers for evaluation and testing by the United States, United Kingdom and other military clients. Although we do not have a development or supply contract with any military agencies at this time, we anticipate important prototype testing of these designs will ensue in 2009 with our strategic partner Lancer Systems and with the National Warheads and Energetics Consortium (NWEC) / Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC). This product line will have numerous versions for military weapons including bombs, rockets, medium and large caliber ammunition and missiles. In addition, in September 2008, we announced an


agreement with U. S. Explosive Storage to provide them with BlastWrap for insensitive munitions packaging of ammunition storage, ordnance storage, pyrotechnics storage, and other explosive materials storage, utilized, among other things, for military, governmental, and commercial use. Prototype testing is planned to begin in the 4th quarter of 2008. We will be installing BlastWrap inside storage boxes and inside the magazines. U.S. Explosives is forecasting sales of $5-6 million in year one and approximately $8 million in year two. The BlastWrap component in the new product line represents approximately $1.8 million in year one and 2.4 million in year two with ever increasing sales on a year over year basis.

Trash Receptacles

We have four models of mitigated trash receptacles, the BlastGard® MTR 81, MTR 91, MTR 96 and MTR 101. These containers have been designed and proof tested to drastically mitigate blast pressures and thermal output and to capture bomb fragments.

Vehicle Improvised Explosive Devices and Mine Protection

Military vehicles (such as MRAPs, HMMWVs, HEMMT, M915 and FMTV) are or can be "up-armored" for improvised explosive devices and land mine protection. BlastGard® and Colt Rapid Mat LLC have developed and are now offering a new product called BATS. These specialty Colt Rapid Mat fiberglass-cased BlastWrap® products are easy to retro-fit to armored vehicles to provide protection for occupants from blast thermal output and head, neck and spine injuries from blast pressures. Initial durability testing of BATS by the Nevada Automotive Test Center (NATC) for the Office of Naval Research has been concluded successfully. Further testing awaits selection and funding by NATC/ONR for blast testing. An important additional partner in these vehicle applications is Cellular Materials International, Inc. which has a periodic cellular material shown to be effective in managing the heavy G-loads typical of under-vehicle blast threats.

BlastGard Barrier System ("BBS") High-Capacity Wall System for Perimeter and Structure Protection

The BBS product is an innovative combination of three patented technologies, an HDPE cellular core, BlastWrap® and an aesthetically pleasing novel fascia system. BBS has extraordinary blast, ballistic, fragment, shaped charge jet and breaching resistance capabilities and it is beautiful, low cost, configurable and "stealthy". The cellular core material, patented by the U.S. Army, has been used extensively by the U.S. military and commercial clients worldwide for building roads, for shoring up unstable roads, for extensive soil stabilization projects and for revetments and barriers. After the core is placed and filled, BlastWrap® is attached to the "threat side(s)" of the BBS structure, and finally, the fascia system encloses the entire structure, thereby creating an effective "stealth" characteristic for the entire BBS structure that is, the extreme capabilities of this system are not at all visually apparent. Clients with concerns about heavy blast, breaching, ballistic, fragment and shaped charge jet threats to their facilities can now effectively address all of those threats with our economical solution. Optional electronic security capabilities can also be integrated into the system.

In summary, we have developed either finished products or working prototypes of BlastWrap® products for each of the product lines described above. All of these products have been successfully tested and evaluated in-house, by third-parties and by interested clients and strategic partners. Prototypes may require further modifications based on the test results and client and partner feed-back. However, we have the following products that are completed and finished products, available for sale that we are currently manufacturing and marketing:

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The core product, BlastWrap®;

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BlastGard® MTR (mitigated trash receptacle);

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BlastGard MBR 300 (mitigated bomb receptacle) and MBR Gard Cart;

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BMULD (Blast Mitigated Unit Load Device - LD3 Container); and

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BlastGard Barrier System ("BBS") high-capacity wall system for perimeter and structure protection.

Liquidity and Capital Resources.

At March 31, 2009, we had cash of $2,621, working capital of $(796,875), an accumulated deficit of $(12,777,640) and shareholder equity of $(677,293).


For the three months ended March 31, 2009, net cash provided by operating activities was $92,509 primarily due to our net loss of $(271,142), partially offset by the receipt of $261,700 in accounts receivable. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we used cash in investing activities for payment of deferred costs of $(8,484). During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we used cash in financing activities of $(82,881) for net payments on our credit line. For the quarter ending March 31, 2008, net cash used in operating activities was $(331,593) primarily due to our net loss of $(527,366), partially offset by a $159,439 discount on convertible notes payable. During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, we used cash in investing activities for payment of deferred costs of $(6,278).

At March 31, 2009, we had cash of $2,621. As of May 15, 2009, we had cash of approximately $2,213 and we owed approximately $373,000 in principal and $0 in accrued interest to the holders of our December 2004 Debt. As described below, we recently issued Class G Warrants to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company to a third party to purchase one-half of the principal amount of the Notes from the December 2004 Note Holders and extend the due date of the Notes through November 30, 2009.

In regards to the June 2006 Debt, we filed a Form 8-K on July 2, 2008. On June 22, 2006, we borrowed the principal amount of $1,200,000 (the "June 2006 Debt") from two non-affiliated persons (the "Lenders") due June 22, 2008. Pursuant to an agreement dated as of August 7, 2007 (the "August 2007 Agreement"), Robert F. Rose Investments and two other non-affiliated parties (collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Purchasers") entered into an agreement with the Lenders to purchase the June 2006 Debt, which transaction is personally guaranteed by Mr. Rose. Upon the completion of said transaction, the Purchasers had agreed to automatically convert their June 2006 Debt into shares of our Common Stock at $.30 per share. To date, $795,000 of the $1,200,000 has been completed and converted into our Common Stock at $.30 per share and $50,000 in principal was paid back. Pursuant to an agreement dated as of September 21, 2007, the Purchasers agreed to assign the remaining $355,000 to be purchased pursuant to the August 2007 Agreement to five non-affiliated persons (collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Assignees") and the Assignees deposited $355,000 in escrow with Lenders' attorney, as Escrow Agent. Subsequently, the Assignees notified the Escrow Agent that it should not release the escrowed funds from escrow and demanded the return of their funds. Said $355,000 is currently the subject of a legal dispute and such funds are being held in escrow by the Lenders' attorneys. Although there is a dispute as to the rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to the aforementioned agreements and the possible conversion of the June 2006 Debt into shares of our Common Stock, we had continued to make the quarterly interest payments on the June 2006 Debt so as to avoid any claim of default. However, on June 22, 2008, the June 22, 2006 debt became due and payable and no payment of principal or accrued interest thereon was made by us. It is management's position, although no assurance can be given in this regard, that we do not owe the lenders the $355,000 and that we were obligated to deliver 1,183,333 shares of common stock to the assignees upon conversion thereof. Nevertheless, we have continued to include the principal of the June 2006 Debt (exclusive of interest after June 22, 2008) on our consolidated balance sheet in order to reflect the worse case scenario. See "Note 1" and "Recent Developments."

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