Mace Remains Listed on the Nasdaq Global Market

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--Aug. 25, 2006--Mace Security International, Inc. ("Mace") , a manufacturer of electronic surveillance and personal defense products and an owner and operator of car wash facilities, today announced that it received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market stating that Mace has evidenced compliance with all Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, and Mace's common stock will remain listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.

As previously announced in several Mace press releases and 8-K filings, the Company had received notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market that it was subject to being delisted for failing to timely file the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 ("2005 10-K") and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 ("March 10-Q"). On June 28, 2006, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel ("Panel") allowed the Company's common stock to remain listed, provided the Company filed it's 2005 10-K and March 10-Q on or before August 15, 2006. Mace filed the 2005 10-K and March 10-Q on July 14, 2006 and August 14, 2006, respectively. On August 22, 2006, Mace received notification from the Panel that Mace complied with the Panel's ruling and that its common stock would remain listed.

Mace Security International, Inc. is a manufacturer of electronic surveillance and personal defense products, and an owner and operator of car wash facilities. Information about Mace and becoming a Mace Professional Authorized Dealer is available at www.mace.com. The Company's consumer e-commerce web site is www.macecatalog.com.

Certain statements and information included in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words or phrases "will likely result", "are expected to", "will continue", "is anticipated", "estimate", "projected", "intend to" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks, known and unknown, and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic conditions, dependence on management, dilution to shareholders, limited capital resources, the effects of weather on the demand for car care services, the effects of rapid growth on Mace and the ability of management to effectively respond to that growth, our ability to achieve operating synergies, our ability to compete against established competitors, regulatory matters, the effects of competition, and our ability to obtain additional financing. Such factors could materially adversely affect Mace's financial performance and could cause Mace's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed within this press release. Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations are contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in Mace's SEC filings, including its registration statements and its periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. This press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in Mace's annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.