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Mace Security Acquires Millennia Car Wash Chain From Excel Legacy

2 November 1999

Mace Security International Acquires Millennia Car Wash Chain From Excel Legacy Corporation; Appoints New Board Member

    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Nov. 2 -- Mace Security International,
Inc. (MSI) today announced that it completed the acquisition to
purchase the Millennia Car Wash Chain from Excel Legacy Corporation
(Amex: XLG).  The Millennia Car Wash Chain consists of 17 full service car
washes located in Phoenix, Arizona and San Antonio, Texas.  All of the full
service car washes provide professional detailing, 10 contain full and
self-service gas stations and five contain lubrication centers.  MSI has been
managing the Millennia car washes under an operating agreement since March 31,
1999.  Millennia's 17 car washes and ancillary services represent $16 million
of the Company's annualized sales revenue.
    Pursuant to the agreement, Richard Muir has been appointed to MSI's Board
of Directors.  Mr. Muir is the Executive Vice President and Corporate
Secretary of Excel Legacy Corporation, and serves on their Board of Directors.
Mr. Muir has extensive experience in administrative and executive capacities,
including direct involvement in and supervision of asset acquisitions,
management, financing and dispositions.  Mr. Muir has served as a director on
several boards.  His appointment increases MSI's board to seven members.
    Louis D. Paolino, Jr., CEO and Chairman of MSI, said, "We have eagerly
anticipated the consummation of this transaction.  The Millennia washes are
the foundation of what are now our Arizona and Texas operations, which are
MSI's two strongest regions.  Since our agreement to operate Millennia Car
Washes began, we have improved operating efficiencies, expanded hours, reduced
labor and integrated our computerized internal control systems."  He added,
"The Board of Directors and I are very pleased with the addition of Richard
Muir as a board member.  Mr. Muir's strong management background and extensive
experience in serving as a director of other public companies will be an
invaluable asset to MSI's board and management team."
    Mace Security International, Inc. is a provider of car care services which
owns and operates numerous car washes nationwide.  The Company is also a
leading producer of less lethal defense sprays for the consumer market and a
marketer of consumer safety and security products.

    This press release includes statements which may constitute
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  This information may
involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limitation, risks relating
to the financial outcomes of the planned business and growth strategies, that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected.