Safeguard Security Holdings, Inc. (OTC:SSHS), a provider of corporate, industrial and residential security solutions, announces today that its subsidiary, SYSTEMSgroup, Inc., has been awarded a national five year contract providing security services to one of the nation’s largest natural gas distribution companies, encompassing 14 states including Texas.

R. Michael Lagow, CEO for SYSTEMSgroup’s parent company, Safeguard, stated, “We continue to expand our services in the markets we know best, and we are excited to bring another energy client into our customer base. Most utility operations are considered ‘critical infrastructure’ by Homeland Security. We specialize in these types of security deployments.” Lagow added, “The energy vertical has been a hot spot for Safeguard. We added over $1.6 million last year to our revenue stream in this sector alone, and with new contract additions like this, we expect to add an additional $2 million this year, maintaining a 10% EBITA. Our company is firing on all cylinders right now and we have a lot of exciting news which we will be announcing over the next few months which will have a positive impact our future revenues and earnings.”

About Safeguard: (www.safeguardsecurityholdings.com)

Safeguard is a fully integrated sole-source security solutions provider offering a converged suite of physical and electronic services through its operating subsidiaries. It provides corporate, government and residential clients with a broad array of security services ranging from highly trained armed and unarmed guards, security management staffing, and security staff outsourcing, to installation and maintenance of integrated electronic security solutions, background investigations, video monitoring, and specialized consulting services as may be required to support the varying security needs of its clients. The Company is organized along three distinct lines of business - Technical Systems, Security Personnel and Security Outsourcing Solutions. All operations are directed from its offices in Dallas, Texas and house the following business subsidiaries: Acquient Security Consulting, Inc., Premier Background Search, Inc. (PBS), SGI Protective Services, SEARCHglobal, Inc., Secure Concepts International, Inc., SYSTEMSgroup, Inc., SYSTEMSgroup Protective Services, SYSTEMSgroup Technologies and SYSTEMSgroup Global.

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