Alpha Pro Tech Continues Stock Repurchase Program with an Additional $500,000 Buyback; Announcement Marks Fifth Consecutive Approved Buyback.

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NOGALES, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (AMEX:APT)(CHX:APT) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $500,000 worth of shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock.

This new round of share repurchases follows the completion of four previous buyback programs authorized by the Board of Directors since December 1999, which total $2 Million. In all instances, the Company is retiring the shares.

Al Millar, President of Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. commented, "We are pleased to announce our fifth $500,000 stock buyback program as we believe, at current levels, our stock is undervalued. The buyback is a prudent use of our corporate resources as we now have an excellent opportunity to both increase shareholders' equity and demonstrate our extreme confidence in the Company's growth strategy."

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for the medical, dental, industrial, clean room and food service markets. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah; Nogales, Arizona; Janesville, Wisconsin; Valdosta, Georgia; and Benjamin Hill, Mexico. For more information visit Alpha Pro Tech's Website at http://www.alphaprotech.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described from time to time in registration statements, annual reports and other periodic reports and filings of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address the Company's expectations of sources of capital or which express the Company's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those described herein as "believed," "anticipated," "estimated" or "expected," which reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is based.