DIGITAL ANGEL TO ANNOUNCE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2009 ON MONDAY, MARCH 29

SO. ST. PAUL, MN (March 23, 2010) - Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that it plans to issue its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2009, on Monday, March 29, 2010, at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 10:00 a.m. ET that same day. Interested participants should call (866) 393-5807 within the United States and Canada, or (706) 679-2276 internationally. Please use passcode 64980087.

Alternatively, a simultaneous webcast of the live conference call can be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com. For persons unable to participate in either the conference call or the webcast, a digitized replay will be available from March 29 at approximately 2:00 p.m. ET to April 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For the telephonic replay, dial (800) 642-1687 (USA/Canada) or (706) 645-9291 (international), using access code 64980087. The webcast replay can also be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com.

About Digital Angel

Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA) is an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions. Digital Angel's products are utilized around the world in such applications as pet identification, using its patented, FDA-approved implantable microchip; livestock identification and herd management using visual and radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags; and global positioning systems (GPS) search and rescue beacons for army, navy and air force applications worldwide. For further information please visit www.digitalangel.com.