National Technical Systems Announces Date for Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter Results Release Conference Call

CALABASAS, Calif.--Dec. 8, 2005--National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS) , a leading provider of quality and conformance testing and managed services, announced today plans to release financial results for its fiscal 2006 third quarter ended October 31, 2005 at 7:30 am (Eastern) on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, followed by a conference call at 2:00 pm (Eastern) on the same day.

    Conference Call:
    Toll free dial-in number: 800-257-2101

    A live webcast and 90-day archive of the call can be accessed at:
    www.ntscorp.com

About National Technical Systems, Inc.

National Technical Systems, Inc. is a business-to-business services company providing organizations in the aerospace, defense, information technology (IT) and high technology markets integrated testing, certification, quality registration, systems evaluation and IT staffing services. For additional information about National Technical Systems, visit its web site at www.ntscorp.com.

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