Major Shareholders Send Open Letter to Chairman of National Technical Systems Concerning Recent Private Placement

Luis Hernandez, Jack Lin and Sidney Meltzner announced today that they have issued an open letter to the Chairman of National Technical Systems, Inc. NTSC. "Reference is made to the Form 8-K filed by National Technical Systems, Inc. on June 27, 2011and the Company press release dated June 28, 2011 concerning the $14 million private placement with Mill Road Capital, L.P.. The Press Release is very positive concerning the benefits of this financing to the Company, however, our analysis of the current need for and the terms of the transaction leads us to a different conclusion. The Press Release also raises other issues that are discussed below. It appears to be very negative to the shareholders on multiple levels..."