National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (“NTS”), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, today announced that it has set the date of a Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 19, 2013, at 2:00 pm Pacific Time. The meeting will be held in the Dallas Room at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, in Los Angeles, for the following purposes:

1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2013 (the “merger agreement”), by and among Nest Parent, Inc. (“Parent”), Nest Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and NTS, and approve the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger (this proposal is referred to as the “merger agreement proposal”);
2. To consider and vote, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, upon specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of NTS in connection with the merger;
3. To consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn the special meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the merger agreement proposal; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment of the special meeting.

The holders of record of NTS common stock, no par value per share, at the close of business on September 20, 2013, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the special meeting or at any adjournment thereof. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of NTS common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting is required to approve the merger agreement proposal.

If the merger is completed, each share of NTS common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $23.00 in cash, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes. If the merger is completed, NTS will cease to be a publicly traded company.

The NTS board of directors formed a special committee of three disinterested and independent directors to, among other things, review and evaluate the merger agreement proposal. The NTS board of directors has unanimously, and in accordance with the unanimous recommendation of the special committee, approved the merger agreement and determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of NTS and its shareholders. The NTS board of directors unanimously recommends that NTS shareholders vote “FOR” the merger agreement proposal. Additionally, the NTS board of directors unanimously recommends that NTS shareholders vote “FOR” the advisory (non-binding) proposal to approve specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of NTS in connection with the merger, and “FOR” the proposal to adjourn the special meeting to solicit additional proxies, if necessary or appropriate, if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the merger agreement proposal.

Further details of the special meeting are contained in a proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 28, 2013, and which was mailed on October 29, 2013 to the holders of record of NTS common stock at the close of business on September 20, 2013.

About National Technical Systems
National Technical Systems is a leading provider of testing and engineering services to the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, automotive, energy and high technology markets. Through a world-wide network of resources, NTS provides full product life-cycle support, offering world class design engineering, compliance, testing, certification, quality registration and program management. For additional information about NTS, visit the Company’s website at www.nts.com or call 800-270-2516.