CALABASAS, Calif., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of engineering services, said today that Jack Lin, Ph.D., resigned from the NTS Board of Directors Wednesday, April 6, effective immediately.  Dr. Lin, age 77, was a director since 1975.

Also on April 6, the Company was served with a notice from a group of shareholders comprised of Dr. Lin, Luis Hernandez, Sidney Meltzner, and the CAS Foundation (affiliated with Mr. Meltzner) seeking to nominate directors and propose changes to the Company's Bylaws at the next annual meeting of shareholders.

In response to these actions, the Board of Directors released the following statement:

"We regret that Jack Lin, a former long-time CEO and Chairman of the Board of NTS, and his group are attempting to take certain actions that we believe would not be in the best interests of the Company and all of its shareholders. Transitioning a company from one generation of management to the next is challenging.  The Company has made repeated attempts and invested substantial energy and resources to preserve a positive relationship with Dr. Lin, unfortunately those efforts have been unsuccessful.

"The Board of Directors and management strongly believe that NTS is strategically positioned to increase its dominance in its industry, and are committed to executing management's plan to maximize shareholder value," the Board added. "We note particularly that Aaron Cohen, founder, Vice-Chairman of the Board and the Company's largest single shareholder, and other major stockholders, share the Board's views."

The Board intends to commence a search for a replacement director.

About National Technical Systems

National Technical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of engineering services to the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, automotive 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 our website at www.ntscorp.com or call 800-270-2516.

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SOURCE National Technical Systems, Inc.