U.S. Laboratories Inc. Second Quarter Conference Call

Business Wire, August 9, 2002

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2002

U.S. Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: USLB), a national and international quality control specialty services company to the construction, energy, public work, defense and related engineering and architectural design industries, earlier today reported second quarter results and announced that the Company had entered into an agreement under which a subsidiary of Bureau Veritas would commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock. The Company announced that its conference call previously scheduled for Friday, August 9, 2002 at 11 a.m. eastern time to discuss second quarter results has been cancelled.

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities of U.S. Laboratories Inc. At the time the offer is commenced, Bureau Veritas will file a tender offer statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Laboratories Inc. will file a solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the offer. Investors and U.S. Laboratories stockholders are strongly advised to read the tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related tender documents) and the related solicitation/recommendation statement because they will contain important information. These documents will be available at no charge at the SEC's Web site www.sec.gov and may also be obtained by calling 800/732-0330. The transaction described in this press release is not yet completed and is subject to a minimum tender condition as well as other closing conditions for the benefit of Bureau Veritas.