RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, B. BRAUN, ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE VANISHPOINT SAFETY NEEDLE DEVICES IN AFRICA LITTLE ELM, Texas, June 26, 2003—Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, today announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Braun Melsungen AG, one of