RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS, STATEMENTS CERTIFIED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LITTLE ELM, TEXAS, August 19, 2002–Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:RVP) (“Retractable”), a leading maker of safety needle devices, reports a 9.3 percent and 1.6 percent increase in sales for the six months and three

Buying Group for Hospitals Vows Change The following article appeared this weekend in the New York Times as part of its continuing Medicine’s Middlemen series on disparities in hospital purchasing programs. To view the article and previous installments of the series online at the New York Times Web site, please

New York Times: Buying Group for Hospitals Changes Ways The following article appeared today in the New York Times as part of its continuing Medicine’s Middlemen series on disparities in hospital purchasing programs. To view the article and previous installments of the series online at the New York Times Web

New York Times: Accusation of Conflicts at a Supplier to Hospitals The New York Times today published a new article in its ongoing MEDICINE’S MIDDLEMEN series examining hospital purchasing contracts. In a front page Business section story, the Times reported that a former employee of Novation, a major buying group

Retractable Technologies (RVP) Victim of $1m Kickback by Competitor, Says NY Times InvesTrend Communications this morning released an updated note on Retractable Technologies Inc. The note covers recent news reported in the New York Times and the company’s most recent press release celebrating production of its 100 millionth safety device.

Retractable Technologies Celebrates the Production of Its 100 Millionth VanishPoint Safety Needle Device LITTLE ELM, Texas, July 23, 2002–Nearly five years after the first VanishPoint® safety syringe rocketed off its robotic assembly line, Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP) today announced the production of its 100 millionth VanishPoint® device, a 3cc

CEOcast Interview Tom Shaw CEOcast today interviewed Tom Shaw, Chairman, President and CEO of Retractable Technologies Inc. The audio interview may be accessed until Friday, July 26, by using the link below: http://www.ceocast.com/company.cfm?cid=4070&n=020902

Questioning $1 Million Fee in a Needle Deal New York Times released an article today related to healthcare purchasing. The article may be accessed by using the link below: http://216.234.225.2/external.asp?b=577&id=69&from=pl

Investrend Update: RVP Well Capitalized for Future Growth Investrend Research recently released an update note on Retractable Technologies Inc. following an announcement by the company of success in restructuring its balance sheet. The announcement, dated July 11, indicated that the company had increased stockholder’s equity by more than $5 million

Retractable Technologies Bolsters Financial Position Through Major Balance Sheet Restructuring LITTLE ELM, Texas–In a move that significantly improves its financial position, Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, today announced a major restructuring of its balance sheet through a series of debt to equity conversions. This