RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE ONLINE CONFERENCE JUNE 19

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE ONLINE CONFERENCE JUNE 19

Little Elm, TX, June 15, 2001- — Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, announced today that it will be giving a presentation on the company at the American Stock Exchange’s upcoming online conference, “Where Savvy Investors Meet Undiscovered Companies.” You are invited to listen to management’s slide presentation that will be webcast live during the conference on Tuesday, June 19 at TK EST. with Thomas J. Shaw, president and CEO.

What: Retractable Technologies, Inc. Presents at the American Stock Exchange Online Conference

When: Tuesday, June 19 at 2:30 p.m. EST.

Where: www.amex.com or www.streetfusion.com

How: Live over the Internet — Simply log on to the web at one of the addresses above. Listeners should go to one of the sites at least 15 minutes before the event to install the needed software. Minimum software required to listen is Windows Media Player, downloadable free at http://windowsmedia.com/download/download.asp

Contact: Donna Piacentino, The American Stock Exchange, 877.576.7449.

Retractable Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets VanishPoint® automated retraction safety syringes and blood collection devices, which virtually eliminate health care worker exposure to accidental needlestick injuries. These revolutionary devices use a patented friction ring mechanism that causes the contaminated needle to retract automatically from the patient into the barrel of the device. VanishPoint® safety needle devices are distributed to the acute care hospital market by Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and to the alternate care market by various specialty and general line distributors. For more information on Retractable, visit our website at www.vanishpoint.com.

If you are unable to participate during the live Webcast, the presentation will be archived on these sites for 90 days.

Investor Contact:
Douglas W. Cowan
Chief Financial Officer
(888) 806-2626 or (972) 294-1010
rtifinancial@vanishpoint.com


Media Contact:
Phillip L. Zweig
Communications Director
(212) 490-0811
plzweig@aol.com